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Mentoring Graduate Students for Success

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2002 Annual Conference

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Patricia Stubblefield; Elisabeth Alford

graduate students have had little instruction orpractice in writing and communicating as professionals. In addition, those whose firstlanguage is not English often need specialized instruction in writing and presenting inEnglish.This paper describes a series of four collaborative professional communicationsworkshops for engineering graduate students at the University of South Carolina Collegeof Engineering and Information Technology. Each of the workshops focused on a majorcommunications responsibility in engineering at the advanced degree level: teaching,dissertation writing, scholarly publication, and career-related communications. Eachsession included brief, informal presentations by engineering and communications facultyon communications

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Trends in Nuclear Education II

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Patrick Tebbe

the reactor controlroom, down to the last meter and switch. In the past these simulators were powered by largemainframe or minicomputers, while today they can be supplied with data from workstations andhigh-end desktop machines. These advances in computer technology now allow the same fidelity of the full-scopesimulation to be brought into the classroom. In nuclear plants operators must have a knowledgeand understanding of the fundamental processes, as well as the procedures required for plantoperation. Other personnel in the plant also benefit from a greater understanding of how theplant operates. The same is true of academic education in nuclear engineering, where theemphasis is on the understanding of theory. However, this type of

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Computers in Education Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Emin Yilmaz

Session 1520 INSTRUMENTATION FOR RELATIVE CYLINDER POWER MEASUREMENT ON INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES Dr. Emin Yilmaz Department of Technology University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD 21853ABSTRACTThe goal of design projects is to introduce students to designing mechanical systems in theETME475-Mechanical Systems Design course. Purpose of this project was to design a sensorassembly to measure relative power of individual

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Managing and Funding Design Projects

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2002 Annual Conference

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Bob Twiggs

Session 1709 Space Engineering - Project Based Learning by Working Real Space Programs Prof. Robert Twiggs Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics Stanford University Stanford, California 94305-4035 Bob.Twiggs@Stanford.Edu 650/723-8651AbstractProject Based Learning is a new term now used by many universities to describe ‘hands-on’projects, which bring students closer to the ‘real world working conditions’. At

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Issues in Physics and Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

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James Hereford

University Program - FPGA tutorials and examples (requires a username)Agilent Technologies Educator's Corner - Excellent resource. Several pre-written lab exercises.Geared for Agilent (HP) test and measurement equipment. Physics Engineering Home | FacultyModified December, 2001Figure 2: Snapshot of the Electrical Engineering resource page with the three categories ofprojects, laboratories and links to other resources.Each subsection groups the resources into three categories. The first category containsassignments suitable for projects. That is, assignments students can do on-their-own withminimal equipment. The second category contains laboratory assignments. These assignmentsrequire instruments or components that

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Teaching Industrial Engineers Design

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2002 Annual Conference

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Joseph Emanuel

Session 2257 The Capstone Design Project: A Total Integration of Engineering Communications Joseph T. Emanuel, H. Dan Kerns, and Eric Kumpf Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Technology Bradley UniversityA common complaint from industry is that engineers are not good communicators. Althoughmost engineering programs require a speech course and one or more writing courses, thesecourses generally have two characteristics that prevent them from teaching students to be goodcommunicators. First, they are not focused on technical

Conference Session

Industry Participation and Ethics in BME

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2002 Annual Conference

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Gary Bledsoe

cells derived from each. 4) Fetal tissues derived from electively aborted fetuses were not acceptable for use. 5) Human embryonic stem cells were not acceptable for use; however, human stem cells derived from other sources (bone marrow, umbilical cord, etc.) were acceptable.Conclusions Biomedical Engineering students at Saint Louis University are very capable ofunderstanding and applying an ethical code in their course projects and during their careers.Because they are required to take a course in ethics prior to taking TE, they have a basis forunderstanding applicable ethical principles in tissue engineering. They do not allow technologyto cloud their personal convictions. However, they understand that technology is

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in BIO Engr.

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2002 Annual Conference

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Larry McIntire; Ka-yiu San; Ann Saterbak

Session A New Cellular and Molecular Engineering Curriculum at Rice University Ka-Yiu San, Larry V. McIntire, Ann Saterbak Department of Bioengineering, Rice University Houston, Texas 77005AbstractThe tremendous advances in cellular and molecular biology over the last 25 years havefundamentally changed our understanding of living organisms. This new understanding at thelevel of cells and their array of associated molecules is having a tremendous impact on bothmedicine and technology. Appreciating the complexities of the cell and its inner workings

Conference Session

What's in Store for the ChE Curriculum?

