Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Entrepreneurship Education in New Contexts

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald S Harichandran P.E., University of New Haven; Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven; Nadiye O. Erdil, University of New Haven; Cheryl Q Li, University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; Samuel D. Daniels, University of New Haven

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Project Planning and Development 4. Learning from failure* 5. Establishing the cost of production or delivery of a service, including scaling strategies* Project Management and Engineering Economics 6. Determining market risks* Applied Engineering Statistics Transport Operations II Mechanics and Structures Lab 7. Designing innovatively under constraints Software Project Analysis and Design Junior Design Laboratory Fundamentals of Mechanical

Conference Session

Two-year College Division: Authors Address Transfer Matters-Part I

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Cooley Jones, Louisiana State University; Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

jointly with the S-STEP advisory board, and theemphasis has been on providing updates for both programs, the progress of incorporatingcomponents of each project into a comprehensive and coordinated plan, and the academicsupport of the STEP project via supplemental instructions. One of the primary recommendationsto both programs was to collect and analyze the academic outcomes of participants in theprograms.CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE PLANSOverall, the Pathway Scholar Program is rated very highly by current students, and the programis delivering on its promise of supporting the students financially so they can focus more on theireducation, and connecting the students with others in their field to promote networking.Additionally, the Pathway Scholars

Conference Session

Engineering in a Societal Context

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth A. Reddy, University of San Diego; Gordon D Hoople, University of San Diego; Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick, University of San Diego; Michelle M. Camacho, University of San Diego

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

), and onebrave sophomore (1).BackgroundAs described by Hoople and Choi-Fitzpatrick in a work in progress at ASEE in 2017 [16], thecourse that these students participated in was organized around objectives that included studentlearning about working in teams and collaborating while building drones.The output of each team was a jointly-constructed drone and a team-designed plan for a “pro-social drone”—that is, a design that would somehow have a positive impact on society. Studentswere challenged to wrestle with what it means for something to be pro-social. In the syllabusstudents were alerted to the ways that this class was likely to be different than others that theyhad taken before.As Hoople and Choi-Fitzpatrick describe it, the course was

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Bin Cong, California State University at Fullerton; Christopher Ryu, California State University at Fullerton; Raman Menon Unnikrishnan, California State University at Fullerton

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology

process to beperformed in the organization for the institutionalization of a process:1. Establish an Organizational Policy 7. Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders2. Plan the Process 8. Monitor and Control the Process3. Provide Resources 9. Objectively Evaluate Adherence4. Assign Responsibility 10. Review Status with Higher Level Management5. Train People 11. Establish a Defined Process6. Control Work Products 12. Collect Process Related ExperiencesInstitutionalization of ABET Metrics at California State University, FullertonData plays a key role in any improvement effort since it shows the areas that

Conference Session

Developing Programs for Adult Learners

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith Plemmons; Ray Jones, The Citadel

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Continuing Professional Development

incirculation (including ten official translations), the PMBOK Guide is globally recognized as thecommon lexicon for the project management profession. Around this comprehensive standard,Project Management Institute (PMI) conducts a certification program; regional, national, andinternational conferences; and a global organization comprising 219,622 members with 212,704certified project management professionals (PMP)15.The PMBOK Guide organizes the elements of a project in terms of five process groups:Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring and Controlling, and Closing, and nine knowledgeareas: Integration, Scope, Time, Cost, Quality, Human Resources, Communication, Risk, andProcurement management. The PMBOK Guide also serves as a foundational

Conference Session

Entrepreneurial Leadership and Non-traditional Ways to Engage Students in Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russell Dinardi, Lafayette College; Sharon Jones, Lafayette College

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

in the business world, the use ofentrepreneurial internships to help students gain experience beyond the classroom,the presence of entrepreneurial societies or clubs, the importance of businessknowledge, and learning from the advice of practicing entrepreneurs. In addition,each school uses different methods of teaching creative thinking. This competencyis one which is difficult to teach in traditional curricula.Baylor University: • Through the entrepreneurship program at Baylor University, students are able to take a hands-on approach to learning entrepreneurship. • Through the Venture Assistance Program, student help with pre-venture planning, start-up problems, consulting on operation problems, product and

Conference Session

NSF Opportunities for Undergraduate Engineering Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Gary Mullett

