Conference Session

Spacecraft Design Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University; Michael A. Swartwout, Saint Louis University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

, project management, experimental, ethical, andprofessional issues faced by practicing engineers on a daily basis. Even though space missionsand spacecraft systems are designed to operate in the presence of multiple failures, occasionally,these systems will still fail spectacularly. The reasons for failure include incorrect designdecisions, operator error, manufacturing defects, and lack of proper subsystem and system levelintegration and test. The odds of these failures occurring can be significantly reduced throughgood systems engineering practice. But, in some cases, the very systems engineering practicesthemselves directly contribute to the failure. The lessons learned from success and failures are apowerful aid to understanding, but it is

Conference Session

Software Engineering Topics

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lakshmi Ramachandran; Edward F. Gehringer, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

clearly describe the changes to be made to the system? Table 3: Rubric used for submissions of technical articles or papers. 1 Do the pages stick to the topic? 2 Are there an appropriate number of links to outside sources? 3 Does the analysis clearly identify the ethical issues? 4 Do the pages treat differing viewpoints fairly? 5 Is the organization of page(s) logical? 6 Do the pages identify several issues that are important in learning about the topic?For the analysis in this paper we collected project review data from two software projects.Students were asked to evaluate the entire project based on rubrics in Tables 1 and 2, one rubricfor each software project. We follow an informal, blind review process, where

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

AJ Hamlin, Michigan Technological University; Jean-Celeste M. Kampe, Michigan Technological University; Amy E. Monte, Michigan Technological University; Brett Hamlin, Michigan Technological University; Douglas E. Oppliger, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

instrument used are discussed above. Page 25.211.5Table 2: Program Outcomes for the BSE students ABET’s General Criterion 3 a-k, retrievedfrom http://www.abet.org/engineering-criteria-2012-2013/. ABET Criterion 3 / BSE Program Outcomes a An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering b An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired c needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and

Conference Session

International Engineering Education: Developments, Innovations, Implementations, and Pedagogical Challenges in Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael E. Auer, Carinthia Tech Institute, Austria; Arthur Walter Edwards, University of Colima

Tagged Divisions

International

pedagogical curriculum • Lecturers and professors • Institutional resources • Quality control and feedbackCompetences in Engineering PedagogyAn “ideal“ teacher with a technical background should acquire the necessary professionalcompetences of an engineering educator. These general professional competences consist oftwo main groups: • Technical expertise • Specific engineering pedagogical competencies.Educational theory offers different lists of competences7. The IGIP concept of engineeringeducational competences is to be summarized as follows: • Pedagogical, psychological and ethical competences • Didactical skills and evaluative competences • Organisational (managerial) competencies • Oral and written

Conference Session

Reflections on the “Raise the Bar” Initiative (Part I) - Using a Decade of Experience to Chart the Future

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama; Kevin D. Hall, University of Arkansas; James K. Nelson Jr. P.E., University of Texas, Tyler

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

more than 70 articles and given more than 150 presentations to various groups. His primary teaching and research interests include pavement design, materials, construction, and rehabilitation, in addition to the topics of professionalism, licensure, and ethics. On the education front, he serves as the co-Chair of the ASCE Body of Knowledge Education Fulfillment Committee (BOKEdFC), and is an active participant in the Civil Engineering Division of ASEE. In terms of technical/research efforts, he currently serves on eight committees, task groups, and panels through the Transportation Research Board (chairing one standing committee of TRB and one NCHRP Project Panel), and numerous committees with ASTM and industry

Conference Session

Leadership, Design, and Entrepreneurship

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jameel Ahmed, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; James H. Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Samuel N. Peffers, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Shannon M. Sexton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

2020 points out the need for leadership training for engineers in order to bridgepublic policy and technology, as well as to encourage engineers to take on roles that they havetraditionally been reluctant to take.3At Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, the faculty have responded to these needs by adoptingundergraduate student learning outcomes across the institution; these six outcomes (available athttp://www.rose-hulman.edu/reps/) include communication, teamwork, global and culturalawareness, and ethics, outcomes that are also part of the ABET Engineering Criteria. Adoptionof these outcomes has required curriculum changes to ensure that each undergraduate student hasthe opportunity to develop his or her skills before graduation. Although not

