Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design in the Classroom

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carla Zoltowski, Purdue University; William Oakes, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

of engineering, the nature ofengineering design and the cognitive processes involved in this complex activity are not widelyunderstood. How to effectively teach the design process is even less understood. Learningengineering design is a complex process, and it is most often taught in engineering via project-based courses in which instructors guide students through the design process.In their review of research related to the teaching and learning of engineering design, Dym,Agogino, Eris, Frey, & Leifer7 assumed that “the purpose of engineering education is to graduateengineers who can design, and that design thinking is complex.” (p. 103) They discussed thetension in many engineering curricula between importance of design and engineering

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design in the Classroom

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Creese, West Virginia University; Deepak Gupta, West Virginia University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

in the College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia. He obtained his BS degree from the University of Roorkee, now IIT – Roorkee, MS from WVU, and is working on his Ph.D. degree at WVU. He is a member of AACE International, IIE, INFORMS. Page 12.1285.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Software for Materials EvaluationAbstractMulti-disciplinary team projects are an important element in the ABET accreditation ofengineering programs. The basic manufacturing processes course in the Industrial EngineeringProgram at West

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gina Montgomery, Auburn University; Chetan Sankar, Auburn University; P.K. Raju, Auburn University

, Chennai, isacknowledged as an “outstanding corporate campus” and is India’s largest constructionorganization. Seventeen Strategic Business Units (SBUs) drive ECC’s business activities toformulate policies, perform marketing functions, and ensure project execution to internationalbenchmarks of quality and speed. The design activities are centralized in the EngineeringResearch and Design Center (ERDC), also located in Chennai. ERDC offers engineering, design,and consultancy services in civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and instrumentationengineering for a variety of projects and industrial structures. With over 350 experiencedengineers, architects, and 100 draftspersons, ERDC is the largest and best-equipped engineeringdesign office in

Conference Session

Teaching Courses in Renewable Energy Systems

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael E. Hay, University of Northern Iowa; Recayi 'Reg' Pecen

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2007-1286: PLANNING A SMALL-SCALE WIND-ELECTRIC SYSTEM INEAST-CENTRAL IOWAMichael E. Hay, University of Northern Iowa Michael Hay completed his masters degree in Industrial Technology at the University of Northern Iowa. Mr. Hay holds a BT in Industrial Technology/Mechanical Design from the University of Northern Iowa and an MA in Industrial Technology from the University of Northern Iowa. Mr. Hay has over 25 years of experience in various Engineering positions and is listed on six US patents. His graduate research was in planning small-scale wind-electric systems. He has worked on several other renewable energy and electric vehicle projects as well.Recayi "Reg" Pecen, University of

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education III

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Don Millard, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Mohamed Chouikha, Howard University; Frederick Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

extracurricular activities, not just instruction in academic subjects. Formal education is consuming a smaller percentage of their time. Additionally, project-based courses require a great deal of out-of-class team meeting time, often late at night. • A Shortage of Hands-on Exploration: Pre-exposure to technical concepts is far less uniform among students from increasingly diverse educational and cultural backgrounds than it was a decade ago. Gone are the days when the majority of STEM-inclined students Page 12.861.3 were ham radio operators, played with Erector/LEGO sets and had tinkered extensively

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Measurements: Innovative Course Development

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Don Millard, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Frederick Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Mohamed Chouikha, Howard University

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

extracurricular activities, not just instruction in academic subjects. Formal education is consuming a smaller percentage of their time. Additionally, project-based courses require a great deal of out-of-class team meeting time, often late at night. • A Shortage of Hands-on Exploration: Pre-exposure to technical concepts is far less uniform among students from increasingly diverse educational and cultural backgrounds than it was a decade ago. Gone are the days when the majority of STEM-inclined students Page 12.862.3 were ham radio operators, played with Erector/LEGO sets and had tinkered extensively

