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Note
from the IACEE Secretary General
Thank you
for the responses to the December inaugural newsletter. We are pleased
that you have found the format favorable. If you wish to refer back to
the first newsletter, please know that it is available at the IACEE site,
www.iacee.org. Continue to
send your comments and any submissions for the newsletter to me at f.huband@iacee.org.
We have
sent out membership invoices, and you should have received your invoice
from us by at least two of the following methods: fax, e-mail, and hard
copy mail. Because we have heard back from several members of their preference
for paying membership dues by bank transfer, we will be happy to re-send
invoices to anyone who has not yet renewed membership, prefers this method
of payment, and notifies us at info@iacee.org.
The Executive Committee has waived all previously unpaid dues, and thus
you need only pay your dues for 2003.
I am pleased
to say that the transition for the administrative home of IACEE has gone
smoothly. We are working on an update of the website, and will continue
to try to keep all of you informed of the latest information on continuing
engineering education via the newsletter. At the end of this month, the
Executive Committee will meet in Tucson, AZ, and I will give you an update
on this meeting next month.
I would
ask that you review the IACEE site at http://www.iacee.org,
and let us know your thoughts on how to improve the site. We will be adding
a forum in the upcoming months, but would like to know what information
you would like to see offered. One new feature that we have added is an
updated listing of current members, both institutional and individual.
I look forward
to hearing your comments and suggestions.
Frank
L. Huband
IACEE Secretary General
9th
World Conference on Continuing Engineering Education
The
9th WCCEE, sponsored by IACEE and co-sponsored by the Science Council
of Japan and the Japanese Society for Engineering Education, will be held
in Tokyo on 15-20 May 2004. With the theme of "Strategy of Continuing
Engineering Education for International Competence and Cooperation,"
the conference will address such topics as case studies for CPD, CEE in
developing countries, and knowledge management. Abstracts and workshop
proposals are due by 1 October 2003. Please visit the conference website
by clicking here.
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Papers
on Continuing Engineering Education
This month's
papers focuses on the many changes that are taking place in engineering
and engineering education. Progress of technology, global business practices,
reform and reinvention - all are part of challenge of change that engineers
and engineering educators face.
Please
note that you will need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your
computer to read the files (to download a free copy, click
here). If you have a paper that you would like to share with the
IACEE community, please contact the newsletter at info@iacee.org.
The
Evolution of the Engineering Community: Pressures, Opportunities, and
Challenges
The
practice of engineering is undergoing serious changes due not only to
the inexorable progress of technology but also to the changes being wrought
in business practice the world over.
The
View from the Top: Leadership Perspectives on a Decade of Change in Engineering
Education
Confronted
with so many pressures to change, ...engineering administrators and faculty
may benefit from a national perspective on engineering education reform.
Staying
Abreast of Professional Developments: the A & E Profession in Transition
According
to the National University Continuing Education Association, even slower
paced technical fields are reinventing themselves at least once a decade.
Evolving
Industry Expectations for Engineers: the Impact of Global Manufacturing
Practicing engineers need to develop a career plan to ensure that they
can meet the challenges in the evolving global workplace.
Articles
on Distance Education/Technology
A consortium
of Canadian engineering groups has launched a multimedia campaign to show
secondary students the importance of engineering and that the field requires
a diverse field of knowledge, including math and science skills. As described
in an article in the December 2002 issue of Engineering Times, the program
is intended to draw a broad cross-section of Canadian youth to the profession.
The campaign web site is anchored by a female cartoon character who leads
young student into the world of engineering through interactive exploration.
A teacher resource kit is available to try to lure teachers and guidance
counselors into using the program in their classrooms and counseling.
See http://www.generation-e.ca.
A study
suggests that up to 14% of Australian university students may be pirating
material off the Internet for their essays, according to an article in
the Chronicle by Andrea Foster. The study used a plagiarism service to
analyze 1925 essays provided by six Australian universities. The software
detected that 166 of the essays, or 8.6% of the total examined, had more
than a quarter of their material pilfered from electronic sources. Fourteen
percent of the essays had 5% or more of the material plagiarized. The
material was plagiarized from hundreds of Internet sites, including five
well-known cheat sites. Plagiarism from other student's electronic papers
was also detected. The group conducting the study recommended that universities
establish education programs to help students understand what cheating
and plagiarism mean. One observer noted that students are referred to
Web sites so often that they lose sight of the difference between honest
research and plagiarism. See chronicle.com/free/2002/11/2002112001t.htm.
Spotlight
on Members
In
each newsletter, we showcase papers or information that have been written
or submitted by IACEE members. This month's item is from academic institutional
member Stanford Center for Professional Development, in Stanford, California,
USA.
SCPD-Korea
Distance Education Agreement Bridges Stanford and Pacific Rim
The
Stanford Center for Professional Development (SCPD) and South Korea's
Gangnam-Gu district government signed an agreement on October 11, 2002
for the online delivery of Stanford University graduate and professional
education engineering, science and engineering management courses to industry
students working at companies in Korea's equivalent of California's Silicon
Valley. Under the agreement, the Gangnam-Gu district e-learning center
will market the program, register students, and coordinate Stanford alumni
serving as tutors.
For
the full press release, click
here.
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CONFERENCES:
*for
information on the conferences listed, please click on the conference
title*
28-31
January
CIEC, USA
Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration
4-7 February
LEARNTEC 2003, Germany
11th European Conference and Specialist Trade Fair for Educational and
Information Technology
7-8 February
SEFI-CESAER,
Finland
Workshop on the Future of Engineering Education
16-19
March
ICECE 2003, Brazil
Engineering Education in the World of No Frontiers: International
Conference on Engineering and Computer Education
6-11
April
Engineering Conferences
International, Portugal
Enhancement of the Global Perspective for Engineering Students
by Providing an International Experience
26-28
May
5th ICNEE, Switzerland
International Conference on New Educational Environment
1-5 June
21st ICDE, Hong Kong
World Conference on Open Learning and Distance Education
20-22
June
6th
WFEO Congress, USA
& 2nd ASEE International Colloquium on Engineering Education
11-13
August
ICC & IE, Ireland
32nd International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering
12-16
August
International
Civil Engineering Conference on Sustainable Development in the 21st Century,
Kenya: The Civil Engineer in Development
7-10
September
SEFI 2003, Portugal
Global Engineer: Education and Training for Mobility
15-18
September
IGIP,
Germany
32nd International Symposium on Engineering Education
For
more information on future conferences, please see http://www.iacee.org.
IACEE
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Suite 600
Washington, DC 20036 USA
Web Site:
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E-mail:
info@iacee.org
President
Alfredo
A.V. Soeiro
Vice
President
Feng
Changgen
Secretary
General
Frank
L. Huband
To submit
items for the newsletter, please contact Jennifer Johnson at: j.johnson@iacee.org.
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