Conference Session

Programs that Serve Industry & Academia

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Dickson, University of Strathclyde

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

3.524 4.0288 Critical thinking 3.578 3.9789 Ability to identify and formulate problems 3.564 3.97210 Importance of a broad and general education 3.803 3.95811 Expectation of the need for lifelong learning 3.433 3.95012 Understanding of ethical and professional responsibilities 3.208 3.92413 Ability to be a leader 3.155 3.83414 Ability to apply knowledge of basic science & chem eng fundamentals 4.063 3.75415 Management

Conference Session

Innovative Programs - Structure, Delivery, Evaluation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dirk Schaefer, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tristan Utschig, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

teachers who are: ‚ engineers according to IGIP principles and have studied according to the ‚ IGIP curriculum studies at accredited institutes ‚ plus have one year of teaching experience.2.2.2 Curriculum overview and recognitionIGIP has established a curriculum for engineering pedagogy which is used in several countries.This curriculum is a modular system which consists of core modules (8 Credit Points), theorymodules (4 Credit Points) and practice modules (8 Credit Points). The core modules includetheoretical and practical engineering pedagogy as well as laboratory methodology. The theorymodules include psychology, sociology, ethics, and intercultural competencies. The practicemodules consists of oral communication skills, scientific

Conference Session

Assessing the Efficacy of Non-traditional Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lanny Griffin; Daniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University; Robert Crockett, California Polytechnic State University; Robert Szlavik, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

biomedical engineering knowledge in an ethical and responsible manner to the benefit ofhumanity. We feel that the participation of DL students from industrial sites serves as a key Page 13.142.3component to assure that these guarantees are satisfied.Furthermore, we believe that the DL students help our faculty contribute to furthering theaspirations of all biomedical engineering students while developing and sustaining anenvironment where they can achieve their professional goals. In fact, our experience has shownthat developing and sustaining a DL master’s program helps attract support from federal, state,and industrial partners.Strategic Basis for