Conference Session

Retention Programs for Women Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Helene Finger, California Polytechnic State University; Tracy Van Houten, University of Southern California; Barbara Curry, California Polytechnic State University; Jennifer Harris, United Parcel Service; Malia Francisco, United Parcel Service; Betsy Sale, United Parcel Service

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Women in Engineering

AC 2007-1714: ADVANCING WOMEN IN ENGINEERING BY EMPOWERINGSTUDENT LEADERS TO PROMOTE THE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTIONOF FEMALES IN ENGINEERINGHelene Finger, California Polytechnic State University Helene Finger is the Director of the Women’s Engineering Program in the College of Engineering at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Her responsibilities include supervising staff and advising the student SWE section in the planning and implementation of programs for the recruitment and retention of women. She has also taught in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Cal Poly since 1997 and is a registered professional engineer. In 2001 she was named a recipient of National Organization for

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in Engineering Technology

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Massoud Moussavi, California Polytechnic State University

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Engineering Technology

opticsby Southern California State universities is insufficientwhile the demand from the optical industry in the area iscontinuously rising. To respond to this deficiency, theECET program at CalPoly-Pomona developed a plan to adda four units (three unit lecture and one unit laboratory)optics course to its curriculum. This course would cover Page 12.1113.4geometric optics, fiber optics, and optical communication.The inception plan for this course had two stages: 1)Search for funding/donation of laboratory equipment,develop an elective course, and offer the elective courseonce year. 2) Establish relationships with the local opticsindustry, get their feedback, revise course

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2003 GSW

Authors

Kuldeep S. Rawat; Gholam H. Massiha

begun to proliferate in industry,so have the demands on the level of sophistication of their performance. Careful attention tosafety planning has been required because; these industrial tools present many of the samehazards as conventional machine tools. Thus, engineers working in the areas of robotics musthave a well-structured understanding of robotic systems. Model driven simulation is a valuabletool for helping in this aspect. RoboCell simulation software is one such model driven simulationprogram. Simulation is a powerful tool, but robotics research should be conducted on robots. Inthis paper we provide a brief approach to learning technical aspects of industrial robots throughuse of an educational robot and RoboCell simulation software

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2008 GSW

Authors

Mohammed E. Haque; Pallab Dasgupta

understanding of architectural planning and designconcept, exterior, interiors and feel of aesthetics as compared to paper based models currently usedby most architectural students. In addition, by allowing the students to enter a virtual space at fullscale, it is possible to add more pragmatism to their design experiences. IntroductionUse of 3D technology to present virtual buildings has traditionally been hampered by longrendering times, and the non-interactiveness of a pre-rendered walkthrough. Movie render times ofseveral days to a week are not unheard of, depending on the complexity of the sequence.1Today, 3D computer games are highly complex systems that consist of a universal game engine andthe specific

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2008 GSW

Authors

Matthew Moreno; Amador Salazar; Rafael Gijon; Sangita Prajapati; Farrokh Attarzadeh; Mayuri Mahajan; Aditya Gupta; Prafulla Kesari

Optoelectronic Slotted Switches, and they are used innon-contact fluid sensing applications. The water sensors that are used are as shown inFigure 3. Figure 3. Water Sensor to sense water levels Figure 4. Tilt Sensor (this sensor was planned for future expansion of this project)The interfacing of the microcontroller with the sensor array along with multiplexing anddisplaying it on Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) is as shown in Figure 5. Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of New Mexico – Albuquerque Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering Education Figure 5. Interfacing of the microcontroller with the sensor array (the tilt

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2008 GSW

Authors

Jamel Gray; Derrek Anderson; E. H Shaban; D. P. Siddons; A. Kucsweski

designed x-ray fluorescence detector. Last summer we have replaced the GEM by a micromesh gas detector (MICROMEGAS). The MICROMEGAS consists of steel mesh that isseparated from a PCB by 100-150 microns of Kapton or insulator pillars. The region between themetallic mesh and the PCB has a very high electric filed that allows electron multiplication usingimpact ionization. We are predicting that the MICROMEGAS can provide better amplificationand better signal to noise ratio than the GEM fluorescence’s detector. AutoCADWe used the AutoCAD program to provide different views of the GEM and MICROMEGAS x-ray detectors. A two dimensional plan views of the pieces of the detector that form the Mylerwindow cover, the

