Conference Session

Maintaining the Engineering Workforce

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Tim Ward; Richard Howell; Debby Knotts; Deborah Fisher; Jerald Rounds; Jennifer Scott

The Construction Advancement Institute at the University of New Mexico was created to advance the state-of-the-practice in the construction industry in New Mexico, the USA and internationally. The CAI will advance the industry through education, service, and applied research. Education will include programs of study leading to certification, associate degrees, bachelor’s degrees, and graduate degrees so that individuals from all levels in the construction industry can choose and follow a career path aided by the appropriate coursework. The CAI is responsive to the needs of students, industry, and the citizens of New Mexico through a unique education-industry partnership unlike any other

Conference Session

Student Chapters - Formulas for Success

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Reid; Charles Tiltrum

student organization, like a corporation, may occur due to the work of oneor more gifted individuals who through personal will, ability and effort can create a strongstudent chapter. However, relying on this type of individual leaves the success or failureof the organization to chance. When these individuals graduate, there may not be anothersimilar performer to replace them. Repeating student chapter success year after yearrequires an organizational structure and operation that involves interested students early intheir academic career and trains them to carry on the work of their predecessors.Therefore the program operation and organization should involve interested students earlyand train them to continue the work of their predecessors

Conference Session

The Climate for Women in Engineering

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sharnnia Artis; Bevlee Watford

Another perspective from Astin states: Such communities can beorganized along curricular lines, common career interests, vocational interests, residential livingarea, and so on. These can be used to build a sense of group identity, cohesiveness, anduniqueness; to encourage community and the integration of diverse curricular and co-curricularexperiences; and to counteract the isolation that many students feel.4Rather than defining learning communities according to a specific structure, Virginia Techadministrators have chosen to allow a broad definition of learning communities.5 For that reason,Virginia Tech decided to focus on distinguishing characteristics of potential learningcommunities. These characteristics include: (a) a group of purposes

Conference Session

The Nuts & Bolts of TC2K

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Randy Winzer

Session 1149 Assessing Program Objectives for TC2K Randy Winzer Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, KansasAbstractThis paper outlines the policy, procedure and management adjustments of an ElectronicsEngineering Technology (EET) program implemented in order to measure early career programobjectives for TAC of ABET TC2K accreditation. This program participated in TAC of ABET’spilot study for outcomes-based assessment (TC2K) and was reaccredited in 2001. These changesincluded developing a set of policies

Conference Session

Trends in Nuclear Engineering Education I

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Corradini

would be highly transportable, drawing its content from faculty members at nuclearengineering programs across the nation and subsidized, in part, by industry and the federalgovernment, it would broaden considerably the number of institutions capable of offeringinstruction in nuclear fission power engineering. The paradigm of certificate-credentialed minorconcentrations could serve as a useful model in engineering education for addressing the needsfor engineers trained in other highly specialized areas such as power systems engineering,integrated manufacturing, nanotechnology, quantum engineering, and biomedical engineering.An undergraduate minor concentration appended to a more traditional curriculum would allowstudents to prepare for careers

Conference Session

K-12 Outreach Initiatives

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Malinda Zarske; Denise Carlson; Janet Yowell; Jacquelyn Sullivan

face the challenge of teaching students the skills necessary to flourish inan increasingly technological society. While many students will not pursue careers in engineeringor technology, all students can benefit from a basic understanding of how social, economic andcultural systems are transformed by the integration of the two 1. Studies indicate that women andminorities continue to be underrepresented in the fields of engineering and technology and oftenfail to consider engineering as a viable career choice. For example, in 1999, less than 7% of highschool advanced placement computer science test takers nationwide were African American andHispanic, collectively2.A need exists within K-12 education to provide a comprehensive engineering

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Haley; Calvin Mackie; Sundiata Jangha

representatives of the Graduate Admissions Office to discussadmissions timelines, expectations, sources of funding, application procedures and more. • Interact with current students and alumni via panels to hear real life experiencesabout academic life and professional careers. • Visit historic sites around Atlanta, as well as experience the cultural and socialaspects of the city. • FOCUS Friends - This program seeks to encourage academically gifted highschool seniors to explore the benefits of a Georgia Tech education. The Friends areexposed to our undergraduate degree programs, support programs and other studentservices. They also benefit from the opportunity to interact with other top students whohave chosen to pursue advanced

