PROCEEDINGSVolume I

N 1986"3) WORLD CONFERENCE

ON CONTINUINGENGINEERING EDUCATION

May 7-9,1986Lake Buena Vista, Florida

Edited ByLawrence P. Grayson

Joseph Wl. BiedenbachUniversity of South Carolina

Hosted ByASEE Continuing Professional Development Division

IEEE Education Society

UNIVERSITATSBIBUOTHEKHANNOVER

TECHNISCHEINFORMATKDNSBIBLIOTHEK

1986 World Conference on Continuing Engineering Education

Workshop I(1:00 - 5:30 p.m.)

Tuesday, May 6, 1986

SELECTING AND EVALUATINGCONTINUING ENGINEERING

EDUCATION PROGRAMS

Moderator:Nicholas Bridges, AT&T, Lisle

Panelists:Agnes Conway, AT&T, LisleMary J. Solarz, AT&T, LisleLinda Kowalik, AT&T, Lisle

Workshop II(1:30 - 5:30 p.m.)

Tuesday, May 6, 1986

THE ENGINEERINGMANAGER AS MENTOR

Moderator:Jay Gilbert

Professional Development, Inc.

Workshop III(1:30 - 5:30 p.m.)

Tuesday, May 6, 1986

USE OF VIDEOTAPE FORCONTINUING ENGINEERINGEDUCATION PROGRAMS -THE AMCEE APPROACH

Moderators:Eileen M. Matz

University of ArizonaMary Bea Walker

University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign

"An Overview of U.S. EngineeringOutreach by Video1*

Joseph M. BiedenbachUniversity of South Carolina

"Satellite Delivery of VideoProgram Material"

Philip A. RubinRubin, Bednarek andAssociates, Inc.

"Using Video to ImproveProductivity"

James F. GibbonsStanford University 15

"Starting a Videobased EducationDelivery System"

Endrick NogesUniversity of Washington 19

"The Florida EngineeringEducation Delivery System"Andrew J. Barrett

University of South FloridaEugene R. ChenetteUniversity of Florida

Alan B. MarcovitzFlorida Atlantic University

Bruce E. MathewsUniversity of CentralFlorida

Arnold J. RothsteinFlorida InternationalUniversity

Yacov ShamashWashington State University

Fred O. SimonsFlorida A & M University/Florida State University

Arthur J. Zirger, Jr.University of Florida 24

"A National CooperativeProgram—NTU"

Lionel V. BaldwinNational TechnologicalUniversity

"Marketing Videobased EducationPrograms to Industry"

Charles S. ElliottPurdue University 30

Coordinator of AMCEE Exhibit:Susan M. KryczkaNortheastern University

Workshop V(1:30 - 5:30 p.m.)

Tuesday, May 6, 1986

EVALUATING CONTINUINGEDUCATION PROGRAMS:

PRINCIPLES AND TECHNIQUES

Moderator?Henry P. ColeUniversity of Kentucky 39

Panelists:David K. BlytheWarren E. LacefieldBilly J. Barfield

University of Kentucky 40

Workshop VI(1:30 - 5-:30 P.M.)

Tuesday, May 6, 1986

AN OVERVIEW OF STRATEGICPLANNING FOR TRAINING

Moderators:Raynold A. SvensonKaren M. Wallace

R. A. Svenson &Associates, Inc. 43

"Strategic Planning forTraining"

Ray A. SvensonR. A. Svenson &Associates, Inc. 45

Session 7A1(8:00 - 9:45 a.m.)PLENARY SESSION

Moderator:John P. Klus

University of Wisconsin-Madison 53

"Welcome from the Sponsors"Robert N. Mills

General Electric Company 53

"A Private Institution's View ofContinuing EngineeringEducation"

Edmund T. CrarishWang Institute ofGraduate Studies 53

"Industry's Approach toContinuing EngineeringEducation"

Richard P. CaseIBM Corporation 53

Session 7B1(10:15 a.m. - 12:00 noon)

COMPUTER ASSISTEDINSTRUCTION IN

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Moderators:Marilyn Crilly

Bell Communications ResearchTechnical Education Center

Joseph BitranControl Data Corporation 59

Panelists: "VideodiscApplications in Science andEngineering"Ronald W. Nugent

University of Nebrask 61Jack Welsh

DELTAK, Inc.Stanley TrollipUniversity of Minnesota

"Computer - Based Training inContinuing Education"

Marylyn CrillyBell CommunicationResearch TechnicalEducation Center 11 (4

Session 7B2(10:15 a.m. - 12:00 noon)

