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2012 EDI

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Satish Udpa

Career and Leadership Development for Mid-Career Faculty Satish Udpa College of Engineering Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824-1226 Mid-Career Faculty • Definition* – Period starting from the end of probationary period until preparation for retirement • Coincides with their most productive and influential years of their life • Pass through significant life transitions • Coincides with the period when people rethink their commitment and paths through life • Time of reflection and reassessment*Baldwin, et al., 2008, Faculty & Organizational Development

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2012 EDI

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Sarah Rajala

Praise in public, criticize in private o When things go well, give credit to others Make sure administrative structure supports you and the culture you want to develop o Hire the best o Set up your team to work in your absence o Delegate responsibility and authority o Pay attention to processes o Be strategic with where you put your time and energy o Realize you won’t make everybody happy Making decisions o Don’t necessarily need to make a decision on the spot o Gather input o Reflect before you react o Decide what battles to fight Seek continuous improvement in all you do o Be accountable and open o Remember is learning is life long Understand college and university

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2012 EDI

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Catherine Didion

grant ENG-1042875. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions expressed in this presentation are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING

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2012 EDI

Authors

James Groves

descriptors to describe what students in each category know and are able to do based on their test performance• Develop measurement tasks to solicit evidence• Create an assessment framework Iterative process with ongoing validation Evidence of Validity The curriculum and exam reflect engineering design courses and the assessment reliably and validly measures intended content. This might include: Content experts agree on importance of what’s included in course Large scale curriculum study of first-year engineering courses Evidence of Validity Strong positive correlations between assessment scores and grades in college engineering courses Students who take engineering course report feeling prepared for