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Collection
1997 Annual Conference
Authors
Hugh Jack
course on hard drive. Lesson Learned: The Internet is not reliable, have alternate solutions. SVGA to NTSC convener arrived - tried in class, very poor with high resolution graphics. Went back to data projector. Other problems, cables too short, and s-video connector only on ceiling mounted projector. Good rule of thumb, count on a loss of 50% of resolution, and avoid thin lines.Oct., 7 - tried using the SVGA converter in class again, very poor appearance, but as okay with larger fonts, but the unit seemed to shut down after a few minutes.Oct., 11 Had classes, and then working model contest at the end. This seems to have set a tire in some students. Most were impressed. In general the interest level
Conference Session
Sustainable Energy Education
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
David Blekhman; Jason Keith; Ahmad Sleiti; Eileen Cashman; Peter Lehman; Richard Engel; Michael Mann; Hossein Salehfar
Tagged Divisions
Energy Conversion and Conservation
Conference Session
Student Learning
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Maya Trotz, University of South Florida; Ken Thomas, University of South Florida; Jeffrey Cunningham, University of South Florida; Qiong Zhang, University of South Florida
Tagged Divisions
Educational Research and Methods
Conference, VolumeI, 10-13 Oct., pp T3A: 25-30. Page 15.705.127. Gruber, S.; Larson, D.; Scott, D. and Melvin, N. (1999). Writing4Practice inEngineering Courses: Implementation and Assessment Approaches. TechnicalCommunication Quarterly 8(4):419-440.Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.8. Flateby, T. (2008). Personal Communication (Dr. Flateby is a CLAWQA developerand Director of Assessment at University of South Florida). Page 15.705.13
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Summer Dann Johnson, Louisiana State University; Warren Waggenspack, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; John Scalzo, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Kelly Rusch, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Gerald Knapp, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Roger Seals, Louisiana State University
expressed inthis material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation.References 1. Brown, Shane (2005). “Student Social Capital and Retention in the College of Engineering”, Proceedings, American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition. 2. Downs, C.( 2006) “What should make up a final mark for a course? An investigation into the academic performance of first year Bioscience students,” Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education , Vol 31, No. 3, pp.345-364. 3. Huitt & Hummel (2003). “Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development”, Educational Psychology Interactive, Valdosta State University, http://chiron.valdosta.edu
Conference Session
Retaining Women Engineering Students
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Stephanie Jaros, University of Washington; Suzanne Brainard, University of Washington; Susan Metz, Stevens Institute of Technology
Tagged Divisions
Women in Engineering
Conference Session
Program Development and Pipelines for Recruitment
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Sandy Feola, Sinclair Community College
Tagged Divisions
Manufacturing
knowwhat school has a manufacturing program, they don’t know where to start – schoolprograms can have different names, but offer the same variety of courses.Schools that are added into the careerME.org database can have multiple linksspecifically entered to take the student directly to their educational programs. When thestudent enters a school name or search term(s), the results list will present the link thatgoes directly to the school’s education programs – no need to navigate within a school’swebsite hierarchy to figure out how to get there. When school programs are added to thedatabase, professors are encouraged to contribute to the data, having the ability torecommend content beyond what they are able to add to their own school’s
Conference Session
Measurement Tools
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Dina Banerjee, Purdue University; Alice Pawley, Purdue University
Tagged Divisions
Educational Research and Methods
; transnational feminism and globalization; and sociology of developing nations. In her doctoral dissertation she has examined the effects of sex-segregation and racial/ethnic segregation on the job-related well-being of women workers in U.S.A. She is also associated with the Women’s Studies Program at Purdue University. Before coming to the U.S. as a graduate student, she worked as a lecturer in the University of Calcutta (Kolkata, India) teaching courses on gender, industry and labor market; gender and social change; women and development; and sociological theories and methods. Address: Discovery Learning Research Center, Suite 228, 207 S. Martin Jischke Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, 1-765-494
Conference Session
Historical Perspectives for Engineering Education
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Alice Pawley, Purdue University; Karen Tonso, Wayne State University
Tagged Divisions
Liberal Education
