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Dick D. Desautel

Session 1302 Design and Implementation of a Mechanical and Aerospace Program Assessment Model Dick Desautel San Jose State UniversityAbstractThis paper describes both the process and the content we at the SJSU College of Engineeringexperienced in designing, implementing and testing a model assessment system for engineeringprograms. Described in the context of the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Programs, thepaper’s focus is on the assessment system design and development, together with a critiquebased on pilot testing. More than two year’s

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Robert J. Gustafson; John Merrill

Session 2793 Developing an Outcomes Assessment Survey for Seniors, Alumni and Managers/Supervisors Robert J. Gustafson, John A. Merrill The Ohio State UniversityI. IntroductionDuring the 1998-99 Academic year the Outcomes Assessment Committee (OAC) forUndergraduate Engineering Programs at The Ohio State University developed a ProgramsOutcomes Assessment Model. In the model, collection of data from constituents (e.g. currentstudents, alumni, and employers) is important to both the Program Educational ObjectivesSystem (long-term) and the Programs Outcomes System

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2000 Annual Conference

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Kamyar Haghighi; Heidi A. Diefes

Session 2222 Development and Implementation of an ABET-Compliant Course Profile & Assessment Model Heidi A. Diefes, Kamyar Haghighi Purdue UniversityAbstractAs part of the ABET assessment process, each course in an accredited program must beevaluated for ABET compliance by the teaching faculty. By establishing an ABET compliantcourse profile and assessment model, program deficiencies between expected program outcomesand actual course level outcomes can be identified. The Department of Agricultural andBiological Engineering at Purdue University has developed a

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Christine L. Corum

Session 2548 Evolution of Assessment Within a Mechanical Engineering Technology Department Christine L. Corum Purdue UniversityAbstractWith a successful ABET accreditation recently behind us and a regional accreditation almostupon us; the Mechanical Engineering Technology Department of the School of Technology atPurdue University has experienced maturation of its assessment and continuous improvementactivities. Namely, with our short history of what works versus what does not and with valuableinput from other School of Technology departments, a

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2000 Annual Conference

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Igor M. Verner; Jacob E. Mendelssohn; David J. Ahlgren

Session 2332 Fire-Fighting Robot Competitions and Learning Outcomes: A Quantitative Assessment Igor M. Verner, David J. Ahlgren, Jacob E. Mendelssohn Technion -- Israel Institute of Technology/ Trinity College, HartfordAbstractThis paper presents a quantitative assessment of the Trinity College Fire-Fighting Home RobotContest, the largest robot contest open to designers of any age, affiliation and experience [1,2].Our assessment develops a profile of the participants, and it evaluates factors that motivate theparticipants, including interest in designing robots, interest in science and technology

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Timothy N. Chang; Daphne l. Chang

Session: 2330 Graduate Engineering Student Performance Assessment: How learning pattern affects test scores Timothy Chang, New Jersey Institute of Technology, NJ and Daphne Chang, Bloomfield College, NJAbstractIn this paper, the findings based on a graduate electrical engineering course titled “Real-Time Control Systems Design” are analyzed and reported. This course comprises of alecture and laboratory component where the students are expected to transform theirtheoretical knowledge into a viable team laboratory design and present the results to theentire class. Upon

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Osama Ettouney; James Stenger; Karen E. Schmahl; James Moller; Christine Noble

Session 2263 Techniques for Assessment In a Successful ABET 2000 Accreditation Evaluation K. Schmahl, O. Ettouney, J. Stenger, J. Moller, C. Noble Miami University, Oxford OHAbstractMiami University’s Manufacturing Engineering program successfully completed an ABETaccreditation visit using the Engineering Criteria 2000 in the Fall of 1998. This paper willdiscuss the department’s approach to fulfilling ABET 2000 assessment requirements. Thedepartment used a systematic approach to assessment for continuous improvement using twelvedifferent assessment techniques. Each of the

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Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre; Larry J. Shuman; Jack McGourty; Harvey Wolfe