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

facilitate more widespread cross-disciplinary research collaboration among faculty?The study focuses on National Science Foundation-funded faculty at Carnegie doctoralinstitutions as a sample with a high level of credibility, representative of a wide distribution ofdisciplines and institutions. The participants represent physical and mathematical sciences,engineering, social sciences and some humanities.II. MethodA. SampleSurvey participants were selected from among primary investigators listed in the public awardsdatabase on the National Science Foundation’s web site (www.nsf.gov/awardsearch) under oneparticular directorate (unnamed to protect confidentiality) that funds a variety of projects inSTEM education settings. All PIs currently funded

Collection

2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Deborah Tihanyi; Margaret N. Hundleby

with regard to communication. The Department of Materials Science andEngineering is unique in the Faculty in that it has a significant communication-focused course ineach of years two, three and four of the degree program (see Table 1, next page). Each of thecourses is content-based, and each builds on the skills acquired in the one(s) before it, lookingforward to both the capstone project in the fourth year (thesis or industrial research project(IRP)) and professional practice.In MSE390, each of the deliverables goes through several iterations and receives extensivefeedback from both faculty and peers. Course instructors facilitate class workshops anddiscussion and meet individually with each student as the work progresses, in addition

Conference Session

Innovative K-12 Engineering Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Summer Dann Johnson; Warren Waggenspack, Louisiana State University; Brenda Nixon, Louisiana State University; Daivon Craft, Louisiana State University; Cheryle Peters, Louisiana State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

increase with average employmentneeds ranging from 9 to 17%. [10] Currently, the gap between college graduates and the jobmarket is being filled by international or foreign born students. Approximately 60% of graduatestudents and 70% of post docs in engineering fields are foreign born students. [9]Funding Agency & the Associated Requirements Funding for the Summer Research Experience for High School Students and Teachersprogram was primarily through the Center for BioModular Multi-Scale Systems, a NationalScience Foundation’s EPSCOR grant and as such, the SEHS program had to meet therequirements stipulated in the mission and objectives of the research project. The grant’sEducation & Outreach (E&O) charge was to develop effective

Conference Session

Technology Literacy for Non-Engineers

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Ollis, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

variousengineering labs across the campus.Science, technology, society projectsAll students completed two science, technology, and society projects. Working in teamsof three and imitating the work in the “take-apart” lab, they studied an artifact of theHispanic world. Their task was to research and describe the historical significance andengineering importance of the artifact and then to explain how the artifact reflects theculture which produced it. The fruits of these activities were two group presentations inthe course of the semester –practicing the final methodology of the end project—and agroup paper in English to summarize their project in Sevilla, Spain, and inMilwaukee,Wisconsin, two cities seemingly disparate in culture.Evaluation and assessment

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Ollis, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

calculation that was a part of the lab.Visiting LecturesA series of engineering faculty visited the class and spoke, in English, about a favoritetopic. Students made vocabulary lists based on the lectures and wrote summaries of thesubstance of the lectures, in Spanish. Apart from the direct benefits to aims of the class,these lectures also gave the students an idea of the exciting work going on in variousengineering labs across the campus.Science, technology, society projectsAll students completed two science, technology, and society projects. Working in teamsof three and imitating the work in the “take-apart” lab, they studied an artifact of theHispanic world. Their task was to research and describe the historical significance andengineering

Conference Session

Utilizing On-Line Technology in Entrepreneurship Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Arrasmith, Florida Tech; Jihan Dinally, Florida Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

. Platform issues such as multiple or single users, directed in-gameinteraction by an educator, remote site multi-user interaction over the internet, and asynchronouslearning are also addressed.In keeping with the systems engineering basis, the roots of this video game knowledge module,we will be outlining our project using a system engineering approach. The discussion will startby briefly describing the stakeholders’ requirements and goals, followed by the concept ofoperations. The stakeholder requirements and concept of operations are used to derive thesystem level requirements along with technical performance measures and a qualificationstrategy2. Next the feasibility studies, functional analysis, and design and prototype developmentsections

Conference Session

IE Program Design I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Batson, University of Alabama

