Paper ID #15460Industry Certification Program in Project ManagementDr. Ali Ahmad, Northwestern State University of Louisiana Ali Ahmad is the Head of the Engineering Technology Department at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. He received a B.Sc. degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Jordan (Amman, Jordan; with Highest Distinction) and a M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Central Florida (Orlando, Fl, USA). He has diverse expertise in human-computer interaction, quality engineering, and simulating human-machine systems. He previously worked on projects related to
Paper ID #6008Integrating professionalism in a project-based engineering curriculumDr. Mohammad Habibi, Minnesota State University, Mankato Dr. Habibi is an assistant professor in the Department of Integrated Engineering at the Minnesota State University-Mankato. He received his undergraduate and graduate degrees in Electrical Engineering. Fol- lowing his postdoctoral appointments at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, he joined the Iron Range Engineering (IRE) Program in August 2011. The IRE is an innovative, 100% project-based, upper division engineering program located in Virginia-Minnesota which promotes learning
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
2006-1862: PROJECT MANAGEMENT TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION FOR APUBLIC SECTOR ENGINEERING ORGANIZATIONJohn Kuprenas, University of Southern CaliforniaElhami Nasr, California State University-Long Beach Page 11.1043.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Project Management Training and Certification for a Public Sector Engineering OrganizationAs engineers progress through their careers, many engineers perform less traditional technicalengineering and spend more time acting as engineering project managers who perform little orno traditional engineering work. Engineers functioning in both roles, however, are essential tosuccessful
Paper ID #24104Evolving the Teaching and Practice of Project Management: Lessons Learnedon the Path to Living OrderProf. Wayne P. Pferdehirt, University of Wisconsin, Madison Wayne P. Pferdehirt is the director of the Master of Engineering Management program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Wayne also co-teaches the program’s Technical Project Management and Founda- tions of Engineering Leadership courses. Prior to joining UW-Madison, Pferdehirt directed the Midwest solid waste consulting services of an international environmental consulting firm and led energy conser- vation research projects for Argonne National
Purchasing Manager with the Institute of Supply Management (formerly NAPM).Ms. Lynda M. Coulson, Rolls-Royce Corporation Page 25.1327.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 The Process and Delivery of a Directed Project Component: Lessons and Methods from a Collaborative Degree ProgramA Directed Project requirement is becoming more common in today’s Masters Degree Programs.Both academia and industry can derive value in requiring an in-depth study that can benefit thecompany’s bottom line while fulfilling curriculum and learning outcomes. With a DirectedProject experience, students
prefer flexible schedules on any training needs.Second, effective use of media such as video clips, narrative presentation, web resources, etc. isthe most practical way of delivering training that focuses on practice and application.Part # Topics Activities 1 Introduction to TBL and Limitations of Traditional Quiz 1 Learning 2 Active Learning Quiz 2 3 Group-based Active Learning Quiz 3 4 Team-based Learning Quiz 4 5 Practical Recommendations and Suggestions Quiz 5 Final Project: Write
member at the Engineering Leadership Institute at the University of Texas, Austin, and is the 2012 IEEE-USA Congressional Fellow. Page 25.1472.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 What do Engineering leaders want? Page 25.1472.2 Engineering and scientific leaders have traditionally moved into supervisory positionsbased on their exceptional technical skills, but have received little or no management training.Generally speaking, engineers prefer to approach the administration of projects by defining fixedparameters and
AC 2008-2704: DESIGN AND DELIVERY OF A GRADUATE-LEVEL PROJECTMANAGEMENT COURSE FOR EXPERIENCED ENGINEERINGPROFESSIONALS: COLLABORATIVE, APPLIED LEARNING FORDISTRIBUTED TEAMSWayne Pferdehirt, University of Wisconsin - Madison Wayne P. Pferdehirt, PE, AICP, is the director of graduate distance degree programs for the College of Engineering and the assistant chair of the Dept. of Engineering Professional Development. Prior to joining UW-Madison in 1991, Wayne directed the Midwest solid waste consulting services of CDM, an international environmental consulting firm. Wayne also directed environmental, transportation, and water resource engineering projects for Envirodyne Engineers, conducted energy
. Page 24.1392.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Work In Progress: Providing Continuing Education for Teachers in the Dominican Republic Using Online Modules Developed through a First-Year Capstone ProjectIntroductionTwo professors (from engineering and education) and students from a variety of engineeringdisciplines (engineering education, mechanical, electrical, and civil) from Ohio NorthernUniversity have traveled to the Dominican Republic for the past two years to run workshopsinvolving inexpensive, hands-on engineering projects for teachers in both public and private(sponsored) schools. This effort is a different take on the IEEE Teacher In Service Program
Paper ID #12211Online-BSEE (Online Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering): A Multi-University Collaboration Project in Partnership with Open SUNYProf. Wendy K Tang, Stony Brook University Wendy Tang is an Associate Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in Stony Brook University. She received her B.S., M.S. and Ph. D in Electrical Engineering from the University of Rochester. Her current research interests are in Wireless Sensor Networks, Communication Networks and Graph Theory Applications. She and her colleagues are the recipients of two best paper awards in 1997 and 1998. She is also