TECHNIQUES OF MAKING A NEEDSANALYSIS FOR CONTINUING

EDUCATION

Moderator:Sundaram KrishnamurthyCalifornia State University-Fullerton

Janice C. HepworthColorado School of Mines 63

"Techniques of Making a NeedsAnalysis for ContinuingEducation"Sundaram KrishnamurthyCalifornia StateUniversity-Fullerton

"An In-Depth ContinuingEngineering Education Study ofFinland with InternationalComparisons"John P. KlusUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison

Markku MarkkulaHelsinki University ofTechnology

Juha VenhoFinnish Centre forContinuing Educationin Engineering (INSKO) 64

"Making the Needs Analysis: AnOrganized Approach"Donald E. JacklichThe Jacklich Corporation 69

"Matching the Professional andManagement Development Contentsof a Program for DevelopingEngineering Directors"Hussein M. El-GammalKuwait Institute forScientific Research 79

Session 7B3(10:15 a.m. - 12:00 noon)

FINANCIAL ASPECTS OFCONTINUING ENGINEERINGEDUCATION PROGRAMS

Moderators:Richard G. DenningUniversity of Central Florida

Milind S. PimprikarConcordia University 85

"Tying Continuing Education tothe Bottom Line—Quality CourseDevelopment for OrganizationalPayoff"Lester J. Gabis-LevineJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc. 101

"Continuing EngineeringEducation at a Reasonable Cost:How Can Professional Societiesand Academic Institutions Help?"Dorairaj a Raghu

New Jersey Institute ofTechnology

Jerry HaimowitzFranklin TownshipSewerage Authority 101

"A Case for an IntegratedApproach to CorporateEngineering Education"Rod L. BoyesRonald G. GreenwoodGMI Engineering'andManagement Institute 87

, "How to Invest $2M Wisely inProfessional Development ofEngineers"J. Dennis JamesNeil A. LoveRobert M. Anderson, Jr.

General Electric Co. 91

"The Economics of Training"David L. Cummings

, ROI Systems — — 100

"Interactive Television bySatellite" Lupa . ., >.,.:'. AT & T Technologies 102

Session 7B4(10:15 a.m. - 12:00 noon)SOME RESERACH FINDINGS

IN CONTINUING ENGINEERINGEDUCATION PROGRAMS

Moderators:Myron;L.Hayden

University of South FloridaChandra Shekhar Jha

Indian Institute of Technology-- Delhi (Pennsylvania StateUniversity) - — — — - - • 105

"IEEE Survey of MembersContinuing Education Needs"John A. Adam

Institute of Electrical andElectronics Engineers 107

"Preliminary Study on ContinuingEngineering Education in theEnterprise" ;

Lu LiangminShen Zechun

The Chinese Association forMathematics 110

"Cooperation Between CompanyExternal and Internal ContinuingEngineering Education"Wilfred J. Bartz

Technische AkademieEsslingen 115

"Actual Problems of theImprovement of the Quality ofSpecialist Training"

Shipunov Vladimir GrigorievichUSSR

"A Profile of U.S. ContinuingEngineering Education DiplomaPrograms"Janice CzysconRichard A. MollUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison 133

"Locus of Control and ItsEffects on Levels ofParticipation in ContinuingProfessional Education forEngineers"

Brian A. GilesEastman Kodak Company 140

"Educational Technology forQuality Engineering Education"

Russel C. JonesBoston University 148

"Session 7B5(10:15 a.m. - 12:00 noon)

APPROACHES TO CONTINUINGENGINEERING EDUCATION

AROUND THE WORLD

Moderators:Myron W. Chin

University of the West IndiesAlemayehu FeferraAddis Ababa University 173

"An Italian Approach toContinuing Engineering Educationfor Industrializing Countries"Lorenzo AscioneSSGRR Rome, Italy 174

"Design and Implementation of aUniversity Linkage ProgramInvolving Brazil and the U.S.A."Edward C. BertnolliGeorge W. ZobristUniversity of Missouri-Rolla 181

"Industrial Training ofMechanical EngineeringStudents--The University ofLagos Experience"David A. AderibigbeOluremi A. Olatunbosun

University of Lagos 185

"Continuing Education ofScientific and TechnologicalPersonnel in the Academy ofSciences of China"

Ren Zhi-shuThe Academy of Sciences 197of China

"Continuing Education forMechanical Engineering Graduatesof Kenya"Sudirikku R. AmaradasaUniversity of Nairobi

"Continuing EngineeringEducation in the West Indies--AnOverview"Myron W. ChinUniversity of theWest Indies 202

"Educational Activities of YoungCzechoslovak Engineers"V. CermakThe Research Institute ofHigher Education-Prague

Session 7L1(12:00 noon - 1:30 p.m.)

