2006-1282: FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING PROGRAMS AND TECHNOLOGICALLITERACYMatthew Ohland, Clemson University Matthew W. Ohland is an Associate Professor in Clemson University’s General Engineering program and is the President of Tau Beta Pi, the national engineering honor society. He received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering with a minor in Education from the University of Florida in 1996. Previously, he served as Assistant Director of the NSF-sponsored SUCCEED Engineering Education Coalition. His research is primarily in freshman programs and educational assessment. Page 11.644.1© American Society for
2006-459: SO YOU SURVIVED THE ABET VISIT… HOW TO CONTINUE ASUSTAINABLE ASSESSMENT EFFORTSandra Yost, University of Detroit Mercy Sandra A. Yost, P.E., Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Detroit Mercy, where she teaches in the areas of control systems, digital and analog circuits and electronics, and design. She is currently serving on the ASEE Board of Directors as Chair, Zone II. Page 11.1134.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 So You Survived the ABET Visit… How to Continue a Sustainable Assessment
technologies and the creation of newtechnologies.”23____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 11.1228.6Example student learning objectives for lecture-laboratory format Many of the technology literacy courses presented in the NSF 2005 workshop contain adevice demonstration and dissection laboratory in addition to lectures. Here the course definitionwould logically include aspects related to laboratory evaluation and assessment, as the followingNCSU student learning objectives illustrates 21.Table III Technology Literacy: Student Learning
developing assessment plans and dissemination approaches through her work on the UST Bush Foundation Grant. She has completed pedagogical presentations and publications about international education and service learning.Karl Mueller, University of St. Thomas Karl Mueller is the laboratory supervisor for the School of Engineering at the University of St. Thomas. He joined the department in 1995 after working for eleven years in the manufacturing sector. Karl works with students to ensure safe operation of machine tools and test equipment, and provides design advice. Page 11.119.1© American
elements of teaching and learning for all styles. Also, ABET has established the elevenprogram outcomes that all accredited engineering programs must demonstrate. Key to thispaper is a learning environment that emphasizes the professional skill of “ability to engage inlife-long learning.” 2 Page 11.223.2 To effectively integrate these two issues into a teaching model, we must understand theattributes of life-long learning, design a teaching approach that incorporates these attributeswithout reducing the educational content, assess the student development in this newenvironment and make adjustments as problems development.Life-long Learning
in Nigeria. His research focuses on studying the various processes by which societies select, adopt and implement large technological systems with an emphasis on digital telecommunication technologies, particularly mobile telephony systems and the Internet. At the University of Virginia, Tolu heads the Digital Privacy Research Laboratory. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 The Whole as the Sum of More Than the Parts: Developing Qualitative Assessment Tools to Track the Contribution of the Humanities and Social Sciences to an Engineering CurriculumAbstractAs over sixteen years of experience have demonstrated, outcomes-based assessment under theEC2000 criteria has
Paper ID #19619Developing an Instrument to Assess the Effects of Pre-College EngineeringParticipation on the Experiences of First-Year Engineering StudentsDr. Noah Salzman, Boise State University Noah Salzman is an Assistant Professor at Boise State University, where he is a member of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department and IDoTeach, a pre-service STEM teacher preparation program. His work focuses on the transition from pre-college to university engineering programs, how exposure to engineering prior to matriculation affects the experiences of engineering students, and engineering in the K-12 classroom. He
Paper ID #18969Does the Revision of ABET Student Outcomes Include the Competencies Re-quired to Succeed in Start-Ups and Entrepreneurial Companies?Mrs. Isabel Hilliger, Pontificia Universidad Catholica de Chile Isabel Hilliger is the Associate Director for Assessment and Evaluation in the School of Engineering at Pontificia Universidad Cat´olica de Chile. She creates qualitative and quantitative instruments for mea- suring student outcomes from a curricular perspective. She conducts research on engineering assessment and its effect on the continuous improvement process of engineering practices. She also evaluates policy
, Engineering, and Design (TED) at NC State University. Re- search interests include Engineering mindset, model-based reasoning, computational thinking in TED, and entrepreneurial influence in TED education. 4 years k-12 teaching experience. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Evaluating Freshman Engineering Design Projects Using Adaptive Comparative JudgmentAbstract This evidence-based practice paper examines the use of an alternative form of assessmentfor engineering design projects called adaptive comparative judgment (ACJ). The authorsemployed ACJ to assess undergraduate engineering student design projects and compared theresults to traditional marking
Paper ID #18752Examining Learner-driven Constructs in Co-curricular Engineering Envi-ronments: The Role of Student Reflection in Assessment DevelopmentDr. Lori C. Bland, George Mason University Lori C. Bland, Ph.D., is an associate professor at George Mason University. She teaches courses in edu- cational assessment, program evaluation, and data-driven decision-making. Bland received her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Virginia. Her current research focuses on identifying, ex- amining, and assessing learning and professional outcomes in formal and informal learning environments in K-12, higher