, business, and government. The important policy changein the ATE program was that the grantee institution would be either a two-year college, or otherassociate degree granting institutions, or a consortium of two-year colleges along with thepreviously mentioned partners. Thus, two-year colleges or associate degree offering institutionswere specifically targeted by the ATE program and, as a further consequence, community collegefaculty were being afforded greater opportunities for grant funding and the actual planning andadministration of the grant [1].The focus of ATE projects would be on curriculum development, faculty or teacher development,instructional materials development, or instrumentation and laboratory improvement. Also,considered for

Conference Session

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Namhun Lee, East Carolina University; Carrie S. Dossick, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Construction

Modeling (BIM). Current projects include technology and collaboration strategies for green building design and construction, global virtual teams, and applications of BIM and COBie in operations. She has received funding from the National Science Foundation, U.S. Army, U.S. Department of Edu- cation, Mechanical Contractors Association of Western Washington, University of Washington Royalty Research Fund, University of Washington Capital Projects, and the College of Built Environments’ BE Lab and was awarded the College of Architecture and Urban Planning 2007 Dean’s Development Fund. Page 25.898.1

Conference Session

K-12 Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Elias Faraclas; Catherine Koehler

infrastructure. Appropriate decisions will need to be made to accommodate bothobjectives. The Axis powers need to accomplish only one of the objectives for victory. Thuscareful analysis of the methods for achieving each of these objectives must be considered andcompared before a plan of action is chosen.Step 3. Problem Solving In this step, the possible means of meeting the objectives is exhaustively explored. Oftenthis means that meeting the objectives will be realized and will present complete problems thatneed to be additionally considered. These problems then need to be evaluated using the iterativedecision making process as listed in Step 2. In this important element of the decision makingprocess, additional questions are asked, possible

Conference Session

Post BS Entrepreneurship Education Needs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Barbe, University of Maryland; James Green, University of Maryland; Dean Chang, University of Maryland

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Engineering and industry in the State of Maryland. Initialprograms included: • On-campus incubator opened in temporary buildings and moved to a permanent building in 1998 • Program to establish industrially oriented laboratories • Manufacturing extensionIn 1987, a new program was added to facilitate R&D projects for Maryland companies, carriedout on campus by faculty and graduate students – Maryland Industrial Partnerships (MIPS).Since 1999, Mtech’s entrepreneurship programs have evolved significantly with the followingtimeline:1999 Hinman CEOs residential program for juniors and seniors2001 Technology Startup Boot Camp University of Maryland Business Plan Competition

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregg L. Fiegel, California Polytechnic State University; James L. Hanson, California Polytechnic State University; Nazli Yesiller

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

that provide opportunities fordiscovering new knowledge; (2) to mentor a diverse team of undergraduates; (3) to promotegraduate study as a future professional goal; and (4) to provide instructive and appealing learningcomponents. Undergraduates in the program attain three learning outcomes: design, conduct,and document a research experiment; function effectively on a multidisciplinary research team;and summarize both the technical and experiential aspects of the research experience. Theprogram assessment plan and initial program results are discussed in the paper. The researchteam assessed and evaluated specific performance metrics defined under each outcome, where aperformance metric represents a skill or ability that the undergraduate

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gene L. Harding, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

introductory communications course. ATC and IFF systems are presented to explain theirpurpose and illustrate the substantial overlap in function (ATC is civilian, IFF is military).8The major emphasis in the systems material is on radar, which is used extensively in EWoperations and is perhaps least familiar to the students. The introduction includes radar’spurpose, antenna type(s), continuous wave (CW) vs. pulsed, and monostatic vs. bistatic.6,1,9 Thistopic was initially planned for two lectures, but was stretched to three lectures because thestudents struggled with the material. After the intro, pulsed and CW radars are treatedseparately, including range calculations for pulsed radar and Doppler shift for CW radars.Finally, radar ranging is covered

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Danielson; Robert Hinks; Mark Henderson; Chen-Yaun Kuo; Chell Roberts; Darryl Morrell; Robert Grondin

Engineering degree; the program willseek accreditation under the ABET general engineering criteria. The new engineering programis being developed from a clean slate by a founding team that will begin implementation with itsinaugural freshman class in Fall Semester of 2005. Elements of the design process discussedinclude: a preliminary planning process that focused on data gathering and feasibility assessment;the design process for student and program objectives and outcomes; the development of brandidentity; design of a curricular structure; design of required engineering competencies that form acommon foundation experience; and the design process for identifying program concentrations.Some observations and next steps are also

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen W. Laguette, University of California, Santa Barbara

