Session 3566 Methods of Assessing Student Learning in Capstone Design Projects with Industry: A Five Year Review M. Patricia Brackin, J. Darrell Gibson Department of Mechanical Engineering Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyAbstractThe 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’ experiences can be difficult. This paper discusses techniques ofassessment used
MECH MADNESS: A FUN WAY TO ASSESS STUDENT COMPREHENSION AND EVALUATE HOMEWORK Captain Jason Bartolomei Department of Engineering Mechanics United States Air Force Academy Colorado Springs, ColoradoINTRODUCTIONAre you tired of collecting homework? Are you grading the same problems over andover again, year after year, and still not convinced the students are getting it? If so youmight consider holding a Mech Madness session for your class. Mech Madness is an in-class, 20- minute ladder tournament, where students compete against each other, testingcourse and homework knowledge for a grade.Mech Madness is effective for
Session 2532 Using Self-Evaluation and Student Generated Portfolios for Assessment of Student Learning and Course Effectiveness Jeffrey A. Jalkio Department of Engineering University of St. ThomasAbstractOne advantage of having clearly articulated learning objectives for courses is that students canfocus on these objectives to unify course material. Unfortunately, students often ignore thestated course objectives and focus their attention on the specific work required to earn goodgrades from the instructor. This paper
Session 3432 Web-Enhanced Instruction and Assessment for a First Laboratory Course in Electrical and Computer Engineering Thaddeus Roppel, Victor Nelson Auburn UniversityAbstractElectrical and Computer Engineering students taking their first core laboratory course respondwell to web-based instruction recently implemented at Auburn University. Pre-lab introductoryreading and exercises, and in-lab experimental procedures are provided to the students on thecourse web site. These in-house materials are supplemented by links to publicly available JAVA-based demos
Session 1392 The WISE Summer Bridge Program: Assessing Student Attrition, Retention, and Program Effectiveness Shawna L. Fletcher, Dana C. Newell, Leyla D. Newton, Mary R. Anderson-Rowland Women in Applied Science and Engineering Program, Arizona State University Tempe, AZ 85287-5506AbstractFor participating university programs, summer bridge outreach has helped to significantlyincrease student retention in academic majors. For female engineering students, bridge programsnot only serve an academic need, but also serve to foster networking
Session 2630 Comparing Design Team Self-Reports with Actual Performance: Cross-Validating Assessment Instruments Robin Adams1, Pimpida Punnakanta 1, Cynthia J. Atman 1,2, Craig D. Lewis 1 Center for Engineering Learning and Teaching 2 Department of Industrial Engineering University of WashingtonAssessing student learning of the engineering design process is challenging. Students’ ability to answer testquestions about the design process or record
The Capstone Design Course and Its Failure to serve as An Effective Outcome Assessment Tool By Thomas R. Currin Ph.D.,P.E. Southern Polytechnic State UniversityAbstract:This paper presents t he results of a 5 year study at Southern Polytechnic State University of theeffectiveness of a capsto ne design course as an outcomes assessment tool. The study clearlydemonstrated that the course has merit in the curriculum but fails as an outcomes assessment tool.It is shown that the primary difficulty faced when attempting to use a capstone design course asan assessment tool lies with the quantification of
Session 2647 The Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Examination as an Outcomes Assessment Tool for Engineering Technology Programs Raymond M. Kliewer Virginia State University Petersburg, VirginiaAbstractIncreased assessment in engineering technology and engineering programs is now invogue. The Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology (TAC of ABET) has developed new TAC of ABETEngineering Technology Criteria 2000 (ET2K). Accredited engineering technologyprograms will be required to have plans for
Session 1149 Innovative Engineering Technology Projects: Their Uses As Recruitment, Formative/Summative Evaluation and Outcome Assessment Tools. Dr. Nicholas O. Akinkuoye, Dr. Eugene Silgalis, Mr. James Heidenreich Cuyahoga Comm. College Dept. Of Engineering Tech., Cleveland, OhioThe assessment of student learning and of educational outcome is as old as educationitself. However, Society’s quest for Quality issues, especially in manufactured productstook international and global center stage around the 1950, when Edward Deming’slecture to the Japanese help revolutionize the Japanese manufacturing industry and
