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APPENDIX C
Professional Society Survey
Although several professional groups have conducted studies of soci-
ety-sponsored continuing education for engineers, these efforts for the
most part have been few and limited in scope. At a meeting in January
1984, representatives from nine such groups met and decided to update
the available data Insofar as possibleJ, using a simply formatted ques-
tionnaire that was sent to 40 organizations. Eleven responses were
received, which have been totaled and appear below in the spaces pro-
vided in the questionnaire. {See Chapter 5 for a more detailed discus-
sion of the rationale for and results of the survey.
I Please list your current programs:
Program
Conferences
Clinics
Seminars
Trade Shows
Home Study Courses
Average Average Average
Number Duration (his) Cost ($)
.3 1 135
175
406
127
36 months 69
imaximumJ
6,425 /pkg.
2, 750 avg.
140
1.67 1
15.27 2.3
1 3
Industry In-House Courses 3.55 3.25
Video Program .91 6.5
Audio-assisted Courses .73 12
Modular Courses
Case Histories
Other Types:
(Please list)
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II How do you supply or generate the technical subject content?
Source Response Percentage
Standing Committee 9 81
Ad Hoc Committee 6 55
45
36
9
27
Industry Input
Research Results
Government Report
Other
(1
4
1
3
m How do you evaluate the effectiveness of the program on its
relevance to members current/long-range needs?
Method Response
Attendance {or ParticipationJ 9
Peers
Committee
Questionnaire
Other
4
5
8
1
Percentage
82
36
45
73
9
IV What is the lead time to develop technical content and produce
the program, course, or item?
Percentage
Almost immediate
3 Months
6 Months
1 Year
Other
Response
4
V Are your programs financially self-supporting?
Individually
Collectively {some win, some loseJ
Response
3
7
Subsidize some
Subsidize all
Are they funded by outside groups Yes 2 No 9
63.6
36.4
Percentage
27
64
10
1
VI Do you have sufficient seed money to develop new and narrative
programs for members' future needs?
Yes 7 No 2 Don't Know 2
Is it substantial? Yes 2 No
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VII How do you determine the education needs of members?
Survey 8 Industry request
Committee 10 Government request
Staff 9 Academic supplement
Other
1
2
2
vm What group in your organization determines member needs?
Education Committee 10 Office Group
Technical Committee 6 Board of Directors 4
Other 2 Staff
o
8
IX Do you have a large organized member technical committee
structure to determine need and programs for subset disciplines?
Yes 9 No 2
X Is the technology in your discipline:
Advancing
Moving Rapidly
Standing Still
6
Declining
Slowly Beginning
Less Relevant
o
o
o
XI Do your present conventional program delivery systems answer
the need for rapid exposure of new technology to a large number
of your members in a short time?
Yes 7 No 4
XII Have you recently looked at your methods of information/tech-
nology transfer to your members and others?
Yes 10 No 1
Is it adequate to their needs?
Yes _ No 2
XIII Do you think your delivery systems need to be modernized?
Yes 6 No 4
Have you considered, or are you considering:
Teleconferencing
Video courses
Satellite conferencing
Audio information tapes
Computer programmed learning courses
Personal computer instruction software
8
3
5
7
Yes Percentage
64
73
27
45
64
64
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XIV Do you spend considerable personnel/financial resources work-
ing with other groups for continuing education?
Academia
Government
Industry
Other Societies
4
2
3
4
Yes Percentage
36
18
27
36
Do you feel the trend in programming for your members is
toward multidiscipline or multisociety programming to ade-
quately cover the subject for continuing education?
Yes Percentage
3 27
XV Do you have member recognition, motivating, or credential list-
ing programs?
Plaques, Certificates, etc.
Certification Programs
Central Credential Registry
9
4
5
Yes Percentage
82
36
45
Does your organization assist the member in planning a coordi
nated, long- or short-range personnel development program?
Yes Percentage
5 45
Is it recognized by industry?
Academia?
Professions?
Do you think these programs are a factor in
motivating your members to participate?
Do you plan to install a formal Professional
Development/Continuing Education
program in the near future?
XVI Do you have a profile of your membership?
Is it stored in your computer?
Can you manipulate the data for analytical
purposes?
What is the median age of your members? 44
6
5
5
4
55
45
45
36
2 18
Yes Percentage
100
100
10 100
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XVII Does your organization work with ABET;or other
organizations) to accredit the content of your Engineering
Curricula?
Yes 9 No
General Comments:
This survey hits only the highlight questions. It is intended only to
establish data for further study. The overall study is intended to point
out areas for further in-depth analysis.
Please feel free to add your comments, constructive or otherwise, to
the above questions, or on any other subject in continuing education
that you feel is relevant or needs further amplification.
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