AC 2007-1079: A PARADIGM FOR ASSESSING STUDENT LEARNING IN ANINTRODUCTORY DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING COURSEShonda Bernadin, Georgia Southern University Shonda L. Bernadin is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Studies in the Department of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering Technology at Georgia Southern University. Dr. Bernadin received her B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Florida A&M University in 1997, her M.S. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from University of Florida in 1999, and her Ph.D. degree from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Florida State University in 2003
. Page 12.1009.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Learning Experiences of Using Teaching and Assessment Tools for Solid Mechanics CourseAbstractThis paper describes the author’s experiences of using a few teaching and assessmenttools for Solid Mechanics course taught at Kettering University. This course is taught atjunior level and is offered during all the four terms. Kettering University is a co-opinstitution in which the students alternate each term between work and school. Thiscreates a time gap between the study and the work terms, posing some challenging issuesfor many students to retain the pre-requisites knowledge. It is very time consuming toreview the pre-requisites knowledge to get the students
AC 2007-1134: USE OF A SUPPLEMENTAL ABET ASSESSMENT DOCUMENTTO IMPROVE CAPSTONE DESIGN COURSESJennifer Miskimins, Colorado School of Mines Jennifer L. Miskimins is an Assistant Professor in Petroleum Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines. Jennifer received her B.S. degree in petroleum engineering from the Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology and her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in petroleum engineering from the Colorado School of Mines.Ramona Graves, Colorado School of Mines Ramona M. Graves is a Professor of Petroleum Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines. Ramona received her B.S. degree from Kearney State College in Nebraska and her Ph.D. in Petroleum Engineering from
AC 2007-898: STUDENT VOICES: THE RESPONSE TO A WEB-BASEDLEARNING AND ASSESSMENT TOOL IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGChris Smaill, University of Auckland CHRIS SMAILL holds a Ph.D. in engineering education from Curtin University of Technology, Australia, and degrees in physics, mathematics and philosophy from the University of Auckland, New Zealand. For 27 years he taught physics and mathematics at high school level, most recently as Head of Physics at New Zealand's largest secondary school. Since the start of 2002 he has lectured in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at The University of Auckland, New Zealand
AC 2007-899: EFFECTING IMPROVEMENT IN AN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERINGPROGRAM BY APPLYING OUTCOME ASSESSMENT RESULTSLeslie Potter, Iowa State University Leslie Potter is Lecturer in the IMSE Department at Iowa State University. She has extensive professional engineering experience, including seven years with Deere & Company in various engineering and supervision capacities, gained prior to joining the IMSE department at ISU. She is currently teaching her seventh year of capstone design. Her research interests include capstone design course effectiveness, engineering communications, and team homogeneity. She is a member of ASEE.K. Jo Min, Iowa State University K. Jo Min is Associate
AC 2008-375: EVOLUTION AND ASSESSMENT OF AN INDUSTRY-BASEDSINGLE LARGE PROJECT CAPSTONE DESIGN COURSEPatrick Walter, Texas Christian UniversityRobert Bittle, Texas Christian University Page 13.582.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Evolution and Assessment of an Industry-Based Single-Large-Project Capstone Design CourseAbstractThis paper describes 12 years of growth and evolution of an industry-supported single-large-project capstone design course within the engineering program at Texas ChristianUniversity. This relatively new program has graduated only 12 senior classes since 1996,and currently
AC 2008-542: ASSESSING STUDENT DIFFICULTIES IN UNDERSTANDING THEBEHAVIOR OF AC AND DC CIRCUITSDouglas Holton, Utah State University Doug Holton is Assistant Professor of Instructional Technology at Utah State University. He received his PhD in instructional technology and MS degree in cognitive psychology from Vanderbilt University. His research interests include simulations and interactive learning environments. He can be contacted at doug.holton@usu.edu.Amit Verma, Texas A&M-Kingsville Amit Verma is Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science at Texas A&M-Kingsville. He received his PhD in electrical engineering from Georgia Tech. His research interests
