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Distance Education and Engineering Workforce Professional Development

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cyrus Habibi P.E., Minnesota State University, Mankato; Tina alaei; Andrew Lillesve, IRE

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Continuing Professional Development

(ABET). In a project-based learning environment where students are highly motivated, professionalism can be easilyintegrated into the curriculum. Iron Range Engineering, a newly established project-basedprogram, has given considerable attention to professionalism and has incorporatedprofessionalism in the curriculum as a course series. In this paper, we discuss the Iron RangeEngineering program, professionalism activities, ABET outcomes associated withprofessionalism and the integration of professionalism in the curriculum.1- IntroductionSince the publication of Engineer 20201 (and before) and the modification on accreditationcriteria made by ABET, professionalism has been an important subject in the engineeringeducation2,3. The expectations of

Conference Session

Distance Education and Engineering Workforce Professional Development

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tim Boyd, Northrop Grumman Corporation; Eric Paul Pearson, Northrop Grumman, Electronic Systems; Noah Miller, Northrop Grumman, Electronic Systems

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Continuing Professional Development

start with an early morning breakfast, often preceded by organized exercisesessions and conclude late in the night as teams work feverishly to complete challenges andrequirements to design the most functional and innovative machines out of simple supplies likewooden dowels, plastic wheels, rubber bands and LEGOs.Participants are expected to maintain full engagement, share personal experiences with othersand work through common goals during challenges, case studies, community service, design-to-build competitions and feedback sessions. These activities occur between 6:00 P.M. onThursday and 11:00 A.M. on Sunday morning. Few hours are wasted on sleep and relaxation asthe participants become fully integrated into their team responsibilities and

Conference Session

Faculty and Course Evolution: Teaching With Technology, Online Delivery, and Addressing Emerging Student & Industry Needs

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Paul Pearson, Northrop Grumman, Electronic Systems; Timothy Boyd, Northrop Grumman Corporation; Noah Miller, Northrop Grumman, Electronic Systems

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Continuing Professional Development

Paper ID #8136”The Bottom 3” – A New Revolution in Leadership DevelopmentMr. Eric Paul Pearson, Northrop Grumman, Electronic Systems Eric Pearson is the Director of Cross-Sector Program Initiatives for Northrop Grumman Corporation. His has responsibilities for relationship building and cross culture leadership development. Eric has a BS in Education from Bowie State University and an MS In Technical Management form the Johns Hopkins, Whiting School of Engineering. Eric is best known for his development and leadership of the Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems New Graduate Engineering Rotation Program and the Recent

Conference Session

Distance Education and Engineering Workforce Professional Development

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vedaraman Sriraman, Texas State University, San Marcos; Wayne W. Wheatley; Valerie Ann Little

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Continuing Professional Development

should be discussed during the first meeting between the faculty intern andthe industry sponsor.An assignment which allows the faculty intern to work within the framework of a lean project ora six-sigma [define, measure, analyze, improve, control (DMAIC)] methodology based projectis generally a good option when working with a manufacturing company. These opportunitiesallow the intern to work as part of a team during the problem identification, data collection, andbrainstorming phases. In this manner, the faculty intern has full support from the team and theteam leader for much of the data collection and investigation which is required during thedevelopment of the problem description. The intern becomes an integral part of thebrainstorming and

Conference Session

Faculty and Course Evolution: Teaching With Technology, Online Delivery, and Addressing Emerging Student & Industry Needs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne P. Pferdehirt, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Continuing Professional Development

.  Avoid the failure to plan well for meeting students’ needs at the program level. Think and plan beyond individual courses. How can everything from admission processes, to Page 23.1224.10 orientation, curriculum, cross-course integration, the projects that students complete, and alumni relations be structured to provide students with an integrated, innovative educational experience? Such experiences can and do occur in best-practice online degree programs, but only when such integrated experiences are valued by institutions and intentionally supported in program design and operation.ConclusionThe creative use of

Conference Session

Distance Education and Engineering Workforce Professional Development

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell L Springer PMP, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Gary R. Bertoline, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mark T Schuver, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Continuing Professional Development

making a businesscontact to determine educational needs of adult professional learners, the first step is todetermine basic needs or requirements of the target audience; in this scenario, the focus is adultprofessional learners and their respective businesses and industries.In offering graduate education to adult professional engineering and technology learners wefrequently assume one of three basic curriculum positions: (1) offer an existing program, (2)offer a curriculum permutation of existing courses, or (3) offer a permutation of existing andcustomized courses as deemed required by the end recipient (student or organization).This paper examines and extends a most recently evolved study that provides insight into thetarget engineering and

Conference Session

Distance Education and Engineering Workforce Professional Development

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ed Alef, Rochester College; Soma Chakrabarti, University of Kansas

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Continuing Professional Development

justification for defining theTCEP as a high priority strategic enabler and cultural acceptance as paramount to the life of theorganization. The absence of knowledge applications relegates the TCEP to simply a set ofacademic exercises with a much lesser value to the organization.Career development integration addresses the benefit to the employee. Learning is work. Andlearning to apply is even harder work. So there needs to be a reward system in place to providethe incentive to learn. One big incentive is an advanced degree. But this alone will not realize thepotential gains without integrating the learning into career path development. Page

Conference Session

Distance Education and Engineering Workforce Professional Development

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noah Miller, Northrop Grumman, Electronic Systems; Timothy Boyd, Northrop Grumman Corporation; Eric Paul Pearson, Northrop Grumman

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Continuing Professional Development

. Page 23.1403.3The Northrop Grumman, Electronic Systems Leadership Training ProgramAs the 21st Century began on January 1, 2000, it was already evident, the “baby boomer”generation was fast approaching retirement age and there would soon be a shortage of engineers,scientists and corporate leaders. In 2003, Northrop Grumman Electronics Systems Engineering& Manufacturing Division at the Baltimore, Maryland location, in partnership with Learning andDevelopment (L&D), developed a unique approach to accelerate leadership development forrecent graduates by creating an experiential, eighteen-month Leadership Training Program(LTP). The core curriculum, known as the Foundations of Leadership, was a significant part ofthe experience and was