AC 2011-926: IDEALS: A MODEL FOR INTEGRATING ENGINEERINGDESIGN PROFESSIONAL SKILLS ASSESSMENT AND LEARNINGDenny C. Davis, Washington State University Denny Davis is Professor of Bioengineering and Director of the Engineering Education Research Center at Washington State University. He has led multi-institution collaborations developing and testing assess- ments and curricular materials for engineering design and professional skills. He has been a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education since 2002.Michael S. Trevisan, Washington State University Dr. Michael S. Trevisan is Professor of Educational Psychology and Associate Dean for Research and External Funding in the College of Education at Washington
AC 2011-837: IMPLEMENTATION AND ASSESSMENT OF A CAPSTONECOURSE DESIGNED TO ACHIEVE PROGRAM LEARNING OBJECTIVESMohamed E. El-Sayed, Kettering University Dr. Mohamed El-Sayed is a professor of Mechanical engineering and director of the Hybrid Electric Vehicle Integration and Durability Laboratory, Kettering University. He is the current Editor-in-Chief of the SAE journal of Materials and Manufacturing. Dr. El-Sayed has over thirty years of teaching experience in the area of design, design simulation, design optimization, and automotive design. Dr. El-Sayed has over twenty years of Automotive Design, Development, and Validation experience. Dr. El-Sayed was the lead engineer on the design optimization and quality
AC 2011-319: INFUSING NON-TRADITIONAL ENGINEERING PROJECTSINTO TRADITIONAL CLASSROOMS: WHERE DO THEY FIT? HOWARE THEY ASSESSED?Elisabeth W McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology Elisabeth McGrath is Senior Research Associate at Stevens Institute of Technology and Executive Director of the Stevens Center for Innovation in Engineering & Science Education, Hoboken, NJ.Susan Lowes, Institute for Learning Technologies, Teachers College/Columbia University Susan Lowes, Ph.D., is Director of Research and Evaluation, Institute for Learning Technologies, Teach- ers College/Columbia University. Page 22.877.1
AC 2011-66: INVESTIGATING THE VALIDITY OF STUDENTS’ SELF-ASSESSMENTS OF THEIR ABILITY IN STATICSJeffrey L. Newcomer, Western Washington University Jeffrey L. Newcomer is a Professor of Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Western Washington University. He received B.S. (1988) and M.Eng. (1989) degreesin Aeronautical Engineering, a M.S. in Science and Technology Studies (1993), and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (1994) from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He is engaged in research to improve instruction and assessment in engineering, with an emphasis on engineering fundamentals such as mechanics Page
AC 2011-2793: JUST-IN-TIME DAILY QUIZZES AS LEARNING TOOLFOR SELF ASSESSMENT AND CONTENT MASTERYWilliam J. Sawaya, Texas A&M University William J. Sawaya is an Assistant Professor in the department of Engineering Technology and Indus- trial Distribution in the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University. He teaches courses in quality management and process improvement. He has done work and research on the topics of inter-organizational collaboration, inventory management, new product development, product introduc- tion, healthcare products, transportation systems analysis-focusing on railroads and multi-mode container operations, product testing, customer satisfaction, quality management
AC 2011-1821: LAB-IN-A-BOX: ASSESSMENT OF MATERIALS DEVEL-OPED TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT EXPERIMENTATION ON CON-CEPTS FROM CIRCUITSKathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech Kathleen Meehan is an Associate Professor in the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer En- gineering at Virginia Tech. Prior to joining Virginia Tech, she worked at the University of Denver and West Virginia University as well as having worked twelve years in industry. Her research interests include optoelectronic materials and devices and high heat load packaging in addition to Electrical Engineering pedagogy.Dr. Robert W. Hendricks, Virginia TechCortney V. Martin, Virginia TechPeter Doolittle, Virginia Tech Director of the Center for Instructional
AC 2011-1741: THE CREATION AND ASSESSMENT OF A GAGE RE-PEATABILITY AND REPRODUCIBILITY STUDY EXERCISE IN A METROL-OGY CLASSMichael J. Kozak, University of Dayton Page 22.1435.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 The Creation and Assessment of a Gage Repeatability and Reproducibility Study Exercise in a Metrology ClassAbstractA gage repeatability and reproducibility (R&R) study was implemented in a metrology class inan engineering technology program. An R&R can be a relatively confusing exercise for astudent that is new to the concept of gage analysis. This is especially true for