CONFERENCE LUNCHEONAmericana Dutch Resort Hotel

Moderator:Frank E. BurrisRCA Technical Excellence Center — 209

"Welcome from HostOrganizations"Glen L. MartinCH2M Hill, Inc. 210

"Corporate and AcademicEducation: Friends or Foes?"Donald K. ConoverAT&T Technologies 209

Workshop IV(1:30 - 5:30 p.m.)

Wednesday, May 7, 1986SUPPLY AND UTILIZATION OFCONTINUING ENGINEERINGEDUCATION AIMED ATENHANCED INDUSTRIAL

INNOVATION, PRODUCTIVITYAND PRODUCT QUALITY

Moderator:Israel KatzNortheastern University 2 1 2

"Supply and Utilization ofContinuing Engineering EducationAimed at Enhanced IndustrialTnnovation"

David G. JanssonMassachusetts Instituteof Technology 1 1 7 4

"Continuing EngineeringEducation for Enhanced,Productivity"

Israel KatzNortheastern University

"Supply and Utilization ofContinuing Engineering EducationAimed at Enhanced IndustrialProduct Quality"

Ralph BarraBarra International, Inc.

Session 7C1(1:30 - 3:15 p.m.)

CONTINUING ENGINEERINGEDUCATION FOR MANAGEMENT

Moderators:Emil L. Martinec

Argonne National LaboratoryT. Szentmartony

Technical Universityof Budapest 221

"Educating Today's Engineering

Manager"Nathan H. Hurt, Jr.W. G. RussellP. I. DavisG. E. McGuireD. L. Nickel

Goodyear Atomic Corporation 223

"Continuing Education forEngineering Management"

Daniel L. BabcockBernard R. Sarchet

University of Missouri-Rolla 228

"A Management Alogrithm"E. Nick Friesen

Los Angeles Department ofWater and Power - 233

"The Emergence of EngineeringManagement Discipline"

Dundar F. KocaogluUniversity of Pittsburgh 240

"Management of ContinuingEducation"

Robert L. SwaimPRESENTED BY

Bill -CooperOklahoma State University 248

"Developing a Curriculum forTomorrow's CIM Manager11

David P. RuttGene MintonDarlene P. Copp

Society of ManufacturingEngineers 253

Session 7C2(1:30 - 3:15 p.m.)

EVALUATING CONTINUINGENGINEERING EDUCATION PROGRAMS

Moderators:John M. Amos

University of Missouri-RollaXianhong Zhang

Tsing Hua University andChina Society of ContinuingEngineering Education 263

"Quality Assurance of TrainingPrograms: Challenges andOpportunities"

Roger BaldwinVirginia Electric &Power Co.

Sarah A. LutterodtGeneral Physics Corp. 265

"A CooperativeIndustry-University ContinuingEducation Program in EngineeringDesign for Reliability"John W. Priest

University of Texas-Arlington 274

"A Survey of ManagementPractices Being Used byTechnical Managers"

Jerry D. WestbrookUniversity of Tennessee 277

"A Statistical PerformanceAnalysis of Engineering StudentsUsing Contingency Tables andMultiple Linear Regression"

Sarin Naji M. JawadR. M. Abel Ali

United Arab EmiratesUniversity 289

"Measuring Learning inContinuing EngineeringEducation"

Warren E. LacefieldHenry P. ColeDavid K. BlytheBilly J. BarfieldUniversity of Kentucky 293

"Research in Program Evaluation"Donna J. Dennis

RCA David Sarnoff ResearchCenter

"Using College Credit Standardsto Evaluate Training Programs"Sheila MurdickAnnis Grover

National Program onNoncollegiate SponsoredInstruction 299

Session 7C3(1:30 - 3:15 p.m.)

FACULTY SELECTION,COMPENSATION, AND

INVOLVEMENT INCONTINUING EDUCATION

Moderators:James R. Wilbanks

Auburn UniversityMichel Lucius

Institut NationalPolytechnique de Lorraine 305

"Prospectives of ContinuingEducation in the Faculty ofEngineering of the NationalAutonomous University of Mexico"

Octavio A. Rascon-ChavezGabriel Moreno PeceroNational AutonomousUniversity of Mexico 307

"The Graduate EngineeringEducation Program: Developmentand Future Direction"Shirley Dell Stahl

Digital EquipmentCorporation 312

"Evaluation and Development ofFaculty for ContinuingEngineering Education"

Donald D. FrenchInstitute for AdvancedProfessional Studies

"Faculty Rewards andCompensation for ContinuingEngineering Education at theUniversity of IllinoisUrbana-Champaign"

Mary Bea WalkerJ. F. Donaldson

University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign 317

"Continuing EngineeringEducation...The United KingdomScene and Cranfield'sContribution"

K. W. RamsdenPRESENTED BY• David J. Farrar

Cranfield Institute ofTechnology 321

Session 7C4(1:30 - 3:15 p.m.)