AC 2007-2895: METHODS FOR ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF A DESIGNCOURSE ON SELECTED STUDENT TRAITSPeter Romine, Alabama A&M University Dr. Peter L. Romine is currently the Chairman of the Department of Technology at Alabama A&M University. He received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. He received his M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from the University of Alabama in Huntsville.William Gile, Alabama A&M University Dr. William B. Gile is currently an assistant professor at the CTEL Department in the School of Education at Alabama A&M University. Prior to joining the faculty at Alabama A&
AC 2008-72: THE COGNITIVE AND AFFECTIVE DOMAIN IN ASSESSING THELIFE-LONG LEARNING OBJECTIVEJoseph Hanus, United States Military AcademyScott Hamilton, United States Military AcademyJeffrey S. Russell, University of Wisconsin - Madison Page 13.1209.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 The Cognitive and Affective Domain in Assessing the Life-Long Learning ObjectiveAbstractThe success of the engineering profession requires students to be educated in the technicalpractices and inspired to develop the traits of life-long learning. The authors’ objective is todemonstrate the use of the cognitive and affective domains in
AC 2007-1977: ASSESSING PARTICIPATION AND ADVANCEMENT INENGINEERING AND SCIENCE OF INDIVIDUALS AND INSTITUTIONSUNDERREPRESENTED AS FEDERAL GRANTEESElizabeth Cady, National Academy of EngineeringNorman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering Page 12.271.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Assessing Participation and Advancement in Engineering and Science of Individuals and Institutions Underrepresented as Federal GranteesAbstractThe National Science Foundation has expressed strong interest in broadening the participation ofgrantees from population groups and institutions underrepresented in its grantee pool
an enduring, strong and personal commitment to underrepresented engineering students and faculty Page 12.305.2© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Benefits of a Tutorial Mathematics Program for Engineering Students Enrolled in PreCalculus: A Template for AssessmentAbstractAn interactive online tutorial program (ALEKS) was the focus of an engineering course createdto increase the success of engineering students in a Precalculus class. Engineering students wereembedded in two Precalculus courses with other students. An assessment rubric for measuringthe effect of ALEKS on Precalculus grades of
, Elizabeth, and Daniel. Page 12.528.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Development of an Outcomes-Based Assessment Instrument For Use by Supervisors of Professional Practice StudentsAbstract The Purdue University Office of Professional Practice has been evaluating theperformance of Cooperative Education students in the work place since its inception, andthe current supervisors’ evaluation instrument is on paper and has been in use at leastsince the present Director was himself a Purdue undergraduate engineering Co-Opstudent in the mid-1970’s. Although the present evaluation
two years, the Journal of Engineering Educationhas trumpeted the need to establish engineering education as a rigorous researched-baseddiscipline, and in the April 2006 edition of JEE, Ruth A. Streveler and Karl A. Smith in the guesteditorial7 described three qualities in the research questions engineering faculty tend to display asthey begin to practice engineering-education research. All three qualities have a connectingthread resulting from a lack of understanding of how to distinguish between the art and thescience of teaching. Clarification of this distinction will allow engineering educators toobjectively see why a research study that analyzes an individual researcher’s classroom practiceis difficult to replicate, and why assessment of
AC 2007-2076: EXPANDING UNDERSTANDING OF FIRST-YEARENGINEERING STUDENT RETENTION AND TEAM EFFECTIVENESSTHROUGH SOCIAL STYLES ASSESSMENTDaniel Knight, University of Colorado at Boulder Daniel W. Knight is the engineering assessment specialist at the Integrated Teaching and Learning Program and Laboratory. He holds a BS in psychology from Louisiana State University, and an MS degree in industrial/organizational psychology and PhD degree in counseling psychology, both from the University of Tennessee. Prior to joining the University of Colorado at Boulder, he gained extensive experience in assessment and teamwork in an engineering education context through the development and evaluation of a
AC 2007-2202: ASSESSING ACTIVITY SYSTEMS OF DESIGN TEAMS IN ACOLLABORATIVE SERVICE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTScott Schaffer, Purdue UniversityKimfong Lei, Purdue UniversityLisette Reyes, Purdue UniversityWilliam Oakes, Purdue UniversityCarla Zoltowski, Purdue University Page 12.262.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Assessing Activity Systems of Design Teams in a Collaborative Service Learning EnvironmentAbstractThis study focused on an assessment process and cross-disciplinary team learning frameworkpotentially useful in the design of collaborative environments for project teams. Thisfollowing research questions addressed were: 1) Did