Paper ID #18063Exploring Ways to Measure Entrepreneurial Mindset: The development of aStudent-Focused Effectual Logic Assessment InstrumentMr. Todd Mathew Fernandez, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Todd is a PhD Candidate in Engineering Education at Purdue University who’s research is focused on entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurship education as a component of modern engineering edu- cation efforts.Dr. Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Nathalie Duval-Couetil is the Director of the Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program
mechanics course, three exam schedules were used: Threeequally-distributed 75 minute exams with a 120 minute final exam; two 75-minute midterms, dailyfive-minute clicker quizzes and a 120 minute final exam; and six or seven shorter 40 minute examsin addition to the final exam. The machine component design course used two different schedules:Two equally-distributed 120 minute exams; and six or seven equally-distributed 50-minute exams.Neither exam schedule for the machine component design course used a final exam. Typically,the longer exams (75 minutes and longer) each had three or four problems, while the shorter 40 or50 minute exams had two problems each.The relative effectiveness of each method is evaluated using outcomes assessment data from
. Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology requires that awell-planned and implemented continuous improvement plan should be in place. The ABET 2015-16 Criterion 4 Continuous Improvement1 states: “The program must regularly use appropriate, documented processes for assessing and evaluating the extent to which the student outcomes are being attained. The results of these evaluations must be systematically utilized as input for the continuous improvement of the program. Other available information may also be used to assist in the continuous improvement of the program.” A successful continuous improvement plan that is institutionalized is self-driven anddoes not require external stimuli. For example, if an outcome assessment
Paper ID #19666Instrument for Assessing Skills related to Free Body Diagrams in a Sopho-more Engineering Mechanics CourseDr. Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University Dr. Kristi J. Shryock is an Associate Professor of Instruction in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University. She received her BS, MS, and PhD from the college of engineering at Texas A&M. Kristi works to improve the undergraduate engineering experience through evaluating prepara- tion in mathematics and physics, incorporating non-traditional teaching methods into the classroom, and engaging her students with interactive
Filter Magnitude Frequency Response 2 1.5 MAGNITUDE H( Ω) 1 0.5 0 −3 1×10 0.01 0.1 1 10 Ω radiansStudents learn theory and underlying principles of designing analog and digital systems in theclass. Once they have gone through design problem solutions, simulations are done usingsoftware packages to verify their design. They write their own code for simulations.3. COURSE ASSESSMENT. Signal processing course Student Outcomes, SOs, were:(a) an
Electrical and Computer Engineering and one cohort in a certificate in Teaching Englishto Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). Assessment results of the program show very high per-sistence, high levels of interactions in the classroom, and achievement of learning outcomes. Thefirst graduates completed the program in December 2018. Currently, the program is offered in twointernational locations and more locations are expected to come online in 2019.The remainder of this paper is structured as follows. The Live Platform is described in detail inSection 3. We describe the experience from the perspective of the instructor, student, and operatorin Section 4. Section 5 presents assessment results showing the effectiveness of our approach.Section 6
Paper ID #26524The Development of a Coding Scheme Analyzing Formative Assessment inUndergraduate Engineering Science CoursesDr. Aaron W. Johnson, University of Michigan Aaron W. Johnson is a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Michigan. He received his Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2014, after which he served as a postdoctoral research fellow at the Tufts University Center for Engineering Education and Outreach. Aaron also obtained a master’s degree from MIT in 2010 and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan in 2008, both in aerospace
Paper ID #27732Understanding Grader Reliability through the Lens of Cognitive ModelingNathan M. Hicks, Purdue University, West Lafayette Nathan M. Hicks is a Ph.D. student in Engineering Education at Purdue University. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Florida and taught high school math and science for three years.Dr. Kerrie A. Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Douglas is an Assistant Professor in the Purdue School of Engineering Education. Her research is focused on improving methods of assessment in large learning environments to foster high
Paper ID #25879Introducing a New Graduate Degree in Technology Management: ProgramOverview and Assessment PlanDr. Gonca Altuger-Genc, State University of New York, Farmingdale Dr. Gonca Altuger-Genc is an Assistant Professor at State University of New York - Farmingdale State College in the Mechanical Engineering Technology Department. She is serving as the MS Technol- ogy Management Graduate Program Coordinator. Her research interests are engineering education, self- directed lifelong learning, virtual laboratories, and decision-making framework development for design and manufacturing environments.Dr. Bahar Zoghi, State
