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Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patricia F. Mead, Norfolk State University; Ruth A. Streveler, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Lauren D. Thomas, Virginia Tech; Candace A. Cobb, Norfolk State University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

Ohio State University, and Ph.D in Educational Psychology from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Her primary research interests are investigating stu- dents’ understanding of difficult concepts in engineering science and helping engineering faculty conduct rigorous research in engineering education.Lauren D. Thomas, Virginia TechMs. Candace A Cobb, Norfolk State University Page 22.903.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Integrating Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment in a Laser Systems CourseThree inter-dependent elements undergird

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Innovations in Design within BME Curricula

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Naomi C. Chesler, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Christopher L. Brace, University of Wisconsin; Willis J. Tompkins, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Biomedical

AC 2011-117: LEARNING ASSESSMENT IN A DESIGN-THROUGHOUT-THE-CURRICULUM PROGRAMNaomi C. Chesler, University of Wisconsin, Madison Naomi C. Chesler is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering with an affiliate appointment in Educational Psychology. Her research interests include vascular biomechanics, hemodynamics and cardiac function as well as the factors that motivate students to pursue and persist in engineering careers, with a focus on women and under-represented minorities.Christopher L Brace, University of WisconsinWillis J. Tompkins, University of Wisconsin, Madison Willis J. Tompkins received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Maine at Orono in 1963 and 1965

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Holli Burgon, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Bruce Elliott-Litchfield, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; David E. Goldberg, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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NSF Grantees

AC 2011-1291: THE FIRST-TO-FOURTH FLATLINE: ASSESSING UN-DERGRADUATE STUDENTS’ CREATIVE CAPACITYHolli Burgon, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignJ. Bruce Elliott-Litchfield, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign J. Bruce Elliott-Litchfield is assistant dean in Undergraduate Programs in Engineering. He advises stu- dents and directs the Academy for Excellence in Engineering Education, the iFoundry Illinois Engineering First-year Experience, the Learning in Community program, and the Creativity, Innovation, and Vision course suite. He is faculty advisor for Engineers Without Borders and conducts research on what students learn via international service projects and how students learn to enhance creativity. An

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Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Teaching Methods and Assessment

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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R. Radharamanan, Mercer University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Innovation Skills and Assessing Student Learning at MUSEAbstractThis paper presents the innovation and entrepreneurship education activities of MercerEngineering Entrepreneurship Education Program (MEEEP) developed and implementedthrough Kern Family Foundation grants in 2007. How Mercer University School of Engineering(MUSE) promotes entrepreneurial mindset and develop innovation-related skills amongengineering students are presented in term of curriculum development, entrepreneurship clubactivities, recruiting and involving students and faculty, assessment of entrepreneurship courses,the challenges encountered in implementing/sustaining the program and the lessons learned.The course sequence developed and implemented

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Curriculum and Facility Developments for Innovative Energy Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Gilbert, Sinclair Community College

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2012-4534: DEVELOPING RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, AND IN-DUSTRIAL ASSESSMENT PROGRAMS IN COMMUNITY COLLEGESDr. Robert Gilbert, Sinclair Community College Robert Gilbert is an Associate Professor of civil/architectural technology and Technical Director of the Center for Energy Education at Sinclair Community College. He has a Ph.D. in engineering from the University of Dayton, a master’s and a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Dayton. His area is energy efficiency and renewable and alternative energy. He is a member of the Ohio Board of Building Standards filling the position of Renewable Energy. He has developed the energy efficiency, renewable/alternative, green programs, and

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BME Laboratory and Project Experiences

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melissa Kurtis Micou, University of California, San Diego; Dawn M. Kilkenny Ph.D., University of Toronto

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Biomedical

AC 2012-4309: DEVELOPMENT AND ASSESSMENT OF A TEXTBOOKFOR TISSUE ENGINEERING LAB INSTRUCTIONDr. Melissa Kurtis Micou, University of California, San Diego Melissa Kurtis Micou is a lecturer in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of California, San Diego. She has taught tissue engineering lecture and lab courses to undergraduate students for the past seven years.Dawn M. Kilkenny Ph.D., University of Toronto Dawn Kilkenny earned her Ph.D. in physiology from the University of Western Ontario, Canada, and trained as a postdoctoral fellow in Immunology at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn. She subse- quently worked for four years as a Senior Research Specialist at the Vanderbilt Cell Imaging Resource

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Going Viral: Effective Instructional Techniques in an Online Environment

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Norb Delatte, Cleveland State University

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Civil Engineering

Engineering Education, 2012 Educational Materials Development and Assessment for Engineering History and HeritageAbstractThis paper summarizes the development and the first offering of a new course at Cleveland StateUniversity, ESC 200 Engineering History and Heritage. The student response to the first courseoffering was highly encouraging. Student survey results indicated that the course seemed to beeffective at addressing a number of important ABET student outcomes. Rather than teachingengineering history per se, the course teaches engineering through historical case studies. Thecourse provides an opportunity to integrate professional and ethical responsibility, impacts ofengineering solutions, sustainability

