Conference Session

Assessing the Efficacy of Nontraditional Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharon deMonsabert, George Mason University; John Lanzarone, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Mico Miller, George Mason University; Barry Liner, George Mason University

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Continuing Professional Development

University Page 14.509.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Educating Federal Engineers to be Entrepreneurial Thinkers and Leaders Who Would Have Thought?AbstractThe Headquarters of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) contracted with theDepartment of Civil, Environmental, and Infrastructure Engineering (CEIE) of George MasonUniversity (GMU) to assist in the development of a Learning Plan for USACE. In order todetermine the learning needs of the USACE Headquarters staff with respect to Leadership,Communication, and Professionalism, CEIE developed and facilitated three workshops. Theworkshops resulted

Conference Session

Programs That Serve Industry and Academia

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan Baldwin, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; John Ludwick, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Kevin Marshall, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Continuing Professional Development

each clip, with some asbrief as a few seconds, was projected in front of all departmental supervisors, the director offeredhis verbal feedback. Afterwards, any department involved in the execution of that particular shotwas given these notes and planned to revise accordingly. In most cases, improvement wasexpected during the next daily session. This activity, not often seen by the public, allowed theauthors to glimpse the instigating forces of the R+H pipeline. Although silence was strictlyenforced, the dailies allowed faculty to fully comprehend the level of expectation, layers ofdepartmental involvement, utilization of proprietary software, and perhaps most importantly thelevel of time management enforced for these large budget productions

Conference Session

Programs That Serve Industry and Academia

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhili (Jerry) Gao, North Dakota State University; Zhi GE, North Dakota State University; Charles McIntyre, North Dakota State University

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Continuing Professional Development

of Construction Management and Engineeringreceived approval for an online M.S. program in Construction Management. As part of theoverall plan several undergraduate online courses were also selected for development. Thetargeted timeline is outlined below: ≠ Obtain necessary training – May and June, 2008 ≠ Develop course packages – June, July, and August, 2008 ≠ Initial course delivery – fall 2008 and spring 2009 pending on the schedule ≠ Adjust and tune the teaching packages – June 2009The construction estimating course was determined to be part of these packages; however, theinstructor was not sure if this course was a suitable for online education. Therefore, the instructordecided to offer an online version

Conference Session

Assessing the Efficacy of Nontraditional Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Baukal, John Zink Institute; Wes Bussman, John Zink Institute

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Continuing Professional Development

throughput ofhydrocarbon fluids. These heater adjustments are the responsibility of the plant operators andunderscore the need for proper training and experience. The photos in Figure 5 show how properadjustments improve flame quality. Training gives operators a clear physical understanding as towhy these certain adjustments make the desired improvements. A better understanding of thewhy can help operators and engineers maintain peak performance over a broader range ofoperating conditions and allow them to better troubleshoot problems and plan for maintenanceand equipment upgrades. (a) (b

Conference Session

Programs That Serve Industry and Academia

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Wittenborn, Boeing Company; Michael Richey, Boeing Company; John Paredes, Boeing Company; Daniel Schrage, Georgia Institute of Technology; Dale Atkins, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

, Stepich, Lehman, & Russell also noted that distance technology can be bothcostly and difficult to implement, can involve more complex instructional methods, andfrequently requires more planning and preparation of materials than traditional classroom-basedcourses.16 It is advisable to assess whether or not the advantages of new distance learning Page 14.1318.5programs or courses outweigh these type of drawbacks before committing to such programs.Architecture of Distance-Based Lab EnvironmentThe Introduction to IDM through PLM course was a 10-week online learning course. The firstobjective of this course, which deals with the theory of PLM