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Kenneth R. Phillips is the Department Chair for the Industrial Design Department at Metropolitan State University of Denver. Prior to assuming the Chair position in 2006, Ken had been the primary Design for Production, Furniture Design, and Woodworking faculty person in the program for many years. Ken is one of the developers of Brand Spankin’ New (BSN) the student centered business that ran out of the Industrial Design and Marketing departments and the MSU Denver Center for Innovation. Professor Phillips holds a BA and MA in anthropology from the University of Northern Colorado. He also has a BS in Industrial Technology from MSU Denver and an MS in Manufacturing Technology from Colorado State University. Mr. Phillips has served on the full time faculty at MSU Denver for fifteen years after many years as an affiliate faculty while running his design/build furniture business. Ken has over twenty-five years of experience as a furniture and cabinetry designer/maker.Degree
MS in Manufacturing Technology and Construction Management
Colorado State University
BS in Industrial Education
Metropolitan State College of Denver
MA in Social Sciences-Anthropology
University of Northern Colorado
BA in Anthropology
University of Northern Colorado
Published Works
- Phillips, R. K., Thompson, S. . Developing an Assessment Plan for a Professional Program: A Collaborative Success. Assessment Update- Progress, Trends, and Practices in Higher Education,
- Klein, W. D., Phillips, R. K. (2011). Sustainable Design: An Educational Imperative. The Journal of Technology Studies, XXXVII(Number 2, Fall 2011), 9 pages. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JOTS/v37/v37n2/.
- Potter, D. M., Haynes, D. S., Heyl, K., Phillips, R. K., Pozzi, P. R., Stroup, M. L., Tull, T. (2011). Peer Observation of Teaching: A Case for Culture Change. Teacher-Scholar: The Journal of the State Comprehensive University, http://www.fhsu.edu/teacher-scholar/current/volume3/current.html
- Jackowski, M., Phillips, R. K., Bacalzo, D. (2011). Innovative Fundraising: Creating the Franchise Ownership Program . Conference Proceedings of the 2011 United States Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) National Conference ,
- Phillips, R. K., Thompson, S. (2010). Assessment of Student Learning in Creative Disciplines. ,
- Phillips, R. K., Jackowski, M. (2010). Beyond the Business Plan: Building Implementation into an Entrepreneurship Curriculum. Conference Proceedings of the 2010 National Collegiate Innovators and Inventors Alliance National Conference,
- Phillips, R. K., De Miranda, M., Shin, T. J. (2009). Pedagogical Content Knowledge and Industrial Design Education: Issues for Thought. The Journal of Technology Studies, XXXV(2). .
- Klein, W. D., Phillips, R. K. (2009). Teaching Sustainability in an Industrial Design Curriculum . Conference Proceedings of the 2009 NCIIA National Conference, https://secure.nciia.org/conf09/papers/Klein.pdf
- Klein, W. D., Phillips, R. K., Jackowski, M. (2007). Industrial Design and Marketing: Innovative Classroom Collaboration. Conference Proceedings of the 2007 NCIIA National Conference,
- Jackowski, M., Klein, W. D., Phillips, R. K. (2007). Motivational Factors and Tactics for the Student Operated Business. Conference Proceedings of the 2007 Marketing Educators' Association National Conference,
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