Conference Session

Design Potpourri

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kumar Yelamarthi, Central Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

, specification definition, concept development, detail design,testing and refinement, and production.4.5 Demonstrate an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility The TGR design platform is a natural place to introduce ethical as well as global engineeringissues. By working on these projects, students obtain first hand feedback from the end user. Thishelps students obtain a clear picture of the health and wealth of public, and to disclose promptlythe factors that might endanger the end user. By working with end user, but not the corporateindustries, students have the ability to approach system design based on usability rather thanmonetary profits, realizing the ethical responsibility of engineers. Largely, TGR platform helpsstudents use

Conference Session

Model Eliciting Activities

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nora Siewiorek, University of Pittsburgh; Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Natasa S. Vidic, University of Pittsburgh; Karen M. Bursic, University of Pittsburgh; Scott Streiner, University of Pittsburgh; Jeffrey Coull

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

J. Shuman is Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and professor of industrial engineering at the Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh. His research focuses on improving the engineering education experience with an emphasis on assessment of design and problem-solving, and the study of the ethical behavior of engineers and engineering managers. A former Senior Editor of the Journal of Engineering Education, Shuman is the Founding Editor of Advances in Engineering Education. He has published widely in engineering education literature, and is co-author of Engineering Ethics: Balancing Cost, Schedule and Risk - Lessons Learned from the Space Shuttle (Cambridge University Press). He

Conference Session

TAC/ABET-related Outcome-based Assessment Methods and Models

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anca L. Sala, Baker College, Flint; James Riddell, Baker College, Flint

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

critical thinking skills by applying the basic principles of electronics technologyto solve technical problems.3. Demonstrate competence in written and oral communication.4. Work effectively as an individual and as a member of a team while recognizing theimportance and value of diversity.5. Demonstrate awareness of ethical, social, and professional responsibilities in a multiculturalworkplace.6. Continue their professional training and adapt to changes in the workplace through additionalformal and informal education.The PEO’s were adopted by program faculty with input from the program Industrial AdvisoryBoard, as well as current students and program alumni. The PEO’s were designed after thesuccessful accreditation of the Mechanical Engineering

Conference Session

Engineering Education Ties and Engineering Programs in the Middle East and Latin America

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jaby Mohammed, Petroleum Institute

Tagged Divisions

International

improve project work, communicationskills and presentation skills.Development of practical skillsPrimarily the STEPS courses help the students develop life-long learning habits, independentlearning, ethics, project management (cost, risk, time, and even conflict management), andresearch. STEPS courses tend to achieve both through the experiment as well as through training,which would be useful in the workplace and in future careers in engineering. Some of the newspecific skills that students develop in the STEPS program are:  Identifying, clarifying and defining problems and specific needs of 'the client'  Defining specific objectives, constraints, functions, requirements and metrics  Generating and analyzing several different

Conference Session

Linking Engineering and Liberal Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert O. Grondin, Arizona State University, Polytechnic

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

word culture in his thoughts. He broke this down intonine dimensions, some of which are epistemological and some of which are social. Theepistemological dimensions are: • primary interest; • sources of evidence and degree to which they are controlled; Page 25.537.4 • primary vocabulary and degree to which concepts are contextualized;The social dimensions are: • degree of influence of social conditions produced by historical contingencies; • degree to which ethical concerns influence questions and conclusions; • degree of dependence on financial support from government and industry; • likely size of collaborative teams

Conference Session

The Designer of 2020: Innovations in Teaching Design

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew W. Roberts P.E., University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Michael K. Thompson, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Philip J. Parker P.E., University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Barb A. Barnet, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

earlier DLR grant and to develop a general education infrastructure compa-nion course for all students, which became the I&S course.As completed under the grant funding, the I2I course is a two-credit course with four lecturesdevoted to introducing five sub-disciplines of civil engineering (transportation, construction,geotechnical, structural, and environmental). The remainder of the course covers broader themessuch as the economic significance of infrastructure, infrastructure planning, teamwork, ethics,etc. Within this course, students work in teams to assess five infrastructure components from thesurrounding campus and community. The I2I course has been piloted three times and will betaught for a fourth time in the spring 2012 semester

