Conference Session

Programs That Serve Industry and Academia

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati; Timothy Keener, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

degrees; most on campus, at least one on-lineMichigan Tech Master of Engineering Coursework and project at participatingUniversity company; on campusUniversity of Master of Engineering Flexible curriculum within 5 areas of emphasis;Nebraska - Lincoln some on campus, some on-lineNorth Carolina State Master of Engineering On-lineUniversityArizona Partnership Master of Engineering Collaborative effort among ASU, UA and NAUCharacteristicsThe Master of Engineering program provides a graduate degree that focuses on the practice ofengineering in order to better serve working

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

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

Promotion and shared a Potluck Gold BDA for the SIGGRAPH short "Road to San Antone," which he storyboarded. As an independent project, John designed, directed and animated the short "Baguira." a depiction of one minute in a house cat's life was shown in Brazil's 2003 Anima Mundi festival. He's been published in SIGGRAPH and the The World Congress on Communication and Arts, giving analyses of Educational Animation and Design.Kevin Marshall, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis Kevin Marshall currently splits his time between Director of Computer Graphics Technology for the Purdue School of Engineering & Technology, IUPUI and running his own interactive media company, Rocket

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

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

wouldapply to everyone such as communication, leadership, and professionalism; and secondly, topromote an environment which encourages the individual to identify opportunities to learn as itrelates to projects and/or tasks. This includes taking responsibility for participation in some formof a learning activity such as a course or workshop. The Learning Plan included various types ofin-house workshops addressing everything from improving PowerPoint presentations to detailsof the Military Construction and Civil Works Programs project cycle. The Learning Plan calledfor a workshop to be held to solicit input from among the Hqs E&C staff on the GeneralLearning Areas so that members had a chance to provide input on the skills they believed wereneeded

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

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

primary assessment tools used in this course were exams,assignments, and group projects.In order to provide students both the estimating theory and practice in a way that students canlearn conveniently online, the instructor required a new CSI MasterFormat based textbook andassocuiated Means database for students. The project used in class was a actual commercialproject but with some assumptions to address drawing deficiency and to simplify the students’work. The instructor use a detailed self-explanatory notes for the lecture and therefore made thelecture best fit the online student’s background and experience. The instructor also providedmany hands-on examples that students could review at their leisure.The course delivery portal, Blackboard

Conference Session

Assessing the Efficacy of Nontraditional Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

which informationpresented matches his or her learning style. (Barbe & Milone 1980 and 1981). In thispresentation, the author describes how he has implemented Barbe’s ideas into hisclassroom activities and has created different learning environments for engineeringstudents. The author also outlines how interactive projects can help the instructor inpromoting a learning environment filled with exercises that promote intellectual curiosity.Furthermore, he also provides initial results of his assessment data.IntroductionIn order to motivate students and generate Intellectual Curiosity, one can follow theguidelines provided by Gardner. Quarter of a Century ago, in 1983, Harvard University

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

responsible for leading cross-organizational teams e.g., academic, government and industry, and approving products for technical feasibility and business project consistency. This includes learning science research, including the application of immersive and cognitive learning theories into academic and industrial settings. Michael holds a Masters degree in International Business from the Ecole Superieure De Commerce De Lille and is currently pursuing a PhD in Organizations and Innovation: Understanding internal and external dynamics of networks at stake using a Complex Adaptive Systems perspective. Michael often represents Boeing internationally and domestically as a speaker