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ECEDHA Report. Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association. Jon Bredeson, President. 17/02/2007, Universal City, CA, EAB. ECEDHA Membership Requirements. Must have an ABET Accredited Electrical or Computer Engineering Program in the US
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ECEDHA Report Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association Jon Bredeson, President 17/02/2007, Universal City, CA, EAB
ECEDHA Membership Requirements • Must have an ABET Accredited Electrical or Computer Engineering Program in the US • Canadian universities were added about 3 years ago • Canadian Heads of Electrical and Computer Engineering (CHECE), or Bienvenue sur le site du (DGEIC)
ECEDHA Officers • Secretary/Treasurer Gerald Kane, Tulsa • Vice President, Mark Smith, Purdue • President, Jon Bredeson, Texas Tech • Junior Past President, Ken Connor, RPI • Senior Past President, Ken Jenkins, Penn State • Board Members, Terri Fiez, Oregon State; Pamela Leigh-Mack, Morgan State; Horacio J. Marquez, Alberta • IEC Member, Wayne Bennet, Clemson • John Janowiak, IEC
ECEDHA Meetings • 2006 Annual Meeting was in Hawaii • ECEDHA Board Meeting in Jackson Hole in July • Twenty-Third Annual Meeting • World Golf Renaissance, St. Augustine, FL, March 16 – 20, 2007 • Theme: Recapturing the Image
Sessions at 2007 ECEDHA Conference • ECEDHA ABET Workshop for Programs to be visited in 2008 and 2009: Bill Hudson, Minnesota State • IEEE Program Evaluators’ Workshop: Dave Soldan, Kansas State • New Chairs Workshop: Dave Irwin, Auburn
Sessions at 2007 ECEDHA Conference • Plenary Panel I – Image of ECE: Recruiting and Retention Strategies • Moderator: Mark Smith, Others to be determined
Sessions at 2007 ECEDHA Conference • Panel Session II –Infusing principles of business and entrepreneurship into the curriculum • Moderator: Fred Berry (Rose Hulman) • Panelists: McRae C. Banks, Worcester Polytechnic; David F. Barbe, Maryland; John B. Ochs, Lehigh
Sessions at 2007 ECEDHA Conference • Breakout II – Assessment Support for ABET a-k Criterion III: GradNet • Moderator: Gerry Kane, Tulsa • Panelists: Tamal Bose, Utah State; Dave Soldan, Kansas State; Wayne Bennett, Clemson; Roger Plummer, IEC
Sessions at 2007 ECEDHA Conference • Regional Departmental Meetings • Canada – • Central – • Great Lakes Region • Mid-Atlantic – • Northeast – • Southeast – • Southwest – • Western –
Sessions at 2007 ECEDHA Conference • Panel III – International Strategies – What are they doing in Europe, Asia, the Americas • Organizer: Ken Jenkins • Panel IV-- ABET: the costs and benefits of assessment • Moderator: Pamela Leigh-Mack, Morgan State • Panelists: Gloria Rogers, Rose-Hulman
Sessions at 2007 ECEDHA Conference • Panel Session IV – Technology Enhanced Learning • Moderator: Mark Smith • Panelists: Shawn Brothy, Purdue University; Ken Connor, RPI • Panel Session V – The future role of energy and power in the ECE curriculum • Moderator: Ken Connor • Panelists: Horacio Marquez, Alberta; Gary May, Ga Tech; Terri Fiez, Oregon State; Mesut Muslu, UW-Platteville; Ned Mohan, Minnesota
Continued Initiatives, Ken Connor • Revitalization of Regional Groups • Western – Meetings do not involve all states. Membership is somewhat uncertain • Southwest – Well established with regular meetings • Central States – Well established but membership is somewhat uncertain • Great Lakes – Not very active • Southeast – Well established with regular meetings • Middle Atlantic – Well established with regular meetings • Northeast – Recently re-established with regular meetings
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Other Items • Survey • Improve Online Survey • Work to Increase Participation from universities • Purpose to assist in planning • Consistency in survey questions • Size of department, also Public vs Private, Research vs Teaching • Canada vs US • Website • Links to CHECE/DGEI (Canadian Heads) and CRA • Member benefits
Other Items • ABET Criterion 3 and • Provide information on meeting this criterion for universities • Check out http://gradnet.iec.org
ECEDHA Report Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association Jon Bredeson, President 17/02/2007, Universal City, CA, EAB