Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association

E C E D H A

2003 ECEDHA Workshop for EE/CompE programs to be visited under ABET C2000 in the Fall of 2004

Information

Place

You can make your reservations by calling the Turtle Bay Resort directly at 800-203-3650 or 808-293-8811. Please reference the ECEDHA meeting when making your reservation to insure receiving the special ECEDHA room rate of $140. You must make your reservation by February 15, 2003 to insure receiving this rate. More information on the facility can be found on the web at http://www.TurtleBayHotel.com.

Date

Friday, March 14, 2003

Time

8:00 a.m. through dinner

Airport Transportation

The Resort is a beautiful 60 minute drive from Honolulu International Airport. Rental cars are readily available at the airport, or you can call following transportation company to arrange your hotel transfers: David Frid (808) 222-8711.

It should be noted that transportation to the hotel through the transportation company is very expensive. Carpooling using rental cars is a good way to limit transportation costs. Therfore, contact your colleagues for their plans.

Driving directions from the airport are as follows: Take H1 Freeway, Westbound and then continune on the H2 North to Wahiawa. Take 80 through Wahiawa, it connects with 99. Stay on 99 to Haleiwa. The road now bypasses Haleiwa and becomes Route 83. Continue on 83 approxiamtely 25 minutes to the Turtle Bay Resory.

Please consult the http://www.TurtleBayHotel.com web site for further details ontravel to and from the airport and other locations.

What to bring

Each attendee should bring copies of material prepared to date which relate to implementation of Criteria 2000 (EC2000) and the ABET self-study. Examples include educational goals and objectives, constituent input, related curriculum development activities, assessment plans, assessment results and analyses, summary reports, etc. Participants should be prepared to make a brief presentation regarding their C2000 status, self study, and visit preparations.

Format

Participants will be organized into small groups with a facilitator who is experienced with respect to Criteria 2000. Within each group presentations of each program status will be made and best practices will be shared. The afternoon session will be organized around topics that have been identified during the morning session as needing additional attention.

Participation

ABET has committed to having a member of the Engineering Accreditation Commission present.

Facilitators

Registration

Call the ECEDHA office (312-559-4625) to have a registration form faxed to you.


Agenda

Friday, March 14, 2003

7:30 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:00
Introductions

8:15
Opening Remarks

8:30
Working groups focus on Educational Objectives

9:45
Break

10:00
General session, summary presentations on Educational Objectives

10:45
Working Groups focus on Program Objectives

Noon
Working Lunch (provided), summary presentations on Program Outcomes

1:00 p.m.
Facilitator reflections, synthesis of strengths and weaknesses

1:30
Working goups focus on Professional Component

2:00
General session, summary presentations on Professional Component and choice of working group topics for remaining session

2:30
Working groups focus on selected topics

3:15
General session, summary presentations on selected topics, closing summaries from each group, from facilitators, and from ABET representative

4:00
Adjourn

6:30
ECEDHA Reception

7:30
Dinner for workshop participants only, further discussions, and networking


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