. Jul 4 1971. “YY Goes From Planes to Plant.” Pp. 2F in The Nashville Tennessean. Accession 1539 Folder 183.33, Society of Women Engineers National Records Collection, Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University38. Weinstein, Harriette S. Oct 5 1958. “‘Mr.’ Ruth Wilson Engineers Job.” Atlanta, GA. Accession 1539 Folder 183.18, Society of Women Engineers National Records Collection, Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University39. Committee on Public Understanding of Engineering Messages, National Academy of Engineering. 2008. “Changing the Page 15.1392.11 Conversation: Messages for Improving Public
Conference Session
Classroom Engagement
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Sarah Parikh, Stanford University; Helen Chen, Stanford University; Kenneth Goodson, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University
Tagged Divisions
Educational Research and Methods
. Olds, Mary A. Nelson. What Conceptual Models Do Engineering Students Use to Describe Momentum Transfer and Heat Conduction? in Annual Conference of the American Educational Research Association. 2003. Chicago, IL.12. Dewey, J., Interest and Effort in Education. Riverside Educational Monographs, ed. H. Suzzallo. 1913, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company.13. Meyers, C., Promoting active learning: Strategies for the college classroom. 1st ed. 1993, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.14. Bjorklunc, S., Norman Fortenberry, Measuring Student and Faculty Engagement in Engineering Education. 2005, Center for the Advancement of Scholarship on Engineering Education, National Academy of Engineering
Conference Session
Curriculum in Electrical Power Engineering Technology
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Robert Edwards, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Gerald Recktenwald, Portland State University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Technology
0633754. Anyopinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those ofthe author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. Page 15.37.11Bibliography:1. G. Recktenwald, R.C. Edwards, “Using Simple Experiments to Teach Core Concepts in the Thermal and Fluid Sciences,” Proceedings of the 2007 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, 2007.2. G. Recktenwald, R.C. Edwards, R.C. Howe, J. Faulkner, “A Simple Experiment to Expose Misconceptions About the Bernoulli Equation,” Proceedings, IMECE 2009, 2009 ASME
Conference Session
BME Course and Curriculum Development
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Richard Aston, East Tennessee State University; William H. Blanton, East Tennessee State University
Tagged Divisions
Biomedical
Reseachers Figure 9. small, especially for advancedcourses, and so self-publishing seems appropriate. For 50 years or more teachers haveself-published text material. In one of the author’s experience in 1960 one of his professors didan entire undergraduate service course in engineering on “dittos”, with hand writing, typing andhand sketches. The advent of the Xerox machine in the 60’s made it possible to incorporate partsof printed text material, especially figures, graphs and tables, and university reproduction centerscould use offset printing to provide alternative text material. Now Modern computer-generateddocuments using a word
Conference Session
Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs & Issues
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Devlin Montfort, Washington State University; Shane Brown, Washington State University
Tagged Divisions
K-12 & Pre-College Engineering
. Pittsburg, PA.3. Jocuns, A., et al. Student's Changing Images of Engineers and Engineering. in American Society for Engineering Education. 2008. Pittsburg, PA.4. Bransford, J.D., A.L. Brown, and R.R. Cocking, eds. How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience and School. ed. N.R. Council. 2000, National Academy Press: Washington.5. Bruner, J.S., The Process of Education. 1960, Boston: Vintage Books.6. Margolis, E. and S. Laurence, eds. Concepts: Core readings. 1999, the MIT Press: Cambridge.7. Murphy, G.L., The Big Book of Concepts. 2002, Cambrigde, MA: the MIT Press.8. Posner, G.J., et al., Accommodation of a scientific conception: Toward a theory of conceptual change. Science Education, 1982. 66(2): p. 211-227.9. Strike, K.A
Conference Session
Curriculum in Mechanical Engineering Technology: Part II
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University; Hani Saad, Eastern Washington University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Technology
; Hoagland, K. E. (1999). How to get started in research (2nd ed.). Washington, DC: Council on Undergraduate Research.7. Karukstis, K. (2006). A council on undergraduate research workshop initiative to establish, enhance, and institutionalize undergraduate research. Journal of Chemical Education, 83, 1744-1745.8. Malachowski, M. (1997, June). Not all research is equal: Student-oriented vs. research-oriented approaches to scholarship. Council on Undergraduate Research Quarterly, 182-185.9. Regalado, S. New EWU Building Makes History. . .21st Century Style, Inland Northwest Catalyst magazine, Dec/Jan 2006, 34-38
Conference Session
Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Tanya Ennis, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jana Milford, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beth Myers, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jacquelyn Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder; Diane Sieber, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Ann Scarritt, University of Colorado, Boulder
Tagged Divisions
Minorities in Engineering
, Underrepresented Minorities in Engineering: A Data-Based Look at Diversity: http://www.nacme.org/user/docs/NACME%2008%20ResearchReport.pdf2. Ohland, M. W., S. D. Sheppard, G. Lichtenstein, O. Eris, D. Chachra, R. A. Layton. (2008) Persistence, Engagement, and Migration in Engineering Programs. Journal of Engineering Education. 97: 259–78.3. Chen et al. (2007) From PIE to APPLES: The Evolution of a Survey Instrument to Explore Engineering Student Pathways
Conference Session
Issues and Solutions in Mathematics Education
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Andrew Grossfield, Vaughn College of Aeronautics
Tagged Divisions
Mathematics
enabled the solutions of differential equations but also raisedmany perplexing and wonderful problems. Over the next century, the finest mathematiciansexplored these problems. Dirichlet, Cauchy, Cantor, Riemann, Weierstrass and others, in theirstudy of continuity and convergence of series, invented ingenious, counterintuitivecounterexamples and produced analytical techniques which culminated in Lebesgue’smagnificent theory of integration about 1906.During the 1700’s, developments in mathematical theory were dominated by Leonhard Euler.Euler had more mathematical insight, made more mathematical discoveries and had moremathematical fun than anyone else either before or since except maybe Erdos. However, theviews of Euler on the nature of
Conference Session
Historical Perspectives for Engineering Education
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Amy Slaton, Drexel University; Mary Ebeling, Drexel University
Tagged Divisions
Liberal Education
. Kraft, "Manpower Planning and Its Role in the Age of Automation." Review ofEducational Research 40, no. 4 (1970), p. 497.16 Amy E. Slaton, Race, Rigor and Selectivity in U..S Engineering: The History of an Occupational Color-Line(Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2010).17 John F. Grede, "Collective Comprehensiveness: A Proposal for a Big City Community College." Journal ofHigher Education 41, no. 3 (1970), p. 192; and Arthur B. Shostak, "Old Problems and New Agencies: How MuchChange?" In Power, Poverty, and Urban Policy, edited by Warner Bloomberg Jr. and Henry J. Schmandt (BeverlyHills: Sage Publications, 1968), p. 104.18 Delaware County Community College, Nanofabrication Manufacturing Technology, Associate in Applied
Conference Session
Fulfilling the CE BOK2 - Case Studies
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Brett Gunnink, Montana State University
Tagged Divisions
Civil Engineering
Achievement Subcommittee of CAP^3. 2005. Levels of Achievement Applicable to the Body of Knowledge Required for Entry Into the Practice of Civil Engineering at the Professional Level, Reston, VA, September. (http://www.asce.org/raisethebar)4. Bloom. B. S., Englehart, M. D., Furst. E. J., Hill, W. H., and Krathwohl, D. 1956. Taxonomy of Educational Objectives, the Classification of Educational Goals, Handbook I: Cognitive Domain. David McKay, New York, NY.5. Fridley, K.J., et al., 2009. “Educating the Future Civil Engineering for the New Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge,” Proceeding of the 2009 ASEE Annual Conference, June 2009, Austin, TX
Conference Session
Multidisciplinary Poster Session
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Don E. Malzahn, Wichita State University; Lawrence E. Whitman, Wichita State University; Zulma Toro-Ramos, Wichita State University
Tagged Divisions
Multidisciplinary Engineering
; !"% !"$ !"# ! #"' $"! $"' %"! %"' &"! &"' '"! '"' !"#$%$#&'()24056) *2/".7$8&.$/"*)89):1173 Figure 5. Individual impact on group consensus compared to peer perceptions of contribution.Developing and delivering the course required the collaboration of a group of individualcontributors (including students) and has been a positive experience for all. Generally theobjectives of the course have been achieved but analysis of the assessments indicates that thereare deeper issues that should be addressed as engineering students move to professional practice.References1. Crawford, Andrew S. (1998). “Leadership education at the University of Michigan
Conference Session
Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula in ECE I
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Bedrich Benes, Purdue University
Tagged Divisions
Electrical and Computer
Modeling to Simulate and Visualize Urban Areas and byan Adobe Inc. grants Constrained Procedural Modeling.References:1. Wiggins, G., & McTighe, J. (1997). Understanding by Design: Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision andCurriculum Development.2. NVIDIA. (2010). Developer Zone. Retrieved December 20, 2010, fromhttp://developer.nvidia.com/page/cg_main.html3. Kirk, D., & Wen-mei, W. (2010). Programming massively parallel processors: A Hands-on approach: MorganKaufmann Publishers Inc. San Francisco, CA, USA.4. Sanders, J., & Kandrot, E. (2010). CUDA by Example: An Introduction to General-Purpose GPU Programming:Addison-Wesley Professional.5. Tsuchiyama, R., Nakamura, T., Iizuka, T., Asahara, A., & Miki, S. (2010). The OpenCL
