Conference Session

Course-based Approaches to Entrepreneurship Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Warren, Pennsylvania State University; Ralph Hanke, Bowling Green University; Elizabeth Kisenwether, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

entrepreneuriallearning experience to a large number of students at all levels. This can only be achieved bydeveloping a “scalable” model to reduce teacher load in course creation and management, andstudent interaction. This paper describes a pilot experiment at State University, the first of a fourstage plan to make entrepreneurship education available to the majority of students in the US.To date 135 students developed entrepreneurial skills at State University using a unique problembased learning (PBL) approach with all course materials and grading managed on-line. The resultsof the pilot indicate that a problem based, on-line approach to learn entrepreneurship is viable withsignificant upside potential. Surprisingly, it was just as difficult for the faculty

Conference Session

Assessment & TC2K Methods

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nirmal Das, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Education, 2006 Assessment and Evaluation of Engineering Technology ProgramsAbstractIn order to execute a continuous improvement plan in compliance with the TAC/ABETTechnology Criteria 2000 (TC2K), engineering technology programs face the challenge ofoutcomes-based assessment followed by evaluation, and implementation of improvementmeasures. Multiple constituencies are to be involved in the process, as the TC2K stipulate use ofmultiple assessment tools and measures for (a) the program outcomes, i.e., knowledge andcapabilities of students at the time of graduation and (b) the program objectives, i.e., theexpected accomplishments of graduates during the first few years after graduation.Effective assessment tools provide the information needed

Conference Session

International Educational Experiences (1)

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna M. Ebenstein, Bucknell University; Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell University; Jeffrey C. Evans P.E., Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

International

. Theseoutcomes have been mapped to ten learning objectives common to all offerings of the course,which are included in the paper.To meet these educational outcomes, the programs are planned around multifaceted themesaccessible to all engineering majors, including: Transportation (UK); Water Resources(Argentina); Engineering in Ancient Lands (Italy, China); Engineering in Extreme Environments(Chile); and Energy and Sustainability (Switzerland/ Germany/France, Norway/Sweden, Brazil,Costa Rica, and New Zealand). Courses typically consist of a series of lectures, site visits andguest speakers arranged around the underlying technical theme. The paper provides examples ofcourse activities from some of these programs.Student requirements include daily class

Conference Session

Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (RED)

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cara Margherio, University of Washington; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Kerice Doten-Snitker, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Making Academic Change Happen (MACH) project. The UW membersof the REDPAR team (i.e., the authors of this paper) investigate the academic change processesoccurring across the schools through a participatory action approach, co-producing knowledgewith the team members.In the case of incorporating new teaching methods and curricular designs to STEM academicprograms, education entrepreneurs manage both technological innovations and the people andorganizations that will implement the innovations. In the proposal development stage, REDapplicants strategized about which curricular innovations would be best suited for theirinstitutional contexts. They planned how to implement these changes, but these plans were notoften made in open deliberations

Conference Session

Faculty Development Evidence-based Practices!

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Michelle M Blum, Syracuse University; Katie D. Cadwell, Syracuse University; Julie M. Hasenwinkel, Syracuse University

Tagged Divisions

Faculty Development Division

; accountability from theirpeers; dedicated time and space to work on their new ideas. For a course redesign plan facultyhad to develop student-learning outcomes, an assessment plan, and an implementation plan forthe course changes. In addition, for fully participating, faculty received a summer salarysupplement and an additional supplement after implementing the class changes and assessing thesuccess of those changes.Twenty faculty participated in the summer 2019 program with 95% of the workshop participantsmeeting all of the summer program requirements, including presenting their work/plans at thefinal summer meeting. During the 2019-2020 academic year, faculty implemented their coursechanges and were required to submit a final deliverable focusing on

Conference Session

Faculty Development Evidence-based Practices!

