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Assessment & Quality Accredition in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Rowe; Tim Mulroy

engineer4 ar bitr ar y as an institution basic par t of the listening and communication team watching skills Page 9.92.7 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationIf these conceptions were to be used as the assessment or evaluation criteria for theindustrial placement/internship, then the basic pass level criteria would probably be setat or around the

Conference Session

Assessment Issues in 1st-Yr Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Heidi Diefes-Dux; P.K. Imbrie; Tamara Moore

thefirst-year. To assess the impact of this seminar structure, an Engineering-Awareness Surveyinstrument was developed to capture, both quantitatively and qualitatively, the nature ofstudents’ perceptions of the interrelationships between engineering disciplines as well as theirawareness of nanotechnology. This paper presents results of the impact of the themed-seminarstructure as delivered in the Fall of 2003.BackgroundThe estimated need for 2 million nanotechnology workers worldwide within the next 10-15years, with 0.8-0.9 million in the U.S. alone1, presents a special challenge and opportunity torestructure teaching and curricula at all levels to include nanotechnology concepts and nurturethe scientific and technical workforce of the 21st

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research and Assessment III

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Zhifeng Kou; Sudhir Mehta

, 17,660 students registered in 539 classes spanning six colleges in the institution.Among all of the students registered in the class, 13,441 of them responded to the survey,resulting in a response rate of 76%.Survey instrumentThe survey of student engagement was developed using the National Survey of StudentEngagement.4 The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)4 is an ongoing researchcampaign in the USA used to assess the extent to which colleges and universities areparticipating in educational practices that are strongly associated with high levels of learning andpersonal development. NSSE data focus on something far more important, namely how studentsuse resources for learning. The survey examines the environment of college students

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research and Assessment III

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Miguel A. Padilla; Timothy J. Anderson; Matthew Ohland; Guili Zhang

research is in freshman programs and educational assessment. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education Table 4. Intercepts- and Slopes-as-Outcomes Model Fixed Effect Estimate SE df t p-value School CGPA Mean Base, γ00 2.5459 .009137 5 278.63 .0001 Rural, γ01 .15290 .004774 5 32.02 .0001 Suburban, γ02 -.07266 .004716 5 15.41 .0001 Research, γ03 .21120 .005667 5

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research and Assessment I

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan Mosborg; Robin Adams; Rebecca Kim; Monica Cardella; Cynthia Atman; Jennifer Turns

Conference Session

Assessment & Quality Accredition in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rafiqul Islam

Conference Session

Assessment & Quality Assuranc in Engr Ed

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Azzedine Lansari; Akram AlRawi; Faouzi Bouslama

Session 1360 Using an Outcome Based Model to Foster Learning in Information Systems Azzedine Lansari, Akram Al-Rawi, Faouzi Bouslama Zayed University, College of Information SystemsAbstractIn this paper, we introduce a new concept for developing and assessing an Information SystemsAcademic Model. This new Academic Model is based on learning outcomes as well as on gradepoint average. University and College specific learning outcomes form the basis of theInformation Systems Curriculum. These outcomes are derived from the college’s vision of theknowledge and skills

Conference Session

Assessment & Quality Assuranc in Engr Ed

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jiangqiao Lan; Donghai Xie

Session 1360 The Comparison Of Teaching Quality Evaluation Between Chinese And American College. Jiangqiao Lan, Xiaobao Zhang, Tuanjie Zhao, Xiaoping Li Huazhong University of Science and Technology/ Wuhan Radar Academy Wuhan City Hubei Province P.R. ChinaAbstract:Through collecting and analyzing the criterion system of College Courses Teaching QualityAssessment in twenty odd universities in China and America, comparisons have been made inthe College Courses Teaching Quality Assessment in China and in America through manyphases including the rating data sources, the assessment criterion, and the

Conference Session

Assessment and Its Implications in IE

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jack McGourty

earliestexamples reported by Harvard University in their publication, “Confidential Guide to Courses”[1]. The use of course evaluations has instigated much controversy over the years, with manyresearchers questioning the overall effectiveness and validity of results [2]. Now, with a newemphasis in outcome-based assessment, course evaluation processes are being viewed as apotential vehicle for collecting student feedback on both course objectives and studentperceptions of learning outcomes. With the potential for course evaluation processes to take onseveral new uses, the need for technology-mediated procedures to administer these surveys hasbecome evident. The traditional paper-and-pencil versions no longer provide the degree offlexibility required for