AC 2011-836: SMARTER TEAMWORK: SYSTEM FOR MANAGEMENT,ASSESSMENT, RESEARCH, TRAINING, EDUCATION, AND REMEDIA-TION FOR TEAMWORKMatthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette Matthew W. Ohland is Associate Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He has de- grees from Swarthmore College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and the University of Florida. His research on the longitudinal study of engineering students, team assignment, peer evaluation, and active and collaborative teaching methods has been supported by over $11.4 million from the National Science Foundation and the Sloan Foundation and his team received the William Elgin Wickenden Award for the Best Paper in the Journal of Engineering
of one of these concepts at an early stage in a student’seducation can lead to a cascade of failures or difficulties that resonate throughout their academiccareer. Although a program of study is designed so that students entering a given class havesuccessfully completed all of the pre-requisite course material to attempt the class, student recalland understanding of prior content varies. A longitudinal study is in progress to assess studentabilities and growth in these key threads. Current research has identified and mapped a number of central content and skilltrajectories that are present in engineering education, focusing primarily on science and mathcontent/skills essential to Mechanical Engineering. Several of these key content
Paper ID #7006Can Student Questions Help in Assessing Inductive Techniques in Mechani-cal Engineering Design Classes?Dr. Nina Robson, California State University, Fullerton, Texas A&M University Dr. Nina Robson is an assistant professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at California State University at Fullerton. Page 23.5.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Can Student Questions Help in Assessing Inductive Techniques in Mechanical Engineering Design
AC 2012-3554: CONTINUED ASSESSMENT OF INFORMATION TECH-NOLOGY SOFTWARE INTEGRATION IN A CIVIL ENGINEERING PRO-GRAMMajor Jason Allen Toth, U.S. Military Academy Jason Toth is an Instructor in the Civil Engineering Department at the United States Military Academy, West Point, NY. He received his B.S. from the U.S. Military Academy; M.S. from University of Missouri, Rolla, MO and M.S. from Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA. He is an active member of ASEE and is a registered Professional Engineer in Missouri. His research interests include engineering education, development of social responsibility in engineers through Learning Through Service opportunities, and developing world infrastructure assessment and design
AC 2012-3634: CREATIVITY, INNOVATION, AND INGENUITY SUMMERENRICHMENT PROGRAM: ASSESSMENT FROM A MULTI-INSTITUTIONALCOLLABORATIONDr. Andrew L Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University Andrew Gerhart, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of mechanical engineering at Lawrence Technological University. He is actively involved in ASEE, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the En- gineering Society of Detroit, and the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network. He serves as Faculty Advisor for the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Student Chapter at LTU, as Chair for the LTU Leadership Curriculum Committee, and as Chair of LTU/KEEN Entrepreneurial Course Modifi- cation.Dr. Donald D. Carpenter, Lawrence
Mapping and Indirect Assessment of Universidad de las Américas Puebla’s Engineering School OutcomesAbstractAs part of assessment efforts at Universidad de las Américas Puebla (UDLAP) EngineeringSchool (ES), in 2009-2011 curricular mapping analyses were performed for ES outcomes in eachof the undergraduate engineering programs as well as a series of surveys were designed andimplemented to assess ES outcomes with various stakeholders (faculty, students throughout thecurricula, graduating seniors, alumni, and employers), regarding their perception about theimportance of the thirteen ES outcomes and the progress made by our students in achieving theseoutcomes. Engineering programs’ curricular mapping was carried out with collaboration
AC 2012-5261: DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF MULTI-LEVEL OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT PLAN FOR A CONSTRUCTION DE-GREE PROGRAMDr. Yilmaz Hatipkarasulu, University of Texas, San Antonio Yilmaz Hatipkarasulu holds M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in civil engineering from Louisiana State University. He is currently the Coordinator of the Construction Science and Management program at the University of Texas, San Antonio.Dr. Suat Gunhan, University of Texas, San Antonio Suat Gunhan received both his bachelor’s of architecture and master’s of science in architecture degrees from Dokuz Eylul University and a Ph.D. degree in civil engineering from Illinois Institute of Technol- ogy. He is currently an Assistant Professor at the