- gineering, capstone design, HVAC, thermodynamics, waste management, professional development, and engineering teaching. Her research interests include energy, the environment, and engineering education. She is assistant dean for teaching and learning in the College of Engineering. She is a second-generation woman engineer.Dr. Teresa A. Johnson, Ohio State University Teresa A. Johnson, Ph.D. is an assistant director and the Coordinator for Assessment and Curriculum Design at the University Center for the Advancement of Teaching at The Ohio State University. She earned a doctorate in Microbial Ecology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She has taught in the sciences at Butler University and at the College
field of electrical machines and distribution’s systems. Currently, Ren´e is a Ph.D. student at Purdue University in the program of Engineering Education. His research interests include assessing students understanding of difficult concepts as well as the effectiveness of pedagogical approaches.Dr. Ruth A. Streveler, Purdue University Ruth A. Streveler is a Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Dr. Streveler has been the Principal Investigator or co-Principal Investigator of ten grants funded by the US National Science Foundation. She has published articles in the Journal of Engineering Education and the Interna- tional Journal of Engineering Education and has contributed to the
Paper ID #29033A Novel Approach to Mastery-Based Assessment in Sophomore-LevelMechanics CoursesProf. Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University Keith D. Hjelmstad is President’s Professor of Civil Engineering in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment at Arizona State University.Amie Baisley, University of Florida Amie Baisley is a lecturer in the Department of Engineering Education at the University of Florida. Her teaching and research interests are centered around the sophomore level courses that engineering students take and how changes in those courses can impact student learning and retention
Paper ID #28543Diagnostic Assessments of Student Attitudes and Approaches to ProblemSolving in an Engineering Dynamics CourseProf. Ning Fang, Utah State University Ning Fang is Professor and Department Head of the Department of Engineering Education at Utah State University, U.S.A. He has taught a variety of courses at both graduate and undergraduate levels, such as engineering dynamics, metal machining, and design for manufacturing. His research in engineering education are in broad areas of engineering learning & problem solving, technology enhanced learning, and K-12 STEM education. His research in engineering focuses
beginning of each semester to assess students’prior knowledge. Other assessments later in the course (e.g., online quizzes, tests, and finalexam) included parallel assessment items to those included on the pretest. This paper will outlinethe main topics and structure of the course, summarize some of the assessment data gatheredduring the Fall 2016 and 2017 semesters, and analyze student performance on concepts presentedduring both semesters.Introduction / Review of LiteratureGeometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) is an unambiguous mathematical languagethat describes form, orientation, and location of part features within specified zones of tolerance[1]. Although the standards for dimensioning and tolerancing [2] were developed many
Paper ID #22197Evolution of Leadership Behaviors During Two-Semester Capstone DesignCourse in Mechanical EngineeringRebecca Komarek, University of Colorado, Boulder Rebecca Komarek is the Assistant Director of the Idea Forge and Managing Director of Catalyze CU at the University of Colorado Boulder. She has taught in the areas of education research and leadership development and served as a design team adviser. She is earning her PhD in engineering education with a focus on leadership development.Dr. Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder Daniel W. Knight is the Program Assessment and Research Associate at
Paper ID #24085Faculty Ways of Knowing, Valuing, and Assessing Leadership in the Under-graduate Engineering CurriculumDr. Cassandra J. Groen, Virginia Tech Dr. Cassandra Groen is a post-doctoral researcher in the Department of Engineering Education and the Myers-Lawson School of Construction at Virginia Tech. Her primary research interests include pro- fessional identity formation in undergraduate civil engineering students, grounded theory methods, and theory development. Her current work includes the exploration of professional identity formation in civil engineering students who experience disabilities and the ways in
assessment, and Mixed-Methods design.Mr. Andres Felipe Lara Contreras, Universidad de los Andes Andres Lara is an undergraduate student in Chemical Engineering at Universidad de Los Andes, Bo- got´a, Colombia, Class of 2017-20. His research interests include engineering learning and approach to technological challenges, nanostructured materials, and self-sustainable energy sources. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 First Approach to Purpose Sampling For Determining Key Factors on the Outcome BiasAbstractIt is common, in educational research studies, to select purposeful population samples.Independent of the selected method, there is an associated bias to the
Paper ID #21285Formative Feedback For Improved Student Performance Through AdaptiveComparative JudgmentDr. Scott R. Bartholomew, Purdue University, West Lafayette Scott R. Bartholomew, PhD. is an assistant professor of Engineering/Technology Teacher Education at Purdue University. Previously he taught Technology and Engineering classes at the middle school and university level. Dr. Bartholomew’s current work revolves around Adaptive Comparative Judgment (ACJ) assessment techniques, student design portfolios, and Technology & Engineering teacher preparation.Dr. Greg J. Strimel, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Greg