Session 3530 Triangulating Assessments: Multi-Source Feedback Systems and Closed Form Surveys Mary Besterfield-Sacre, Larry Shuman, Harvey Wolfe University of Pittsburgh and Jack McGourty Columbia UniversityTriangulation is becoming an important factor as more engineering programs begin to preparefor accreditation under ABET’s EC 2000 criteria.. In general, the purpose of triangulation inassessment and evaluation is to provide multiple measures for a particular

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Francis J. Hopcroft

Session 2251 The Use of Portfolios as Assessment Tools in an Engineering Program Francis J. Hopcroft Associate Professor Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MAAbstractPortfolios have long been the pride of other disciplines, including the Architecture and InteriorDesign Programs, at most universities and colleges. Students compile master portfoliosthroughout their education to demonstrate to prospective employers, and accreditors, the depth oftheir skills and the

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Robert Brown; Francine Battaglia; Donald R. Flugrad

Session 2566 ABET EC 2000: Developing Assessment Tools for Continuous Improvement Francine Battaglia, Robert C. Brown, Donald R. Flugrad Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State UniversityAbstractMechanical Engineering Department faculty and staff at Iowa State University have introducedsignificant curriculum changes over the past few years. In addition, they have introduced acomprehensive program for the assessment of program outcomes. Desired program outcomeswere defined, course objectives were outlined and aligned with specific outcomes, assessmenttools were developed, and

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Julia Williams

Session The Ability to Communicate Effectively: Using Portfolios to Assess Engineering Communication Julia M. Williams, Ph.D. Associate Professor of English and Coordinator of Technical Communication Department of Humanities and Social Sciences Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, IN 47803This paper analyzes the difference between individual student assessment and programassessment, demonstrating the ways in which portfolios can offer important informationfor outcomes assessment at both levels. I discuss the basic principles of

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2001 Annual Conference

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Valarie Arms; J. Weggel; Aly Valentine

Session 2453 Assessing Innovative, Project- Based Learning In Drexel’s Freshman Core Curriculum Aly Valentine, Valarie M. Arms, J. Richard Weggel Drexel UniversityIntroductionAlthough ABET and ASEE have cited the importance of innovation in engineering curriculumdevelopment, one of the enduring challenges is their assessment. In fact, ABET’s EC2000criteria reflect the program goals initiated by Drexel’s E4 (An Enhanced Engineering Educationfor Engineers), a program initially funded by the National Science Foundation. That programwon ABET’s

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2001 Annual Conference

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Susan Creighton; Edward Young; Jed Lyons

Session 1526 Assessing the Effectiveness of a Racecar-Based Laboratory Course Jed Lyons, Edward F. Young and Susan D. Creighton University of South CarolinaAbstractA new capstone mechanical engineering laboratory course was recently institutionalized at theUniversity of South Carolina. The course is based upon an integrated sequence of laboratoryexperiments on a Legends-class racecar, chosen because it involves many fundamentalmechanical engineering principles. It's also exciting to the students. As the students progressthrough the series of experiments, they are increasingly involved

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2001 Annual Conference

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Robert McLauchlan; Jennifer Crosby; Gary Weckman

Session 2973 An Assessment and Evaluation of an Integrated Engineering Curriculum Gary R. Weckman, Robert A. McLauchlan, and Jennifer Crosby Texas A&M University–Kingsville Kingsville, TX 78363AbstractThe objective of this paper is to report a comparative analysis of student performance in aTraditional Engineering environment with Foundation Coalition (FC) students over a six yearperiod of time at Texas A&M University–Kingsville (TAMUK). The FC is an engineeringcoalition funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The

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Jr., Vernon Lewis; Carol Considine

Session 2647 Assessment Methods for Virtual Laboratories in Civil Engineering Technology Carol L. Considine, Vernon W. Lewis, Jr. Old Dominion UniversityAbstractOld Dominion University has developed an extensive distance learning system that includes 40remote sites. A majority of the sites are located at community colleges. There are 30 sites inVirginia, three sites in North Carolina, one site in Washington State and one site in Arizona. Inaddition, there are four sites at Higher Education Centers in Virginia and one site at a localindustrial