Conference Session

AEC Education: Instructional Strategies and Innovation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darrell Nickolson, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis

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Architectural

, butjust as important, this capstone project was set in a 400 Level Interior Design course whichmeans topics such as space planning, ergonomics, anthropometrics, universal design, andaccessibility were paramount in the solutions sought after.This project allowed students of the institution to collaborate with a local design professional thatis a Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist. This professional led the students on site visits of aprototype neighborhood, as well as reviewed drawings of all the students involved. With thisprofessional being an architect, it brought a multidisciplinary approach to our Interior DesignProject.IntroductionThis paper will examine the results of combining the standard benefits of Leadership in Energyand Environment

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andreas Spanias, Arizona State University; Linda Hinnov, Johns Hopkins University; Michael Stiber, University of Washington, Bothell; Marios Pattichis, University of New Mexico; Costas Pattichis, University of Cyprus; Cajetan Akujuobi, Prairie View A&M University; Shalin Mehta, Arizona State University; Ed Doering, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Raja Ayyanar, Arizona State University; Karthikeyan Ramamurthy, Arizona State University; Harvey Thornburg, Arizona State University

environment that enables users to perform online signal processing calculationsand simulations1. It is based on an object-oriented programming environment that allowsstudents and practitioners to run simulations over the Internet. Simulations can be performed inthe intuitive graphical interface of J-DSP by placing and connecting “blocks” to establish signaland data flow. Students can also visualize the results interactively in the simulation environment.Original J-DSP functionality included algorithms for signal processing2, imaging3, controls4,time-frequency analysis5 and communications applications6.This paper presents our plans in the NSF CCLI Phase 3 project which are aimed at developing,disseminating and assessing several new J-DSP capabilities

Conference Session

Assessing the Efficacy of Nontraditional Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharon deMonsabert, George Mason University; John Lanzarone, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Mico Miller, George Mason University; Barry Liner, George Mason University

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Continuing Professional Development

University Page 14.509.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Educating Federal Engineers to be Entrepreneurial Thinkers and Leaders Who Would Have Thought?AbstractThe Headquarters of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) contracted with theDepartment of Civil, Environmental, and Infrastructure Engineering (CEIE) of George MasonUniversity (GMU) to assist in the development of a Learning Plan for USACE. In order todetermine the learning needs of the USACE Headquarters staff with respect to Leadership,Communication, and Professionalism, CEIE developed and facilitated three workshops. Theworkshops resulted

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Manon Bourgeois; Gilbert Drouin

unsuccessful trials, we publisheda guide in order to improve communication between the students and the professors. This guide does not replace the rules or politics of the official documents of l’Ecole. It is constructed as aide-memoire questions, it present to the student a inventory of facts and aspects that he must consider in order to benefitfrom a quality supervision during his studies. These questions are grouped under three headings. They first ones(16) call out directly to the student, the heading is titled Personal commitment and student’sresponsibilities/Engagement personnel et responsabilites de l’c$tudiant. For example, we can find in this sectionquestions such as: Have I evaluated and planned my financial needs in order to pursue my

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Norbert L. Ackermann; Anthony G. Collins

; nationally- ~norrned subject content examinations; alumni surveys that document professional accomplishments andc~er development activities; employer surveys; and, placement data of graduates. As the material presented in this paper shows, virtually all departments have taken the ABETstatements regarding the development of program goals, and coupled them with other goals, frequentlygenefited from a strategic planning exercises, and combined them to provide global departmental goalsone of which is undergraduate education. Also to be demonstrated, is that within the goals associatedwith undergraduate education, there are numerous subgoals. Clearly, given the outcomes assessmentexamples of the ABET 2000 Criteria, it is these subgoals of

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Somchai Osuwan; Raymond D. Daniels; John F. Scamehorn