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Capstone Design I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Walter W. Schilling Jr., Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2012-3309: EFFECTIVE ASSESSMENT OF ENGINEERING DESIGNIN AN EXAM ENVIRONMENTDr. Walter W. Schilling Jr., Milwaukee School of Engineering Walter Schilling is an Assistant Professor in the Software Engineering program at the Milwaukee School of Engineering in Milwaukee, Wis. He received his B.S.E.E. from Ohio Northern University and M.S.E.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Toledo. He worked for Ford Motor Company and Visteon as an Embed- ded Software Engineer for several years prior to returning for doctoral work. He has spent time at NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio, and consulted for multiple embedded systems companies in the Midwest. In addition to one U.S. patent, Schilling has numerous

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Education Technical Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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George E. Meyer, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Kim Cluff, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Jeyamkondan Subbiah P.E., University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Biological & Agricultural

predictive microbial growth/death mod- els for food safety risk assessment. Every fall, he teaches a large sophomore-level class on engineering properties of biological materials, which consists of both lectures and laboratory sessions with an enroll- ment of more than 70 students. Every spring, he teaches a junior-level course on principles of bioprocess engineering which has an enrollment of about 25 students. Page 25.511.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Electronic Student Homework Management Systems for Continuous Improvement and Program

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Student Learning and Teamwork

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; Jyhwen Wang, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2012-4031: A METHOD FOR ASSESSING REQUIRED COURSE-RELATEDSKILLS AND PREREQUISITE STRUCTUREDr. Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University Michael D. Johnson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M University. Prior to joining the faculty at Texas A&M, he was a Senior Product Development Engineer at the 3M Corporate Research Laboratory in St. Paul, Minn. He received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University and his S.M. and Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Johnson’s research focuses on design tools, specifically the cost modeling and analysis of product development and manufacturing systems

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Best of the NEE

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian M. Wade, U.S. Military Academy; Robert J. Rabb, U.S. Military Academy; R. Clayton McVay, U.S. Military Academy; Peter Hanlon, U.S. Military Academy

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New Engineering Educators

1) Can student test preparation habits can be influenced and made more efficient through a self-assessment? 2) Will increased efficiency result in higher grades and more learning throughout the course?The implicit assumption is that all students want to do better in a given course and will try newmethods in order to achieve that end.Research PopulationThis study was conducted during one semester in both a Dynamic Modeling and Control courseas well as a Thermal-Fluid Systems engineering course. The Dynamic Modeling Course isrequired at West Point for all mechanical and chemical engineers and for the electrical engineersthat are in the robotics concentration. The Thermal-Fluid Systems course is the second course ofa three course

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Software Engineering Topics

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lakshmi Ramachandran; Edward F. Gehringer, North Carolina State University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

AC 2012-4810: AN AUTOMATED APPROACH TO ASSESSING THE QUAL-ITY OF CODE REVIEWSLakshmi RamachandranDr. Edward F. Gehringer, North Carolina State University Ed Gehringer is an Associate Professor in the departments of Computer Science and Electrical & Com- puter Engineering at North Carolina State University. He received his Ph.D. from Purdue University and has also taught at Carnegie Mellon University and Monash University in Australia. His research interests lie mainly in computer-supported cooperative learning. Page 25.154.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 An

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Education Technical Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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Biological & Agricultural

AC 2012-2949: ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING USING FLEMING & MILLS’VARK LEARNING STYLESDr. Mysore Narayanan, Miami University Mysore Narayanan obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Liverpool, England in the area of electrical and electronic engineering. He joined Miami University in 1980 and teaches a wide variety of electrical, electronic, and mechanical engineering courses. He has been invited to contribute articles to several ency- clopedias and has published and presented dozens of papers at local, regional, national, and international conferences. He has also designed, developed, organized, and chaired several conferences for Miami University and conference sessions for a variety of organizations. He is a

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Learning and Assessment II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amir Karimi, University of Texas, San Antonio; Randall D. Manteufel, University of Texas, San Antonio

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2012-5503: ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT KNOWLEDGE IN AN IN-TRODUCTORY THERMODYNAMICS COURSEDr. Amir Karimi, University of Texas, San Antonio Amir Karimi is a professor of mechanical engineering and the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies at the University of Texas, San Antonio (UTSA). He received his Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Kentucky in 1982. His teaching and research interests are in thermal sciences. He has served as the Chair of Mechanical Engineering (1987 to 1992, and Sept. 1998 to Jan. of 2003), College of Engineering Associate Dean of Academic Affairs (Jan. 2003 to April 2006), and the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies (April 2006 to present). Karimi is a Fellow of

