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2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

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Debra Larson

mission of preparing graduatesfor the practice of their professions. This was evident in the responses to the question aboutpreferred methods for evaluating faculty research. Private consulting was valued by the faculty,because it maintains disciplinary currency that is believed to support higher quality, state-of-the-practice learning environments. In many cases, the responses of the faculty and deans weresimilar. Both groups agree that “striking a balance between Retention, Promotion, and Tenure(RPT) standards and the teaching workload” is the most important reason for the review andrevision of RPT criteria. They were in general agreement on the top four methods for evaluatingteaching, including: student evaluations, self-evaluations

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2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

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Armineh Noravian; Patricia Irvine

. Characteristics of recent science and engineering graduates: 2008. (2012).8. Noravian, A. (In review). How do well-structured projects influence the identities of technology students in community college? Journal of Technology Education.9. Jonassen, D. H. Instructional design models for well-structured and ill-Structured problem-solving learning outcomes. Educ. Technol. Res. Dev. 45, 65–94 (1997).10. McLoughlin, L. A. in Eng. Soc. Justice - Univ. Beyond (Baillie, C., Pawley, A. L. & Riley, D.) 123– 142 (Purdue University Press, 2012).11. Strutz, M. L., Orr, M. K. & Ohland, M. W. in Eng. Soc. Justice - Univ. Beyond (Baillie, C., Pawley, A. L. & Riley, D.) 143–156 (Purdue University Press, 2012).12. National

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2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

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student outreach, recruitment, retention, and strategies that aim to increase graduation rates andreduce achievement gaps for women, under-represented minority students, and students from under-resourced communities.About ASEE Zone IV: Founded in 1893, ASEE is a non-profit multidisciplinary organization that promotesexcellence in instruction, research, public service, and practice to further engineering and technologyeducation. Zone IV, the largest of ASEE's regional groups, includes three sections: Pacific Southwest (Arizona,California, Hawaii, and Nevada), Pacific Northwest (Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, andCanada-Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan), and Rocky Mountain (Colorado, South Dakota, Utah,and Wyoming).Program