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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Audeen Fentiman; Robert J. Gustafson; John Merrill; John Demel; Richard Freuler

was online. The guidelines underscore thevariety of materials and approaches employed to ensure that a balance of qualitative andquantitative data are available to assess the program.2.1 Web based tools for assessmentA web page developed for the Introduction to Engineering Program states the objectives of theprogram, gives current and prospective students valuable information about course requirements,and links course outcomes to ABET criteria, with links to other key resources. From thehomepage, students can directly access WebCT, an online tool supported by the College ofEngineering to provide students with current information about their classes. WebCT allowsstudents to submit assignments, view their grades progressively throughout the

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Godfrey

taped interviews with 17 staff and 36 students and field notediaries compiled over 3 years ( 1997-99) of acting as a participant observer. As a participant–observer, my role as researcher was known to the institution and its members, butsubordinate to my role as a participant. To ensure credibility, information was taken frommany different points of view. Those known or liable to have distinctly different opinions andunderstandings of a topic were deliberately sought out by the researcher. Interview statementswere able to be checked against my personal observations and a variety of records anddocuments.As data collection progressed, and the quantity of data obtained from multiple sources grew,it was coded using inductive coding techniques

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Douglas Goetz; Darin Ridgway; Ben Stuart; Valerie Young; Michael Prudich

processequipment and with experimental setups for exploring particular concepts in chemicalengineering. Standard laboratory and “plant floor” equipment (graduated cylinders, analyticalbalances, pipettes, buckets, scales, stopwatches) is also available. UO Lab is a “capstone”experience in which students must integrate and apply previous coursework. Extensive writtenand oral technical communication is required. Each experiment is motivated by a “designobjective”. Students must identify the parameters to be determined experimentally, plan and Page 6.313.1execute the required experiments, analyze the data and interpret the results, and complete