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Emerging Information Technologies

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lakshmi Ramachandran, North Carolina State University; Edward F. Gehringer, North Carolina State University

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Computing & Information Technology

AC 2012-4776: AUTOMATIC QUALITY ASSESSMENT FOR PEER RE-VIEWS OF STUDENT WORKLakshmi Ramachandran, North Carolina State UniversityDr. Edward F. Gehringer, North Carolina State University Ed Gehringer is an Associate Professor in the departments of Computer Science and Electrical and Com- puter Engineering at North Carolina State University. He received his Ph.D. from Purdue University and has also taught at Carnegie Mellon University and Monash University in Australia. His research interests lie mainly in computer-supported cooperative learning. Page 25.245.1 c American Society for

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Assessment and Evaluation of K-12 Engineering Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech University; Galen E. Turner III, Louisiana Tech University; Eric Deemer Ph.D., Louisiana Tech University; Krystal S. Corbett, Louisiana Tech University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2012-4434: USING CYBER DISCOVERY TO ASSESS CHANGE INSTUDENT STEM-RELATED ATTITUDESDr. Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech UniversityProf. Galen E. Turner III, Louisiana Tech UniversityEric Deemer Ph.D., Louisiana Tech University Eric Deemer is an Assistant Professor in the Psychology Department at Louisiana Tech University. His research interests include achievement motivation and vocational psychology, particularly as they relate to pursuit of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers.Ms. Krystal S. Corbett, Louisiana Tech University Page 25.1424.1 c American Society for

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Innovative Course Developments in Construction

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Tingerthal P.E., Northern Arizona University

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Construction

AC 2012-3932: USING SELF-ASSESSMENT IN AN INTRODUCTORY STRUC-TURES COURSE FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGERSJohn Tingerthal P.E., Northern Arizona University John Tingerthal joined the construction management faculty at Northern Arizona University in 2007. His engineering career spans a wide variety of design and forensic engineering experiences. He spent the first eight years of his career performing structural consulting engineering in Chicago. This work culminated with design work on the Minneapolis Public Library and the Overture Center for the Arts in Madison, Wis. He was also involved with forensic investigations in Iowa and Wisconsin and participated in structural coordination efforts at Ground Zero in September of

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Future Directions of Continuing Professional Development

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gonca Altuger-Genc, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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Continuing Professional Development

explored in the field of education. TheAccreditation Board for Engineering Education and Technology (ABET) criteria require thatengineering programs demonstrate that their students attain “a recognition of the need for, andan ability to engage in lifelong learning”. To meet this requirement, a self-directed learningenvironment is implemented in senior level Process Control course in Plastics EngineeringDepartment at University of Massachusetts Lowell. This paper presents the pilot implementationand assessment of the self-directed learning modules through Facebook. Program outcomesassessment and student feedbacks are examined to assess the pilot implementation and developthe program further. Discussions on applicability of this system in other

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Laboratory Development in ECE I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Victor P. Nelson, Auburn University; John Y. Hung, Auburn University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2012-3915: STRUCTURING A SYSTEM DESIGN LABORATORY COURSETO FACILITATE OUTCOMES ASSESSMENTProf. Victor P. Nelson, Auburn University Victor P. Nelson is a professor and Assistant Chair of electrical and computer engineering at Auburn University. His primary research interests include embedded systems and computer-aided design and testing of digital systems and application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs). He is co-author of the textbook Digital Logic Circuit Analysis and Design and a tutorial book on fault-tolerant computing. He has been Chair of the ECE Curriculum Committee, Coordinator of the ECE Graduate Program, and served one year as Associate Dean for Assessment in the College of Engineering. He is a

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2001 Annual Conference

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Regina Zmich; Thomas Wolff

Session 1653 The ROSES Program at Michigan State University: History and Assessment Regina T. Zmich, Thomas F. Wolff Michigan State UniversityAbstractThe Residential Option for Science and Engineering Students (ROSES program) at Michigan StateUniversity is in its eighth year. This program provides a variety of integrated residential, social andacademic for students in their freshman year, aimed at easing the transition to collegiate life andthe engineering educational experience. This paper summarizes the objectives, evolution

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2001 Annual Conference

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Mohamad Ahmadian

Session 2147 A Senior Seminar Course for Engineering Technology Outcomes Assessment Mohamad H. Ahmadian Electronics Engineering Technology Eastern New Mexico University Portales NM 88130 Mohamad.Ahmadian@enmu.eduAbstract Traditionally, a capstone course includes projects where students work in teams on a givenproblem. Results are reported to the course instructor when the project assignments are completedat the end of the semester