AC 2012-2985: EMPLOYING A PROGRAM/PROJECT MANAGEMENTMETHODOLOGY TO DEFINE AND DIFFERENTIATE UNIVERSITY-WIDEROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN PROFESSIONAL STUDIESDr. Mitchell L. Springer PMP, SPHR, Purdue University, West Lafayette Mitchell Springer is an Associate Professor in technology leadership and innovation and currently serves as the Director of the Purdue University College of Technology, Academic Center for Professional Stud- ies in Technology and Applied Research (ProSTAR) located in West Lafayette, Ind. He possesses more than 30 years of theoretical and industry-based practical experience from four disciplines: software en- gineering, systems engineering, program management, and human resources. He sits on many
AC 2008-1109: RISK MANAGEMENT – ARE ENGINEERS THE PROBLEM ORTHE SOLUTION?John Robertson, Arizona State University John Robertson is a Professor in the Electronic Systems Department at Arizona State University Polytechnic. He was formerly an executive with Motorola and now participates in many senior technical training programs with the JACMET consortium.Joseph Tidwell, Arizona State University Joe Tidwell is Managing Director of the JACMET consortium for industry technical training. He was formerly with the Boeing company and his current activities include ASEE industry programs and Project Lead-the-Way.Ronald Thomas, Raytheon Ron Thomas manages Raytheon’s Corporate Learning Center. He is
author served with the industrial engineering (IE) division of the aforementioned companyover a period of two and half months. During this period, the author participated in all IE staffmeetings and worked as the resident “IE” on two projects, each one week long, in which leanmanufacturing techniques were deployed to improve key production related metrics. Duringthese projects, the author had the opportunity to work with multiple professionals within thecompany and external management consultants and thereby obtained the equivalent of a crashcourse on the implementation of lean manufacturing. These experiences facilitated thedevelopment of a new course on lean manufacturing at Texas State University-San Marcos(Texas State hereafter) and to the
Wisconsin, Madison Faculty Associate, Institute for Cross-College Biology Eduation Page 15.1154.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010Sustaining Appropriate Technology Enhanced Learning in STEMDisciplinesAbstractThe focus of this paper is on our collective experience in a Technology EnhancedLearning (TEL) project with the shared goals of promoting faculty development andencouraging the use of TEL solutions in STEM disciplines at the University ofWisconsin-Madison. Specifically, we will discuss the implementation strategies andresults from a collaborative TEL project in light of the key instructional motivatorsand entry points for
of instruction and stu- dent support. Prior to joining UW-Madison, Wayne directed the Midwest solid waste consulting services of Camp Dresser McKee and led energy conservation research projects for Argonne National Laboratory. He has a BS in engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University, an MS in civil engineering with an emphasis in regional planning from Northwestern University, and is a licensed professional engineer. For more information about UW-Madison’s online graduate engineering degree programs see http://distancedegrees.engr.wisc.edu Page 23.1224.1 c American
, he was founder and President of Xeragen, Inc., a San Luis Obispo-based biotechnology startup company. He has also served as an Assistant Professor at Milwaukee School of Engineering and was employed by McDonnell Douglas Space Systems Company, where he was a lead engineer and Principal Investigator on projects to develop technology evolution plans for the Space Station.Kurt Colvin, California Polytechnic State University Kurt Colvin joined the Cal Poly faculty in January 2000. He completed a Ph.D. in industrial engineering at Oregon State University in 1999, preceded by a Master's degree in 1997. He has worked as Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) development engineer at Festo
State University. He is certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP), Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR & SHRM-SCP), in Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR), and, in civil and domestic mediation. He is a State of Indiana Registered domestic mediator.Mr. Mark T. Schuver, Purdue University - West Lafayette Mark Schuver is the Director for the Center for Professional Studies in Technology and Applied Research (ProSTAR) in the Polytechnic Institute at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. He is responsible for the administration/operations of the Center with Program Management oversight of the Rolls-Royce Master of Science Degree, the Construction Management Master of Science Degree and
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
. Page 26.1673.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Using On-Line Education to Meet the Needs of Working Engineering ProfessionalsWorking engineering professionals and their employers understand the value of, and the need forcontinuing education; be it training courses, certificate programs, or advanced degrees. Theseconsumers are looking for an efficient means to gain the required skills and knowledge to movetheir career, company, or project forward. These consumers demand well-written and well-presented material that matches their current need for knowledge. Often, the best approach tomeeting these needs is a team consisting of university faculty members
