Conference Session

Best Practices for Campus Representatives

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amir Karimi, University of Texas-San Antonio

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Campus Representatives

AC 2007-2253: PLANNING AND ORGANIZING A REGIONAL ASEE ANNUALCONFERENCE ? AN UPDATEAmir Karimi, University of Texas-San Antonio Amir Karimi is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). He received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Kentucky in 1982. His teaching and research interests are in thermal sciences. He has served as the Chair of Mechanical Engineering twice; first between 1987 and 1992 and again from September 1998 to January of 2003. He severd as the Associate Dean of Engineering for four years (April 2002 to April 2006). Dr. Karimi is a Fellow of ASME, and

Conference Session

Best Practices for Campus Representatives

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clare Cook, Ferris State University

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Campus Representatives

planning, organization and execution of a well run conference takes manyindividuals working as a team. If the planning and organizing are done correctly, thenthe execution will result in a conference that is enjoyed by many of the attendees.However, the planning and organization is a formidable task.The tasks of planning and organizing often fall on the Campus Representative but otherASEE members do step forward to chair this event. There are many activities tocoordinate including: facilities, budgeting, fundraising, theme, layout, entertainment andhousing to name a few. The program layout can be a very time consuming activity withpaper solicitation, review, and generating the proceedings. Because final papers cannotbe scheduled until the

Conference Session

Sharing Best Practices

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles McIntyre, North Dakota State University

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Campus Representatives

Campus Rep, 2.) become familiar with the resources that are available forCampus Reps, and 3.) determine “who are the Campus Reps” withing the Section. Aftercompleting these tasks, the Section Chair can develop methods to measure the performance ofthe Campus Rep Program within the Section and then based on the findings or results of themeasures -- take corrective action and develop a plan of continuous improvement. Page 13.553.2What are the Responsibilities of a Campus Rep?There are two basic categories of Campus Rep responsibilities: 1.) “should do” and 2.) “mustdo.” An ASEE Campus Rep should perform some of the following activities:• Inform

Conference Session

The Year of Dialogue: What We Have Learned So Far

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. P. Mohsen, University of Louisville; Ronald Barr, University of Texas at Austin

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Campus Representatives

discussions at many of the section meetingsmade that clear. If one wants to pursue a pathway to rigorous research in engineering education, theresearch methodology in engineering education should be no different than the samemethodological approach used in technical engineering research: 1. define the research questionor hypothesis, 2. write a proposal or plan, 3. seek funding or other appropriate support, 4. do thework rigorously, and 5. publish the results in peer-reviewed journals. In this sense, engineeringeducation research should be considered favorably in promotion and tenure. One caveat ineducational research is that the student (human subject) is the target of study, and it makes the“experiment” more complicated. Thus, it is reasonable