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

Performance IndicatorsCourse (percentage)Gradebooks Fall 1999 and every semester thereafter: Course average lab score for: ‚ IE 253 ‚ IE 351 ‚ IE 321 Course writing skills average score for: ‚ IE 351 ‚ IE 431 (461) ‚ IE 463 Project I ‚ IE 463 Project II ‚ IE 485 Project Course oral presentation average score for: ‚ IE 464 ‚ IE 463 Project II (client

Conference Session

Gender and Accessibility Issues in K-12 Engineering Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glenda Kelly, Duke University; Paul Klenk, Duke University; Gary Ybarra, Duke University; Lee Anne Cox, Duke University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Curriculum (MUSIC), Techtronics Program) and is currently co-investigator on a grant developing computer software to teach immunology to middle school students. Her special interests include developing ways to teach science/engineering to engage diverse populations especially females and underrepresented minorities.Paul Klenk, Duke University Paul A. Klenk, Ph.D., is a Visiting Scholar at Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society, developing K-12 engineering education programs. He received a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science from the Pratt school of Engineering at Duke University in 2006. He is the Duke Project Director for the TeachEngineeirng Digital Library Project

Conference Session

Engineering Student Involvement in K-12 Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kate Caldwell, North Carolina State University; Jessica McCoy, North Carolina State University; Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University; Althea Smith, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth Parry, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Elizabeth Parry received her B.S. in Engineering Management-Mechanical Engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla in 1983. After working for IBM for 10 years, Ms. Parry left to raise her children and start a science education business. Since 1999, she has directed two major grant programs for the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University. Currently, she is the project director for RAMP-UP (Recognizing Accelerated Math Potential in Underrepresented People), a five year program focusing on outreach to strengthen K-12 math, science and engineering knowledge and funded by NSF and the GE Foundation

Conference Session

Engineering and Sustainability

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan Lucena, Colorado School of Mines; Carl Mitcham, Colorado School of Mines; Jon Leydens, Colorado School of Mines; Junko Munakata-Marr, Colorado School of Mines; Jay Straker, Colorado School of Mines; Marcelo Simoes, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

become engineers who have ability, courage, andleadership, and can solve the problems” in international development projects. Its extensivecurriculum combining engineering and international development includes courses such as“Science and Society: Writing and Analytical Skills” and “Principles of International Co-existence,” which focuses on differences in culture, climate, and legal systems. But there is noevidence the program includes the ethical dimensions of international development work(http://www.ide.titech.ac.jp/index.html).Related curricular efforts in the U.S. include Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS,Purdue University), Engineering for Developing Communities (EDC, University of Colorado-Boulder), and Humanitarian

Conference Session

Engineering in High Schools

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sibel Uysal, Arizona State University; Sharon Kurpius-Robinson, Arizona State University; Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Chell Roberts, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2007-151: INSIDE THE CLASSROOM: CHALLENGES TO TEACHINGENGINEERING DESIGN IN HIGH SCHOOLSibel Uysal, Arizona State University Sibel Uysal is a Ph.D. student in Science Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction at ASU. She earned her MA degree in Science Education at University of Missouri Columbia. Her BS degree is in Biology. Her principle research areas are inquiry-based learning and science and the equity in science education. She works on the project about investigating the efficiency of different type of induction programs on the development of beginning science teachers.Senay Yasar, Arizona State University Senay Yasar is a Ph.D. student in Science Education, Department of

Conference Session

Technical Capacity Building for Developing Countries

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Saleh Keshawarz; MohammadOmar Andar, Kabul University; Maria Beebe, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

International

4Islamic Studies 4Total Hrs/wk 28 Fifth Year First Semester Second SemesterSoil Mechanics 4 Foundation 4 EngineeringHighway 4 Design Project 2ConstructionConcrete II 4 Canalization 4Transportation 4 Technical Elective III 4Technical Elective II 4 Construction Engr 4 Mgt.Non-technical