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2002 Annual Conference

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David Kauffman

. Page 7.1133.4Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationBibliography:1. Profiles of Engineering & Engineering Technology Colleges, 1999 Edition, American Society for Engineering Education, 2000.2. D.R. Lloyd, M. Meredith and J.S. Swinnea, eds., Chemical Engineering Faculty Director, 1999- 2000, Vol. 48, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 1999.Biographical Information:DAVID KAUFFMAN has been on the faculty at the University of New Mexico for 25 years. Forfifteen of those years he also served as Associate Dean of the School of Engineering. Prior to joiningacademia, he worked for Shell Oil

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Outcome Assessment, Quality, and Accreditation

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2002 Annual Conference

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Mohammed Zribi; Mohammad Al-Ansary; Ibrahim Nashawi; Haitham Lababidi; Faridah Ali; Aziz Tayfun; Adel Aly; Andreas Christoforou; Ahmet Yigit

Kuwait University have been completed. The plans include a structured processthat translates educational objectives into measurable outcomes at the program and courselevels, necessary assessment instruments, and feedback channels for corrective action. Thispaper presents the experience in developing such plans.IntroductionThe College of Engineering and Petroleum at Kuwait University, in line with its efforts toimprove and maintain the quality of engineering education offered by its programs, initiatedexternal evaluations conducted by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology(ABET). So far, there have been three ABET evaluations of the engineering programs at thecollege. All the evaluated programs were found to be substantially

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Poster

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2002 Annual Conference

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Saleh Sbenaty

Session 1532 Curriculum Development and Delivery Using Industry-Based Case-Study Models Saleh M. Sbenaty Middle Tennessee State UniversityAbstractThe current paper outlines an innovative approach to curriculum development, delivery, andassessment that may improve engineering and technological education and attract students topursue these programs. This is one of the objectives of the three-year NSF-funded grant entitled“The South-East Advanced Technological Education Consortium, SEATEC.” The consortium isa collaborative effort of five different

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Joel Jackson; Ashraf Saad; Thomas Barnwell; Monson Hayes

. Mayadas and J.O. Campbell, “Asynchronous learning networks: an information-technology-basedinfrastructure for engineering education”, Proc. IEEE, vol. 88, pp. 63-71, Jan. 2000.9. A. P. Sanoff, “Long-distance relationship”, ASEE Prism, pp. 22-26, Sept. 1999.10. P. Brusilovsky, “Web lectures: electronic presentations in web-based instruction”, Syllabus, pp. 18-23, Jan. 2000. Page 7.575.6 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Education11. K. Betts, “Why do faculty participate in distance

Conference Session

Biomedical Engr. Design and Laboratories

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2002 Annual Conference

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John M. Sankovic; Dmitri Kourennyi

requirements ofthe science and engineering education, including current Engineering Criteria and Objectives bythe Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). In its current form, it consistsof two “tandem” courses, EBME 313 (fall) and EBME 314 (spring), in the junior year, andincludes a number of educational components. These two courses are part of the BiomedicalEngineering Core, and traditionally are among students’ most favorite courses. 1. The course offers unique opportunities for the students to acquire hands-on experience in “real” research in a variety of biomedical engineering areas. Students perform experiments using the equipment and employing techniques that researchers use in their studies. 2. Students are

Conference Session

International Collaborative Efforts

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2002 Annual Conference

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Qianjin Yue; Peifung Guo; Hung Tao Shen; Hayley Shen

Session 2260 The U.S.-China REU Program On Marine Science and Engineering Hung Tao Shen, Hayley Shen Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY, USA 13699-5710 Qianjin Yue Department of Engineering Mechanics, Dalian Univeristy of Technology, Dalian, China 116023 Peifung Guo College of Environmental Oceanography

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Pre-College Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

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Lori Bassman; Patrick Little

technology in their curricula;and 3) girls’ schools. All have a demonstrated interest in improved teaching of science,mathematics and technology. With a mix of participants from communities local to HMC (LosAngeles area) and participants from across the country, the workshop has a geographical balancethat allows for several types of networking among teachers when they return to their schools. Page 7.916.3 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationRecruitment of the attendees primarily is done by letters