Conference Session
Computer Science and Information Technology in K-12 Engineering
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Laura E. LeMire, Community College of Baltimore County
Tagged Divisions
K-12 & Pre-College Engineering
results, and maintain a record of teacher participation forContinuing Education credit. PLTW teachers signing up for a class first register via a dynamicweb-based interface and database to collect background information on their PLTW training,including the location of the STI attended, when they were trained, and the number of times theytaught a related PLTW course (if at all). The information is downloaded to an excel spreadsheetand required “student” information is manually entered into CCBC’s system. Following a set ofdetailed instructions, teachers are then able to obtain their student ID and password in order toaccess the course(s) for which they registered. The MTT instructs their counterparts from the Affiliate Universities in the
Conference Session
Chemical Engineering in Silico
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Debra Gilbuena, Oregon State University; Ben Uriel Sherrett, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University
Tagged Divisions
Chemical Engineering
Conference Session
Engineering Ethics Issues Part One
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
David H. Jonassen, University of Missouri
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Ethics
). Preface. In F. Voss, D. N. Perkins & Segal (Eds.), Informal reasoning in education. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum. 13. Nussbaum, E. M., & Schraw, G. (2007). Promoting argument-counterargument integration in students' writing. The Journal of Experimental Education, 76(1), 59-92. 14. Schworm, S., & Renkl, A. (2007). Learning argumentation skills through the use of prompts for self-explaining examples. Journal of Educational Psychology, 99(2), 285-296. 15. Ross, B.H., & Spalding, T.L. (1994). Concepts and categories. In R.J. Sternberg (Ed.), Thinking and problem solving (pp. 119-148). New York: Academic Press. 16. Wittrock, M. (1990). Generative processes of comprehension. Educational
Conference Session
Chemical Engineering Education: Upperclass Years
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Randy Lewis, Brigham Young University; Thomas Knotts, Brigham Young University; W. Vincent Wilding, Brigham Young University; William Pitt, Brigham Young University; Morris Argyle, Brigham Young University
Tagged Divisions
Chemical Engineering
competencies. Second, it provides feedback to our program on specificcompetencies and areas where our students may be weak. This feedback provides motivation forcurricular and/or pedagogical modifications needed to address the problem(s). Third, the examemphasizes the importance of the Level-3 competencies to our students and faculty. Students arekeenly aware that retention of knowledge and skills in the core areas is a requirement forgraduation in addition to simply completing required course work. Faculty awareness of theneed to help students learn fundamental concepts is also heightened.Table 2 shows the 18 Level-3 competencies assessed by the exam. As previously stated, the firstnumber of the competency corresponds to a Program Outcome. As shown
Conference Session
Teacher and Counselor Professional Development
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Robert Reeves, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Julia Ross, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Taryn Bayles, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Tagged Divisions
K-12 & Pre-College Engineering
Conference & Exposition (2009). 4. Zarske, Malinda S., Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, Lawrence E. Carlson, and Janet L. Yowell. "Teachers Teaching Teachers: Linking K-12 Engineering Curricula with Teacher Professional Development." American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition (2004). 5. Minstrell, J. (1989). Teaching science for understanding. In L. Resnick and L. Klopfer (Eds.) Toward the thinking curriculum: Current cognitive research (pp. 129-149). 1989 Yearbook of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. 6. Perkins, D. N. (1993). Teaching for understanding. American Educator, Fall, 28-35 7. Crawford, B. A. (2000). Embracing the essence of inquiry: New
Conference Session
Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Robert Homolka, Kansas State University, Salina; Greg Stephens, Kansas State University, Salina
Tagged Divisions
Mathematics
Page 15.107.11classes (Introduction to Business and Supervisory Management) during the 2008 fall semesterrepeated in the fall 2009 semester indicate that students at K-State in Salina like stories as apedagogical tool. The poll asked students to rank ten different presentation/learning methodsutilized in class based on the student’s order of importance. Ten different teaching tools werelisted on a single page and here is how students ranked the items: 1. Class Discussion 2. Stories Ranked #2 3. Class Lectures 4. PowerPoint 5. Handouts 6. Group Projects 7. Videos/DVD’s 8. Textbook(s) 9. KSU Online (Classroom program like Blackboard, WebCt, etc) 10. Homework.Business