MICRO-COMPUTERS FORCONTINUING

ENGINEERING EDUCATION

Moderators:Gary L. Workman

University of Alabama-Huntsville

Derek R. WilsonThe Polytechnic ofCentral London 325

"Computer Graphics inEngineering and ContinuingEducation"

Richard H. LatinterRobert A, MatthewsUniversity of Louisville 326

nPersonal Computer Literacy forthe Practicing Engineer"Jerald L. Rounds

Iowa State University 332

"Software Engineering—The Needfor New Skills"Neal J. HutchinsonDerek R. WilsonPolytechnic of CentralLondon 338

"Computer Literacy andEngineers' Job Satisfaction"Hossein AzaniMillersville University

Reza KhorramshahgolNorth Carolina CentralUniversity

James DinwiddieGeorge Washington University 344

"A Continuing Education Programin Microcomputing Applications"Carlos Scheel

Instituto Tecnologico y deEstudios Superiores deMonterrey

"Microcomputer Based OpticalMark Readers (OMRs) forInformation Management Systems"Gamini WeerasekeraThe University ofSouthwestern Louisiana 351

"Role of Computers in ContinuingEducation"B. M. Guptathe late A. K. SinhaPrem S. SatsangiIndian Institute ofTechnology-Delhi 354

Session 7C5(1:30 - 3:15 p.m.)

TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGYTHROUGH

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Moderators:Galal S. A. ShawkiQatar University

Mihir K. DasCalifornia StateUniversity-Long Beach 361

"Technology Transfer for LocalTransportation Needs—AnExperiment"Stanley L. Ring

Iowa State University 362

"A Regional Initiative for theTransfer of High Technology intoSmall and Medium SizeEnterprises"Dieter Seitzer

Heinz L. GerhaeuserUniversity ofErlangen-Nuremberg 3gg

"Technology Transfer: ACollaborative Effort BetweenIndustry and Academia"Ruth H. ZollingerWalter H. Edling

Lorain County CommunityCollege 3 7 2

"Appropriate Technology Transferand Curriculum Development inDeveloping Environments"

Salah E. AidarousBell Northern Research 382

"Technology Transfer: ANigerian Experience"

0. AjayiUniversity of Lagos

"Transfer of Technology ThroughContinuing Education: A Casefor Individualized Instruction"Robert R. Roehrich

DeVRY, Inc. 378

"Information Transfer andContinuing Education"

Vladimir T. BorovanskyArizona State University

Session 7D1(3:45 - 5:30 p.m.)

UNIVERSITY CONTINUINGEDUCATION PROGRAMS

FROM AROUND THE WORLDPoster Session

Moderators:David K. Blythe

University of KentuckySabah Al-Nassri

University of Qatar 383

"Arizona State University:Continuing Engineering Educationvia Telecommunications"

Joseph S. GreenbergMartin R. Gilson

Arizona State University 384

"Computer Usage in theUniversity of Kentucky'sEngineering Continuing EducationProgram"

R. G. EdwardsJuanita Graves

University of Kentucky 464

"Remote Delivery Methods forUniversity of IllinoisContinuing EngineeringEducation"

Mary Bea WalkerUniversity of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign 386

"Continuing EngineeringEducation: Clemson's Evolutionto Excellence"Thomas H. OswaldClemson University 390

"Role of Universities in RuralDevelopment and TechnologyTransfer in India"

Ayyagari Janaki RaoAndhra University 391

"Tsinghua University ActivelyDevelops Continuing Education toServe National Construction"

Lu ShenTsinghua University 395

"Developing Proceedings forConferences—The Nuts and Bolts"

Joseph M. BiedenbachLinda S. MaynardUniversity of South Carolina 399

"Engineering Education by VideoTape, Microwave and FiberOptics"

Bernard R. SarchetUniversity of Missouri-Rolla 416

"The National TechnologicalUniversity--'A Space-age Modelfor the Future'"Mark Bradley

National TechnologicalUniversity 464

"The Engineering ProfessionalDevelopment Program at theUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison"

William W. WuergerC. Allen Wortley

University of Wisconsin-Madison 423

"Microcampus—It's More Than aDelivery System"