Conference Session

The Teacher as Manager: Best Practices for Culminating Design Experiences

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William P. Manion, University of Maine; Judith A. Hakola, University of Maine

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

). The departmental criteria forevaluating the proposals as suitable capstone projects are below. Project-related criteria 1. The number and variety of different disciplines the project will involve, such as structures, geotechnical, environmental and water resources, transportation, sustainability, construction and public policy. (ABET5 “multidisciplinary teams”) 2. The real-world constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, constructability and sustainability.5 In essence, the Page 25.309.3 benefits to society from doing the project. 3

Conference Session

BME Laboratory and Project Experiences

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna M. Ebenstein, Bucknell University; Eric A. Kennedy, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

provide a detailed description of a three week core module which can becompleted in two lecture hours and seven lab hours in addition to brief descriptions ofsupplemental activities that can be used to expand the unit, including biostatistics and ethics. Forthe core module and each supplemental activity, the time and materials resources required willbe indicated, as well as the ABET criterion that are addressed. Finally, we will report on ABETand student assessment relating to the unit, and end with some discussion and conclusions.Core ModuleThe core module consists of two hours of lecture and seven hours of lab. In our course, thiscovers three weeks of class – one week of lecture followed by two weeks of lab; however,supplemental activities used

Conference Session

Relevance of and Models for Community Engagement in Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James L. Huff, Purdue University; Dulcy M. Abraham, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

AC 2012-4167: ADAPTING CURRICULAR MODELS FOR LOCAL SERVICE-LEARNING TO INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIESJames L. Huff, Purdue University James L. Huff is a Ph.D. student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University as well as the Assistant Education Administrator for EPICS. He earned his BS in Computer Engineering at Harding University and an MS in electrical and computer engineering at Purdue University. A member of the engineering faculty at Harding University, he is on an academic leave to pursue his Ph.D. in engineering education at Purdue University. His research interests include ethical reasoning and social responsibility in engineering, human-centered design learning and assessment, cross-cultural

Conference Session

Thinking About the Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter H. Meckl, Purdue University; Marc H. Williams, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carolyn Percifield, Purdue University; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael T. Harris, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Leah H. Jamieson, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

longer remain as it has for essentially the past 40 Page 25.1233.2 years. The subjects of globalization, diversity, world cultures and languages, communication, leadership, and ethics must constitute a core component of the overall engineering education just as physics and mathematics do.” [3, p. 87]The important role that engineering education plays in preparing engineering graduates of thefuture is emphasized in several scholarly publications4, 5. In [4], the authors explore the currentstate of engineering education and provide recommendations for improvement. In particular,they emphasize the importance of giving students a

Conference Session

Creative and Cross-disciplinary Methods Part II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Justin L Hess, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jessica Erin Sprowl; Rui Pan, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Melissa Dyehouse, Purdue University; Carrie A. Wachter Morris, Purdue University; Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

responsibleinnovations that embrace ethical and ecological contexts. Traditionally, engineering as aprofession has focused primarily on a set of technical skills, such as problem solving, design, andmodeling. It is undeniable that these skills are core and important. However, the target attributesfor future engineering graduates, such as featured in the National Academy of Engineering’s(NAE) “Engineer of 2020”, include specific character qualities and affective dispositions as well, Page 25.520.2wherein promoting traits such as empathy and care is sometimes referenced as holisticengineering education.6The NAE now emphasizes the need to promote engineering

Conference Session

Accreditation and Outcomes-based Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra A. Yost, University of Detroit Mercy; Laurie A. Britt-Smith, University of Detroit Mercy

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

demonstrates successful collaboration across academic unitswith very different cultures, with negligible staff support due to fiscal challenges. As such, theapproach could serve as a model for smaller institutions whose size does not allow for theappointment of full-time assessment professionals to replicate the successes described here.For the engineering programs at UDM, this new core curriculum will provide opportunities formore substantive direct assessment of student outcomes (f), (g), (h), and (j), as described inABET’s Criterion 3. 1 • (f) An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility; • (g) An ability to communicate effectively; • (h) The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Experiences and Assessment in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