AC 2007-2247: OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT AS A SITE OF INTEGRATION: ABETMEETS THE COUNCIL OF WRITING PROGRAM ADMINISTRATORSMarie Paretti, Virginia Tech Marie Paretti is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she co-directs the Virginia Tech Engineering Communications Center (VTECC).Lisa McNair, Virginia Tech Lisa McNair is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she co-directs the Virginia Tech Engineering Communications Center (VTECC).Diana George, Virginia Tech Diana George is a Professor of English at Virginia Tech, where she directs the First-Year Writing Program.kelly belanger, Virginia Tech Kelly Belanger is an Associate
2006-2644: NUCLEAR ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS CAPSTONEEXPERIENCE TO ASSESS THE TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES: A CASE STUDYRobert Long, Nuclear Stewardship, LLC Dr. Robert L. Long, Nuclear Engineering Technology Faculty, Excelsior College, holds the Ph.D. degree in Nuclear Engineering from Purdue University. He is owner of Nuclear Stewardship, LLC and a Past President of the American Nuclear Society.Altaf Memon, Excelsior College Dr. Altaf A. Memon holds MSCE, MPW, and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. He is currently serving as the Interim Dean of the School of Business and Technology at Excelsior College, Albany, NY.Li-Fang Shih, Excelsior College Dr. Li
AC 2007-20: DESIGNING WEEKLY ONLINE GRADUATE COURSE DISCUSSIONAND RUBRICS FOR ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATIONS. Balachandran, University of Wisconsin-Platteville SWAMINATHAN BALACHANDRAN is a Prof. of Ind. Eng., at UW-Platteville and serves as consultant and expert witness. He received BSME degree in 1968, M.E. (Aeronautical Eng.) degree in 1970, and Ph.D. degree in I.E. & O.R. from Va. Tech. in 1984. He has 5 years of industrial experience and 32 years of teaching experience. He is a Fellow of IIE and member of ASEE, INFORMS, SME, ASQ, APICS and HF&ES. He serves as a technical reviewer for the IJPR, IJPPC, and JMPT. He is as an ABET/TAC Commissioner and IIE/ABET program
2006-1739: DEVELOPMENT AND ASSESSMENT OF INTERACTIVESPREADSHEET SOFTWARE FOR THE TEACHING OF SEMICONDUCTORDEVICE THEORYRamachandran Venkatasubramanian, Arizona State University RAMACHANDRAN VENKATASUBRAMANIAN recently graduated with an M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University. He received his B.E. (Hons.) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India. His research interests are in mixed-signal circuit design, computer architecture, semiconductor devices and software development for interactive semiconductor education.Guillermo G. Mendez, Arizona State University GUILLERMO G. MENDEZ is a M.S. student in the Mathematics
2006-1311: ASSESSING AND EVALUATING OUR CRCD EXPERIENCES AT THEUNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA: AN NSF PROJECTMichael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida MICHAEL GEORGIOPOULOS is a Professor at the School of EECS at the University of Central Florida. His research interests lie in the area of neural networks and applications. He is an Associate Editor of the IEEE Transcations on Neural Networks and the Neural Networks journalErol Gelenbe, Imperial College EROL GELENBE is a Professor at the Imperial College in London, and a Research Professor at the University of Central Florida. He is a Fellow of IEEE and a Fellow of ACM. His research interests cover packet network design, computer
2006-1433: TOOLS FOR AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT USED IN THE ACTIVELEARNING IN THE VIRTUAL ENTERPRISE SYSTEM (ALIVE)Paul Stanfield, North Carolina A&T State University Paul Stanfield is an Associate Professor and Chair of Industrial and Systems Engineering at North Carolina A&T State University. Dr. Stanfield received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, M.S. in Industrial Engineering/Operations Research and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from NC State and an M.B.A. from UNC-Greensboro.Caroline Moineau, North Carolina A&T State University Caroline Moineau is a doctoral student at North Carolina A & T State University. She received her B.S. in Industrial Engineering and M.S. in Computer
2006-1669: SEQUENTIAL COURSE OUTCOME LINKAGE: A FRAMEWORKFOR ASSESSING AN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING CURRICULUMWITHIN A CE PROGRAMKevin Bower, The Citadel Dr. Bower is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The Citadel in Charleston, SC. Prior to his employment at The Citadel, he worked as an environmental engineer in Akron, Ohio. He received a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from The University of Akron and specialized in modeling carcinogenic chemical production in the drinking water distribution system. Dr. Bower was the 2005 Most Outstanding New Faculty at the ASEE –SE Conference, 2005 Early Career Award Winner from the Environmental Engineering
2006-1683: USE OF FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT TO PROBE STUDENTCONCEPTIONS OF THE LEVER RULEChrysanthe Demetry, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Chrys Demetry is Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the Materials Science and Engineering Program at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Her teaching and research interests include use of educational technology, influence of learning styles on teaching and learning, and K-12 engineering outreach. She received the ASM Bradley Stoughton Award for Young Teachers in 2000 and WPI’s Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Teaching in 2002. Page 11.1368.1© American
