T245 Preparing Our Workforce (POW): Increasing Students' Employability by Developing Practical Skills and Competencies

Tuesday, 21 October 2014
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
214

Presentations

• 1:05 PM
  INVESTIGATING GEOSCIENCE COMPETENCIES: THE GEOSCIENCE CAREER MASTER’S PREPARATION SURVEY (GEO CAREER MAPS)
  Michael Solem, Association of American Geographers, Washington, DC and Heather R. Houlton, American Geosciences Institute, Alexandria, VA
  240282 (Technical Sessions)
• 1:20 PM
  THE ASBOG® FUNDAMENTALS AND PRACTICE EXAMINATIONS:   THE DEVELOPMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF A NATIONAL EXAMINATION
  Richard K. Spruill, East Carolina University, Greeniville, NC
  246017 (Technical Sessions)
• 1:35 PM
  CURRICULUM PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT TOOL (CPAT): A NEW APPLICATION TO ASSESS GEOLOGY/GEOSCIENCE CURRICULA USING A NATIONAL STANDARD
  Randy Kath, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA and Richard K. Spruill, East Carolina University, Greeniville, NC and Jack L. Warner, TEST, Inc, Aurora, CO
  250147 (Technical Sessions)
• 1:50 PM
  SELF – REGULATION OF GEOSCIENCE PRACTICE IN CANADA AND THE RECENT DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPETENCY PROFILE DESCRIBING THE ARRAY OF ABILITIES FOR SAFE, EFFECTIVE AND ETHICAL PRACTICE
  Oliver Bonham, Geoscientists Canada, Burnaby, BC and Bruce Broster, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB and David Cane, Catalysis Consulting, Kamloops, BC and Keith Johnson, Consultant, Toronto, ON and Kate MacLachlan, Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan, Regina, SK
  242165 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:05 PM
  ACQUISITION OF PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCY DURING THE APPRENTICESHIP OF GEOLOGISTS-IN-TRAINING: NEW GUIDANCE FOR SUPERVISED PRACTICE UNDER QUEBEC REGULATIONS
  Alain Liard, Montréal, QC and Micheline Joanne Durand, Faculté des sciences de l'éducation, Montréal, QC and Diane Barrette, Québec, QC and Pierre Beaudry, Montréal, QC
  242951 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:20 PM
  HESS CORP'S STRATEGY TO OVERCOME THE LOOMING "GREAT CREW CHANGE"
  Laurie D. Green, Hess Corporation, Houston, TX
  241030 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:35 PM
  HOW CAN A PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY HELP GEOSCIENCE STUDENTS?:  EXAMPLES FROM AIPG GEORGIA SECTION
  Ronald J. Wallace, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Roswell, GA
  243544 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:00 PM
  GEOLEAD (GEOSCIENCE LEARNING, ENGAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT): A MULTI-STAKEHOLDER CONCEPT TO INCREASE THE SIZE AND DIVERSITY OF THE EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE TALENT POOL
  Pranoti Asher, Washington, DC and Bethany Adamec, Washington, DC and Harry Furukawa, Washington, DC and Marlene Kaplan, Silver Spring, MD and Rebecca Haacker-Santos, UCAR, Boulder, CO and Gary B. Lewis, Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO and Elsa Velasco, Tulsa, OK and Aisha R. Morris, UNAVCO, Inc, Boulder, CO
  246054 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:15 PM
  EDUCATING STUDENTS FOR A CAREER IN APPLIED GEOLOGY
  Paul D. Klipfel, Reno, NV
  244946 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:30 PM
  DEVELOPING PRACTICAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES THROUGH A FEDERAL INTERNSHIP
  Bret Leslie, Arlington, VA and Elaina R. Anderson, Arlington, VA
  241547 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:45 PM
  LESSONS FROM MY SUMMER INTERNSHIP - NATIONAL RIVERS AND STREAMS ASSESSMENT WITH THE NAGT AND USGS
  Genevieve Kidman, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT
  247477 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:00 PM
  PREPARING THE NEXT GENERATION OF GEOCHEMISTS: THE MAGNET MODEL
  Diane Hanano, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC and Dominique Weis, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC and James S. Scoates, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
  247027 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:15 PM
  A CAREER IN GEOSCIENCE: GETTING DISCOVERED
  Patrick Michael McAndless, Richmond, BC
  243014 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:30 PM
  IS POOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN ACADEMIC AND APPLIED GEOSCIENCE CONTRIBUTING TO AN ILL-PREPARED WORKFORCE? OUR KNOWLEDGE GAPS - WHAT ARE THEY? WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF NARROWING THEM? HOW CAN WE BRIDGE THEM?
  Ruth Allington, c/o European Federation of Geologists, B-1000 Brussels, N/A
  242671 (Technical Sessions)