{"72563":{"#nid":"72563","#data":{"type":"news","title":"GT Defense Technology Begins Learning Assessments","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0027s defense technology education program is implementing an assessment of learning in its professional short courses to further strengthen its certificates in Antenna Engineering, Electronic Warfare Technology, Infrared \u0026amp; Electro-Optical Technology, Radar Systems, Radar Signal Processing \u0026amp; Techniques, and Modeling \u0026amp; Simulation.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022By assessing our attendees in this manner, our certificates will be more meaningful and valuable to our students and their companies,\u0022 said Dr. Bill Holm, assistant vice provost for Distance Learning and Professional Education and director of the Georgia Tech defense technology education program.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBeginning in September, the assessments are required if the short course counts toward a certificate.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The assessments can be as simple as 10 multiple-choice questions given each day at the beginning of the course,\u0022 Holm said. \u0022Students would then answer the questions and submit them at the end of the day.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EStudents attending at least 80 percent of the class receive a Certificate of Attendance indicating the continuing education units earned. Students who also pass the assessment receive a Certificate of Successful Completion indicating the CEUs earned and that the course helps satisfies requirements for a professional certificate. Depending on the field of study, five or six courses are required for a professional certificate.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFour courses in systems engineering are also being introduced to meet growing industry demand, as well as five other defense courses. These new systems engineering courses will eventually become part of a certificate program:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n-\tFundamentals of Modern Systems Engineering,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n-\tLeading Systems Engineering Teams,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n-\tModeling and Simulation for Systems Engineering, and\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n-\tSystems Design and Analysis.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to the systems engineering courses, the defense technology education program has added six short courses to its 58-course inventory:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n-\tRadar Waveforms: Properties, Analysis, Design, and Applications,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n-\tIntroduction to Wireless Communication Systems,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n-\tModeling and Simulation of Antennas\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n-\tAtmospheric LIDAR Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n-\tIntroduction to MIL-STD-1553, and\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n-\tTransmit\/Receive Modules for Phased Array Radar: Components, Construction, and Costs.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022All of our defense technology courses highlight some of the latest research efforts of our scientists and engineers,\u0022 Holm said. \u0022Our researchers work on the forefront of science and technology to improve the defense preparedness of the U.S. We understand the importance lifelong education plays in that preparedness.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe 2006-2007 defense technology course schedule is posted online at \u003Ca href=\u0027http:\/\/www.pe.gatech.edu\/\u0027\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.pe.gatech.edu\/\u003C\/a\u003E. For more information about upcoming courses or the defense technology program, contact Holm at 404-385-6158 or \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:bill.holm@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ebill.holm@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFOR MORE INFORMATION\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nJennifer Wooley\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAssistant Director of Client Marketing\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n404-385-7460\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jennifer.wooley@dlpe.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ejennifer.wooley@dlpe.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Georgia Tech defense technology introduces learning assessments for certificates"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"Defense technology program assesses its short courses to strengthen certificates in Antenna Engineering, Electronic Warfare Technology, Infrared \u0026amp; Electro-Optical Technology, Radar Systems, Radar Signal Processing \u0026amp; Techniques, and Modeling \u0026amp; Simulation.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Professional short courses begins assessments"}],"uid":"27301","created_gmt":"2006-10-23 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:01:42","author":"Elizabeth Campell","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2006-10-23T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2006-10-23T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"72564":{"id":"72564","type":"image","title":"Tech Tower","body":null,"created":"1449177934","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:25:34","changed":"1475894661","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:44:21"}},"media_ids":["72564"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.pe.gatech.edu\/","title":"Professional Education"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"147","name":"Military Technology"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"2616","name":"antenna"},{"id":"1653","name":"continuing education"},{"id":"1366","name":"defense"},{"id":"410","name":"DLPE"},{"id":"2619","name":"electro-optical"},{"id":"2618","name":"infrared"},{"id":"525","name":"military"},{"id":"2623","name":"modeling"},{"id":"2615","name":"professional courses"},{"id":"2621","name":"radar"},{"id":"2622","name":"radar signal processing \u0026 Techniques"},{"id":"2620","name":"radar systems"},{"id":"169422","name":"short courses"},{"id":"167045","name":"simulation"},{"id":"2617","name":"warfare"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003ELisa Grovenstein\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECommunications \u0026amp; Marketing\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=lgrovenste3\u0022\u003EContact Lisa Grovenstein\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-894-8835\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["lisa.grovenstein@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}