Using On-Line Education to Meet the Needs of Working Engineering Professionals

摘要

Working engineering professionals and their employers understand the value of, and the need for continuing education; be it training courses, certificate programs, or advanced degrees. These consumers are looking for an efficient means to gain the required skills and knowledge to move their career, company, or project forward. These consumers demand well-written and well-presented material that matches their current need for knowledge. Often, the best approach to meeting these needs is a team consisting of university faculty members, highly respected industry professionals, and individuals trained in instructional design. The purpose of this paper is to show the method that was used to develop a successful on-line education program.