Operational Contracting Office, 8110 Industrial Dr., Suite 200, USAF Academy, CO 80840-2315

R -- EFFECTIVENESS OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING EDUCATION INITIATIVE SOL n/a DUE 070698 POC Diana Myles-South (719)333-4899 The following constitute a market survey of industry to determine interest/capabilities of potential sources to conduct research to determine effectiveness of electrical engineering education initiatives at the Air Force Academy. The statement of work is as follows: I. General: The Department of Electrical Engineering, United States Air Force Academy, requires a Senior Executive Technical and Educational Analyst to consult with the Professor and Head, Department of Electrical Engineering on the following department programs: Evaluation of the core Communications Signals and Systems electrical engineering program, Evaluation of the department's Communication and Electromagnetics Educational Program for electrical engineering majors, Evaluation of the department's Unit Self Assessment program, Evaluation of the Computer Engineering major curriculum, Evaluation of the department's preparation for Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) 2000 accreditation visit, and Executive level feedback to the department's professor and head on department's programs effectiveness. II. Specifics. The Senior Executive Technical and Education Analyst (SETEA) will hold a Ph.D. in electrical engineering and have extensive experience in electromagnetics, wireless communications, computer software specification and development, teaching, department administration, accreditation practices and procedures, and executive level educational leadership. The SETEA will evaluate the department's core Communications Signals and Systems electrical engineering program. This must include a careful evaluation of topic relevancy, topic coverage, depth of coverage, and topic sequencing. As part of this evaluation the SETEA will instruct one section of the EE215 Electrical Signals and Systems course during the fall 1998 semester. The SETEA will report findings to the department curriculum committee for possible action in December 1998. The SETEA will teach one section of the EE215 Electrical Signals and Systems course during thespring 1999 semester to evaluate curriculum committee initiated course revisions. The SETEA will evaluate the department's communication and electromagnetics educational and research programs for electrical engineering majors. This must include a careful evaluation of topic relevancy, topic coverage, depth of coverage, topic sequencing, and research goals. Furthermore, the SETEA will provide technical assistance and teach communication topics as part of these evaluation activities. The SETEA will report findings to the effected course director(s) and the department curriculum committee for possible action. The SETEA will evaluate the department's Unit Self-Assessment (USA) program. Specifically, the SETEA will evaluate the USA for relevancy, applicability, usefulness, strength, and weaknesses. The SETEA will report findings to the department's USA coordinator for action. The SETEA will evaluate the Computer Engineering major curriculum. This must include a careful evaluation of topic relevancy, topic coverage, depth of coverage, topic sequencing, and educational goals and objectives. The SETEA will evaluate the department's preparation for Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) 2000 accreditation visit. The criteria for accreditation have significantly changed since the department's last accreditation visit. The SETEA will evaluate the department's preparation activities for the upcoming ABET visit and report directly to the department head on recommendations for action. The SETEA will provide executive level feedback to the department's professor and head on department's program effectiveness. The SETEA will report directly to the department head on recommendations for action. III. Deliverables: The following deliverables are required during the course of this contract: The SETEA will provide a monthly report to the department head on progress made on each activity described in II.a. through II.e. above. The SETEA will report findings to the department curriculum committee for action no laterthan 1 December 1998 as described in II.a., II.b., and II.d. above. A final report will be provided to the department head not later than 15 May 1999. The SETEA will provide an in-progress report no later than 1 December 1998 on ABET 2000 review activities to the department head. A final report will be provided to the department head no later than 15 May 1999. The SETEA will provide executive level feedback to the department head on a monthly basis on department programs. IV. Base of Operations. The Senior Executive Technical and Educational Analyst will work out of an office in the Department of Electrical Engineering and in scheduled classroom and laboratories. V. The Senior Executive Technical and Educational Analyst will be the sole employee of this contract. Minimum Senior Executive Technical and Educational Analyst requirements: Available 1 Oct 1998-31 May 1999, Executive level Air Force educational leadership experience, Air Force engineering experience, Industrial experience, communications and electromagnetics expertise, Ph.D. in electrical engineering, Software development expertise, Ph.D. in electrical engineering, Software development expertise, College level engineering teaching experience, Engineering education program assessment experience. VI. Final SETEA selection will be based on resume review and possible personal interview. The applicable SIC Code is 8732 and the applicable size standard for this proposed acquisition $5.0 million. This synopsis is for planning purposes only and does not commit the Government to pay for the information requested, issue a solicitation, or award a contract. Submit written responses to Operational Contracting Office, 8110 Industrial Dr., Suite 200, USAF Academy, CO 80840-2315 Attn: Diana Myles-South. Submit fax responses to 719-333-4404, Attn: Diana Myles-South. (0174)

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