Report of the Managing Director, Educational Activities Department

Douglas Gorham

November 2008

New Brunswick, NJ

EAB’s Mandate

The IEEE Educational Activities Board (EAB) shall:

Recommend to the Board of Directors policies on educational matters

Implement programs specifically intended to serve and benefit IEEE members in educational pursuits

And the engineering and scientific community, and the general public

Be the IEEE interface in education-related matters with external bodies

Be responsible for administration of the annual assessment paid to ABET, Inc.

Overview of DepartmentResponsibilities (1)

Pre-university education Tryengineering.org Teacher In Service Program (TISP) Outreach to teachers and school counselors

University education Accreditation in the United States Global accreditation Accreditation.org Technical English Program Student retention: Real World Engineering Projects

Overview of Department Responsibilities (2)

Post-university education Continuing education

IEEE Education partners, IEEE Expert Now, Education about Standards

Certification Women In Engineering EAB Support Department Mgmt

Educational Activities Department

Overview A total of 20 positions make up EAD 3 new positions were approved for 2008 5 unexpected vacancies occurred at the

conclusion of 2007 We have filled 7 open positions during

2008

Educational Activities 2008 Org Chart

Managing Director, Educational Activities

Director, Educational Outreach

Director, Educational

Programs

Director, University Programs *

Projects Administrator

Program ManagerEducational Programs

and eLearning

Program Manager

Education Outreach Program Manager

Projects Administrator

26-Jan-08

EAD Business Manager

Administrative Assistant

Sr. Administrator Accreditation Activities

Sr. Manager EAB

Functional Organization ChartEducational Activities 2008

Program Admin

EA Promotion Manager

Sr. Administrator,EAB

Program Manager

Standards Education Program Manager

* = New Position in 2008

Edu Program Mgr, Univ Programs

Certification Director*

Educational Activities Highlights in 2008 (1)

A promotional CD for EA A Body of Knowledge for biometrics

certification A policy paper on the role of technical

standards in engineering education Tutorials for school counselors and

teachers

Educational Activities Highlights in 2008 (2)

The WIE magazine won a 2008 APEX award for publication excellence

Technical webinars New business model for IEEE Expert Now Standards Education tutorials Approval of a new position to support our

growing Women In Engineering programs in 2009

Educational Activities Highlights in 2008 (3)

Development of an on-line continuing education portal for IEEE

A declaration was signed by 27 representatives from 7 countries to establish a new accrediting body for programs in engineering and technology entitled, The Caribbean Accreditation Council for Engineering and Technology (CACET)

Approval of additional funding in 2009 to invest in expanding IEEE Expert Now

Questions? Comments?

Thank you!