AC 2008-2704: DESIGN AND DELIVERY OF A GRADUATE-LEVEL PROJECT MANAGEMENT COURSE FOR EXPERIENCED ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALS: COLLABORATIVE, APPLIED LEARNING FOR DISTRIBUTED TEAMS Wayne Pferdehirt, University of Wisconsin-Madison Wayne P. Pferdehirt, PE, AICP, is the director of graduate distance degree programs for the College of Engineering and the assistant chair of the Dept. of Engineering Professional Development. Prior to joining UW-Madison in 1991, Wayne directed the Midwest solid waste consulting services of CDM, an international environmental consulting firm. Wayne also directed environmental, transportation, and water resource engineering projects for Envirodyne Engineers, conducted energy conservation and cogeneration studies for Argonne National Laboratory, and managed flood studies for the Army Corps of Engineers. Wayne's technical expertise is in solid and hazardous waste reduction and management, and natural resource management. He has a BS in engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University, and an MS in civil engineering with an emphasis in regional planning from Northwestern University. Jeffrey Russell, University of Wisconsin-Madison Jeffrey S. Russell, PhD, PE, is professor and chair in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and a co-founder of the Construction Engineering and Management program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has a BS degree in civil engineering from the University of Cincinnati, has MS and PhD degrees from Purdue University, and is a registered professional engineer in Wisconsin. He served as editor-in-chief of the ASCE Journal of Management in Engineering (1995-2000) and as founding editor-in-chief of the ASCE publication Leadership and Management in Engineering (2000-2003). He is presently Chair of the ASCE Committee on Academic Prerequisites for Professional Practice, which is charged with defining the future education requirements necessary to practice civil engineering at the professional level. John Nelson, U. of Wisconsin-Madison John Nelson, PE, is adjunct advising faculty. Prior to joining the faculty, John was a consultant to the building design and construction industry. Over a three-decade period, he served as Project Engineer, Department Head, Project Manager, Vice President and Chief Executive Officer at Affiliated Engineers. Under John's leadership, Affiliated Engineers became a nationally recognized engineering firm in the area of building dynamic systems for large and complicated projects. His background includes design, applications and research experience with dynamic building systems, along with business and project management. He has participated in over 100 projects across the U.S., involving major companies and organizations such as National Institutes of Health, Genentech, Inc., Texaco, Inc., United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), U.S. Geological Survey, Honeywell, Amoco Corporation, Lands End, Wisconsin Electric (WEPCO), American Family Insurance Company, Bayer, Inc. and J. I. Case. His project experience ranges from science and technology, health care, medical sciences, research, infrastructure, to office buildings. John's academic training is in Mechanical Engineering, with a bachelor degree from Bradley and a Masters from UW-Madison. In addition to being on the faculty, John currently serves as a business and management consultant to the architectural, engineering and construction industry. Amy Shenot, U. of Wisconsin-Madison Amy Shenot is Information Processing Consultant/Instructional Designer at Engineering Professional Development, University of Wisconsin-Madison. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Masters in Education from Western Washington University. Her experience includes teaching, training, and helping instructors develop distance learning and use a variety of synchronous and asynchronous © American Society for Engineering Education, 2007