ECEDHA Report

Jon Bredeson, President

Electrical and Computer Engineering Department

Heads Association

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

Jon Bredeson, President

Electrical and Computer Engineering Department

Heads Association

17/02/2007, Universal City, CA, EAB