Conference Session

Sharing Best Practices

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles McIntyre, North Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Campus Representatives

Campus Rep, 2.) become familiar with the resources that are available forCampus Reps, and 3.) determine “who are the Campus Reps” withing the Section. Aftercompleting these tasks, the Section Chair can develop methods to measure the performance ofthe Campus Rep Program within the Section and then based on the findings or results of themeasures -- take corrective action and develop a plan of continuous improvement. Page 13.553.2What are the Responsibilities of a Campus Rep?There are two basic categories of Campus Rep responsibilities: 1.) “should do” and 2.) “mustdo.” An ASEE Campus Rep should perform some of the following activities:• Inform

Conference Session

The Year of Dialogue: What We Have Learned So Far

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. P. Mohsen, University of Louisville; Ronald Barr, University of Texas at Austin

Tagged Divisions

Campus Representatives

discussions at many of the section meetingsmade that clear. If one wants to pursue a pathway to rigorous research in engineering education, theresearch methodology in engineering education should be no different than the samemethodological approach used in technical engineering research: 1. define the research questionor hypothesis, 2. write a proposal or plan, 3. seek funding or other appropriate support, 4. do thework rigorously, and 5. publish the results in peer-reviewed journals. In this sense, engineeringeducation research should be considered favorably in promotion and tenure. One caveat ineducational research is that the student (human subject) is the target of study, and it makes the“experiment” more complicated. Thus, it is reasonable