A new workshop added for fall 2006:
ENT3990, Section R02 - Personal Brand Management
Instructor - Hajj Flemings
CRN 83870
Class dates - 09/23/06-09/24/06 and 10/21/06-10/22/06.
See Curriculum & Courses for more excellent fall offerings.
The Aqua Terra Tech Enterprise's newest project is aimed at creating water security in the small Nicaraguan town of Boaco.
View the team's Nicaragua photography slide show, by Brian Parmeter, MTU Photo Services.
Michigan Tech Lode story on Aqua Terra's project.
On March 18th, 70 Enterprise Team members and guests participated in the 3rd Annual Enterprise Communications Conference, where teams presented on the professional, technical, engineering, and entrepreneurial communication practices they encounter and produce in the The Enterprise Program.
The theme of this year's Enterprise Communication Conference is based on Lucy Suchman's article in Communications of the ACM, "Making Work Visible," where she argues that, "The way in which people work is not always apparent. Too often, assumptions are made as to how tasks are performed rather than unearthing the underlying work practices. By making the work visible, designers create a more intimate view of the workplace landscape."
The Enterprise Communications Conference is a challenge and an opportunity for Enterprise Team members -- both new members and veterans -- to explore and to discuss those "underlying work practices."
Selected 2006 Conference Presentations & Workshops
Aerospace Enterprise:
"Practices for passing on knowledge: Avoiding the yearly brain-drain"
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Pavement Design Construction Management #1:
"Video Conference: Bringing Ice Cream to you from Montana"
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Clean Snowmobile Enterprise:
"Internal Communication: Good Team Communications practices"
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Challenge X Enterprise:
"Webpage Design: A FrontPage Guide for Beginners"
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Pavement Design Construction Management #2:
"Project Scheduling: Time and Resource Management"
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Guest Speaker
Lt. Col Terrence Sunnarborg
Lt. Col Sunnarborg has experience as a B-2 Bomber Pilot
and is involved with Air Force ROTC here at MTU. He will
be speaking on the importance of teamwork and communication
within a organization,based on his experiences in
his military career.
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Pavement Design Construction Management #3:
"Motivation within the Enterprise: How to Get the Most out of Team Members"
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Mini Baja Enterprise:
"Communications Strategies for Acquiring and Sustaining Sponsorships"
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SAE Enterprise:
"Proper Document Format: Presenting yourself as a Professional"
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Invited ENG3962 Team:
"IDEO: A Study in Product Improvement"
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Pavement Design Construction Management #4:
"Engineer's Salaries: Geographic Location"
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Innovative Casting Enterprise:
"Concise Communications Practices: Ensuring your Emails are Effective"
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Cross-Team Presentation:
"Bright Idea: How to Find One and Where to go With It"
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ItOxygen Enterprise:
"Making Work Visible: Creating Presentations for a Diverse
Audience"
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Wireless Communication Enterprise:
"Effective Technical Communication: A Guide to Writing Standards for Scientists and Engineers"
Designed for and by Enterprise Team members:
http://www.enterprise.mtu.edu/forms/ip_handbook.pdf
The Enterprise Program's Student Advisory Board has collaborated with Mary Raber -- Enterprise Program Director -- and the Program's Governing Board to establish this year's annual Enterprise Team awards:
Multi-Disciplinary Enterprise Team of the Year Award
(nomination form PDF)
Enterprise Product/Service of the Year Award
(nomination form PDF)
Enterprise Management Team of the Year Award
(nomination form PDF)
Enterprise Website of the Year Award
(nomination form PDF)
Most Improved Enterprise Team of the Year Award
(nomination form PDF)
Teams are encouraged to self-nominate for any/all award categories. Completed nomination forms are to be submitted to Mary Raber on or before April 11th, 2006.