-campus in dormitories; someexceptions were made for local participants. The students attended various orientation andresearch-related seminars in the first week (program expectations, overview of all researchprojects, responsible conduct of research, lab safety, literature research). A written researchproposal was due at the end of the first week. This proposal described the independent projectthat each student planned to execute over the summer, including a literature review, researchhypotheses, experimental plan and methods. During the rest of the summer there was typicallyone group seminar scheduled each week. Most of these seminars were 1-hour lectures by facultyon various topics (such as environmental policy, environmental ethics

Conference Session

Research and Graduate Studies

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne W. Walter, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

covers research tools that these students will needincluding: conducting reviews of technical papers, annotating technical papers, conducting aliterature search, creating bibliographical citations, interviewing prospective faculty thesisadvisors, ethics in engineering research, understanding the societal context of their research, andcommunicating research results, among others. After interviewing faculty, students decide on athesis advisor and topic area. The main deliverable of the course is a preliminary thesis proposalconsisting of an abstract, literature search, statement of work, and a timeline to complete theirprogram. The evolution and development of the course, and experiences with students will bediscussed in this paper, along with

Conference Session

Capstone and International Experiences

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacob T. Allenstein, Ohio State University; Clifford A. Whitfield, Ohio State University; Bob Rhoads, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

Projects.The program enriches the learning experiences of the students by providing an opportunity forstudent design teams to contribute to real industry products by experiencing the complete designcycle including define problem, create requirements/specifications, create design concepts, createdetail design solution, build prototype, validate design, refine design and implement design.Professional skills are developed by improving the students' awareness of engineering practicesthrough developing skills that include communication, engineering ethics, professionalpresentation and etiquette, and project management. Industry sponsors provide domain specificknowledge through all aspects of the design process.This paper provides an overview of project

Conference Session

Creative and Cross-disciplinary Methods Part I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Hennessey Wikoff, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Michael Hoge Carriere, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

have allowed us to talk about thingslike Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system, alternativeenergy sources, and the mechanics behind the infrastructure of things like high-speed rail.We read such authors as William McDonough (“Design, Ecology, Ethics and the Makingof Things”) and Brenda and Robert Vale (“Principles of Green Architecture”). Ourstudents were ultimately heartened by the fact that their desire to be environmentallyresponsible professionals could potentially lead to a good job in a high-growth field.Student research papers, reports, and presentationsEntrepreneurs need to tolerate risk, which translates into a concept similar to whatRomantic poet John Keats (who wrote “Ode to a Grecian Urn”) termed

Conference Session

Assessment and Impact

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Raber, Michigan Technological University; Susan L. Amato-Henderson, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

Ph.D. in experimental psychology from the University of North Dakota. Her research focuses on assessment of educational outcomes in higher education as related to STEM learning, with a focus on the effects of various experiences on in- dividuals’ self-efficacy, entrepreneurial intentions, creativity, and other related constructs, as well as the effects of an individual’s values and professional role orientation on STEM learning, retention, persis- tence, and ethics. Page 25.219.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Assessing the Impact of Faculty

Conference Session

Design Potpourri

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bethany M. Miller, John Brown University; Will C. Holmes, John Brown University; Kevin Hunter Macfarlan, John Brown University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

low inter-rater reliability.ABET an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineeringOutcome aa.1 Student has a satisfactory knowledge level of mathematics, science and engineering for their stage of their college career.a.2 Student identifies relevant engineering principles in an open ended problem.a.3 Student appropriately and correctly applies knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering to solve problems.ABET an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs withinOutcome c realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and

Conference Session

ABET: Reflections on Accreditation

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Fries, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Sree Kalyani Lakkaraju, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Brad Cross, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Susan M. Morgan, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Andrea L. Welker, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

ofspecific courses to meet these requirements. Examples of these new suggested courses included:  required senior level course in professional and legal issues  professional practice course  general engineering economics and ethics courses  engineering history and heritage course  ethics course and an engineering practice course  discussion of public policy in some of the CE courses. Page 25.1217.13 40 35 Number of respondents 30 25 68% 20

