IEEE Standards University

1. IEEE Standards University James Irvine, Standards Education Committee Yatin Trivedi, Standards Education Committee Susan Tatiner, IEEE Standards Association Jennifer McClain, IEEE Educational Activities Year-end report 16 September 2016 Use no more than 10 slides to present in 15 minutes or less

2. Introduction • The IEEE Standards University is a 3 year project. The NIC has funded years 1 and 2. This presentation focuses on year 2 achievements and requests year 3 funding. • The IEEE Standards University is a multi-track initiative intended to greatly expand IEEE’s standards education content and resources for educators, students and professionals focusing on the development and use of standards; the impact of standards on business; an understanding of patents and standards; and the role of conformity assessment. • The following are the 6 tracks within the IEEE Standards University • On-Line University Experience Track (time frame: 1 year) • Publication Track (time frame: 3 years) • Standards Education Video Channel Track (time frame: 3 years) • Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) Track (3 years) • Standards Simulation Game Track (time frame: 2 years) • Workshop Track (time frame: 3 years)

3. IEEE Standards University James Irvine, Yatin Trivedi, Susan Tatiner, Jennifer McClain • Project description: • Multi-year project designed to expand IEEE’s standards education content and resources for students, educators, professionals. • Developing content and resources on the development and use of standards; the impact of standards on business; understanding of patents and standards; and the role of conformity assessment. Key stakeholders:Faculty, students in engineering, business, law schools, young professionals; IEEE IT; IEEE EA and SA; IEEE Foundation; MGA Level of stakeholder engagement: Success metrics: Milestones: Key actions: • Highlights/Lowlights: • Highlight #1:Standards MOOC featured on Standards University Course listing had 2,900 participants and excellent survey feedback. • Highlight #2: Innovative new “Webisode” video series with host and animation. • Highlight #3: Simulation Game mockup demoed at Capstone Design Conference. • Lowlight #1: Standards Simulation Game has taken more effort than expected, using contingency, but still on target to finish according to end-of-year schedule.

4. Detailed budget, actual spending, and year-end financial projections Higher spending on Publication Track offset by reductions in other areas, in particular Workshops and Videos, where savings were made through integration of several activities, including Game, Web, and Video. All NIC goals and deliverables met.

5. 2017 NIC Budget Request • 2017 budget request incorporates experience from years 1 & 2 • MOOC expenditure increased • More traction than e-learning modules, rerun first MOOC (updated) & add another, smaller offering • Increase in publications & game track • More outreach activities • Videos & e-learning modules reduced • More front loading than expected, now more returns expected elsewhere • Workshop track expenditure unchanged • Collaboration with Young Professionals will increase impact, but can be done within original budget

6. 2017 NIC Budget Request

7. Integration into IEEE Operations • Project highly integrated into operations • Run by Standards Education Committee (SEC), a joint committee of EAB and SA • Committee meets in person biannually, with monthly conference calls • Each track has an ‘Editorial Board’, with additional members, headed up by one of the SEC committee members • Meet between weekly & monthly as required by conference call during all phases of this three-year project • IEEE EA and SA have the operational resources (staff and volunteers) to maintain the Standards University once it is completed

8. SEC/Standards University Structure IEEE Standards Association IEEE Educational Activities Board Standards Education Committee SEC EB Chair (Online Experience) Additional Non-members Track Editorial Boards SEC EB Chair (e-Magazine) Additional Non-members Track Editorial Boards SEC EB Chair (Stds Simulation Game) Additional Non-members Track Editorial Boards SEC EB Chair (Videos/ eLeaning) Additional Non-members Track Editorial Boards SEC EB Chair (MOOC) Additional Non-members Track Editorial Boards SEC EB Chair (Workshops) Additional Non-members Track Editorial Boards

9. Standards University Honor Roll Volunteers from outside SEC • Don Wright • John McDonald • George Arnold • Steve Carlson • Kishik Park • Nitin Agarwal • Amin Karim • Adrian Stephens • Greig Paul • Mike Fikuart SEC Members • David Law • Jeffry Handal • YatinTrivedi • Frederic Surre • Glenn Parsons • Howard Wolfman • Don Heirman • Mehmet Ulema • James Irvine (Corresponding Member) • Kishik Park (Corresponding Member) Ex Officio/Non-Voting • S.K. Ramesh (VP EAB) • Bruce Kraemer (Pres. SA)

10. Lessons Learned and Insights • Without the volunteer and staff structure set up when we began the project in 2015, we would not have successfully completed the hundreds of tasks associated with the various stages of the project. Now we are in the home stretch! • Any suggestions for the initiative process in the future? • It’s difficult to provide an end-of-year report in September. Perhaps there could be a later acceptable date for the NIC review.

11. How is IEEE better off as a result of this project • IEEE Standards University is expanding the influence of IEEE Standards and benefiting humanity & IEEE members by: • (1) making standards education a viable reality at the university level by providing a critical mass of materials; • (2) modernizing the delivery method for educators, students, and industry; • (3) expanding IEEE standards education efforts; and • (4) establishing continued leadership in this area for IEEE. • IEEE is at the forefront of standards education and is continuing to pull ahead with the newly designed website, increased content, and collaboration opportunities. • We are seeing increasing evidence of this on the ground, through invites to present and run workshops at events. • Excellent example of co-operation between major boards.