Conference Session
Chemical Engineering Education: Underclass Years
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Valerie Young, Ohio University-Athens
Tagged Divisions
Chemical Engineering
enrollment in anEngineering Freshman Learning Community is 14/20 (70%), compared to an actual EFLCenrollment rate of 61%. The electronic survey covered Supplemental Instruction and Peer-LedTeam Learning for General Chemistry I, Pre-Calculus and Calculus I. Enrollment data (Table I)indicate that about 2/3 of Fall quarter freshmen should be enrolled in either Pre-Calculus orCalculus I, and at most 1/20 should be without a Fall math class. On the survey, 1/22respondents stated that (s)he did not take math in Fall, which is consistent with enrollment data.An additional 3/22 students did not identify a math instructor; two of those answered noquestions beyond those about the EFLC, suggesting that they simply stopped participating in thesurvey. It is thus
Conference Session
Design in BME Education
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Eric Kennedy, Bucknell University; Donna Ebenstein, Bucknell University
Tagged Divisions
Biomedical
. Page 15.482.14Bibliography1. Lai-Yuen S, Reeves K (2009) Active-learning experiences on medical devices for manufacturing and newproduct development. American Society for Engineering Education AC 2009-1549.2. Tranquillo J, Cavanagh C (2009) Preparing students for senior design with a rapid design challenge. AmericanSociety for Engineering Education AC 2009-1917.3. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (2009) Y14.5: Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing.4. US Food and Drug Administration. Use of International Standard ISO-10993, ‘Biological Evaluation ofMedical Devices Part 1: Evaluation and Testing’ <> Last accessed March 11, 2010.5. International Organization for Standardization (2009) ISO-10993 Biological Evaluation of Medical
Conference Session
Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session I
Collection
2015 ASEE International Forum
Authors
Renetta G. Tull, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Maria Nandadevi Cortes-Rodriguez, ​ Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute Center for Conservation and Evolutionary Genetics National Zoological Park
Tagged Topics
Diversity, International Forum
for STEM graduate programs, and presented the information in Panama.The information was well-received and the PROMISE AGEP was invited to continue toreplicate their U.S.-based student development model to contribute content to programming forstudents at LACCEI in subsequent years.Table 1. Seminars, workshops and panels geared toward undergraduate and graduate studentaudiences, where students and faculty from UMBC have developed international collaborations. Year Location Event Speaker(s) 2011 UMBC Workshop: Preparing for Panel of UMBC faculty Global Leadership: and students from different Cultural
Conference Session
Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session I
Collection
2015 ASEE International Forum
Authors
ZhongLi FU, Center for National Security and Strategic Studies (CNSSS) In National University of Defense Technology (NUDT).; Huang Zhang, National University of Defense Technology; Lini ZHOU, Center for National Security and Strategic Studies, National University of Defense Technology; Tong Wu, Center for National Security and Strategic Studies, National University of Defense Technology; Zhao Zhao, National University of Defense Technology; Changfang Zhang, National University of Defense Technology
Tagged Topics
International Forum
Page 19.38.15American Society for EngineeringEducation,Atlanta,GA.http://www.asee.org/public/conferences/27/papers/8365/view2 National Science Foundation. (1995). Restructuring engineering education: A focus on change.Division of Undergraduate Education, Directorate for Education and Human Resources.3 Almgren, R. (2008). Perspectives from industry. Journal of Engineering Education, 97(3), p.241-244.4 Grasso, D. &Martinelli, D. (2007). Holistic engineering. The Chronicle of Higher Education,53(28),B8.5 Sheppard, S. D., Macatangay, K., Colby, A., & Sullivan, W. M. (2009). Educating engineers. SanFrancisco: Jossey-Bass.6 Tryggvason, G. &Apelian, D. (2006). Re -engineering engineering education for the challenges of the21st
Conference Session
Track 3 - Session I - Faculty Development
Collection
2013 ASEE International Forum
Authors
Dirk Schaefer P.E., Georgia Institute of Technology
Tagged Topics
Invited - Faculty Development
may be nationwide, international, or locally controlled.  How is the professional development program implemented at the local level? – Internal or external personnel may coordinate, deliver, and document professional development activities. Mentors may or may not be used or required.  How is the professional development program included in accreditation? – Accreditation may require teaching certification for all or some faculty, documentation of professional development activities, or other teaching related items.  Is participation compulsory or voluntarily? – Participation requirements vary widely.  Who is/are the target group(s)? – While some countries focus on professional development for