, and thetheses are written in English. The program has received strong support from the government of Thailand and Thai industry. In 1993,the partnership was awarded a USAID, University Development Linkages Project (UDLP) grant. This paperreviews the feasibility studies and planning for these graduate programs and the academic partnership. and itdescribes our experiences with the program through the first two and one-half years of operation. INTRODUCTIONPetrochemical Industry in Thailand The pace of economic development in Thailand in recent years has been impressive. With manufacturedexports growing at 35 to 40 percent per year for five consecutive years., GDP growth in 1994 was 8.5

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Nelson C. Baker; Paul S. Chinowsky

level, the project management test willfocus on the capability of multimedia tools to impact civil engineering education at the graduate level.Project management has been selected as the specific domain due to its emphasis on concepts such asinterdisciplinary teamwork, project planning and control, and design negotiation, each of which are difficultfor students to place in a real context without seeing actual jobsites. Thus, in an effort to augment thesparse number of opportunities students have to be in the field during the duration of a course, the test willprovide the students with multimedia examples of actual job sites. Similar to the reinforced concrete test,the graduate students will be given the opportunity to view actual examples of

Conference Session

ECET Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gene Harding, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

11.57.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 A Jitter Education: An Introduction to Timing Jitter for the FreshmanAbstractThis is the second in a planned series of papers addressing jitter analysis education in theElectrical Engineering Technology (EET) curriculum. The first paper, “A Jitter Education:Finding a Place for Jitter Analysis in the EET Curriculum,” described the basic types of jitter andthe underlying causes, jitter measurements and displays (two related but distinctly differenttopics), and proposed how to incorporate jitter analysis into a four-year EET curriculum. Thefocus of this installment is how to introduce the subject of timing jitter to a first-year EETstudent.The

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 6: Technology-enhanced Instruction and Assessment

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Watkins, Vanderbilt University; Merredith D. Portsmore, Tufts University; Rebecca D. Swanson, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

graduate program in engineering education Jessica Watkins, Vanderbilt University Merredith Portsmore, Tufts University Rebecca Swanson, Tufts University IntroductionAt the end of an 18-month in-service teacher education program for engineering, Margaret, aveteran elementary teacher, talked about a recent engineering lesson she taught to her third-gradeclass. The students had been building rockets for a stomp launcher. They planned, built, testedand revised their rockets over multiple class sessions. In an interview, Margaret recounts herinteractions with one student during testing: This kid, Charlie, he was trying

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George A. Hunt, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Environmental Engineering

identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems byapplying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics”. ABET then goes on todefine complex engineering problems as those “…involving diverse groups ofstakeholders, including many component parts or sub-problems, involving multipledisciplines, or having significant consequences in a range of contexts.” Additionally,outcome (5) of the new ABET student outcomes state that students have “an ability tofunction effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create acollaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meetobjectives”.One strategy for meeting the ASCE Body of Knowledge (BOK) and ABET requirementsis through multidisciplinary senior

Conference Session

Best In DEED

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Giovanna Scalone, University of Washington; Aaron Justin Joya, University of Washington; Kathryn Elizabeth Shroyer, University of Washington; Cynthia J. Atman, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

minuteslong. After learning about design processes of engineers with various levels of expertise andresponding to questions about what they found to be important information, students were asked‘Will Information from this exercise affect how you will do design in the future? How?’ Throughcoding students’ responses, we discovered that students are thinking metacognitively aboutdesign through articulating plans, efficient use of time, monitoring their steps, and evaluatingtheir design processes. While all students can articulate their design intentions, some studentsexplore a nuanced understanding of their design intentions and subsequent actionable strategiesthat could impact how they design in the future. This practical classroom activity can be used

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley Bowen, Virginia Tech; Alan R. Kallmeyer, North Dakota State University; Holly Hermine Erickson, West Fargo Public Schools

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

opportunities to help them further develop effective teaching strategies. Andtaking into consideration that these teachers may be the only STEM teacher their students havewhile in that school building, these teachers have significant influence over the educationaldevelopment of their students. Many of these teachers have 5-7 different class preparations aday with only one planning period. Teachers may struggle to implement and sustain effectiveteaching practices when policies and assessment methods need to be modified due to theadoption of new standards, such as with Common Core State Standards for Mathematics andNext Generation Science Standards [2] – [4]. During the RET program, teachers focused on theagricultural aspects of STEM education in order

