Conference Session

Developing Programs for Adult Learners

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith Plemmons; Ray Jones, The Citadel

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

AC 2007-1283: ADDRESSING THE CAREER DEVELOPMENT NEEDS OFEXPERIENCED PROJECT PROFESSIONALSJames Plemmons, The Citadel James “Keith” Plemmons, PE, Ph.D. Dr. Plemmons is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at The Citadel in Charleston, SC. He obtained a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the Citadel in 1980, M.S. from Clemson University in 1991, and earned his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Clemson University in 1995 with a focus in Construction Management. He is a registered Professional Engineer in South Carolina, with over 20 years of experience in the public and private sectors. His experience includes major design and construction projects

Conference Session

Developing Programs for Adult Learners

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Robertson, Arizona State University; Joseph Tidwell, Boeing Co.

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

: Expert participants Chief Engineer Expert participants Instrumentation Expert participants Software Engineering Expert participants Project ManagementAn important feature of the management process is to ensure that the continuousimprovement process to validate quality is systematically and extensively applied. Theframework is shown in Figure 1. Strategic review Existing courses of skills (PB & TAB) LCT * review team Requirements (Industry + faculty

Conference Session

New Approaches to the Development of Online Learning and International Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glenda Scales; Rebecca Gunter; Cheryl Peed

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

The Shaping of Virginia Tech’s International Engineering Education ProgramAbstractVirginia Tech’s strategic plan recognizes the need for its engineering graduates to have a moreglobal outlook. Today’s engineer is more likely than ever to interact with people from avariety of cultures and to be involved with projects that span across continents. Theinstitutional goal of increasing students’ global awareness put more focus on establishing aninternational department at the Dean’s level in the College of Engineering. This paper willdiscuss the development of this office and the administrative efforts to raise the percentage ofthe university’s engineering students going abroad. It will show how to use existing

Conference Session

Industry-Academia Collaborations

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Robertson, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

leadership. One route is for technical specialists. It is often called a‘Technical Ladder’ and it is a way to retain and recognize the depth of expertise neededfor the business. The other path is through project management which requires broadexperience in many contributing functions. The paths are represented in figure 1 whichshows the trade-off between breadth and depth. New engineering or technologygraduates enter the job market with specific discipline skills and would normally staywith that specialization unless they make a deliberate move into project management. Project manager Technology

Conference Session

Successful Professional Development Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Becker, Utah State University

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

AC 2007-1671: THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENGINEERING ANDTECHNOLOGY EDUCATION: SUPPORTING TEACHER PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENTKurt Becker, Utah State University Kurt Becker is a Professor and the Department Head of Engineering and Technology Education. He is the Co-Principal Investigator for the National Science Foundation (NSF) funded National Center for Engineering and Technology Education and Principal Investigator for the NSF funded project: Communities of Effective Practice: A professional STEM Development Partnership Model for Teachers of American Indian Students. His areas of research include adult learning cognition, engineering education professional development and technical training. He works

Conference Session

Successful Professional Development Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rogelio Rodriguez, UC Irvine

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

need for life sciences are growing population andchanging demographics. The global patient base is currently estimated to be 6 billion people andexpected to grow to approximately 8 billion people by 2025. The aging population is growingwith the 60+ group as the fastest growing group. Changing disease burdens add to the globalneed for life sciences by 2020 and 75% of all projected deaths are age-related, chronicconditions. As economies improve, global governments are placing more resources intohealthcare.1 In the United States, there are approximately 6,000 medical technology companiesgenerating an estimated $77 billion in revenue. These companies develop pharmaceuticals,biologics, or devices.2 California has one of the largest percentages of

Conference Session

Development of Undergraduate Distance Education Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Rajala, Mississippi State University; Tom Miller, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

Engineering degree, the VBEE program offered: • Five undergraduate courses • A computer science certificate program • A bachelor of science in engineering with emphasis in nuclear engineering. This program was industry sponsored and delivered in partnership with three community colleges. • The Engineering Entrepreneurs Program seminar series (an engineering education coalition sponsored project) to students at NC A&T State University.The College also had in existence at that time one site-based 2+2 undergraduate program locatedat the University of North Carolina Asheville.To meet the demands of the adult part-time learner and other place-bound students, the Collegeof Engineering felt it was important to develop

Conference Session

New Approaches to the Development of Online Learning and International Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Batts, East Carolina University; Richard Monroe, East Carolina University; Leslie Pagliari, East Carolina University; Sherion Jackson, East Carolina University; Cheryl McFadden, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

of training or revisions to currenttraining to make the training more palatable.It is suggested that research projects be continued in order to gather more information concerningtraining faculty members to teach online. Data collected, such as current available training atinstitutions, student satisfaction, and student evaluation could prove to be important in promotingstudent success by training faculty to be successful online instructors.References1. Allen, E, & Seaman, J (2006). Making the grade online education in the United States, 2006.Needham: Sloan-C.2 Bower, B. (2001).Distance Education: Facing the Faculty Challenge. Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration. 4, 1-6.3 Braxton, J. M., Olsen, D

Conference Session

Development of Undergraduate Distance Education Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Fisher, Stevens Institute of Technology; Hamid Hadim, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sven Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology; Robert Ubell, Stevens Institute of Technology; Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Continuing Professional Development

will be a key element to enable successful educational outcomes from anonline engineering education. A recent NSF report50 reviewing the literature on distanceeducation points to the challenges faced in online education. It requires a level of studentdiscipline that a more structured on-campus environment does not. It is also shown that contactwith faculty as well as with other students is critical. It is therefore important that the onlineprogram provide a supportive environment, both through instructor-student communication andthrough the development of an online student community. The latter can be facilitated bycollaborative learning approaches such as project-based coursework and other virtual team-basedactivities. Information technology

Conference Session

Industry-Academia Collaborations

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University; Jim Subach, Arizona State University; John Magrane, Microchip Technology Inc.; Carol Popovich, Microchip Technology Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

anongoing basis. Course content is developed based upon the following essential rubrics: Page 12.889.4 - more - • The course-design approach is competency-/outcome-based • Classroom instruction is for clarification • The laboratory is to expand on classroom instruction • A final capstone project course integrates all the components Many sources for initiation ESD Curriculum-Change Process of change, 2+ faculty