2006-1882: ABET OUTCOME ASSESSMENT AND IMPROVEMENT THROUGHTHE CAPSTONE DESIGN COURSE IN AN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERINGCURRICULUMShantha Daniel, Iowa State University SHANTHA DANIEL is pursuing her doctoral degree in Industrial Engineering at Iowa State University. She has served as a graduate assistant in teaching as well as research including objective evaluation and outcome assessment.Devna Popejoy-Sheriff, Iowa State University DEVNA POPEJOY-SHERIFF is pursuing her master degree in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies with an emphasis in Student Affairs. She currently serves as the Academic Advisor for IE undergraduate students in IMSE Department.K. Jo Min, Iowa State University K. JO
2006-1959: ASSESSING STUDENT COMPREHENSION IN A WINDOWS 2003SERVER PROJECT THROUGH THE USE OF A PORTFOLIOGary Steffen, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne Gary currently serves as an Assistant Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology at IPFW. Previously, he served 10 years as the Manager of Electronic and Computer Support specializing in computer networking. Gary received a Mater’s degree from Ball State University in 2000 and recently completed the “Information and Security Assurance Certificate” at Purdue University sponsored by the NSA. His current areas of interest include local area networking, network security and wireless networking
2006-2349: USE OF QUALITY TOOLS AND OUTCOME ASSESSMENT MODELFOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT IN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERINGEDUCATIONR. Radharamanan, Mercer University Dr. R. Radharamanan is a Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. He has twenty-eight years of teaching, research, and consulting experiences. His previous administrative experiences include: President of International Society for Productivity Enhancement (ISPE), Acting Director of Industrial Engineering as well as Director of Advanced Manufacturing Center at Marquette University, and Research Director of CAM and Robotics Center at San Diego
AC 2007-227: ASSESSMENT OF MULTI-MEDIA & WEB-BASED INSTRUCTIONIN A SCIENCE-TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY COURSEPatricia Backer, San Jose State University Patricia Backer is a Professor and chair of the Department of Aviation and Technology in the College of Engineering at SJSU. She holds a BS degree in Chemical Engineering from Rutgers University, a MA and MS degree from Tennessee Temple University, and a MA and PhD from Ohio State. Her research interests are in the integration of multimedia and web-based learning into technology instruction. Page 12.288.1© American Society for Engineering
AC 2007-235: ASSESSMENT OF LABVIEW AND MULTISIM IN THE DELIVERYOF ELECTRONICS LABORATORY CONTENTJulio Garcia, San Jose State University Dr. Julio Garcia is a Professor in the Department of Aviation and Technology in the College of Engineering at SJSU. He teaches electronics and computer courses to undergraduate students and graduate classes in the MS of Quality Assurance.Patricia Backer, San Jose State University Patricia Backer is a Professor and chair of the Department of Aviation and Technology in the College of Engineering at SJSU. She holds a BS degree in Chemical Engineering from Rutgers University, a MA and MS degree from Tennessee Temple University, and a MA and PhD from
AC 2007-286: INNOVATIVE METRICS FOR ASSESSMENT OF A CAPSTONECOURSE IN A CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT CURRICULUMMichael Soller, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis Michael J. Soller., Project Director at Shook Construction. B.S. Civil Eng., University of Dayton, M.S. Technology Candidate, Purdue University. He has over 20 years of commercial and industrial project management experience and has been an adjunct professor for the Department of Construction Technology of Purdue School of Engineering & Technology at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) for 9 years. Mr. Soller is a member of ASCE, ASEE, AIC, Advisory Board with the Construction Technology
AC 2007-316: ASSESSING ENGLISH-AS-A-SECOND-LANGUAGE MIDDLESCHOOL STUDENTS' ABILITY TO LEARN ENGINEERING CONCEPTSPaul Klenk, Duke University Paul A. Klenk, Ph.D., is a Visiting Scholar at Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society, developing K-12 engineering education programs. He received a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science from the Pratt school of Engineering at Duke University in 2006. He is the Duke Project Director for the TeachEngineeirng Digital Library Project at Duke, and was formerly the Graduate Student Coordinator for the Techtronics After-School Program at Rogers-Herr Middle School in Durham, NC. In addition to his K-12 outreach work, he has researched