Conference Session

Knowing Students:Diversity and Retention

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth R. Crockett; Matthew Ohland

career when the intervention occurs assimply another variable, rather than to consider summer bridge programs as a separate entity.This will be discussed further in the conclusions section. Note that other references are availablefor some programs, but are not necessarily added if they contain no new assessment information.Classification. The programs in the study have been classified in the tables in the appendix.Tables 1 through 9 classify a broad range of program characteristics that can be used to identifyprograms of interest for comparison studies and sharing of ideas. These tables contain thefollowing characteristics: 1. Programs included in this sample, their institution (by web address), and references 2. Population served

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Raymond Kliewer

andSurveying (NCEES) prepares the FE and Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE)examinations. NCEES is working with academia to encourage the use of the FEexamination to help engineering programs satisfy the student outcomes assessmentrequired by the new EAC of ABET Engineering Criteria 2000 (EC2000). Could the FEexamination also be successfully employed as an outcomes assessment tool for TAC ofABET programs? What impact could an increase in engineering graduates taking andpresumably passing the FE examination have on the career potential of engineeringtechnology graduates? This paper explores these and other issues related to outcomesassessment using the FE examination emphasizing Electrical/Electronic(s) andMechanical Engineering Technology

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Cooley Jones, Louisiana State University; Kelly A. Rusch P.E., Louisiana State University; Del H. Dugas, ExxonMobil

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Minorities in Engineering

financial support from the program due to low GPA or major change. During thetwo years of Phase 2, 13 scholars participated with seven chosen as second semester freshmenand six chosen as second semester sophomores.The one-on-one mentoring element of the program was directed by the ExxonMobil liaison whoselected ExxonMobil engineers and matched them with an LSU ExxonMobil scholar.Additionally, the liaison coordinated workshops with the mentors and protégés, and these eventswere utilized to communicate expectations, roles and responsibilities of each person. Thementors helped the scholars with professional development and career planning. Feedback forthis part of the program was obtained through discussions during Phase 1, and a formal survey

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Weller, University of South Florida; Jeff Frolik, University of Vermont; Paul G. Flikkema, Northern Arizona University; Wayne A. Shiroma, University of Hawaii at Manoa; Carol Haden, Magnolia Consulting, LLC; Rhonda R. Franklin, Univeristy of Minnesota

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NSF Grantees

2005, the USF President’s Award for Faculty Excellence in 2003, IBM Faculty Partnership Awards in 2000/2001, a National Science Foundation CAREER Award in 1999 and the IEEE MTT Society Microwave Prize in 1996. His current research interests are in the areas of RF micro electromechanical systems, development and application of microwave materials, and integrated circuit design. He has thirteen U.S. patents and over 150 professional journal and conference publications.Jeff Frolik, University of VermontPaul G. Flikkema, Northern Arizona University Paul G. Flikkema received the PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park. From 1993-1998 he was an Assistant Professor at the University of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah A. Rajala, Mississippi State University; Robert A. Green, Mississippi State University; Rayford B. Vaughn, Mississippi State University

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NSF Grantees

AC 2011-1724: TRANSITIONING AMERICA’S VETERANS INTO SCI-ENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM)ACADEMIC PROGRAMSSarah A Rajala, Mississippi State University Sarah A. Rajala is currently professor and dean of engineering at Mississippi State University. Previously, she served as department head of electrical and computer engineering at Mississippi State University, professor, associate dean for research and graduate programs, and associate dean for academic affairs in the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University. From 1987-1998, she held a visiting ap- pointment in the School of Electrical Engineering at Purdue University. During her career she conducted research on the analysis and

Conference Session

Before and After: Matriculants and Alumni

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; Michelle Marie Grau, Stanford University; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Stanford University; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, SKG Analysis; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Michelle Warner, Stanford University

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Educational Research and Methods

