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Engineering Professional Education Purdue University Presentation for the Indiana Advanced Aerospace Manufacturing Alliance – Dec. 5, 2008

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Engineering Professional Education

Purdue University

Presentation for the Indiana Advanced Aerospace Manufacturing Alliance – Dec. 5, 2008

Vickie Maris, director, professional development programs

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Overview

• Graduate-level courses and master’s degree programs at a distance for practicing engineers

• Short courses, seminars and workshops (CEU credit) for engineers and those in engineering or technical roles

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• Master’s degrees at a distance for practicing engineers– Flexible, customized (MS, MSE), 10 3-credit courses– AAE, ME, IE, ECE, dual-degree program (MBA + MSE)– Engineering Management and Leadership Area of

Specialization, https://engineering.purdue.edu/ProEd/credit/eml – ~400 enrollments per semester

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Students benefit from anytime access to course content

• Asynchronous (learn on your own time) instruction that is usually online – self-study; instructor-facilitated

• Blended – learning that combines multiple delivery formats; usually an online component with face-to-face delivery

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Tools for distance delivery of

education (click for video demo)

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• Short courses for practicing engineers and managers of technical projects; courses for licensure maintenance– On-sites, on campus, online, blended and self-study– 495 enrollments in most recent fiscal year

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Non-credit courses geared towards workforce development

• Professional development programs – Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Program (online)

– LAI Lean Academy – for undergrads, co-op students, manufacturing interns and others

– Program and Project Management (face-to-face and online; 3-credit course in Summer 09 also available as non-credit)

– Strategic Planning and Decision Making

– Factory Basics

– Theory and Design of Intelligent Controls

– Bridging Generational Gaps: Maximizing Workplace Potential

• Technical Managers Institute (on-campus program, May 4 – 8, 2009), technical courses and management courses

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Continuous updating of formats for instructional delivery and course marketing

• Exploring use of Web 2.0 tools– Blogs

– Podcasting, Coursecasting through Boilercast

– Social Networking – marketing through Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube

• Face-to-face courses recorded for later use as online video modules

• Instructors using tools like audio features for pdf files in Acrobat; pen tablets; and Pulse pen by LiveScribe – www.reachlearners.blogspot.com

• Animations being embedded in online modules to bring concepts to life

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Contact InfoVickie J. Maris

[email protected]

www.proed.purdue.edu

(765) 496-6845

Slides available at:www.slideshare.net/vjmslides

www.linkedin.com/in/vickiemaris

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