Conference Session

Assessment and Its Implications in IE

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Storch; Catherine Scott; Cynthia Atman

othersresponsible for their implementation. In November 2000, we asked five students from theDepartment of Industrial Engineering for their interpretations of five performance-basedoutcomes for graduates of the program. We wanted to document in their own words—not ours—what the students thought the outcomes meant and how to assess them. Four of the outcomeswere selected from a list of eleven outcomes developed by the Accreditation Board ofEngineering and Technology (ABET) for all engineering disciplines. The fifth outcome wasdeveloped by the department and was specific to industrial engineering. Four students mettogether in a series of three focus group discussions. The fifth student was interviewed alone onthree separate occasions because of scheduling

Conference Session

Assessment & Quality Assuranc in Engr Ed

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Roger Reynolds; Macy Reynolds

hard copy or by email.The purpose of a journal is to alert the professor as to how well a concept was understood orwhich students are struggling and perhaps give some prescriptive solutions. To assess theeffectiveness of journaling, students at the University of Dayton were assigned weekly emailjournals in two introductory programming classes and an engineering economics class. Theclasses contain first to fourth year engineering technology students. The anticipated outcomeswere to offer a quick check on the basic skill level of students, provide early intervention when astudent did not understand concepts, create an informal communication with a professor soquestions that might not get asked in class could be addressed informally, and finally

Conference Session

Assessment & Quality Assurance in engr edu

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Carl Griffis

Session 1360 A Computer-Based Interactive Package for ABET Self-Study Thomas A. Costello, Carl L. Griffis, Lalit Verma University of ArkansasAbstractIn preparation for an accreditation visit in 2002, the faculty of Biological and AgriculturalEngineering at the University of Arkansas assembled an interactive package designed toprovide easy access to the needed information. The Self-Study document, including oureducational objectives, assessment plans for program outcomes, copies of all coursesyllabi, examples of student work, and examples of our feedback

Conference Session

Assessing the Humanities in Engr. Educ.

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Lee

was felt by many engineering faculty thathonors program students were somehow receiving a “better” education in the humanities area.Thus this study had a specific objective of exploring the validity of this viewpoint. As aminimum, the fact that engineering students could satisfy the same liberal arts requirements (interms of total hours in area) via two different pathways on the same campus allowed theexploration of “how you get there”. To further assist in exploring this area, a general assessment Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

Assessment in Large and Small Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Dempster; Chee Lee

the continuity equation to each control volume and determine the velocity and diameter. (iv) Plot the jet diamet er (or radius) verses location Part 2 (i) Re-assess each step of the calculation process and identify the importance of that step to achieving the overall objectives. Figure 5 Example of Numerical Based Tasks3 EvaluationThe general teaching methodology described above has undergone significant evaluation,mainly in the US (Mazur, 1997). The implementation at the University of Strathclyde hasundergone more limited assessment but generally confirms the main conclusions of the USstudies. However, what is also important is to continually assess

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students, Diversity, and Assessment

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregg L. Fiegel, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Ben Mason, University of California, Berkeley; Nicholas W. Trombetta, University of California, San Diego

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Graduate Studies, Minorities in Engineering

, graduate student leaders served as theprimary mentors to the undergraduate researchers. In the paper, we discuss how the graduatestudents prepared for their roles as research mentors. The principal investigators worked withthe graduate student leaders to provide advice and training on topics such as teamwork, projectmanagement, communication, feedback, and student learning. Details of this approach aredescribed in the paper. The paper also includes a discussion of the methods used to assess theundergraduate students' project experiences. Examples are provided of different work productsprepared by the undergraduates. Also provided are the results of a post-employment assessmentsurvey, which was developed by the graduate student leaders and a

Conference Session

Accreditation and Assessment in SE Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet E. Burge, Miami University; Paul V. Anderson, Miami University, Ohio; Michael Carter, North Carolina State University; Gerald C. Gannod, Miami University; Mladen A. Vouk, North Carolina State University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

range ofcareers our graduates might pursue. In an earlier NSF-sponsored project seeking advice fromindustry to guide the communication abilities desired by the CS/SE industry, the PIs realizedthat importance of such breadth.We launched the project with a three-day workshop in June 2010 at which universityparticipants and industry representatives discussed the communication skills needed byCS/SE graduates; attended training sessions on developing program and course outcomes;and introduced a framework for assignment construction and assessment rubrics. Thecourse-based teams then worked during the summer to develop an initial set of assignmentsto pilot during the next course year. In August 2010, we reviewed pilot assignments andparticipated in

Conference Session

Accreditation and Assessment in SE Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nan Niu, Mississippi State University; Donna Reese, Mississippi State University; Kui Xie, Mississippi State University; Chris Smith, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

USinstitution whose software engineering program aims to educate students with strong technicalskills so they can start work as productive members on a software development team. Ratherthan reinventing the wheel in curriculum development, we adapted a software reuse coursedeveloped by Frakes at Virginia Tech2.This paper reviews the major challenges of software reuse education, describes the reuse ofFrakes’ course modules and assessments, and discusses the modifications we made in our course.In particular, we modified our course by incorporating two pedagogical principles: activelearning and cooperative learning. Redesigning the course from a lecture format to a seminarformat allowed the students to play active roles in leading the classes and in

Conference Session

Accreditation and Assessment in SE Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan E. Conry, Clarkson University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

Conference Session

Accreditation and Assessment in SE Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Massood Towhidnejad, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Thomas B. Hilburn, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Salamah Salamah, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

Pre Project DigitalHome Development Team Bios Pre Project Development Strategy Pre Project Customer Need Statement Pre Project Case Module: Assessing Needs Pre Project Exercise: Assessing Needs Pre Project Launch Script Launch Launch Scenario Launch Conceptual Design Launch Context Diagram Launch Development Process Launch Case Module: Software Process Launch Exercise: Software Process Launch Artifact

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students - Diversity and Assessment

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aidsa I. Santiago-Román, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez; Pedro O. Quintero, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez; Guillermo J. Serrano, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

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Graduate Studies, Minorities in Engineering

encounter while using CIs. Findings from this study willexpand the literature of concept inventories. The methodology established in this study will be Page 25.272.6applied with other engineering CIs with the goal to implement them on various engineeringcourses at UPRM. The goal is to assess students’ understanding of specific domain concepts; andtherefore providing students with a better learning experience.The broadening participation activities within this study are aimed to broaden the participationand increase the opportunities of Hispanic engineering students at the University of Puerto Ricoso that they could become engaged in research in

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Experiences and Assessment in Environmental Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Butler, University of Oklahoma

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Environmental Engineering

students stated that they had at least some knowledge of basic environmental issues relatedto sustainable development and sustainable engineering (acid rain, air pollution, deforestation,global warming, ozone depletion, and water pollution) they reported relatively low knowledge ofother environmental issues, including design for the environment, life cycle assessment, wasteminimization, and components of sustainable development.4 In another survey, a majority ofstudents studying science and technology at the University of Plymouth in England ratedthemselves as “familiar” or “very familiar” with the terms “sustainability” and “sustainabledevelopment”, yet did not demonstrate a multifaceted understanding of the environmental,economic, and social

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Experiences and Assessment in Environmental Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Environmental Engineering

were presented with only three project options. Thisguaranteed that each available project would have at least 1 student team involved. No studentswere interested in the real project on end-of-life vehicle salvage for a client, but since acommitment had already been made by the instructor to execute the project, a group of threestudents were randomly selected to work on the project. It is unclear if that was due to the natureof the project (vehicle salvage with a focus on lifecycle assessment) or the lack of competition.The remaining students distributed between the two competition projects. Student interest wasabout equal in the regional WEF design competition to upgrade a local municipal wastewatertreatment plant and a CU College of

Conference Session

Assessment and Accreditation in Engineering Management

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David S. Cochran, Southern Methodist University and Meijo University; Makoto Kawada, Meijo University