he joined the faculty at the Citadel. Dr. Greenburg’s research interests include modeling project networks, technical decision making and leadership. Dr. Greenburg earned is BA in History at The Citadel (1981), Masters in Management from the Naval Postgraduate School (1994), and his PhD in Business Administration (Man- agement of Engineering and Technology) from Northcentral University (2010). He is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) by The Project Management Institute (PMI). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Meeting Industry Needs for Professional and Technical Skills With New Graduate DegreesThe role and latitude of the
scientific imaging). Dr. Colbry also conducts research in computational education and high performance computing. From 2009 until 2015, Dr. Colbry worked for the Institute for Cyber-Enabled Research (iCER) as a computational consultant and Director of the HPCC. Dr. Colbry collaborates with scientists from multiple disciplines including Engineering, Toxicology, Plant and Soil Sciences, Zoology, Mathematics, Statistics and Biology. Recent projects include research in Image Phenomics; developing a commercially-viable large scale, cloud based image pathology tool; and helping develop methods for measuring the Carbon stored inside of soil. Dr. Colbry has taught a range of courses, including; com- munication ”soft” skills
Concept Inventory and a Chemistry Concept Inventory for assessing conceptual knowledge and change for introductory materials science and chemistry classes. He is currently conduct- ing research on a large scale NSF faculty development project. His team is studying how workshops on strategies of engagement and feedback with support from internet tools and resources affect faculty be- liefs, classroom practice, and development of disciplinary communities of practice and associated student achievement. He was a coauthor for the best paper award in the Journal of Engineering Education in 2013 and this year has received the Michael Ashby Outstanding Materials Educator Award from the Materials Division of ASEE.Dr. Keith D
American Society for Engineering Education. Dr. Springer received his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Purdue University, his MBA and Doctorate in Adult and Community Education with a Cognate in Executive Development from Ball State University. He is certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP), Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR & SHRM-SCP), in Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR), and, in civil and domestic mediation. Dr. Springer is a State of Indiana Registered domestic mediator.Dr. Keith Plemmons, MBAS, Inc. Dr. Keith Plemmons is the Director of Innovative Technologies and Services for MBAS, Inc. and the CEO of VAB Group, LLC, a sole-proprietor business services company. He brings
with majornational and international corporations to deliver customized professional engineering andmanagement trainings. In this paper, the authors discuss the strategies they have used in (1)understanding an organization’s strategic initiatives that strengthens its competitive advantage,(2) developing tailored curriculum based on the organizational learning needs and anorganization's existing and future projects, and (3) modifying the training portfolio andtechnology-enhanced delivery methods as corporate learning strategies changed withglobalization. Three long-standing collaborations with three organizations -- an engineering,consulting and construction company, an aircraft manufacturer and a flight control componentsmanufacturer -- with
, sustainable infrastructure development, and material model development. He had been actively involved in planning, designing, supervising, and constructing many civil engineering projects, such as roads, storm drain systems, a $70 million water supply scheme which is comprised of treatment works, hydraulic mains, access roads, and auxiliary civil works. He had developed and opti- mized many highway design schemes and models. For example, his portfolio includes a cost-effective pavement design procedure based on a mechanistic approach, in contrast to popular empirical procedures. In addition, he had been equally engaged in the study of capacity loss and maintenance implications of local and state roads (a World Bank
committees. Dr. Springer is internationally recognized, has authored numerous books and articles, and lectured on software development methodologies, management prac- tices and program management. Dr. Springer received his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Purdue University, his MBA and Doctorate in Adult and Community Education with a Cognate in Exec- utive Development from Ball State University. He is certified as both a Project Management Professional (PMP) and a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR).Dr. Gary R. Bertoline, Purdue University, West Lafayette Page 22.299.1
: Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Program Management and Human Resources. Dr. Springer possesses a significant strength in pattern recognition, analyzing and improving organizational systems. He is internationally recognized, has authored numerous books and articles, and lectured on software development methodologies, management and organizational practices, and program management. Dr. Springer sits on many university and community boards and advisory committees. Dr. Springer received his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Purdue University, his MBA and Doctorate in Adult and Community Education with a Cognate in Executive Development from Ball State University. He is certified as both a Project
Consultant for the National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT). His past experiences include having been a middle school science teacher, Director of Academic and Instructional Support for the Arizona Department of Education, a research scientist for the Center for Research on Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology (CRESMET), and an evaluator for several NSF projects. His first research strand concentrates on the relationship between educational policy and STEM education. His second research strand focuses on studying STEM classroom interactions and subsequent effects on student understanding. He is a co- developer of the Reformed Teaching Observation Protocol (RTOP) and his work