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Best Zone Paper Competition

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rashmi Jain, Stevens Institute of Technology; Keith Sheppard, Stevens Institute of Technology; Elisabeth McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology; Bernard Gallois, Stevens Institute of Technology

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AC 2009-2541: PROMOTING SYSTEMS THINKING IN ENGINEERING ANDPREENGINEERING STUDENTSRashmi Jain, Stevens Institute of TechnologyKeith Sheppard, Stevens Institute of TechnologyElisabeth McGrath, Stevens Institute of TechnologyBernard Gallois, Stevens Institute of Technology Page 14.994.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Promoting Systems Thinking in Engineering and Pre-Engineering Students Rashmi Jain, Keith Sheppard, Elisabeth McGrath and Bernard Gallois Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, New Jersey, 07030 AbstractThe context of engineering

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Patrick Brophy, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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AC 2009-2540: PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM TEACHING STUDENTS HOWTO EVALUATE THE REASONABLENESS OF RESULTSJames Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyPatrick Brophy, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Page 14.969.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009Preliminary Results from Teaching Students How to Evaluate theReasonableness of ResultsJames Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyPatrick D. Brophy, Ph.D., Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyAbstractFor the past two years, the authors have combined training on metacognition with skillsidentified by practitioners to teach undergraduate civil engineering students how to evaluate thereasonableness of structural

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristi Shryock, Texas A&M University; Helen Reed, Texas A&M University

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. Development and implementation factorswill also be discussed. The authors are both from an established ABET department but are in theprocess of incorporating newer methods for their accreditation process. Both experienced andnew personnel working with ABET programs will hopefully learn more about utilizingassessment methods effectively in their individual program. BackgroundFounded in 1932 under the name Engineers' Council for Professional Development, ABET(formerly Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) accredits post-secondarydegree-granting programs. Many people interpret this to mean that ABET accredits departments,colleges, or even courses. In reality, ABET accredits programs, and your