previous opportunities for discussions to share ideas andresources, it doesn’t appear to be utilized to a great degree as in previous years. Programscurrently tend to struggle with the same issues of program implementation and evaluation and itwould be nice to see increased dialogue between programs and to ensure that information andresources are readily available to those working with similar programs. Plans are now underwayfor an RET Listserve of current RET programs5 and a potential conference emphasizing theissues surrounding program evaluation. SWEPT programs, in their current form, have been in existence at least since the early1990’s and have been wrestling with the issues surrounding program evaluation from the start.Following a
program.The Food Engineering Program Assessment Plan consists of three major parts4-10:Part I: Determining expectations. Along with stating expected outcomes, we try to identify if, infact, we provide sufficient educational opportunities inside and outside of the classroom todevelop the desired outcomes we assert we teach and/or develop. Courses may be one means, butseveral other options exist. To assure that students have sufficient and various kinds ofeducational opportunities to learn or develop desired outcomes, we engage in curricular and co-curricular mapping.Part II: Determining timing, identifying cohort(s), and assigning responsibilities. This part of theAssessment Plan focuses on how and when every Food Engineering Program faculty will
development r. Fulfill commitments in a timely manner s. Discern and pursue ethical practices t. Contribute to society as an active citizenThese outcomes form an excellent basis for gauging how well the entrepreneurial mindset isbeing incorporated into student activities within a course, and will therefore be referred tothroughout later sections of this paper.As of January 2013, KEEN includes nineteen institutions across the U.S. The KEEN programprovides access to vital resources for building quality entrepreneurship education programs thatengage engineering and technical students including grants, faculty fellowships, capacitybuilding workshops, networking opportunities, and resources. More specifically, KEENprovides financial and developmental
Session 2526 A Laboratory Experiment in Linear Series Voltage Regulators Jeffrey S. Franzone University of MemphisAbstractMany advanced electronics courses cover linear voltage regulators from the “black-box” (or IC)perspective. Although this perspective is valid and useful, it doesn’t give students muchopportunity in a laboratory setting to deeply investigate the behavior of the major parts of theregulator, its characteristics, and the reinforcement of transistor theory. Many “canned” linearvoltage regulator labs favor the “quick-and-dirty” approach