AC 2012-3903: A COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF GRADUATE VER-SUS UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT OUTCOMES VIA INTERNATIONALCOMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMSKristine Louise Guzak, Michigan Technological University Kristine Louise Guzak is a Ph.D. student of environmental engineering at Michigan Technological Univer- sity. She is the lead graduate student on a larger project assessing the impacts of learning through service on undergraduate students. Her research interests include engineering education with some focuses on international programs.Prof. Kurt Paterson P.E., Michigan Technological University Kurt Paterson, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, is also Director of Michigan Tech’s D80 Center. D80 has the
well as two- and four-year private and public colleges and universities in the states of Washington, California, Florida, Indiana, Illinois, Ne- braska and Virginia in diversity, STEM education, organizational culture, and leadership strategies. Gwen has conducted more than 30 workshops and presentations on cultural, racial, and generational diversity; assessment, evaluation, and accreditation; teaching and learning; and leadership. Lee-Thomas teaches organization administration and culture and the project management capstone course as an Adjunct at Old Dominion University in the graduate program of the Darden College of Education. Prior to ODU, she was the Executive Assistant to the President from 2004 2005 and
AC 2012-4388: A NEW ASSESSMENT METHOD TO EASILY IDENTIFYAREAS NEEDING IMPROVEMENT IN COURSE-LEVEL LEARNING OUT-COMESProf. Thomas Allen Knotts IV, Brigham Young University Thomas Knotts became a faculty member in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Brigham Young University in 2006 after receiving his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He teaches a va- riety of courses, including thermodynamics, computer tools, unit operations lab, and molecular modeling. He enjoys teaching and discovering ways to improve student learning through problem-based and induc- tive learning strategies. With his research group, Knotts seeks to understand the physics of proteins and DNA at the molecular level with
2002 to teach full-time. Mostly, he worries about how to make undergraduate engineering students more professional. Once a tennis player, he is now trying to become a golfer. Bridge, cooking, and his family take the rest of his time.Dr. Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California Gisele Ragusa is an Associate Professor at the University of Southern California’s Viterbi School of En- gineering and Rossier School of Education. She has expertise in engineering education, design pedagogy, faculty development, K-12 STEM education and assessment, measurement, and advanced research de- sign. Page 25.90.1
AC 2012-4030: ACCREDITATION RECIPROCITY: INTERCHANGEABIL-ITY CHALLENGES BETWEEN BROADLY DEFINED AND NARROWLYDEFINED STUDENT ASSESSMENT METHODSMs. Kristine Paradis Bastian, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis Kristine P. Bastian is a graduate student earning her M.S. in technology degree in the Department of Engineering and Technology from Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis (IUPUI). Bastian has a B.A. degree with high honors in industrial/organizational psychology (Purdue School of Science); honors minor in leadership (Purdue Organizational Leadership and Supervision); minor in interior design technology (Purdue Design Technology); and a human resource management certificate (Purdue Organi
AC 2012-4038: APPRAISAL SYSTEM FOR SUPERIOR ENGINEERINGEDUCATION EVALUATION - INSTRUMENT SHARING AND SCHOL-ARSHIP (ASSESS)Dr. Denny C. Davis P.E., Washington State University Denny Davis is professor of chemical engineering and bioengineering at Washington State University. He launched and directed the Engineering Education Research Center between 2005 and 2011. His scholarly work addresses engineering design learning and assessment. He is a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education.Prof. Michael S. Trevisan, Washington State University Mike Trevisan is a professor of educational psychology at Washington State University and the Associate Dean for Research in the College of Education. For more than 17
AC 2012-3927: ASSESSING AN ADAPTIVE EXPERTISE INSTRUMENTIN COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN (CAD) COURSES AT TWO CAMPUSESDr. 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 M.S. 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