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jody Zhong, University of Louisville; Patricia A Ralston, University of Louisville; Teresa Lee Tinnell, University of Louisville; Thomas Tretter; Marie Brown

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Faculty Development Division

. Teresa Lee Tinnell, University of Louisville Terri Tinnell is a STEM Education Curriculum and Instruction PhD Candidate and Graduate Research As- sistant at the University of Louisville. Research interests include: interdisciplinary faculty development, first-year engineering student retention, STEM teacher education, and collaborative, team-based learning experiences.Dr. Thomas Tretter, Thomas Tretter is professor of science education and director of the Gheens Science Hall & Rauch Plan- etarium at the University of Louisville. His scholarship includes collaborative efforts with science and engineering faculty targeting retention of STEM majors in entry-level STEM courses.Dr. Marie Brown

Conference Session

Integrating Sustainability and Resilience Concepts into Courses

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Corinna Marie Fleischmann P.E., U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Hudson V. Jackson, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Brian Maggi P.E., United States Coast Guard Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

techniques, and the infusion of globalperspectives that includes how different regions of the world are addressing climate change andadaptation planning, has been particularly enriching to the student experience. The authorsdiscuss how CGA has incorporated climate science into engineering education and how thecourse provides exposure to best practices used in civil engineering to promote infrastructureresiliency in a changing environment.Key words: Climate Education, Civil Engineering, ResiliencyIntroductionThe United States Coast Guard Academy (CGA), located in New London, Connecticut is thesmallest of the United States military academies with approximately 1000 cadets and its missionis to educate, train and develop leaders of character who are

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Branimir Pejcinovic, Portland State University; Robert B. Bass, Portland State University; Phillip Wong, Portland State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives” [page 42, 1]. Our teamof instructors exposes students to project management techniques at multiple levels within ourundergraduate ECE program. By learning project management early and practicing it often,students improve their teamwork efficacy in projects, courses, and in their future careers. Scrumis a cyclical project management technique commonly used in high-tech industries. Scrumprovides a framework that facilitates teamwork and project management through an adaptable,incremental process. We have tailored our variant of Scrum for students working on engineeringprojects in a higher-education environment. We intend to better understand student learning ofproject management and teamwork so that

Conference Session

Examining "Big" Data

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Issam Wajih Damaj, American University of Kuwait; Ashley Ater Kranov, Washington State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

toendure.The proposed measurement framework of SoTE defines nine different criteria. Each criterioncovers one part of the educational system and also the approach. Accordingly, each criterion hasits own set of key performance measures (KPMs). For every KPM, there is one or more keyperformance indicator (KPI) to enable the measurement. Every KPI has its own analytic rubricthat will aid the calculation of different indicators including a one main indicator called theSustainability Indicator (SI) – See Figure 2. The nine criteria are expanded into 34 KPMs.The sustainability criteria upon which we judge SoTE is shown in Table 1. Criterion 1,Leadership and Governance, measures the sustainability of the institutional strategic plans andthe degree of its

Conference Session

Two-year College Division: Authors Address Transfer Matters-Part II

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kim Goodwin Roberts, North Carolina State University; Tuere Bowles, North Carolina State University; Jerome P. Lavelle, North Carolina State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

and motivated by NCState’s strategic plan to expand the proportion of transfer students, the College of Engineeringteamed with the College of Education at NC State. We established initiatives aimed directly atNC CC’s and their communities: 1) to disseminate accurate information regarding engineering atNC State and 2) to develop a valuable network of higher education institutions in North Carolina.In addition to promoting the transfer of high quality students into engineering at NC State, ourgoal was to improve their retention and performance. In this paper, we detail the strategies weemployed to achieve these goals, including programming and publications created by the Collegeof Engineering, targeted solely to NC CC students and advisors. We

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Andrew Wilkerson P.E., York College of Pennsylvania; Jason Forsyth, York College of Pennsylvania; Cara Sperbeck, York College of Pennsylvania; Matthew Jones, York College of Pennsylvania; Patrick David Lynn, York College of Pennsylvannia

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

construct a map of the environment, as well as its known relative position, in accordance with its location, by using Simultaneous Localization And Mapping (SLAM) (Ghani et. al. 2014). Turtlebot uses the SLAM algorithm called GMapping. Using GMapping, the robot analyzes an existing map to find the best route to get to a destination(Schmidt et. al. 2012). If multiple routes exist there are existing algorithms to help the robot make a decision. In this paper, we document our findings of the many deficiencies in this method of “Robot-made” mapping, and then we propose a method that does not have these same deficiencies. We present a method where the floor plan could be converted to the map file format that

