Collection

2006 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Alfred A. Scalza

stakes writing in the time span of one semester. Howmuch does “peer review” influence the student’s writing. Additional areas of interest would bethe effects of requiring an oral presentation and/or defense on the writing ability of the student,and the pros and cons of keeping a journal.IntroductionFew faculty members would deny the importance of writing in their academic discipline or therole writing plays in mastering material, shaping ideas, and developing critical thinking skills.Writing helps students learn the subject matter: “they understand and retain course materialmuch better when they write about it.” 3 “Proceedings of the 2006 Mid-Atlantic Conference of the American Society for

Collection

2006 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Bert Davy; Indranil Goswami; Jiang Li; Gbekeloluwa Oguntimein; Charles Oluokun; Arcadio Sincero

benchmark objectives. The 1 credit course, a with a total meeting timeof 30 hours over a 15-week semester, consisted of approximately 10-12 hours in class dedicatedto the design project, with an additional 4-6 hours in various forms of reporting. Teams wererequired to submit a written proposal and a final report, as well as make a formal teampresentation of their design.A very detailed course assessment tool was used to obtain student feedback at the conclusion ofthe exercise. This (assessment) included self and peer assessment by the students in reference tothe team design project. Students were also asked to provide detailed feedback about the qualityand relevance of lectures and the quality of instructions and specifications about the project.In