Conference Session

Project-based and Cooperative Learning in ECE

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Ann Rursch, Iowa State University; Douglas W. Jacobson, Iowa State University; Matthew Edward Sullivan, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

, exploits, and hacking work to be able to prevent or minimize theireffect, there is always a need to discuss ethics at the beginning of the academic year. The first orsecond meeting of each year the IASG devotes a session to the ethical use of the knowledge thestudents will be learning throughout the year. As an additional reminder, during each sessionwhere vulnerabilities and their associated exploits are demonstrated and experimented with in thelab environment, the presenter reiterates the importance of ethics when studying informationassurance and network/computer security. With this reminder also comes the standard “DONOT ATTEMPT THIS AT HOME!” warning stated and restated throughout the night’s sessionto ensure the students realize that

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael S. Trevisan, Washington State University; Denny C. Davis, Washington State University; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow; Jay Patrick McCormack, University of Idaho; Phillip L. Thompson, Seattle University; Paul R. Leiffer, LeTourneau University; Howard P. Davis, Washington State University; Susannah Howe, Smith College; Jennifer E. LeBeau, Washington State University; Robert E. Gerlick, Pittsburg State University; Patricia Brackin, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; M. Javed Khan, Tuskegee University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Engineering and Engineering Technology and Chairman of the Engineering Department at LeTourneau University, where he has taught since 1979. He is the Co-developer of LeTourneau’s program in biomedical engineering. He received his B.S.E.E. from the State University of New York, Buffalo, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Drexel University. Prior to joining the faculty at LeTourneau, he was involved in cardiac cell research at the University of Kansas Medical Center. His professional interests include bioinstrumentation, engineering design, digital signal processing, and engineering ethics. Email: paulleiffer@letu.edu.Dr. Howard P. Davis, Washington State University Howard Davis received degrees from The Evergreen State

Conference Session

FPD III: Innovation in Design in the First Year

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Lau, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Tara Lynn Sulewski, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

AC 2012-2991: DESIGN OF A ZERO ENERGY HOME AS A FIRST-YEARDESIGN PROJECTProf. Andrew Lau, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Andrew (Andy) S. Lau is Associate Professor of engineering and Coordinator of first-year seminars for the Penn State College of Engineering. Lau is a 1977 graduate of Penn State with a B.S.M.E. and was a Research Fellow and 1983 graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, with an M.S.M.E. He has worked since 1977 as an engineer in the areas of solar energy applications in buildings, simulation of building energy use, and general consulting in the energy field. Most recently, his work has involved green buildings, engineering ethics, and sustainable design. He is a licensed

Conference Session

Towards Global Competency for Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregg Morris Warnick, Brigham Young University; Spencer P. Magleby, Brigham Young University; Brent E. Nelson, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

International

AC 2012-4834: DEVELOPING A PERVASIVE, COLLEGE-WIDE APPROACHTO INTEGRATING ACHIEVEMENT OF GLOBAL COMPETENCE INTOTHE CURRICULUMDr. Gregg Morris Warnick, Brigham Young University Gregg M. Warnick is the Director of the Weidman Center for Global Leadership and Associate Teaching Professor of engineering leadership within the Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology at Brigham Young University (BYU). He works actively with students and faculty to promote and develop increased capabilities in global competence and leadership. His research and teaching interests include globalization, leadership, project management, ethics, and manufacturing processes. Prior to joining BYU, Warnick worked for Becton Dickinson, a

Conference Session

Research in Assessment

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Baba Abdul, Washington State University; David B. Thiessen, Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University; Gary Robert Brown, Portland State University; Olusola O. Adesope, Washington State University, Pullman

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

in a particular discipline or domain. The three should of a necessity be aligned such thatthey support each other for learning efficiency 32. Furthermore, decisions on instruction andassessment should be based on the current best model of learning in the domain.Significant learning and Fink’s taxonomyFink defined significant learning as learning that would “produce a lasting change in terms of thelearner’s life” and proposed a non-hierarchical, relational and interactive taxonomy 23 that hebelieved could succeed the popular though hierarchical Bloom’s taxonomy 33. This taxonomytranscends the classical Bloom’s cognitive taxonomy in two main ways 1) includes otherobjectives like learning about learning, ethics, team skills and character, which