’ development as ECPs and their conceptionsof and preparations for their specific careers; 2) identify the educational and workplace factors,or combinations of factors, that most influence the development of engineering students intosuccessful ECPs; and 3) illuminate the pathways of early ECPs in terms of planning andpreparing to meet future career goals and overcome challenges. Framing the purpose andobjectives of PEARS in ways that would resonate with alumni was critical in the design of allcommunications with survey respondents.Benefits and Limitations of Surveying AlumniThe design of the PEARS deployment plan was informed by perspectives from scholars ininstitutional research and alumni relations. Ewell (2005) documents the history of surveying

Conference Session

ECE Curriculum Improvement

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip A. Mlsna, Northern Arizona University; Niranjan Venkatraman, Northern Arizona University; Sheryl L. Howard, Northern Arizona University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

economy. Students who havea broader view of their engineering education, and understand how engineering solutions impactthe environment and cultures, as well as how culture impacts engineering, are better prepared fortheir career as an engineer in a global society.Three Global Learning Outcomes were identified as part of the university-wide initiative: 1) GlobalEngagement; 2) Diversity Education; and 3) Environmental Sustainability. We agree with this di-vision of global learning aspects. While sustainability may not initially seem to be a component ofglobal learning, it is an aspect that is truly global in its scope, and of concern to all peoples on thisEarth. Disregard for the importance of sustainability has global effects. Furthermore

Conference Session

Arduinos, Microcontrollers, Inexpensive Robotics, and Other Tech Bytes

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arthur F. Garcia Jr. P.E., Palm Beach State College

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Two Year College Division

College exclusively. After his college graduation in 1966, Garcia had a rewarding career in engineering and in business prior to retiring in early 2000. He used computers extensively throughout his career as a tool for solving engineering problems and for solving business problems as well. In 1986, he founded GCI Information Services, Inc. (originally Garcia Consulting, Inc.), with a staff of only four employees and with the objective of offering specialty engineering services to the Naval Sea Systems Command (U.S. Navy) in Arlington, Va. Over the following 13 years, Garcia expanded his Virginia-based company to offer information services as well as engineering services, which led to a dramatic growth of his company as

Conference Session

How Are We Preparing Our Students for the 21st Century Workforce?

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald H. Brown, Marquette University; Thomas F. Quinn, Marquette University; George Corliss, Marquette University; Jay R. Goldberg, Marquette University; Mark Nagurka, Marquette University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

natural gas demand. The GasDay Project functions as an extracurricular learning laboratory that incorporatesseveral student-centered learning methods including active, collaborative, and project-basedlearning. It provides students with experiential learning opportunities similar to those associatedwith co-op, internship, and research experiences. Students learn about entrepreneurship,teamwork, and dealing with customers, which prepare them for successful careers. This paper describes the pedagogical approaches to student learning employed by theGasDay Project as well as the educational benefits to students including (i) hands-on learning ina business setting with real-world consequences for successes and failures, (ii) direct contactwith

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of K-12 Engineering Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech University; Galen E. Turner III, Louisiana Tech University; Eric Deemer Ph.D., Louisiana Tech University; Krystal S. Corbett, Louisiana Tech University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Engineering Education, 2012 Using Cyber Discovery to Assess Change in Student STEM Related AttitudesAbstractComputer science has been identified by the National Science Foundation (2010) as a science,technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) discipline in which there has been a shortage ofstudents and workers. Identifying ways to increase interest in computing careers has thus becomeincreasingly important in light of the rapid evolution and use of cyber technology in society, as well asgrowing threats to cyber security in both personal and public domains.To address this issue, mathematics, science, engineering, and liberal arts faculty members at LouisianaTech University developed an intervention program, called “Cyber Discovery,” that is

Conference Session

Out-of-School and Informal Activities

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brittany L. Luken, Georgia Institute of Technology; Susan L. Hotle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Laurie Anne Garrow, Georgia Institute of Technology; Christopher Cappelli, Georgia Institute of Technology; Lauren Alise Jones; Margaret-Avis Anyeley Akofio-Sowah, Georgia Institute of Technology; Stefanie Brodie, Georgia Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

and the airlineindustryThe camp was very effective in familiarizing participating students with the airline industry andin helping students understand the career opportunities available in industrial engineering (Table1). The means before and after the camp increased from 2.70 to 3.75 and from 2.30 to 3.33,respectively, indicating that students were positively impacted by the program in these areas. Theresults also indicated that the camp had less impact on students’ future education or potentialcareers in industrial engineering. The data for these two questions suggests that students cameinto the program with an interest in the airline industry and in industrial engineering; therefore, itis possible that their interest would not have changed