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students - Diversity and Assessment

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sylvanus N. Wosu, University of Pittsburgh; Devdas M. Pai, North Carolina A&T State University

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Graduate Studies, Minorities in Engineering

and EngineeringIndicators 2012 Page 25.68.6Model Description and ObjectivesThe equity scorecard designed by Bensimon focused attention on educational equity and servesas a data-driven, information-tracking model to drive and assess the diversity change process inhigher education.25 The proposed scorecard assessed educational excellence by consideringethnicity and gender in relation to factors such as the dean’s list, four-year graduation rates, thetop ten percent in GPA distribution, and pass/fail rates in gatekeeper courses. The scorecardevaluated institutional viability by considering the faculty and staff’s ethnicity, gender

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Experiences and Assessment in Environmental Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl J.K. Desha, Queensland University of Technology; Charlie Hargroves, The Natural Edge Project

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Environmental Engineering

online learning environments; and b) core threshold concepts within education for sustainability literature, focusing on project management in the built environment in the 21st Century. Consultation was undertaken with the Masters Program Convenor to confirm learning expectations (i.e. with regard to graduate attributes and program aims), two other convenors whose courses are compulsory regarding their experiences, and two teaching and learning experts within the university’s engineering Faculty.– Curriculum Renewal: This comprised updating the Course Outline, creating a Study Guide, suitable criterion-referenced assessment items, and a supporting Blackboard student interface. Concurrently questionnaires were developed

Conference Session

Student Development and Assessment in IE Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terri M. Lynch-Caris, Kettering University; Jonathan Weaver, University of Detroit Mercy; Darrell K. Kleinke, University of Detroit Mercy

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

useful application of the laws of nature to solve a technicalergonomics design problem. The BIT blends aspects of problem based learning, innovation,biomimicry, and ergonomics into a single student experience.The prototype BIT was applied and assessed in an undergraduate ergonomics course. Theprogram the students were in requires alternating twelve-week terms of academics andcooperative education employment. The students began by individually identifying anergonomics concern at their co-op workplace and providing a one-page written description of theconcern. The concern was then passed along to another student to innovate a nature-basedsolution to the concern. Using a step-by-step approach, students formed an idea that evolvedinto a solution. A

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students - Diversity and Assessment

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rochelle Letrice Williams, ABET; Eyassu Woldesenbet, Southern University and A&M College

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Graduate Studies, Minorities in Engineering

AC 2012-5169: THE ROLE MODEL AFFECT AND ITS EFFECT ON UN-DERREPRESENTED MINORITIES PURSUING DOCTORATES IN EN-GINEERING EDUCATIONDr. Rochelle Letrice Williams, ABET Rochelle Williams recently joined the ABET headquarters staff as Educational Research and Assessment Manager in the Professional Services Department. In this role, Williams manages ABET’s educational of- ferings on a global scale and leads technical education research projects. Prior to joining ABET, Williams held two positions at Baton Rouge Community College: Science Laboratory Manager and Adjunct Fac- ulty in the Mathematics Department. In addition, Williams has worked closely with the National Sci- ence Foundation’s Next Generation Composites Crest

Conference Session

Assessment and Accreditation in Engineering Management

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy K. Zander, Clarkson University

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

Conference Session

Student Development and Assessment in IE Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kim LaScola Needy, University of Arkansas; Edward A. Pohl, University of Arkansas; Eric Specking, University of Arkansas

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Experiences and Assessment in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Environmental Engineering

www.stonybrook.edu/for Health, Energy and the Stony Halada 2011 10 cie/For%20Departments/Environment Brook Application.pdfREU Site: AdvancingSustainable Systems andEnvironmental Technologies Clarkson Rogers 2011 10 www.clarkson.edu/reu/to Serve Humanity (ASSETsto Serve Humanity)REU Site: Assessment and U ofSustainable Management of Matlock 2011 10 www.ecoreu.uark.edu/ ArkansasEcosystem ServicesREU Site: Tackling Some of engineering.purdue.edu/the Grand Challenges of Purdue Hua 2010 10 EEE/Research