Eileen M. MatzUniversity of Arizona 426

"Continuing EngineeringEducation at Purdue University"

Charles S. ElliottPhilip H. Swain

Purdue University 429

"Continuing EngineeringEducation Available Through OakRidge Associated Universities"

Richard E. WiesehuegelOak Ridge AssociatedUniversities 431

"Fundamentals of EngineeringReview"

Charles L. TownsendJames M. Varnum

Iowa State University 436

"Continuing EngineeringEducation at UCLA—AComprehensive Approach"

Thelma EstrinUniversity of California-Los Angeles 439

"Television Delivery ofEngineering Continuing EducationThrough TV"Clifford R. Bragdon

Georgia Institute ofTechnology 465

"Technology Transfer—Universityto Local PracticingProfessionals"J. Fred O'Brien, Jr.Auburn University 443

"Continuing EngineeringEducation at the TechnischeAkadenie Esslingen"Wilfried J. Bartz

Technische AkadenieEsslingen 466

"Continuing EngineeringEducation in the State of Qatar"

Galal S. A. ShawkiQatar University 444

"Some Observations on theDevelopment of ContinuingEducation of Engineers in Iraq"

Sabah Al-NassriUniversity of Qatar 453

"Planning During a Period ofRapid Change"

Janice C. HepworthColorado School of Mines 457

"Diversity, Flexibility andRisk--The Self-Financing of

Continuing Education at LeedsUniversity

T. D. BilhamThe University of Leeds

"Some Causes of AcceleratedTechnological Obsolescence AmongEngineers in Developing Regions"

Patrick A. K. AwotwiNicholas K. KumapleyUniversity of Science andTechnology-Ghana

Eugene R. ChenetteUniversity of Florida

Session 7D2(3:45 - 5:30 p.m.)

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETYCONTINUING EDUCATION

PROGRAMSAROUND THE WORLD

Poster Session

Moderators:John F. Wilhelm

Consultant, Formerly withInstitute of Electricaland Electronics Engineers

Patricia IrmenAmerican Society of CivilEngineers 467

"Continuing EngineeringEducation for MechanicalEngineers in China"Xu ShaogaoPan XinhanChinese MechanicalEngineering Society

Shen ZhaoQinghua University

Yu ZongruiEducation Bureau, Ministryof Machine Building Industry 469

"Videoconferencing viaSatellite: Using Technology inContinuing Education"

Robert G. KharmannInstitute of Electrical andElectronics Engineers 473

"The American Institute ofChemical Engineers Approach toContinuing EngineeringEducation"Harold I. AbramsonAmerican Institute ofChemical Engineers •• 477

"Instrument Society ofAmerica—Training and ContinuingEducation"Douglas J. Kolb

Instrument Society ofAmerica 482

"The American Society of CivilEngineers Continuing EducationProgram"Patricia IrmenAmerican Society of CivilEngineers 491

"The American Society of QualityControl Continuing EducationProgram"Steve GordyAmerican Society of QualityControl 491

"Continuing IndustrialEngineering Education"David J. SoukupAmerican Institute ofIndustrial Engineers 485

"Continuing Education Program ofthe American Vacuum Society"Paul H. HollowayAmerican Vacuum Society 489

"TAPPI's Approach to ContinuingEducation"Carnie M. HolmesWayne H. GrossTAPPI 490

Session 7D31:30 - 5:00 p.m.

PRODUCTION AND RECEPTIONOF INTERACTIVE TELEVISION

VIA SATELLITEWorkshop VII

Moderators:Henry F. Frailey

University of Notre Dame 492

PART I: Producing the Seminarand Transmitting to theSatellite -"Putting Together the Pieces"Tom DenninUniversity of Notre Dame

PART II: ITVS Reception -"Why, How, Results - A User'sPerception"Steve YourstIBM Corporation

PANEL DISCUSSIONTom DenninUniversity of Notre Dame

Hank FraileyUniversity of Notre Dame

Bill CooperOklahoma State University

Steve YourstIBM Corporation

Session 8A1(8:00 - 9:45 a.m.)

MANAGING THE CONTINUINGEDUCATION FUNCTION

Moderators:Owen D. OsborneIowa State University

William Leslie AndersonSaint Lawrence College 495

"A Method of CalculatingWorkloads for ContinuingEducation Staff Assignments"Bill L. CooperOklahoma State University 497

"Meeting Dollar Dynamics"Anver S. SuleimanThe Marketing Federation 500

"Advisory Board Management forContinuing EducationAdministrators"Dana R. DarlingUniversity of Southern Maine 503