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Craig, North Carolina State University; Lisa Bullard, North Carolina State University; Jeff Joines, North Carolina State University; Tom Miller, North Carolina State University; Carolyn Miller, North Carolina State University; Dianne Raubenheimer; George Rouskas, North Carolina State University; Larry Silverberg, North Carolina State University; Eric Wiebe, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

integral part of the ongoing activities. One research and assessment method beingemployed is the Delphi method. This formal communication process will be used to gatherconsensus among faculty, industry leaders and students in an effort to identify sets ofcomputational skills vital for engineering professionals. Descriptions and reflections of the firstyear of project activities will be presented as well as plans for future activities. Preliminaryassessment data will also be available.1. IntroductionTwo decades ago to say that an engineering graduate was highly competent in computing meantthat he or she had mastered the FORTRAN programming language. A decade later it meant, inaddition, mastering basic skills in a few key discipline-specific

Conference Session

Student Teams and Project-Based Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology; Daniel Ferguson, Illinois Institute of Technology; Rachel Wasserman, Illinois Institute of Technology IPRO Program

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

the first trial semester (Fall 2006) indicate that students who attended and did notattend the games were similar on most demographic and experience variables. However, studentswho attended the games had higher average GPA, and felt more positive about the IPRO theywere joining; they were also more likely to feel positive about their team functioning at week 5.However, participation in the games was not associated with any difference in mastering theknowledge base in teamwork, or in their self-assessed competence in teamwork at the end of thesemester. At the team level, teams where at least one member attended the games weresomewhat more likely to submit good initial project plans, and significantly more likely tosubmit a good Midterm Report

Conference Session

Where are We Going? The Future of Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Lee Hansen; Jorge Vanegas, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

&CIS, the processes for the sustainable delivery and use of F&CIS, andthe resources required for the delivery and use of F&CIS in a sustainable way.In a sustainable approach to F&CIS, decision-makers need to integrate sustainability at all stages ofthe project life cycle, particularly the early funding allocation, planning and conceptual design phases.More specifically, to be successful in the pursuit of sustainability, the A/E/C industry needs to: (1)define, plan, and design more sustainable F&CIS; (2) procure, construct, commission, operate, andmaintain F&CIS in more sustainable ways; and (3) supply more sustainable building technologies,systems, products and materials used within F&CIS. Satisfying these needs

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Poster Session & Unit Operations Lab Bazaar

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arthur Felse, Northwestern University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

provided through a module in our bioprocess engineeringlaboratory course. This work started a few years ago and the first efforts were reported in aprevious ASEE Conference12. Students were exposed to FDA regulations related to GLP,common compliance practices, enforcement, and consequences of non-compliance. This moduleintends to: (i) Develop a understating of the letter and spirit of GLP regulations, (ii) develop aworking knowledge of GLP, and (iii) develop a familiarity with GLP documentation. GLP is a set of federally mandated guidelines under which experiments are planned,conducted, monitored, recorded and reported. It intends to promote quality, traceability, andintegrity of scientific data. GLP is enforced by regulating agencies such

Conference Session

Novel Pedagogies 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University; Harry B Santoso, Utah State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

-Regulated Learning While Learning Electric Circuit Concepts with Enhanced Guided Notes AbstractMeasuring self-regulated learning (SRL) skills of engineering college students while usingenhanced guided notes (EGN) promotes a better understanding of how students deal with note-taking activities. This study focused on students’ task interpretation, cognitive strategies, andSRL processes including planning, monitoring, and regulating strategies while using EGN in anelectric circuits course. The main objectives of this study were to (1) understand how students’SRL skills changed after using EGN; and (2) evaluate how students’ conceptual understandingon electric circuits improved after using

Conference Session

Integrating Engineering & Liberal Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, College of Engineering Pune; Anil Dattatraya Sahasrabudhe, College of Engineering, Pune

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

. The data elements include student, area, faculty, sub-area, andcluster. Course assessment consisted of mid-term and end-term presentations which were evaluated by the peersand moderated by the faculty mentors. Results of self appraisals with respect to the learning attributes and theconsequent development plans were also examined during the assessment.IntroductionIn today’s knowledge economy, educational institutes need to recognize that lifelong and interdisciplinarylearning are the most critical skills, and take steps to inculcate them in students. A course in Liberal Learningoffers a good solution to achieve that objective. This is a different paradigm for both the students and faculty,though. The current K-12 education does not prepare