Conference Session

ChE: Safety, Sustainability, and Global Opportunities

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sundararajan Madihally, Oklahoma State University; Randy Lewis, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

coverage so far but needs some elaboration. - H2O2 can be quite hazardous depending on the concentration. This should be discussed some more, as well as the use of any personal protective equipment (PPE) needed (gloves, glasses, handling techniques, etc.) - In previous projects, the H2O2 – beef liver catalyzed reaction has been strong. How will you handle loading, mixing, and sealing the reaction vessel? Also, at the pressures you are considering, the steel pipe should not be a problem but the fittings and PVC drive unit may need some caution. - I suspect your pressure will need to be increased. It looks like there is a relief valve just downstream of the reactor output valve. Have you determined the relief pressure you should use? GENERAL: - Good

Conference Session

FPD9 -- Teaching Methods & Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margot Vigeant, Bucknell University; Karen Marosi, Bucknell University; Ronald Ziemian, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

lectures for the entire200-person class. As of 2002, a seminar format was used. The course begins and endswith approximately two weeks with all 200 students in the large lecture, during whichtime engineering as a profession, each of the six majors, and professional ethics areintroduced. There is also an overall project which all students complete in teams duringthis time [2, 3]. The rest of the time students spend in discipline specific three-week seminarshosting ~30 students each. The key features of the seminars are that they are studentselected, and use a specific topic, which is of interest to the student, to introduceengineering. Eight different seminars are available, and students took either two (2002,2003, 2004) or three (2005, 2006

Conference Session

Product Innovation and Entrepreneurship

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Street, Rochester Institute of Technology; jack danziger, Rochester Institute of Technology; William Leonard, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

engineeringprocess. RP machines have more versatility today then ever before with their ability to createfully functional parts that can be tested immediately.Each year more companies are opting to purchase RP machines and develop their productsthrough an assortment of different types of physical modeling. According to a January 17, 2005press release by Z-Corp. a move was made to an 80 percent larger facility with 25 percent moreemployees. In 2005 the RP industry was projected to have sales around 655 million with roughlyfive million models being produced (Rowe, 2004)2. RIT’s MET department has seen an increasein enrollment in product realization courses that offer the chance to develop product with thesenew machines.discussion and analysisThere are a

Conference Session

Novel Measurement Experiments

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seyed Allameh, Northern Kentucky University; Tom Ogonek Ogonek, Northern Kentucky University; Paul Cooper, Northern Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

. Crack was also observed to initiate at one side andpropagate to the other side (Figure 5-a). Crack branching, as well as multiple cracks wereobserved. One instance of crack bridging is seen in Figure 5(b). (a) (b) Figure 4 - Fracture of the monolithic and composite structures: (a) Monolithic, (b) QG: concrete with Gorilla GlueEducational ImplicationsThe Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Technology (MMET) courses taught atNorthern Kentucky University include EGT-116: Introduction to Materials and ManufacturingProcesses, EGT-261: Engineering Materials, EGT-317: Senior Research in Technology andEGT-417: Senior Design Project. All deal with materials and manufacturing. Other

Conference Session

Foster Excellence

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqueline Fairley, Georgia Institute of Tehnology; Leyla Conrad, Georgia Institute of Technology; Gary May, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

• Oral and written research project summaries prepared by the student participants • Social interaction between the student participants and their graduate mentors • Program evaluation by the student participantsWithin these key elements, interaction among student participants and their graduatestudent mentor, along with the program evaluation by the student participants during the2005 and 2006 program years will be addressed.Graduate MentoringTo assist student participants in the transition between the undergraduate and graduateexperience, they are paired with a graduate mentor. The main goal of this relationship isto aid the student participant in learning how to communicate in a graduate environment,along with increasing their

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Maase, Oklahoma State University

the need for engineering validation of their work. Thisassignment exposes students to basic mathematical methods needed for root determinationmethods and the inherent limitations of such methods.The third assignment poses as an engineering project proposal to control and maintainpopulations of animals - the problem itself is given as a project to the students and incorporatesethical complications. The students’ goal is the development of a predator-prey populationsimulation. Students extend and enhance a basic population model introduced in class byincorporating additional effects and influences of their choosing. Simulation results after themodel changes require both numerical and engineering validation. While the basic populationsimulation

