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Continuous improvement of programs, practices and people.

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles E. Baukal Jr. P.E., John Zink Co. LLC; Bjorn Anthony Olson, Flint Hills Resources; Richard Nelson Ernst

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Continuing Professional Development

interactive. The simulation was shown to 33working engineers, some of whom were taking a continuing professional development class onfired heaters. It was also shown to 19 engineering students to see if their feedback differed fromthe working engineers. A survey was given after each participant viewed the simulation. Theresults of the survey are reported here.IntroductionThe use of virtual reality has been growing rapidly as the costs of hardware and softwarecontinue to decline, mostly driven by the gaming industry [1]. VR is well known for its use inairplane simulators where conditions can be simulated that pilots rarely and hopefully neverencounter while flying planes full of passengers. However, if those conditions should arise, thepilots are

Conference Session

Working at the Intersection of Industry and Academia

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Evan Harpenau; Evelyn Ann Kaelin; Meg Piechocki; Mitchell L. Springer PMP, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette

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Continuing Professional Development

market.OverviewBefore unemployment rates were at historic lows, organizations were at a loss for employees,specifically qualified employees. In reviewing the unemployed, the question arises is there ashortage of jobs or a shortage of qualified workers? The qualities or attributes that employerslook at in job applicants is not a one size fits all nor is it a strict hard skills environment. Whilehard skills are quantifiable, soft skills are more subjective but according to a survey conductedby CareerBuilder in 2015, 77% of over 2,000 respondents claimed that soft skills were just asimportant as hard skills while 16% said that soft skills were actually more important than hardskills [1]. What does that mean for the workforce in terms of being qualified for

Conference Session

Continuous improvement of programs, practices and people.

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Nutwell, Ohio State University; Ann D. Christy P.E., Ohio State University

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Continuing Professional Development

(CAM), and Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) [1]. The riseof digital manufacturing and the reliance on these technologies to reduce development timewhile improving product design and quality has been exponentially increasing over the past fewyear [2]. The reliance on digital manufacturing by industry has grown as high performancecomputing technology evolves. Recognizing the far reaching implications of this technology onresearch, several government programs in the 1980’s and 1990’s promoted the growth of highperformance computing. Today, programs such as XSEDE promote the use of high performancecomputing to conduct research in multiple fields such as engineering by supporting scholars andresearchers in using these computational resources [3

Conference Session

Working at the Intersection of Industry and Academia

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Weagle, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; David B. Ortendahl, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Michael Ahern P.E., Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Continuing Professional Development

Institute. Mike is a registered professional engineer in Connecticut and held an electric Transmission System Op- erator certification from the North American Electric Reliability Council. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Universities and Industries: A Proactive Partnership Shaping the Future of WorkIntroduction and BackgroundThe U.S. Electric Power industry directly employs 2.7 million people; it is estimated that theindustry indirectly supports more than 7 million jobs and contributes $880 billion to the economyannually (roughly 5% of the GDP) [1]. Currently, a large percentage of the utility and electricitysector workforce is nearing retirement

Conference Session

Working at the Intersection of Industry and Academia

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; David S. Greenburg, The Citadel

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Continuing Professional Development

demand by both students and industry [1].To address the increasing industry demand for workers to have advanced education and theaccompanying increase in undergraduate engineering enrollment, The Citadel developed newMS graduate degrees in three programs to meet demands.By employing a multi-disciplinary approach existing non-technical graduate degree courses,focusing on management and leadership, that can be taken to fulfill electives better preparegraduate students to meet employer and industry requirements. As a result, MS engineeringprograms have seen increased enrollments and partnerships with other departments and industryconnections. Various elective tracts provide the opportunity for students to earn graduatecertificates in soft skills in

Conference Session

Continuous improvement of programs, practices and people.

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University; Dirk Joel-Luchini Colbry, Michigan State University; Julie Rojewski, Michigan State University; Astri Briliyanti

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Continuing Professional Development

CyberAmbassadors project(Award #1730137), which seeks to provide training in communications, teamwork, andleadership skills in order to advance multidisciplinary, computationally-intensive research inscience and engineering.The CyberAmbassadors project received 3 years of funding from the National ScienceFoundation to pursue the following objectives:  Objective 1: Develop Curriculum. New training materials will be developed with a focus on professional skills (communications, teamwork, leadership) within the context of large scale, multi-disciplinary, computational research across science and engineering. The curriculum will be developed in consultation with an External Advisory Board of CI Professionals and domain experts

Conference Session

Continuous improvement of programs, practices and people.

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell L. Springer PMP, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette; Kathryne Newton, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

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Continuing Professional Development

American demographic realities, and, the heightened awareness of thesechanges and their implications on continuing professional development administrativeorganizations.Changing U.S. DemographicsThe U.S. population, on the whole, is expected to grow more slowly, age considerably and becomesignificantly more racially and ethnically diverse.It is expected the U.S. population will reach roughly 400 million people in the year 2058 [1, p. 2].At this writing, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s World Population Clock, the U.S.population is 329 million; with one birth every eight seconds, one death every twelve seconds, oneinternational migrant every twenty-eight seconds, for a net gain of one person every twelveseconds. The U.S. population is

Conference Session

Continuous improvement of programs, practices and people.

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati

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Continuing Professional Development

Society for Engineering Education, 2019Adaptable and Agile - Programs to Meet Emerging Workforce NeedsBackgroundMuch has been written regarding the shifting nature of the workforce and the skills needed tocontribute to the workforce of the future. Common themes include increased technologyadoption, data analytics, changing distribution and value chains, and changes in patterns of work[1] and [2]. Much has also been written on the need for colleges and universities to adapt tochanging demographics and evolving needs of business and industry [3] and [4].The traditional engineering disciplines have served the workforce well and have alloweduniversities to provide known pathways to students seeking engineering degrees. While therecontinues to be a

Conference Session

Working at the Intersection of Industry and Academia

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas M. Freeman, Michigan Technological University; Michelle E. Jarvie-Eggart, Michigan Technological University

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Continuing Professional Development

this paper two experienced veterans in the fields of online teaching and supporting instructorsin teaching online will detail several best practices in promoting faculty-student interaction inonline courses. New advances in technology, modern tool alternatives, and the unique demandsfaced by those teaching science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) coursesonline will be considered and addressed as well.Faculty-Student interaction is vital to the success and quality of any online course. The need todevelop a rich sense of active instructor presence in online learning has never been greater.Recently The US Department of Education [1]​ ​ and the Higher Learning Commission [2] ​ ​(HLC)have required "regular and substantive