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Global/Communications /Business Initiatives Update

Global/Communications /Business Initiatives Update. Bob Doty Cindy Fry Randall Jean Greg Leman Rishi Sriram. Advocate Board Update April 28, 2006. Global/Communications /Business Initiatives. Cindy Fry- Senior Lecturer of Computer Science. Update from last BOA meeting:

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Global/Communications /Business Initiatives Update

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  1. Global/Communications /Business Initiatives Update Bob Doty Cindy Fry Randall Jean Greg Leman Rishi Sriram Advocate Board Update April 28, 2006

  2. Global/Communications /Business Initiatives Cindy Fry- Senior Lecturer of Computer Science • Update from last BOA meeting: a two-course sequence “Global Business and Communication” “Technology Entrepreneurship” Focus on Instruction Focus on Implementation

  3. Work To Be Done: • Approval of the course alternatives • Global Business & Communications (taught in ECS) • Technology Entrepreneurship (taught in HSB) • Implementation/Staffing details for new course (Global Bus & Comm)

  4. Major Economic Topics Dr. Bob Doty, Professor of Mechanical Engineering • Cash Flow and Equivalence(Present Worth, Future Worth, Uniform Series) • Equipment Retirement & Replacement(Depreciation, Book Value, Economic Life, Capitalized Cost) • Comparison of Alternatives(Minimum Attractive Rate of Return, Payback Period, Benefit-Cost Ratio, Break-Even Analysis)

  5. Economic Feasibility Study • Introduction • Background Information • Market Study • Project Engineering • Cost Estimation • Estimation of Revenues • Financing

  6. Technical Communication Mr. Rishi Sriram, Student Success Specialist • Technical communication problems • Goals for technical writing and speaking • Course effectiveness evaluation • Highlight the second course • Your questions, feedback, and response to the course

  7. Some Quotes Interviews with ECS faculty • “It isn’t working.” • “Engineering without communication is worthless” • “I feel like I have to take a lot of time out of my class to teach students to write”

  8. Communication Problems • Students write like they talk • Frequent mistakes in grammar, style, etc. • Inability to write clearly and concisely • Lack of know-how with writing technical reports • Presentations are boring, unclear, and sometimes unprofessional

  9. Course Goals • Understand the purpose for technical writing • Master specific elements of writing • Practice creating technical documentation • Understand the subtleties between a poor presentation and a great one

  10. Assessment Project • Assess the value of course compared to: • Economics 3308 (engineering economics) • CSS 3308 (technical speaking) • English 3300 (technical writing) • Conduct evaluation and data analysis

  11. Second Course in Sequence • Technology Entrepreneurship • Taught by Dr. Greg Leman • Clinical professor (Ph.D. Chemical Engineering) • Director of University Entrepreneurial Initiative • Hankamer School of Business • Builds on the first course • Understanding of business models in global society • More implementation of technical writing and speaking

  12. Conclusion • Room for improvement in current courses • Addressing issues identified by faculty and constituents • Practical and helpful course • Assess the effectiveness of course • Offer second course to build on the first

  13. Questions, Feedback, Response • Our purpose here today is to hear from you!

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