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2001 Annual Conference

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Teodora Shuman; Greg Mason

Session 1566 Short-Term Course Assessment, Improvement, and Verification Feedback Loop Teodora Rutar and Greg Mason Seattle UniversityAbstractAn assessment-improvement feedback process is presented for improving the students’classroom learning experience. The new process uses multiple short surveys during the term toidentify strengths and weaknesses in a course curriculum and in an instructors teaching style.The surveys questions used in the process are derived directly from course educationalobjectives. The advantage of the new process is

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2001 Annual Conference

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Patricia Brackin; Julia Williams

Session 2625 Teaching and Assessing Team Skills in a Senior Level Design Course Patricia Brackin, Julia Williams Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyABSTRACTIndustry wants to hire graduates with good teaming skills. As a result, many universities areintroducing projects that require students to work in teams. Unfortunately engineering educatorsfind it difficult to assess a student’s team skills adequately. Requiring students to work in teamsdoes not necessarily improve a student’s ability to be an effective team member. Engineeringeducators must decide what teaming skills students need

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2001 Annual Conference

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Darrell Gibson; Patricia Brackin

Session 2525 Techniques for Assessing Industrial Projects in Engineering Design Courses M. Patricia Brackin, J. Darrell Gibson Department of Mechanical Engineering ROSE-HULMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYABSTRACT The benefits of company sponsored student design projects, both to academia and to industry, havebeen well established recently in symposia and in publications. However, assessing these benefits inorder to improve the students’ experience can be difficult. Traditionally, design reports alone havebeen the method by which the students’ performance is judged. In this paper

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2001 Annual Conference

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Maurice Bluestein

Session 3248 Testing for Prerequisites in Thermodynamics as an Assessment Tool Maurice Bluestein Indiana University – Purdue University IndianapolisAbstract At Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis (IUPUI), bachelor degreestudents in mechanical engineering technology are required to take two thermodynamics courses.The second, usually taken in the upper level years, has prerequisites of calculus and the firstthermodynamics course. We have found it necessary in all thermodynamics II courses taughtover the past ten years to review calculus and thermodynamics I

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2001 Annual Conference

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Saleh Sbenaty

Session 2480 Transfer of Knowledge and Skills Assessments in Engineering and Technological Education Saleh M. Sbenaty Middle Tennessee State UniversityI. IntroductionIn today’s fast changing world, companies spend large amounts of money on staff training anddevelopment. To reduce costs and training time, employers are increasingly interested inimproving the way employees apply their acquired knowledge and skills to new settings orsituations. This is defined as the Transfer of Knowledge and Skills. The current paper describesan assessment method that

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2001 Annual Conference

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Steven O'Hara; Suzanne D. Bilbeisi

Session 1606 Utilizing A Capstone Design Project for EC 2000 Assessment Suzanne D. Bilbeisi, Steven E. O’Hara Oklahoma State UniversityAbstractArchitects and architectural engineers should have the ability to coordinate and integrate themany issues involved in the creation of architecture. This requires them to have a basic workingknowledge of and sensitivity to several disciplines, as well as expertise in their individual field.One measure of this ability is through a comprehensive capstone design experience.Architecture, as a profession, requires the teamwork of professionals

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2001 Annual Conference

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Robert King

Session 2793 Merging Data from Multiple Sources to Assess Performance Against Objectives Dr. R. H. King Engineering Division, Colorado School of Mines1 Introduction1.1 Colorado School of Mines and the Engineering DivisionSince our paper describes methods of assessing performance against educational objectives, it isnecessary to establish the institutional and program backgrounds for the objectives. TheColorado School of Mines (CSM) is a public research university devoted to engineering andapplied science that has distinguished itself by

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2001 Annual Conference

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Franklin King; Keith Schimmel

Session 2793 A Model for Faculty Involvement in Closing Outcomes Assessment Loops Franklin G. King, Keith A. Schimmel North Carolina A&T State UniversityAbstractTwo key questions related to implementing the ABET EC2000 criteria are how to effectively usevaluable faculty time and how to effectively evaluate outcomes assessment data to makeimprovements in a program. An outcomes assessment model to address these issues ispresented. In this model, faculty time is limited to the evaluation of courses and the review ofsummarized results processed by administrators and staff. A critical

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2001 Annual Conference

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Charles Yokomoto; Maher Rizkalla

Session 3232 REDESIGNING AND ASSESSING THE ECE CAPSTONE DESIGN COURSE FOR EC2000 Maher E. Rizkalla, Charles F. Yokomoto Indiana University-Purdue University IndianapolisI. IntroductionWith the advent of ABET’s new EC2000 accreditation criteria [1], particularly Criterion 3 withit’s eleven stated outcomes (a-k), faculty members of an engineering program must select astrategy for assessing their program to demonstrate that their students have learned successfully.At one extreme, a strategy might be selected where each and every course in the curriculumprovides data for the