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

possessing active certificates to complete thirty (30)hours of continuing education in order to renew his or her Professional Engineer registration. Inaddition, the legislation stipulated that continuing education acquired every biennium mustinclude at least one hour of instruction on ethics as well as Indiana statutes and rules applicableto the practice of professional engineering.During the fall of 2010, in response to alumni in search of options for satisfying the newrequirement, the Department of Engineering Management (EMGT) at Rose-Hulman Institute ofTechnology (RHIT) presented a solution and began offering a short course entitled EngineeringEthics: An Overview of Ethics and Indiana Statutes and Rules for Professional Engineers

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sara Hooshangi, George Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

skills that are desired in a competitive jobmarket.We have created a curriculum that couples a series of foundation courses in science andtechnology with complimentary courses in business/entrepreneurship, energy/environmentalsciences and technology ethics. Students also have the opportunity to take specialized courses inInformation Systems Technology or Biotechnology tracks during their senior year. Figure 1represents a comparison view of a traditional academic program versus a more multidisciplinaryapproach to a technical education.(A) (B)   Biology   Engineering Science

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

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

AC 2012-5515: WHAT DO ENGINEERING LEADERS WANT?Ms. Catherine M. Polito, University of Texas, Austin Cath Polito has been in leadership positions for more than 30 years in the capacity of Manager, Director, Executive Director, and Owner. As Director of marketing for start-ups Globeset and iBooks, she managed geographically dispersed teams (nationally and internationally). She was the Founder/Owner of Manage- ment by Design, an Austin-based advertising, design, and marketing firm. Throughout her career, she has taught courses on leadership, ethics, teamwork, marketing, and streamlining processes while improving quality and cutting costs. In Oct. of 2010, while in Singapore, Polito was elected to the International