Report of the Managing Director, Educational Activities Department

Douglas Gorham

June 2008

Denver, CO

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 Biometrics

Women In Engineering EAB Support Department

Management

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

17-Jun-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 2009

Edu Program Mgr, Univ Programs

Certification Director

Project Manager, Acquisitions*

Project Manager, Production*

Project Admin (WIE)*

Educational Activities Department Staff Update

Yvonne Pelham has been promoted to Manager, Educational Outreach

Chuck Hickman, Director, University Programs joined IEEE in April

Two positions we are working to fill: Educational Outreach Program Manager Program Manager, Continuing Education

and eLearning

Strategic Program Assessment Retreat and Educational Activities (1)

Purpose: to conduct a strategic assessment of the identified IEEE programs, services and products

The process: To assess current performance, assuming

nothing different will be done Focus is on the “external” needs of

members/customers Focus is on results delivered SPA used a data driven approach Recommendations will move forward to

ExCom and the IEEE BoD

Strategic Program Assessment Retreat and Educational Activities (2)

24 programs were identified for review 19 programs were reviewed A program was defined as a product,

service, or set of products and services which are provided or delivered to a specific group of customers/clients/users/members

Strategic Program Assessment Retreat and Educational Activities (3)

Four Educational Activities programs were identified for review: IEEE Expert Now* Education Partners Program* Pre-University Education Outreach* US Accreditation

*= Programs that were reviewed

Strategic Program Assessment Retreat and Educational Activities (4)

A matrix was used with the following dimensions Program attractiveness Competitive position Alternative coverage

Participants placed one dot (vote) in each dimension

Strategic Program Assessment Retreat and Educational Activities (5)

Eight strategies were used to identify a recommendation for each program

Aggressive competition Aggressive growth Orderly divestment Build strength or sell out Build up the best competitor Soul of the organization Aggressive divestment Transition to others or joint venture

Strategic Program Assessment Retreat and Educational Activities (6)

What are we asking of you? At the 21 April Executive Committee

meeting it was agreed that the OUs with responsibility for the programs assessed should review the SPA retreat results

Provide input and guidance on how we should move forward in the three programs assessed

Thank you!

Questions? Comments?