Conference Session

Assessment Issues

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Greg Kremer

assessment purposes, reducing time wasted by individual faculty thinkingabout the assessment process and allowing them to focus their time and creative energy on thedesign of the overall curriculum and the learning activities within the courses that will best helpstudents to achieve the program outcomes. Use of a standardized backward course designprocess based on program and course outcomes can be very useful here. One example ofoutcomes-based course planning is given in “Understanding by Design. 1” Even with a goodoutcomes-based course design instructors still have to evaluate student performance on theassessment activities for each outcome, but they get to spend most of their time on activitiesdirectly related to improving student learning rather

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Teaming and Collaboration

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chad Milewicz, University of Southern Indiana; Zane W. Mitchell Jr., University of Southern Indiana; Kerry S. Hall, University of Southern Indiana

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

students to haveextensive contact with his organization. The individual desired an EIR program that was morethan a one-time, passive interaction between a CEO and students. The Executive perceivedbreaking the status-quo as critical to success in business, and he spread that belief to the EIRprogram. The Executives that co-sponsored the ideation challenge in the following 2 years wereequally committed to this belief.As with the planning of every ideation challenge since, the key criterion for selecting the objectof the challenge is that it is relevant to college students. The inaugural ideation challenge forcedstudents to create an alternative design for the cardboard pizza box. The Executive neverintended to pursue the idea. It was merely a

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael S. Trevisan, Washington State University; Denny C. Davis, Washington State University; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow; Jay Patrick McCormack, University of Idaho; Phillip L. Thompson, Seattle University; Paul R. Leiffer, LeTourneau University; Howard P. Davis, Washington State University; Susannah Howe, Smith College; Jennifer E. LeBeau, Washington State University; Robert E. Gerlick, Pittsburg State University; Patricia Brackin, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; M. Javed Khan, Tuskegee University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

performance for 12  Need for developmentDevelopment listed types of abilities/attributes  Development planPlan  Identify 3 abilities needing further development  Evidence needed for success  Define a plan to develop one abilityProfessional  Identify 3 abilities of attempted development  Old development motivation,Development actions, impact, refinement  Explain development in an area attemptedin Progress

Conference Session

Frontiers in Engineering Management

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

a time.Traditionally little time was spent during the product definition phase, instead considerable timewas exhausted throughout the design phase, and even more time was expended redesigning theproduct. “The key to shortening the overall design time is to better define the product and betterdocument the design process” (Morse & Babcock20, 2007, p. 221). Concurrent engineering (CE)spends more time initially planning and designing the product in order to avoid laterinterruptions and speed up the entire process. Concurrent engineering can be “defined as theearliest possible integration of the overall company’s knowledge, resources, and experiences indesign, development, marketing, manufacturing, and sales into creating successful new

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Techniques

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jill Lane; Sarah Rzasa; Richard Behr; Christine Masters

offer some help to others.The innovation, called “MechANEX,” is a set of software modules and matched, bench-scalelaboratory exercises aimed at seven key statics concepts. The assessment consists of acombination of pre-tests, post-tests, on-line surveys, and phone interviews. Discussed are detailsof the proposed assessment plan and the logic behind the individual assessment instrumentsemployed. Preliminary results are also provided.IntroductionIn the fall of 2004, an innovation was incorporated into an existing introductory statics course atPenn State (EMCH 011). The innovation consisted of a set of software and laboratory exercisesinvolving key concepts related to the course. Because this innovation had not yet been utilizedin the classroom in

Conference Session

Frontiers in Engineering Management

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Czuchry, East Tennessee State University; Michael Parker, Bristol Tennessee Essential Services; Robert Bridges, B&W Y-12 Technical Services, LLC

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

literature refer to atriple bottom line comprised of financial, environmental, and societal factors.5 Hitchcock offersa guide for creating and implementing sustainability plans.6 When Dr. Harry Hertz gave hispresentation at the 2009 Excellence in Tennessee Conference, the lead author was frustrated by Page 15.119.4the “simple” change in the Baldrige definition of sustainability in the 2009-2010 “Glossary ofKey Terms”; because Dr. Hertz went on to say that there was no corresponding change in thecriteria themselves.7 In a hallway conversation, Dr. Hertz was kind enough to explain that the“triple bottom line” had been around for a long time. The

Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Development Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ella Lee Ingram, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Richard A. House, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Steve Chenoweth, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kay C. Dee, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jameel Ahmed, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Craig G. Downing, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Donald E. Richards, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development Division

. Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. Julia M. Williams is Executive Director of the Office of Institutional Research, Planning, and Assess- ment & Professor of English at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Her research areas include techni- Page 24.630.1 cal communication, assessment, accreditation, and the impact of pen-based technologies on learning and teaching. Her articles have appeared in the Journal of Engineering Education, International Journal of En- gineering Education, IEEE Transaction on Professional Communication, and Technical Communication Quarterly, among

Conference Session

New Program/Course Success Stories

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Wade Shaw; Muzaffar Shaikh; Carmo D'Cruz

, Technical Marketing, High Tech ProductStrategy and Technology Commercialization Strategies have been offered successively over foursemesters. As part of the course project requirements, students work in E-teams tocommercialize innovative product or university/research lab-developed technology. The E-teamis not restricted to students in the class - outside technical experts can be included as teammembers or advisors. The E-teams have to seek funding by completing NCIIA E-team proposalsor SBIR/STTR proposals and presenting their business plans at investor-attended colloquiumsand competitions.The “Entrepreneur in the Spotlight” seminar series is another innovative facet of the four-courseseries. Struggling/successful local technical entrepreneurs

Conference Session

ABET Issues and Capstone Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Lamancusa; Laura L. Pauley; Thomas Litzinger

general. The positive student feedback from previous curriculum innovations has created an interestin providing similar experiences to all students in our undergraduate ME program. The Industryand Professional Advisory Committee (IPAC) for the MNE department also supports theincrease of active learning in the curriculum. The positive impact of active learning on astudent’s education is supported by findings at other institutions and is documented in theliterature.4Define Problem This step can be divided into three substeps: gather information, define objectives, and form Page 10.1432.2an action plan. Proceedings of the 2005 American

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Pamela Maass; Kesa Black; Heather Storace; Anne Ranes; Dana Newell; Mary Anderson-Rowland

Affairs. Part of her job was to establish a “Women In appliedSciences and Engineering” (WISE) Program and to strengthen the Minority EngineeringProgram (MEP) for engineering and computer science students. As part of that development,space was secured for a WISE Center and additional space for the WISE administration, and alsofor an MEP Center and MEP staff offices. The permanent presence of a WISE staff and WISECenter was very helpful to SWE in two important ways. First, students who worked in the WISEOffice oftentimes were also SWE leaders which enabled a more stable succession planning ofSWE activities from year to year. This also assisted with improved coordination in the WISEOffice. Secondly, a small corner of the WISE Center provided desk

Conference Session

New Approaches in Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

John Doherty; Gerald Gannod

Session 3460 Using a Product Line Approach to Develop Course Projects£ Gerald C. GannodÝÞ and John J. Doherty Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering, Arizona State University Box 875406, Tempe, AZ 85287-5406 E-mail: gannod,doherty.j @asu.edu AbstractProduct Line and Product Family approaches are development techniques that take advantage of common-alities that exist among a set of current or planned products. The use of a product line approach allowsfor speedier integration of new

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education for Engineers

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Crowe; Sally Schwartz; Mary Marrs; Luis Occeña; Jose Zayas-Castro; Douglas Moesel; Cathleen Burns; Bin Wu

learning, reducing or eliminating traditional lecturing. Interdisciplinary teams ofstudents work together in generating ideas for product development, creating the business andoperational plans of an enterprise that delivers a product or service to its customer base.Throughout the sequence, the teams are encouraged and required to use EMILE and othersupport facilities to insure that they integrate technology from conception to operation. EMILE’smain hub is a 3,143 square-foot high-bay mini-factory whose equipment and resources are beingconfigured and enhanced for production and to induce active learning. To insure proper progressand continuous improvement the team-designed assessment plan spans program evaluation tostakeholders’ opinions, to class

Conference Session

Pre-College Programs

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Lori Bassman; Patrick Little

), begins with a hands-on design exercise, and culminateswith the participants preparing and presenting lesson plans to be used at their own schools. Theworkshop utilizes materials from HMC’s first course in engineering, Introduction to EngineeringDesign (known as “E4”) [1], and is taught in a studio mode [2]. This paper presents somebackground material on PEPS, including the program’s goals, the current structure of PEPS, adiscussion of the assessment procedures used, and some reflections on future directions. Page 7.916.1 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition