Session 2238 Assessment of a Visualization-Based Placement Exam for a Freshman Graphics Course Sheryl A. Sorby, Michael F. Young Michigan Technological UniversityABSTRACTAt Michigan Technological University (MTU) many freshman engineering students enroll whohave already taken one year or more of high school drafting or technical drawing. For many ofthese students, freshman graphics courses are redundant and these students are frustrated thatthey must spend time re-learning material they have already mastered. A placement test wasdesigned to assess a student's
AC 2010-576: GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANTS’ ASSESSMENT OFSTUDENTS' PROBLEM FORMULATION WITHIN MODEL-ELICITINGACTIVITIESAmani Salim, Purdue University Amani Salim is a Post-Doctoral Researcher in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She received her B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from University of Minnesota Twin Cities, and her Ph.D. in BioMEMS and Microelectronics from Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering at Purdue University. Her research focuses on problem formulation within Model-Eliciting-Activities (MEAs) with realistic engineering context.Heidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue University Heidi A. Diefes-Dux is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering Education
AC 2010-628: EXPLORING A VALID AND RELIABLE ASSESSMENT OFENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION LEARNING IN THECLASSROOMMarcelo Caplan, Columbia College Associate professor at the Science and Mathematics Department, Columbia College Chicago. In addition to teaching responsibilities, Mr. Caplan participates in the outreach programs and activities of the department through its Science Institute and coordinated several of those programs. Actually the main focus is his work to develop programs to bring science technology engineering and mathematics (STEM) to the community through their after school activities, to promote urban youth to be scientific literate and to motivate them to pursue future
AC 2010-639: WORK IN PROGRESS: DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION,AND PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF AN INTRODUCTION TOINFRASTRUCTURE COURSEMatthew Roberts, University of Wisconsin, PlattevillePhilip Parker, University of Wisconsin, PlattevilleMichael Thompson, University of Wisconsin, Platteville Page 15.1381.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Work in Progress: Development, Implementation, and Preliminary Assessment of an Introduction to Infrastructure Engineering CourseAbstractAn “Introduction to Infrastructure Engineering” course has been developed in the Civil and En-vironmental Engineering Department at The
AC 2010-723: EXTENDING RESEARCH INTO PRACTICE: RESULTS FROM THEPROJECT TO ASSESS CLIMATE IN ENGINEERING (PACE)Susan Metz, Stevens Institute of Technology Susan Staffin Metz is Senior Advisor for the Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education at Stevens. As a founder and president (1997 – 2002) of WEPAN, Women in Engineering Proactive Network, Susan has worked with over 200 colleges and universities to increase access and engagement of women in engineering and science through research, policy and program development. She is currently the principal investigator for ENGAGE, Engaging Students in Engineering, (www.EngageEngineering.org) a five year project funded by the National
Mechanical Engineering from University of Connecticut. E-mail: PrusakZ@ccsu.edu Page 15.902.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 NASA Moonbuggy Senior Design Project as an Assessment Tool and Potential Career Path in AerospaceAbstractAt Central Connecticut State University (CCSU), mechanical engineering senior design coursesequence requires completion of two-semester capstone design project. Senior Project I aresearch class prefaces and is intended to prepare students for Senior Project II the final designproject. The focus of this paper is to share our experience in using the NASA sponsored
‘real world’ engineeringexperience than they get through their standard course work.” They add that many schoolstackle these projects within senior design classes. Their work acknowledges the constraint ofdevelopment time to be particularly troubling within the management of these projects. Theyalso cited risks associated with a “build-and-test” approach. 1At Virginia Tech, Pierrakos, Borrego and Lo assess EAC of ABET mechanical engineeringprogram learning outcomes through their senior capstone design experience. They have usedBloom’s taxonomy competencies of (1) knowledge, (2) comprehension, (3) application, (4)analysis, (5) synthesis, and (6) evaluation, to establish cognitive skill level, in addition to theirstudent learning outcomes
William Smith Colleges from 1997-1999, and then served for three years as Senior Director of Research and Evaluation at PowerUP, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to expanding technology access and providing youth development resources for underserved youth.Maria Terrell, Cornell University Math Dept. Page 15.185.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Applications and Confidence Inventories for Assessing Curricular Change in Introductory Engineering Mathematics InstructionAbstractThis project stems from a collaborative effort by engineering and mathematics faculty at aresearch
AC 2010-782: GENDER AND RACE/ETHNICITY IN ENGINEERING:PRELIMINARY FINDINGS FROM THE PROJECT TO ASSESS CLIMATE INENGINEERINGElizabeth Litzler, University of Washington Elizabeth Litzler is the Director for Research at the University of Washington (UW) Center for Workforce Development (CWD). Her research interests include the educational climate for undergraduate and graduate students, gender stratification in education and the workforce, and gender and families. She is skilled in both qualitative and quantitative research. Liz is the research manager for the Sloan-funded Project to Assess Climate in Engineering (PACE), the lead of the external evaluation for the National Center for Women and
AC 2010-822: EXTREME EXPERIENCE INTERVIEWS FOR INNOVATIVEDESIGNS: CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT OF A NEW NEEDS-GATHERINGMETHODMatthew Green, LeTourneau University Dr. Matthew G. Green is an assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering at LeTourneau University, Longview. His objective is to practice and promote engineering as a serving profession, with special interest in improving the quality of life in developing countries. Focus areas include remote power generation, design methods for frontier environments, and assistive devices for persons with disabilities. Contact: MatthewGreen@letu.edu.Carolyn Conner Seepersad, University of Texas, Austin Dr. Carolyn C. Seepersad is an assisstant professor of
AC 2010-873: ASSESSING INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE AMONGSOPHOMORE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING STUDENTS: BASELINE DATAAND ANALYSISJuila Thompson, Purdue University Julia Thompson is a Ph.D. student in Engineering Education at Purdue University. She has a B.S. Degree in Chemical Engineering from University of California, Berkeley. Her research interest includes the linkage between technical and non-technical course work, particularly in the areas of globalization, woman studies, energy and environmental issues.Brent Jesiek, Purdue University Brent Jesiek is assistant professor in Engineering Education and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. Dr. Jesiek holds a B.S. in Electrical
AC 2010-878: SPECIAL SESSION: ASSESSING MORALITY, IDENTITY, ANDMOTIVATION IN A FIRST-YEAR MATERIALS ENGINEERING SERVICELEARNING COURSETrevor Harding, California Polytechnic State University Trevor Harding, Ph.D., is Professor and Chair of Materials Engineering at California Polytechnic State University, where he teaches courses in engineering design from a materials perspective. His research is focused on the educational outcomes associated with service learning and project-based learning with a particular focus on ethics education. He is also PI on several projects investigating the degradation of biomedical materials in physiological environments. Dr. Harding serves as Associate Editor of the
AC 2010-904: DEVELOPING A GLOBAL REAL-TIME ASSESSMENT TOOL FORTHE TEACHING ENHANCEMENT OF ENGINEERING GRADUATE TEACHINGASSISTANTSMonica Cox, Purdue University Monica F. Cox, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She obtained a B.S. in mathematics from Spelman College, a M.S. in industrial engineering from the University of Alabama, and a Ph.D. in Leadership and Policy Studies from Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. Teaching interests relate to the professional development of graduate engineering students and to leadership, policy, and change in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education. Primary research projects
AC 2010-212: PROGRAM ASSESSMENT AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTPLAN FOR MASTER OF SCIENCE IN TECHNOLOGYBimal Nepal, Texas A&M UniversityJaby Mohammed, The Petroleum Institute, Abu DhabiJihad Albayyari, Indiana-Purdue UniversityPaul Lin, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne Page 15.991.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010Program Assessment and Continuous Improvement Plan for Master of Science in TechnologyIntroductionUndergraduate programs in Engineering and Engineering Technology are required to have anassessment and continuous improvement plan in place for obtaining accreditation from theAccreditation Board for Engineering and
AC 2010-309: IMPLEMENTING BOLOGNA: AN ASSESSMENT OF A UNIFIEDMODERN APPROACH TO TEACH THERMODYNAMICS AND HEAT TRANSFERJoao Paiva, Politecnico de Viseu Page 15.681.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Implementing Bologna: an assessment of a unified modern approach to teach Thermodynamics and Heat TransferAbstractTen years have passed since European higher education systems' Ministers formally agreed tosign the Bologna Declaration, thus establishing a strong commitment between EUgovernments to build a large educational area, improve transparency and, especially,compatibility between national systems. There is, however, an apparently minor aspect of
AC 2010-366: WEB-BASED AUTOMATED STUDENT LEARNING ASSESSMENTTOOL FOR INTRODUCTORY ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING COURSESTiffany Phagan, ERAUThomas Yang, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityJianhua Liu, ERAUIlteris Demikiran, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Page 15.1357.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010117th Annual Conference on American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)Web-based Automated Student Learning Assessment Tool for IntroductoryElectrical Engineering Courses AbstractEstablishing cost-effective procedures to obtain assessment data without excessive academicstaff efforts is an important issue for most academic institutions. Assessment becomes
practicesto give first-year engineering undergraduates a more complete and accurate understanding of theengineering profession. The game is student-focused in that it is tailored to the newest generationof engineering students who are more computer literate, electronically connected, and simulationgame-oriented than any prior generation. The game also is epistemic frame-based in that it seeksto teach and assess the degree to which students acquire the skills, knowledge, values, identity,and epistemology (i.e., the epistemic frame) of the engineering profession. We anticipate thatthis approach will be highly engaging to first-year undergraduate engineering students and helppromote the development of their engineering epistemic frame.IntroductionThe
AC 2010-473: AN ASSESSMENT AND DATA COLLECTION PROCESS FOREVALUATING STUDENT PROGRESS ON "A-K" ABET EDUCATIONALOUTCOMESKathleen Ossman, University of Cincinnati Dr. Kathleen Ossman is an associate professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Department at the University of Cincinnati. She earned a BSEE and MSEE from Georgia Tech in 1982 and a Ph.D. from the University of Florida in 1986. Her interests include digital signal processing and feedback control. Page 15.141.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 An Assessment and Data Collection Process for Evaluating
AC 2010-943: IMPROVING COLLABORATIVE PROJECT-BASED LEARNING INDIGITAL ENGINEERING BASED ON PROGRAM ASSESSMENTJianyu Dong, California State University, Los AngelesNancy Warter-Perez, California State University, Los Angeles Page 15.690.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Improving Collaborative Project-based Learning in Digital Engineering Based on Program AssessmentAbstractThis paper presents the assessment results and findings of the National Science Foundation(NSF) sponsored CCLI project, entitled “Collaborative Project-based Learning to EnhanceFreshman Design Experience in Digital Engineering.” During the first year of the
in group meetings on theirown time. Four presentations are integrated throughout the course and attended by faculty in theappropriate discipline. In addition, bi-weekly “client meetings” are held with faculty to monitorthe progress of the students and give advice regarding the project.Outcome assessment assignments are incorporated in the class and quantitative rubrics (usingtwo or three performance indicators, depending on the outcome) are evaluated by faculty atappropriate points in the course. Other forms of feedback include student and employer surveysat the end of the experience.The internships have been a great success at almost no expense to the university. Students havebeen absorbing concepts quickly and the placement companies have
AC 2011-1089: ”WE’RE ALL IN THE SAME BOAT” - PROMOTING ANINSTITUTIONAL CULTURE OF ASSESSMENTSandra A. Yost, University of Detroit Mercy Dr. Sandra A. Yost is Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Uni- versity of Detroit Mercy. She also serves as the ABET Coordinator for the College of Engineering and Science, and as a member of the University Assessment Team. She has been an active teaching scholar for almost 20 years, and has been active in developing curricula in robotics and mechatronics. Yost has served ASEE at Section, Zone and Division levels, and has served twice on the ASEE Board of Directors. She is currently the Chair of the selection committee for the ASEE National
AC 2011-165: ALTERNATIVE APPROACH TO ASSESSING MILITARYTRAINING FOR ADVANCED PLACEMENT INTO ENGINEERING ANDTECHNOLOGY PROGRAMSKevin James Wainwright, BC Institute of Technology Kevin Wainwright a faculty member in the School of Business at the British Columbia Institute of Tech- nology in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. BCIT has over 50,000 full and part time students and is the second largest post-secondary institute in the province of British Columbia Kevin has his Ph.D. in economics from Simon Fraser University where his fields of specialization were mathematical economics, industrial organization, law and economics, and environmental economics. He is co-author of the book, Fundamen- tal Methods in Mathematical
AC 2011-1039: AN ASSESSMENT PLAN FOR EVALUATING A FOURSITE UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAM IN BIOFUELS ANDBIOREFINING ENGINEERINGDaniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder DANIEL W. KNIGHT is the engineering assessment specialist at the Integrated Teaching and Learning Program (ITLL) and the Broadening Opportunity through Leadership and Diversity (BOLD) Center in CU’s College of Engineering and Applied Science. He holds a B.A. in psychology from the Louisiana State University, and an M.S. degree in industrial/organizational psychology and a Ph.D. degree in coun- seling psychology, both from the University of Tennessee. Dr. Knight’s research interests are in the areas of retention, program evaluation and teamwork
AC 2011-2655: ANALYZING SUBJECT-PRODUCED DRAWINGS: THEUSE OF THE DRAW AN ENGINEER ASSESSMENT IN CONTEXTTirupalavanam G. Ganesh, Arizona State University Tirupalavanam G. Ganesh is Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Arizona State University’s Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering. He has bachelors and masters degrees in Computer Science and Engineering and a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction. His research interests include educational research methods, communication of research, and k-16+ engineering education. Ganesh’s research is largely focused on studying k-12 curricula, and teaching-learning processes in both the formal and informal settings. He is principal investigator of the Information Technology
AC 2011-88: APPLYING THE INNOVATION IN ENGINEERING EDUCA-TION FRAMEWORK: ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF INSTRUCTIONALTECHNOLOGYCatherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech Catherine Amelink, Virginia Tech Dr. Catherine Amelink is currently serving as the Research Coordinator for the Institute for Distance and Distributed Learning at Virginia Tech and Assessment Coordinator for the College of Engineering in the Office of the Associate Dean for International Programs and Information Technology. Previously she worked on assessment initiatives with the Division of Student Affairs and the Center for Excellence in Undergraduate Education at Virginia Tech and has served as the Assessment Coordinator for undergraduate education at
AC 2011-1610: ARE WE GROWING THE NEXT GENERATION OF BIO-ENGINEERS? AN ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF ONE BIOINSTITUTESUMMER CAMPRobin Guill Liles, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Robin Guill Liles is associate professor in counseling and counselor education in the Department of Hu- man Development and Services in the School of Education at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro. Liles is a Licensed Professional Counselor and National Certified Coun- selor. Liles’ is also Associate Director for Educational Assessment for the NCA&T Engineering Research Center Education and Outreach program, and she is co-principal investigator for research on the NSF Con- tent
AC 2011-432: ASSESSING AND IMPROVING A CAPSTONE DESIGN SE-QUENCE WITH INDUSTRIAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUESStacy S. Wilson, Western Kentucky University Stacy S. Wilson is a professor in the Electrical Engineering Program at Western Kentucky University. Her research interests include controls, system identification, and wavelets. She is actively involved in the assessment process.Mark E Cambron, Western Kentucky UniversityMichael L. McIntyre, Western Kentucky University Page 22.230.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Assessing and Improving a Capstone Design
AC 2011-1961: ASSESSING CHALLENGES AND AFFORDANCES OF ATRADITIONAL INSTRUCTOR’S PEDAGOGICAL CHANGE DURING GUIDEDIMPLEMENTATION OF INNOVATIVE PEDAGOGYJacquelyn E. Kelly, Arizona State University Jacquelyn Kelly is doctoral student in Science Education at Arizona State University. Her Master’s de- gree is in Materials Science and Engineering and her undergraduate degree is in Physics and Chemistry. Her principle research interests are situated in engineering education and include conceptual develop- ment, engineering academic language acquisition, and the role of motivation and emotion on these things. She is also invested and passionate about K-12 education as she teaches physics, chemistry, and science foundations
AC 2010-1889: RESULTS AND ANALYSIS OF A REQUIRED SENIOR EXAM TOASSESS LEARNING OF COURSE COMPETENCIES.Randy Lewis, Brigham Young UniversityThomas Knotts, Brigham Young UniversityW. Vincent Wilding, Brigham Young UniversityWilliam Pitt, Brigham Young UniversityMorris Argyle, Brigham Young University Page 15.1036.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Results and Analysis of a Required Senior Exam To Assess Learning of Course Competencies.AbstractAs part of the ABET Accreditation Criterion, Program Outcomes refer to the outcomes thatchemical engineering students should possess when they leave the university and enter theworkforce
AC 2010-1946: SUCCESSFUL WOMEN ENGINEERING STUDENTS: A SURVEYASSESSMENT TO GUIDE OUR EFFORTS TO BOOST WOMEN’S RETENTIONDaniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder DANIEL W. KNIGHT is the engineering assessment specialist at the Integrated Teaching and Learning Program in CU’s College of Engineering and Applied Science. He holds a B.A. in psychology from the Louisiana State University, and an M.S. degree in industrial/organizational psychology and a Ph.D. degree in counseling psychology, both from the University of Tennessee. Dr. Knight’s research interests are in the areas of retention, program evaluation and teamwork practices in engineering education. His current duties include