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IEEE Standards and Education

Joint ITU-GISFI-DS-CTIF Standards Education Workshop (Aalborg, Denmark, 8-9 October 2012). IEEE Standards and Education. James Irvine University of Strathclyde, Glasgow Member, IEEE Standards Ed Comm j.m.irvine@ieee.org. The IEEE. 415,000 members

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IEEE Standards and Education

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  1. Joint ITU-GISFI-DS-CTIF Standards Education Workshop (Aalborg, Denmark, 8-9 October 2012) IEEE Standards and Education James Irvine University of Strathclyde, Glasgow Member, IEEE Standards Ed Comm j.m.irvine@ieee.org

  2. The IEEE • 415,000 members • Headquartered in New Jersey, but majority of members outside US • 45 technical societies and councils • 148 journals and transactions • 1/3 EE technical content globally • 3m technical papers in Xplore • 1300 conferences annually • 387,000 attendees in 2011

  3. Role in Standardisation IEEE is a leading global standards development organisation   Process open to all Approx 1,500 standards completed or under development IEEE Standards Association 20,000 individual and corporate participants Draws on the expertise of the IEEE societies and technical councils. Aalborg, Denmark, 8-9 October 2012 3

  4. IEEE Standards Education Committee IEEE Governance Educational Activities Standards Education Committee Standards Association Member & GeographicActivities IEEE-USA Technical Activities Publication Activities Aalborg, Denmark, 8-9 October 2012 4

  5. IEEE Standards Education Mission Promote the importance of standardsin meeting technical, economic, environmental, and societal challenges Provide learning materialson standards for the design and development aspects of educational programs Provide short coursesabout standards needed in the design and development phases of professional practice Actively promote the integration of standards into academic programs Aalborg, Denmark, 8-9 October 2012 5

  6. Education Resources Tutorials Aalborg, Denmark, 8-9 October 2012 6

  7. Tutorial Example Aalborg, Denmark, 8-9 October 2012 7

  8. Education Resources Tutorials Case studies Minigrants Web portals IEEE Standards Education Portal http://www.standardseducation.org Standards Education to the Public http://trystandards.org Standards education e-zine standardsmagazine.ieee-elearning.org Aalborg, Denmark, 8-9 October 2012 8

  9. eZine Aalborg, Denmark, 8-9 October 2012 9

  10. Real World Application Strathclyde University Third largest EE department in the UK About 800 students Motto: ‘A place of useful learning’ Standards used throughout Mobile communications course Design service with standard system Communications networks Explain and analyse design trade-offs Power engineering Investigate emerging smart grid standards Aalborg, Denmark, 8-9 October 2012 10

  11. Dos and Don'ts from the Chalk Face Don’t Teach standards Large documents send students to sleep Ignore standards Essential part of engineer’s life Do Teach the importance of standards Give insight to the process Use standards case studies to illustrate theory Give credit! Aalborg, Denmark, 8-9 October 2012 11

  12. Conclusions & Recommendations Have an integrated approach Applications cross technology silos Use the available resources http://standardseducation.org Employ appropriate teaching Directed reading, case studies, problem focussed, projects Not lectures… Aalborg, Denmark, 8-9 October 2012 12

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