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Montgomery

Session Number 1675Suffering Burnout but don’t Want to Quit your Job? Try Finding a Teaching Sabbatical Robert E. Montgomery Department of Freshman Engineering, Purdue UniversityAbstract After nearly fifteen years of the same basic job, the author knew that a change was neededin order to assure a continuation of new ideas and progress in his career. Two choices wereavailable: finding a new job, or finding a sabbatical host and getting leave approved. While it isuntested as to which would be easier, since only one path could be chosen, the choice to seek asabbatical leave

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Rona Colosimo Warner; Paul J. Warner; Kim LaScola Needy

manufacturing center to trainpeople interested in machining/tool and die making careers. The major steps taken followedbasic systems analysis. The needs of local manufacturers were assessed, objectives and goals ofthe program were defined from these needs, then a team was assembled to define, assign, budget,schedule, and execute the various tasks to develop this program through the use of classicalproject management techniques.3.1 Needs AssessmentThe preferred employees sought by southwestern Pennsylvania manufacturers are experienced,journeyman machinists or tool and die makers. Pennsylvania’s journeyman certification is anextensive four year program consisting of classroom theory and 8,000 hours of hands-onmachining for a manufacturer. The

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard R. Schultz

in the frequencydomain. More contemporary DSP textbooks, such as the text by Mitra2, use MATLAB and othercomputer tools to aid in the visualization of sampled signals in both time and frequency. For these texts,a high degree of mathematical proficiency--particularly in the area of complex variables--is required to* This work was supported in part by the National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development(CAREER) Program, grant number MIP-9624849. In addition, this material is based upon work supported in part bythe U.S. Army Research Office under contract number DAAH04-96-1-0449. Page 3.37.1understand the concepts and to

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maeve Bakic, Boise State University; Samantha Schauer, Boise State University; Krishna Pakala, Boise State University

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

]. Outside ofthe classroom however, this becomes an issue as engineering students have significantexperience with the mathematical and scientific side of problem solving and little to noexperience developing critical design thinking skills that can be applied to any range ofproblems. This lack of experience in design thinking can lead students to doubt their abilities andprofessional place in their industry [4, 5]. The problems presented to engineers in industry often cannot be solved using the familiarpath taught in lecture. Thus, recently graduated engineering students who have learned solelythrough lecture based courses are underprepared for a career in engineering that utilizes creativedesign thinking on a day to day basis [4]. This study

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston; Lisa Deane Morano, University of Houston

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

were evaluated through surveys at the start, mid-pointand end of the program by an external program evaluator. Through these numerous surveys wedocumented student self-assessment of their change in knowledge and skills. After a year in theprogram most students (usually seven out of eight or eight out of eight) reported the programinfluenced their career area and their level of confidence pursuing a career area. Students as acohort dramatically increased their confidence in how to prepare an academic poster, participatein a professional meeting, plan a controlled experiment, engage in an effective mentoringrelationship, find an internship that matched their interests and explore graduate degrees thatinterest them. At the start of the program

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Division (EED) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ted Eschenbach, University of Alaska ; Neal A. Lewis, University of Nebraska

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy Division (EED)

qualitativefactors that often drive decisions [17]. Let that analysis start in mid- to late-career when more isknown.The Language of Social Security and Designing the Case StudyCommunicating about social security relies heavily on key concepts and the acronyms used todescribe them. The starting point is Average Indexed Monthly Earnings (AIME), which is theaverage of an individual's highest 35 years of earnings, adjusted for wage inflation. The AIME isused to determine the Primary Insurance Amount (PIA), which is the monthly benefit anindividual will receive if they start benefits at their normal retirement age (NRA). The NRA is 67for those born after 1960. Until recently the NRA was labeled as the full retirement age (FRA).The Average Wage Index (AWI) is

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamara Floyd Smith, West Virginia University Institute of Technology; Kenan Hatipoglu, West Virginia University Institute of Technology; Kelly J Cunningham