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Richard Ciocci

Session 3249 Assessment of an Engineering and Technology Summer Program for Underrepresented Students Richard Ciocci Harrisburg Area Community CollegeAbstract Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC) offered and administered three-weeksummer programs for high school students from 1993 to 1997 inclusive. The primary goal of theEngineering and Technology Summer Institute (ETSI) was to provide high school students withinterests in mathematics and sciences a preview of engineering studies at the college level. Thestudents were chosen from populations that

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Don Rhymer; Marty Bowe; Daniel Jensen

Session 1668 An Assessment of Visualization Modules for Learning Enhancement in Mechanics Don Rhymer, Dan Jensen, Marty Bowe Department of Engineering Mechanics USAF Academy, CO 80840AbstractUntil recently, there has been a lack of content designed to enhance understanding of mechanicsof materials through the use of visualization. Therefore, visualization content in this area, aswell as quantitative assessment establishing its effectiveness, is needed. This paper builds on ourprevious work using visualization content by

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1998 Annual Conference

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Hussein Anis

Session 2260 EGYPT’s ENGINEERING EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT PROJECT - FINAL ASSESSMENT AND FUTURE OUTLOOK Hussein Anis EEDP Project Director Cairo University , EGYPT INTRODUCTIONEgypt’s Engineering Education Development Project (EEDP) has been funded through a loanagreement between the World Bank and the government of Egypt. The project generally hasbeen aiming at the upgrading or the redesign of educational programs at the eighteen Egyptianfaculties of engineering 1,2,3. The participation of the different

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1998 Annual Conference

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Stephen J. Ressler; Thomas Lenox

Session 2513 Implementing an Integrated System for Program Assessment and Improvement Stephen J. Ressler, Thomas A. Lenox United States Military AcademyINTRODUCTIONCriterion 2 of the ABET Engineering Criteria 2000 requires that, to gain accreditation, anengineering program must have: (a) detailed published educational objectives that are consistent with the mission of the institution and [ABET] criteria, (b) a process based on the needs of the program’s various constituencies in which the objectives are determined and periodically

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1997 Annual Conference

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Randall Guensler; Christopher Conklin; Paul S. Chinowsky

Session 1658 Development of a Web-Based Environmental Impact, Monitoring and Assessment Course Randall Guensler, Paul Chinowsky, Christopher Conklin School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of TechnologyThe information revolution has had a dramatic effect on engineering education in the 1990’s.Educators and students alike have witnessed a dramatic shift from traditional teaching methodsand tools to a new, innovative, interactive approach. What began as the simple use of computersand information technology for student projects has developed into the large scale use ofcomputer

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1997 Annual Conference

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Vincent Allen; Bruce E. Segee; Scott C. Dunning

Session 2533 Session 2533 An Expert-Based Assessment Software Program for Industrial Manufacturers Scott Dunning, Bruce Segee, Vincent Allen University of Maine AbstractThis paper discusses a software program that was developed at the University of Maine to assistmanufacturers in minimizing waste and improving energy efficiency. The software combines themost common recommendations made in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Industrial

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1998 Annual Conference

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Thomas R. Williams; Judith Ramey

Session 1547 A Worksheet for Planning the Assessment of Engineering Education Proposals Thomas R. Williams, Judith Ramey Dept. of Technical Communication College of Engineering University of WashingtonThe Problem:In proposing curricular innovations, engineering educators typically focus on the details of thenew subject matter or pedagogical strategy that they are proposing to undertake, withoutconcrete discussion of why they want to do it or of the gains that they expect to realize

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1999 Annual Conference

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Phillip Farrington; Mel Adams; Mary Spann; Dawn R. Utley

