Aug. 13 - Aug. 14, 2018


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The registration fee is $300 for this two-day meeting.  One-day registration rates of $150/day are available.  Registration closes on Aug. 1, 2018.  

https://www.spe.org/meetingregistration/register.action?eventid=6501

 

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Review of the century-old curriculum; Changes in the industry; Changes needed to bring the curriculum up-to-date with industry’s expectations.
Incorporation of Petroleum Informatics in the curriculum
Developing a new sense of identity for PE graduates
What is obsolete? What additional skills should we incorporate in the education of PE graduates to make them …


  1. Review of the century-old curriculum; Changes in the industry; Changes needed to bring the curriculum up-to-date with industry’s expectations.

  2. Incorporation of Petroleum Informatics in the curriculum

  3. Developing a new sense of identity for PE graduates

  4. What is obsolete? What additional skills should we incorporate in the education of PE graduates to make them marketable to other related industries?

  5. Should the emphasis areas be changed to incorporate more courses on data driven analytics and the concepts of artificial intelligence?

  6. Considering application of the PE concepts to other subsurface resources, is it appropriate to emphasize subsurface engineering as an identity for the PE graduates?

  7. Industry is moving towards automation. Should there be curricular changes in PE to incorporate these advances in IOT's?

  8. What are the best practices in faculty recruiting and retention; diversity; public relations and outreach?

  9. What are the issues and solutions in funding from government and industry, and what are the implications?

  10. What are the sustainability issues? Should a PE degree become a professional degree with a 5-year education program ending with a MS degree?  How about the issues related to proposed changes when it comes to global PE education?

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Organizer

Petroleum Engineering Department Heads Association

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Date and Time

Mon, Aug. 13

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Tue, Aug. 14, 2018

8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
(GMT-0600) US/Central

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Location

25403 Katy Mills Pkwy
Katy, TX 77494



Group(s): Education