Conference Session

Professional Development and Scholarship

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Khan, DeVry University; Gene Gloeckner, Colorado State University; George Morgan, Colorado State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Optic Communications, Technology and Society, and Project Management. He also advises students on their senior design projects. He is author of “The Telecommunications Fact Book, 2E” and co-author of “Technology and Society: Crossroads to the 21st Century,” “Technology and Society: A Bridge to the 21st Century,” and “Technology and Society: Issues for the 21st Century and Beyond.” He is a member of ASEE, and a senior member of IEEE.Gene Gloeckner, Colorado State University Dr. Gene Gloeckner is an associate professor of education and human resource studies, in School of Education, Colorado State University. He received his Ph.D. from the Ohio state university. He has authored a number of

Conference Session

Technology Literacy for Non-Engineers

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence Whitman, Wichita State University; James Steck, Wichita State University; David Koert, Wichita State University; Larry Paarmann, Wichita State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

all undergraduate students.Modules were developed for each engineering discipline represented at Wichita State University:aerospace, computer, electrical, industrial, manufacturing, and mechanical engineering. Amodule was also developed covering the engineering design process. The adaptation of existingmodules from various sources was used to achieve the pedagogical objectives. For example, atthe end of one module students will be able to describe the use of gears and how gear ratios canincrease torque and the environments in which increased torque would be beneficial.The second task was to develop the actual course. The WSU project team and the collaboratorsplanned to teach the course in the Summer of 2005. Example learning objectives for

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators: Tricks of the Trade I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University; Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University; Donald Visco, Tennessee Technological University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

efficient researchgroup quickly1. Unique research results need to be obtained almost immediately in order toincorporate them into manuscripts since the peer-review process can take over a year beforepublication. The new faculty likely has well-developed project plans for the beginning graduatestudent; however, the student also needs to be educated more extensively as they progresstowards their degree on independent problem solving and generation of ideas. While there is nosubstitute for experience in this endeavor, following certain guidelines can allow the new facultymember to optimize the development of their graduate students in these areas. To be as inclusiveas possible, we also discuss the development of undergraduate research students as

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christian Hipp, University of South Carolina; Veronica Addison, University of South Carolina

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

determine the best ways to introduce computing into early undergraduatemechanical engineering curriculum, focusing particularly on numerical methods and analysis.Given the importance of computing in professional engineering practice, this project seeks toimprove students’ facility with computers while moving away from ‘cookbook’ approacheswhich emphasize software-specific skills at the expense of more fundamental mathematical andconceptual knowledge.One aspect of this research project was to determine what computer experiences (STEM --Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics -- or otherwise) students have when they entercollege-level engineering classes. We surveyed sophomore engineering students in“Introduction to Applied Numerical Methods

Conference Session

Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bernd Widdig, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Jack Lohmann, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

International

luniversities undertook between November 2005 and November 2006. The results were firstpresented at a press conference in Frankfurt, Germany on November 10, 2006. We would bedelighted to give you a copy of the entire study at the end of our session.Globalization is radically changing the way national economies around the world design,produce, distribute, and consume goods and services. Engineers are in the midst of this dynamicdevelopment. They use their knowledge of foreign cultures in designing products and servicesfor global markets. They often work in teams on projects with members from different continentsand cultures. They must be internationally mobile, whether physically or virtually.These requirements raise critical questions: Is tomorrow's

Conference Session

Assessment Methods

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Danielson, Arizona State University; Bradley Rogers, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

institutionalizedand last minute ABET visit preparation minimized.IntroductionThe assessment of student attainment of program outcomes as required by ABET accreditationcriteria presents challenges for engineering education programs. Criterion 3 of the 2007/2008criteria for accrediting engineering technology programs states that programs must demonstratethat student assessments are being used as part of a broad, documented continuous improvementprocess. In addition, multiple assessment methods are to be used to “triangulate” data to ensurethat program outcomes and objectives are being met. The Criteria goes on to suggest possibleassessment methods, including “student portfolios, student performance in project work andactivity-based learning; results of