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremi S. London, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State university; Steven K. Ayer, Arizona State University; Wei Wu, California State University, Fresno; Christina K. Lam , Arizona State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

. Ayer and his team can be found at www.ETBIMLab.com.Dr. Wei Wu, California State University, Fresno Wei Wu, PhD, LEED AP, GGP, CM-BIM, A.M. ASCE, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Construction Management in Lyles College of Engineering at California State University, Fresno. He received his Bachelor of Engineering in Built Environment and Equipment Engineering from Hunan Uni- versity in China in 2004, Master of Science in Environmental Change and Management from University of Oxford in the UK in 2005, and Doctor of Philosophy in Design, Construction and Planning from Univer- sity of Florida in 2010. Currently, Dr. Wu teaches courses in Construction Graphics, Design Build, BIM for Construction. Dr. Wu’s

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lifford McLauchlan, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi

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Ocean and Marine

. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Coordinated USV ControlAbstractMany universities have lab exercises in the controls classes which consist of modeling andsimulations for vehicles and robotics due to the costs associated with real vehicles, robotics or thetest environments. Unmanned surface vehicles such as a Sea Fox can be modeled and simulated inMatlab or a similar software. Multiple vehicle paths can be coordinated to facilitate search patternsor to setup adhoc wireless sensor networks (WSNs) with the vehicles each possessing a node. AtTexas A&M University-Kingsville an assignment for coordinated unmanned surface vehicle (USV)control and path planning has been developed. The work

Conference Session

Works in Progress: Curricula and Pathways

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah E. Parikh, Foothill College; Lori Silverman, Foothill College

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

in the state including a question on intended transfer major.Students are asked if they intend to transfer, but when asked about their desired major, the onlyoptions available are for the associate degrees granted by that specific community college. If thecommunity college does not offer an engineering associate degree, engineering would not showup on the list of majors at all. Second, students are required to declare a major and create aneducational plan outlining the courses taken each term in order to get priority registration.Unfortunately, the list of majors that students may choose from is limited to the degrees andcertificates that the specific college offers. While the educational plan that the student createswill have the degree

Conference Session

The Intersection of Higher Ed and Industry

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Ahmad, Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

wide spread knowledge in problem solving,management of resources, and process planning. Project Management is a key skill required byEngineering Technologists, who work in project-driven manufacturing companies. An IndustryAdvisory Council for a university in Louisiana expressed the need for project managementtrained graduates, and worked with Engineering Technology faculty to develop a post-baccalaureate certificate program focused on technical project management. In addition, theIndustry Advisory Council worked closely with Engineering Technology faculty to develop anew course on “Technical Project Management” that can combine with other courses offered bythe department and college to prepare project management certificate graduates.This

Conference Session

Analysis of Effectiveness and Impacts of Graduate Programs: Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Wayne Coots, Purdue University; Sarah Knapp, Purdue University; Amelia Chesley, Purdue University; Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University; Dawn Laux, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

0.75 Element B: Documentation and analysis of prior solution attempts 0.76 Element C: Presentation and justification of solution design requirements 0.95 Element D: Design concept generation, analysis, and selection 0.89 Element F: Consideration of design viability 0.94 Element G: Construction of testable prototype 0.96 Element H: Prototype testing and data collection plan 0.96 Element I: Testing, data collection and analysis 0.95 Element J: Documentation of external evaluation 0.96 Element K

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Misty L. Loughry, Rollins College, Crummer Graduate School of Business; David Jonathan Woehr, University of North Carolina Charlotte; Daniel M. Ferguson, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Behzad Beigpourian, Purdue University; Frank Luchini; Siqing Wei, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

, Purdue University Behzad Beigpourian is a Ph.D. student and Research Assistant in Engineering Education at Purdue Uni- versity. He earned his master’s in Structural Engineering from Shahid Chamran University in Iran, and his bachelor’s in Civil Technical Teacher from Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University in Iran, Tehran. He has been official Technical Teacher at Ministry of Education in Iran from 2007 to 2018, and received many certificate in education such as Educational Planning, Developing Research Report, and Understanding School Culture. Mr. Beigpourian currently works in the CATME project, which is NSF funding project, on optimizing teamwork skills and assessing the quality of Peer Evaluations.Mr. Frank