Conference Session

Introduction to Engineering Courses

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2002 Annual Conference

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Hirak Patangia

time. The effect of the course on student retentionwill be studied in the next few years.Bibliographic Information1 L. R. Carley, P. Khosla, and R. Unetich, “Teaching “Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering” inContext,” Proc. IEEE, vol. 88, pp. 8-22, Jan. 2000.2 http://www.geocities.com/area51/shire/3075/maglev.html.3 T. H. Wong, “Design of a Magnetic Levitation System-An Undergraduate Project,” IEEE Trans. on Education, vol.E-29, pp.196-200, Nov. 1986AcknowledgementsThe author would like to acknowledge the University’s Curriculum Development Grant in support of thedevelopment of the course.Biographic InformationHirak C. Patangia received his B. Tech. Degree (Honors) from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India,M.Sc

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Industry Participation and Ethics in BME

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas J. Webster; Karen Haberstroh

engineering related research at Purdue University for a ten-week timeperiod during the summer of 2001. Projects ranged from biomaterials (3 students),biomechanics (3 students), bioimaging (2 students), bioseparations (1 student), andcomputational cell modeling (1 student).Highly qualified students participated in our program from a wide range of universities acrossthe country including Cornell University, The University of Pittsburgh, The Johns HopkinsUniversity, Saint Louis University, Clemson University, University of Portland, The OhioState University, Stevens Institute Of Technology, University of Maryland-College Park, andRose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Half of these institutions currently do not have anestablished BME program; more

Conference Session

Capstone Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jagannathan Sankar; Juri Filatovs; Devdas Pai

materials content and truly materials-centric courses. An instantiation of this bridging effort is presented in this paper in the descriptionof a shared project between a graduate-level materials characterization course and the aluminumproduct design course referred to above. Test specimens from the aluminum course wereanalyzed by the characterization class and the interaction provided the aluminum class studentswith specific structural detail and a basis for the micro-level mechanisms which originate thecontinuum properties required for mechanical design.IntroductionDesign, be it design of structures, manufacturing processes, or software, is becoming a functionthat involves more than technology/engineering [1]. Designers who decide upon and

Conference Session

Introduction to Engineering Courses

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2002 Annual Conference

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Steven Reyer; Glenn T. Wrate, Northern Michigan University; John Wheeldon; Owe Petersen

Director for electrical engineering at the Milwaukee School ofEngineering. He is a former Member of Technical Staff at AT&T Bell Laboratories. His areas of interest areintegrated circuit technology, high-speed integrated circuit design, and quality in manufacturing. He received hisMSEE and Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania and his BSEE from the University of Wisconsin. Page 7.577.6 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan Ledlow

Session 2793 Active/Cooperative Learning: A Discipline-Specific Resource for Engineering Education Susan Ledlow, Janel White-Taylor, and D. L. Evans Arizona State University Center for Learning and Teaching Excellence/Center for Research on Education in Science, Math, Engineering and TechnologyIntroductionWhile general information on the use of active/cooperative learning (A/CL) in higher educationis increasing, discipline-specific resources, especially materials for science, technology

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Retention: Keeping the Women Students

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2002 Annual Conference

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Audeen Fentiman; Lisa Abrams

, campus visits, and printed materials. In addition, however, we conduct programsthat focus on recruiting women from high schools known to provide them with the skillsnecessary to study engineering and on integrating those programs with others designed toretain women who have chosen to study engineering. This paper documents the suite ofrecruitment and retention programs at Ohio State; several of which were supported, in part, bythe Gateway Engineering Education Coalition.IntroductionOur society is becoming increasingly reliant on technology, and as a result, there is an increasingdemand for people with training in technical fields, particularly engineering. Young womenform a substantial and largely untapped pool of potential engineers that could

Conference Session

Assessment in Large and Small Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

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Ronald Terry; W. Vincent Wilding

importance of engineers being able to functionon teams. Table 1 contains an outline of the material discussed during this portion of the newcourse.Table 1. Topics in Ethics and Professionalism Value based system Dilemma resolution procedure Study the dilemma Consider various resolutions and their consequences Select and sanction the resolution Implement and evaluate the resolution Leadership principles – making the public life consistent with the private life Teaming issues Understanding yourself – Myers-Briggs Type Index (MBTI) Understanding others – Use of the MBTI in team settings Technology and societyEnvironmentThere were difficult decisions to be made concerning the environmental topics to be

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Curriculum and Laboratory Development