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

the University Relations / Marketing (URM) office and shared it with high school senior career counselors across West Virginia. Also, the team obtained a list of science and math teachers for Southern West Virginia and contacted them about this opportunity. The WV Department of Education also helped the team reach more teachers and counselors.❖ The Project team posted the flyer on social media and across campus on bulletin boards.❖ The team developed a website and a special email account for the project.After getting regular applications to Figure 1: S-STEM Flyerthe ECE and CSIS departments forFall 2021, the team started contacting those students by email and postcards

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP) Technical Session 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Florence Emilia Castillo, University of Texas at Dallas; Yvette E. Pearson P.E., University of Texas at Dallas; Sherri S Frizell, Prairie View A&M University; Sheryl Skaggs, University of Texas at Dallas; Tiffany Bisbey, The George Washington University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP)

understanding of the components, that is, each organization’s culture andpriorities, and how – or if – they align for the success of the collaborative [4]. When cultures andpriorities are taken for granted, ambiguous, or interpreted differently by individuals acrossorganizations, misunderstandings or differential experiences can lead to issues arising in MTS.This is further compounded by individual team member’s experiences within the sameorganization [5].Project BackgroundWe created a multisector MTS to develop and implement a project funded by the NationalScience Foundation’s (NSF’s) Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering andMathematics (S-STEM) program titled “Improving Access to Career and EducationalDevelopment (I-ACED) for Talented, Low

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division WIPS 3: Courses and Curricula

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley J. Sottile, Pennsylvania State University; Abbie Canale, Pennsylvania State University; Yu Xia, Emporia State University; Tim Kane, Pennsylvania State University; Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

activities and interaction with peers, instructors, and academic advisors, on 4-point Likert-type scale from not at all to 5 or more times. • FYS objectives on 5-point Likert-type scale from strongly disagree to strongly agree; and changes in confidence and motivation in educational and career areas on 5-point Likert- type scale from decreased greatly to increased greatly. • Pre- and post-FYS major choice.Non-Student Stakeholder SurveyA short survey about the current and future options for FYS courses was administered to 38 COEnon-student stakeholders identified by the Penn State’s COE Taskforce on First-YearEngagement. Specially, stakeholders were asked about their initial thoughts regarding convertingthe current 1

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Kathleen Bucholz, Duke University; Cameron Kim, Duke University; Joshua Robert Chan, Duke University; Christian Ferney, Duke University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

emphasizing essential ethical virtues. Through this, we foster anappreciation among students and faculty on ethical codes of conduct and character traits we hopebiomedical engineers will uphold in their careers, preparing them to navigate complex ethicaldilemmas with confidence and integrity.The journey commences in Year 1 with a focus on humility. Students are encouraged to balancethe inherent challenges of failure with the pursuit of truth, laying the foundation for a humbleand resilient ethical mindset. Year 2 amplifies the journey with curiosity, urging students toexplore the origins of materials and contemplate the consequences of their use, irrespective ofutility. This curiosity fosters a deep understanding of ethical implications, encouraging

Conference Session

Aerospace Curriculum and Collaborations

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Valana L. Wells, Arizona State University; Jenefer Husman, Arizona State University; Praveen Shankar, Arizona State University; Wen-Ting Chung, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

the University of Texas at Austin, in 1998. She served as an Assistant Professor at the University of Alabama from 1998 to 2002, when she moved to Arizona State University. In 2008 she was promoted by ASU to Associate Professor. Dr. Husman has been a guest editor of Educational Psychology Review, has served on editorial board for top educational research journals, and currently sits on the editorial board of Learning and Instruction. In 2006 she was awarded the U.S. National Science Foundation CAREER grant award and received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. She has conducted and advised on educational research projects and grants in both the public and private sectors, and served as

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Smaill, University of Auckland; Colin Coghill, University of Auckland

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

, too few people are choosing engineering careers, and many engineering facultiesare attempting to address this problem by reaching out to schools. This paper describes how ahome-grown, web-based software tool, already used successfully in university-levelengineering and physics courses, is being modified for high-school use. The softwarepackage, OASIS, comprises a large question database and server-side program that deliversindividualized tasks, marks student responses, supplies prompt feedback, and logs studentactivity. OASIS can be used for both skills practice and formal assessment. Because the Webserver carries out all processing, students need only a computer with internet access and astandard browser, making OASIS well suited to student