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2018 ASEE Conferences - Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration / San Antonio proceedings

Authors

R. E. Floyd

regular basis, typically each semester. During this time, the advisor reviews the student’sprogress, planned programs, and any pre-requisites that may be needed. The biggest problemwith the academic advisor is that they are most often providing advice to a large number ofstudents, not the best role for a Mentor.Within industry, Mentors are most often limited to a small number of mentees, typically no morethan three. In the Mentor role, the industry engineer may help both interns and active students,providing advice on classes to be completed, current problems, or work related items. TheMentor is typically an experienced individual that has been there and done that. The Mentorseldom tells the mentee how and what, but more frequently provides hints

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: Faculty Development 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Timothy A. Wilson, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach; James J. Pembridge, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach; Massood Towhidnejad, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach; Erin Elizabeth Bowen, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott; Carlos Alberto Castro, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Heavy Maintenance Representative for ASERCA airlines in Venezuela. In August 2002, Carlos received his Masters in Aeronautical Science, with a Management and Safety Specialization, from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Carlos joined the Embry-Riddle NEAR Lab team in June 2003 as a Simulation Analyst, specializing in the Total Airspace and Airport Modeler (TAAM) simulation soft- ware. Carlos is currently the NEAR lab Project Manager. His duties include project lead and simulation support for different projects. He also is a simulation specialist for software such as TARGETS, SDAT, and TAAM. In addition to his NEAR Lab duties, Carlos is an Airport Planning and Design instructor for the College of Business at ERAU

Collection

2020 ERC

Authors

Deborah Altenburg

discuss, develop, and implement strategies to better coordinate and address concerns regarding security threats and undue foreign influence.• Formation of international activities and compliance coordination offices. Institutions have organized new offices or shared workflow processes to better coordinate, oversee, and continually review their activities involving international partnerships, foreign engagements, and compliance requirements. These offices oversee functions ranging from export controls, to review of foreign visitors, to issues associated with international students and scholars. Some of these offices also provide strategic planning, advice, and assistance to administrators, faculty, and staff on international operations

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Applications

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hussein Abaza, Southern Polytechnic State University; Javier Irizarry, SPSU; Zuhair Itr, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

, using CAD with GIS, and using advanced CAD techniques to produceshop drawings. All these learning modules are available for the students online.4. The Fundamentals to Construction course is not dedicated to CAD applications only.This course includes other technical skills such solving orthographic projections problems,assignments in manual drafting of plans and construction details. These assignments are givenconcurrently with the CAD assignments. So, students who need extra help in CAD can work onthe other assignments at home and dedicate more class time for the CAD modules.5. In order to provide a continuous CAD support, a list-serve which includes all theConstruction Management students at East Carolina University was dedicated to

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Mechanical Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford; Tom Eppes, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

been featured at the University’s undergraduate research colloquium.Laboratory platforms have been provided from other courses to expand the experimental optionsavailable to students in MARATHON. Future plans include expanding MARATHON to otherprograms and disciplines, i.e. analog/digital electronics. Additional laboratory platforms will bedeveloped in the area of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and virtual LabVIEW-basedexperiments.IntroductionThe College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture (CETA) at the University of Hartfordhas a population of about 800 undergraduate students of which 420 are enrolled in engineeringtechnology (ET) programs. Within CETA, there are three departments that collectively supportfive four-year ET

Conference Session

ERM Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Wilson, Western Kentucky University; Dennis George, Western Kentucky University; john bruni, Western Kentucky University; Mark Cambron, Western Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

respond to the following question: “Which of the following have you done or do you plan to do before you graduate from you institution?”for each of the items above with the following answers and associated scores: • done (3.0); • plan to do (2.0); • do not plan to do (1.0), and Page 13.165.4 • have not decided (0.0).Student perception of engagement competency was determined by response to select NSSEquestions. Scores were generated by equally weighting all four components of the algorithm.ResultsThe weighting constants originally proposed were an equal weighting of all three assessmentmeasures: faculty perception of