SOURCES OF SEMINARS

American Society for Engineering Education
Listing of over 9000 courses, seminars, and degree programs.
www.Learnon.org

Besser Associates
RF and wireless courses.
www.bessercourse.com

Global Knowledge
Computer, software, and networking
related seminars.
www.globalknowledge.com

The Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society (ISA)
Wide range of industrial courses for automation, manufacturing, computing, and networking.
www.isa.org

Learning Tree International
Computer, software, and networking related seminars.
www.learningtree.com

R.A. Wood Associates
RF and wireless courses.
www.wawood.com

UCLA Extension
Variety of electronic and computer seminars.
uclaextension.org/shortcourses

University of California, Berkeley Extension
Variety of electronic and computer seminars.
www.unex.berkeley.edu/eng

University of California, San Diego
Variety of electronic and computer seminars.
www.extension.ucsd.edu

SOURCES OF DISTANCE-LEARNING ENGINEERING EDUCATION
DEGREE-GRANTING PROGRAMS Drexel University Drexel eLearning www.drexel.com/ieee National Technological University A consortium of many universities offering 18 different master's degrees. www.ntu.edu University of Massachusetts Video Instructional Program. One of the longest-running distance learning programs. www.ecs.umass.edu/vip University of Phoenix Highly praised MBA and technical master's degrees online. online.uophx.edu/tech Stanford University Stanford Center for Professional Development offers master's degrees and short courses. scpd.stanford.edu/contents?cs Stephens Institute of Technology, WebCampus Master's degrees and short courses. webcampus.stevens.edu
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS For relevant short courses and tutorials, check out the professional societies first. Many have excellent resources; not only online courses, but also books, courses, seminars, conferences, and other materials for sale. You will have to join the association. But for less than $100, it's one of the best investments you can make. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Great computer and networking resources. www.acm.org/education/pd Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) The IEEE Computer Society has the best resources. computer.org/DistanceLearning The Instrumentation, Systems and Automation Society (ISA) www.isa.org International Engineering Consortium Lots of excellent tutorials mainly on communications and networking subjects. www.iec.org
OTHER SOURCES Many colleges and universities offer short online courses and even seminars. Check out your own alma mater or local institution. TechOnLine University An online company established to bring tutorials and webcasts to electronic engineers. www.techonline.com Company Webcasts Most of the big semiconductor and equipment companies sponsor webcasts that provide some continuing education but in the context of the products and services they sell. You will find many of these relevant and worthwhile. Go to the company Web sites of interest for details.