Conference Session

Engineering Education for Modern Needs Part II: Novel Curriculum Development and Project-based Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Shadle, Boise State University; Louis Nadelson, Boise State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University

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Continuing Professional Development

freshmen engineering programs, math success, K-12 STEM curriculum and accreditation, and retention and recruitment of STEM majors. Page 25.1087.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Promoting STEM Faculty Members’ Reflection on their Teaching PracticeAs part of an institutional focus on STEM student success, a group of eight STEM faculty fromacross the STEM disciplines participated in a year-long faculty learning community (FLC). Thefacilitated experience was designed to support the professional development of faculty throughexploration and

Conference Session

Engineering Education for Modern Needs Part I: Non-traditional Learning Methods and Expanding Student Markets

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell L. Springer PMP, SPHR, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mark T. Schuver, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Continuing Professional Development

will be performing the work?Once the work is organized into a logical collection of related tasks, the next activity of theprogram and project management process is to assign the work to functional organizations, orindividuals, who will be performing the work. This end product is referred to as a ResponsibilityAssignment Matrix (RAM). Page 25.522.5To simplify the transition from the WBS to the RAM, it is assumed there are levels of detail inthe WBS not currently reflected in the above. Given this, the below is a depiction of themapping of work to be performed (WBS) to the individual/organizations responsible forperforming the work. The field

Conference Session

Future Directions of Continuing Professional Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell L. Springer PMP, SPHR, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mark T. Schuver, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Continuing Professional Development

% report predicting their retirement between the ages of 66 and 69  25% report working until age 70 or above  8% report they will never retireShortage of skilled labor and number of retired available to work -Since January 2011, someone turned 65 years of age at a rate of nearly 10,000 per day,approximately 4 million per year, for the next 18 years. This is not necessarily good or bad, itsimply provides interesting information for thought and planning in everything from producedgoods to services. Page 25.48.4Current revisions to the mortality tables used by insurance companies reflect a reduced risk ofdying at all ages. The average life

Conference Session

Engineering Education for Modern Needs Part II: Novel Curriculum Development and Project-based Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark T. Schuver, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Lynda M. Coulson, Rolls-Royce Corporation

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Continuing Professional Development

Nickel Superalloys”,Business Case for Addressing Cabin Odor” and “Variation Study of Human Controlled ProcessesCompared to Computer Controlled Processes”.Since students come from operations, product design, research and development, productsupport/customer service, the projects selected reflect that diversity.The directed project approach is unique given its focus on solving existing problems, improvingexisting processes or creating new processes that will enhance an organizations function in a waythat impacts the financial results in a positive way.Relative to the overall program, it is also important to note, that although the curriculum wasslightly modified, the courses selected came from courses already created in the university’straditional

Conference Session

Engineering Education for Modern Needs Part II: Novel Curriculum Development and Project-based Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine M. Polito, University of Texas, Austin; Leslie P. Martinich, Competitive Focus

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Continuing Professional Development

organizations are just as committed as ever to learning and development (L&D). ASTD estimates that U.S. organizations spent about $171.5 billion on employee learning and development in 2010. This figure is a reflection of the per-employee spend, which increased by 13.5 percent in 2010, multiplied by the U.S. workforce size, which also increased overall in 2010, but is still significantly lower than pre-recession. This amount includes direct learning expenditures such as the learning function’s staff salaries, administrative learning costs, and non-salary delivery costs. The survey reflected that 60 percent ($103 billion) of total expenditures were spent on

Conference Session

Future Directions of Continuing Professional Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen W. Crown, University of Texas, Pan American; Arturo A. Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan American; Robert A. Freeman, University of Texas, Pan American

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Continuing Professional Development

faculty.  Test your mettle (Knowledge and learner centered): Summative instructional events are now presented. A post-workshop survey was taken to assess learning outcomes.  Go public (Learner and community centered): This is a high stakes motivating component introduced to motivate the participant to do well. Difficulty: Faculty are asked to publicly document their CBI course development process and an outline of their CBI lecture and receive feedback from other participants. This step is where faculty provide insights for learning to the next cohorts and is termed “Leaving Legacies” and hence the name of the cycle.  Reflect Back (Not shown in the Figure) The participant is given the opportunity

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development and Distance Learning Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig G. Downing, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

diverseopportunities for CPS. Over the next year the author hopes to develop an array of technical andnon-technical short courses that reflects the full academic offerings of the Institute in a truncatedformat. Once completed, the academic menu will be used to provide individuals the option tochoose engagements on a bi-monthly basis. Also, organizations will have the opportunity toselect from a menu of courses to build a seminar series relevant to their technical and non-technical training needs.In addition to expanding the course offerings of CPS, a comprehensive marketing plan will bedeveloped. The intent will be to devise a marketing strategy that better aligns with our targetaudience. This plan will deploy a dynamic strategy that matches not only the