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Prasanta Kalita; Peter Lyne; Loren Bode; Alan Hansen

introducing design at the freshman level in Agricultural Engineering at theUniversity of Illinois, the Introduction to Agricultural Engineering course was modified in 2000to include a micro steam car project. This hands-on project was originally developed andimplemented very successfully at the University of Natal in South Africa over ten years ago 1,2.There are many examples of other hands-on projects that have been implemented with varyingdegrees of success in the early years of the undergraduate degree. 3,4,5 Key factors of thesevarious projects are the level of technology and complexity, funding, and time requirements.The micro steam car project does not require sophisticated instrumentation and relies on basicengineering principles of energy

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Techniques for Improving Teaching

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2002 Annual Conference

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Catherine Brawner; Rodney Allen; Richard Felder

SUCCEED’s faculty development efforts have had noteworthy positive effects in changingfaculty instructional practices2, much work still remains to be done to create a sense among thefaculty that efforts to improve teaching will be appreciated or rewarded.IntroductionSUCCEED is one of a number of multi-university coalitions sponsored by the National ScienceFoundation to improve engineering education in the United States. It comprises eightengineering schools—Clemson University, Florida A & M and Florida State Universities (whichhave a joint engineering program), Georgia Institute of Technology, North Carolina A & TUniversity, North Carolina State University, University of Florida, University of North Carolina

Conference Session

Women in Engineering: A Potpourri

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2002 Annual Conference

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Francis Hopcroft

Session 3592 Man, Woman, Engineer, Psychologist: Mixed Messages in Research Design Francis J. Hopcroft, P.E., LSP, Barbara A. Karanian, Ph.D. Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA 02115Abstract - Several years ago an off-hand remark by Professor Karanian, a Psychologist, duringa casual conversation with Professor Hopcroft, an Engineer, led to a decision to jointly researchthe way men and women respond to technical presentations with which they disagree. A workinghypothesis was developed, after some discussion about the meaning of the words in the title, anda

Conference Session

Design and Innovation

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Monica Cardella; Cynthia Atman

, and the students who helped us to code the protocols,specifically Jacob Burghardt, Louise Cheung, Jennifer Chin, Julie Christianson, Cathie Scott,Jennifer Temple and Bettina Vuong.References1 Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) (1998). Engineering Criteria 2000: Criteria for accrediting programs in engineering in the United States (2nd edition ed.). Baltimore, Engineering Accreditation Commission, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.2. Adams, Robin S. (2001). Cognitive processes in iterative design behavior. Dissertation: University of Washington.3. Adams, Robin S. and Cynthia J. Atman (1999). Characterizing Engineering Student Design Processes: An Illustration of Iteration. Proceedings of the Annual

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Gregory Young

Table 3: Bloom's TaxonomyThe objectives describe the desired attributes that faculty believe a µProE graduate shouldpossess. The development of these PLOs was a collaborative effort between the faculty andindustrial partners of the µProE program. In addition to establishing the PLOs, a link was madebetween each PLO and a specific ABET outcome. Developing the linkage between programobjectives and ABET outcomes when initially creating a new program facilitates any subsequentchanges to the program objectives due to technology and societal needs. Developing this linkageat the beginning of the program development ensure that all ABET outcomes are addressed.Course DesignThe µProE program utilizes many existing courses from other engineering

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Assessment and Its Implications in IE

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2002 Annual Conference

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Amy Zeng; Arthur Gerstenfeld; Sharon Johnson

Conference and Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationdirected one-on-one by a faculty member, the student produces a critical essay that draws notonly on what has been learned in previous work, but explores new territory. The humanities andarts projects sequence is typically completed in the freshman and sophomore years.The second major project students complete is termed the IQP (which stands for InteractiveQualifying Project), and is the equivalent of three courses. Students select project topics, whichmust examine how science or technology interacts with societal structures and values, andtypically work in a small team (2-4 students) under the direction of a faculty member to completethe

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Innovative Courses for ChE Students

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Basil Baltzis; Dana Knox

Session 2213 Introduction to Chemical Engineering - A New Course for Freshman Students Dana E. Knox and Basil C. Baltzis Department of Chemical Engineering New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ 07102AbstractOftentimes entering freshman students know little about the major they have selected.Furthermore, the transition from high school to university is not straightforward and may createserious problems impacting retention. In order to address the foregoing issues we

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Assessment in Large and Small Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

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Dana Knox

Session 2613 Assessment Methods for Engineering Programs - Too Many Choices or Not Enough? Dana E. Knox Department of Chemical Engineering New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ 07102AbstractWhen departments begin to prepare for their accreditation visit under the new EC2000 criteriabeing used by ABET, they usually begin to search for assessment methods that they can readilyinclude in their self-study report. Often the result is that they develop a number of new surveysand