Session number: 2242 ASSESSING THE TRAINING OF TECHNICAL PROFESSIONALS MOVING INTO MANAGEMENT Dawn R. Utley, Mel Adams, Mary S. Spann, Phillip A. Farrington University of Alabama in HuntsvilleIntroduction Even undergraduate engineering students want to become managers. In fact,statistics indicate that the career aspirations of 50% of all engineering students includemoving into a management position within 5 years of their graduation 1. Moving from atechnical professional to a tech-manager requires a different skills set. Technicalprofessionals are required to be task-centered specialists while managers are asked to

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Craig Johnson

Session 3530 Incorporating Student Assessment Skills into MET Outcomes and Courses Craig Johnson Central Washington UniversityAbstract Assessments used to improve the quality of education have recently been stated byABET in its EC2000 list of A-K outcomes with similar criteria proposed by TAC. A difficultylies in quantifying and documenting the assessment of these outcomes. From anotherperspective, employers typically use performance reviews which depend on assessing anemployee’s performance in a similar manner. Students in MET curricula who do notcommonly use these assessment

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1998 Annual Conference

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Robert K. Tener; Vincent Drnevich

Session 2515 Opposition to Mandatory Use of PE/FE Exams as Assessment Tools Vincent P. Drnevich, P.E. and Robert K. Tener, P.E. Purdue University, School of Civil EngineeringAbstract: The authors oppose the required use of PE/FE Exams as assessment tools. To considerthe PE exam has no merit, since it is taken by only a fraction of engineering graduates and examperformance is strongly influenced by many factors independent of the BSCE education. Thispaper then focuses on the issues involved in the proposition for mandatory use of the FE exam asan assessment tool. Opposition to such required

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1998 Annual Conference

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Randall L. Ness; Carl A. Erikson

Session 3530 Portfolios: An Effective Assessment Strategy for First Year Engineering Students Carl A. Erikson, Jr., Randall L. Ness Messiah College Grantham, PA 17027Abstract A portfolio is a purposeful collection of student work that tells the story of the student’sefforts, progress and/or achievement in given areas. It can be used as a vehicle for demonstratingknowledge, understanding and performance, as a personal reflective tool, and as an assessmenttool. Why use portfolios? They 1] Are

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Thalia Anagnos; Michael W. Jennings

Session 3209 Preparing an Assessment Plan at San Jose State University Michael Jennings, Thalia Anagnos Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA 95192-0082, phone (408) 924-3926, FAX (408) 924-4057, jennimi@email.sjsu.edu andDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering , San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, 95192-0083, phone (408) 924-3861, FAX (408) 924-4004, tanagnos@email.sjsu.edu Presented at ASEE 1998 Annual Meeting

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Stefani A. Bjorklund; Patrick T. Terenzini; John M. Parente; Alberto F. Cabrera

Session Number 2630 Preparing for ABET 2000: Assessment at the Classroom Level Patrick T. Terenzini Alberto F. Cabrera John M. Parente Stefani A. Bjorklund The Pennsylvania State UniversityThe nature of the classroom experience has recently regained recognition as one of the mostsignificant factors influencing college students’ cognitive and affective development. Whileknowledge of the role of classroom experiences is extensive in general education

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Gerald Gillmore; Deborah Harkus; Angela Gengler; Suzanne G. Brainard

SESSION 1392 QUALITY OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION ASSESSMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON Suzanne G. Brainard, Ph.D., Gerald Gillmore, Ph.D., Deborah Harkus, Angela Gengler University of WashingtonABSTRACT This paper presents the findings from a survey designed to assess the quality ofengineering education at the University of Washington. The findings from our study indicate thatthere is still work to do to improve the quality of engineering education as perceived by students.Significant index differences were found between males and females on their ratings of teachingquality, department assistance or lab

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1998 Annual Conference

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Susan Campbell; Carol L. Colbeck

Session Number 3530 Teaching and Assessing Engineering Design: A Review of the Research Susan Campbell Carol L. Colbeck The Pennsylvania State UniversityAccording to the National Academy of Sciences (1995), undergraduate engineering education inthe United States currently focuses on the study of engineering science at the expense of design.In a brief history of engineering design education, Eder (1991) explains that in the 1950s theengineering curricula shifted from a focus on teaching students about technology used in