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Capstone Designproject. The design experience and course experience includes defining the problems to beaddressed with formal Design Requirements and identifying how the problems will be solvedwith a formal Project Plan. As the design and the project evolve, the course experience includes aDesign Review and an Engineering Report. For those students that have not had the benefit ofprofessional work experience or internships, these course deliverables provide an initiation andfoundation for their professional engineering careers.Objective assessment of the course deliverables is difficult for Capstone Design projects andcourses. There is excellent published literature that provides guidance based upon learningoutcomes and the design process. The

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research in K-12

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brenda M. Capobianco, Purdue University; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Irene B. Mena, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

design process. Once the teachers completed the summer workshop,they developed a six-week unit that included grade appropriate, standards-based engineeringlearning modules they would instruct during the school year.Data collection and analysisData were collected via teacher interviews (n = 2 interviews per teacher; 6 interviews total),implementation plans (n = 1 plan per teacher; 3 plans total), informal classroom observations (n= 10), and supporting documents (e.g., lesson plans, teacher-developed lesson materials, andstudent work). Data analysis entailed the use of grounded theory and content analysis. The firststep entailed open coding of the data, specifically transcripts from interviews and field notes andteachers‟ implementation plans

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Technical Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victoria Townsend, University of Windsor; (Ruth) Jill Urbanic P.Eng., University of Windsor

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Industrial Engineering

emphasized by the experientiallearning approach, where students interact with and formulate these connections personally in adynamic system. Specifically, the experiential learning iterative cycle used in this workshop isDeming’s plan-do-check-act (PDCA) cycle[4]. By combining the SOLO relational andexperiential learning approaches as a methodology for the workshop, a learning space is createdfor each student to challenge, test, find, question, and create project management relationships ina dynamic system. This combination yields the opportunity for each learner to developsituational awareness – a critical trait of a dynamic project manager and decision-maker (and atrait rarely discussed in the engineering education literature).MethodologyAfter

Conference Session

FPD 9: First-Year Engineering Courses, Part III: Research, Sustainability, and Professionalism

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stanley M. Forman, Northeastern University; Susan F Freeman, Northeastern University

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First-Year Programs

skills are deemed lacking and also to know student attitudesand perceptions to effectively devise teaching methods that will enhance skills whilesimultaneously shifting attitudes to match situational reality. The results will be drawn from asurvey of freshman having just begun their undergraduate engineering studies at a major urbanUniversity.BackgroundTo both identify the key soft skills perceived to be important and not currently being learned bythe students and to then codify classroom techniques for enhancing these skills, a multistepapproach for this investigation was started.1 A multistep approach is used because each stepdirects the next, and although these are seen as the steps now in our plan, our research may alterthese. The steps are

Collection

2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Kimberly J. Cornett

2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conference Program Level Assessment of Undergraduate Engineering Communication for ABET Accreditation Kimberly J. Cornett John Brown University & Mississippi State UniversityAbstractEngineering communication has been shown to be an essential professional competency forengineers and an ABET required student outcome for engineering programs. This paperevaluates the current assessment practices of an undergraduate engineering program and presentsa proposed assessment plan for the communication student outcome. The program-level outcomeis broken into two competencies (written and oral

Conference Session

Engineering and Engineering Technology Transfer and the Two-Year College Student Part 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Ford, University of Washington, Tacoma; Aleya Dhanji, Highline Community College; Kira Glynn King; Jie Sheng, University of Washington; Skyler Roth, Highline Community College; Emese Hadnagy, University of Washington

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Two-Year College Division (TYCD)

transfer students shows that different groups of transfer students need different kindsof assistance in order to succeed at their new college or university ([10] and references therein).Factors affecting transfer student success include: • Emotional factors (feeling of isolation, transfer shock, lack of sense of belonging), • Financial factors (cost), • Educational planning factors (credits earned, time to completion, clarity on credit transfer), • Academic factors (GPA, academic preparedness, required remedial courses), • Institutional factors (size of school, distance of school).Research on the STEM transfer pathway involves two sides of efforts: On the side of communitycolleges, they mainly focus on factors that can

Collection

2011 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Shoba Krishnan; Ruth Davis; Marco Bravo; Melissa Gilbert

been symbiotic with SantaClara University students gaining design experience and the Walden West camp gettinginfrastructure built. Now this strong ongoing relationship is becoming self-sustaining withstudents brainstorming ways of integration for more efficient use. For example, during the designphase, the two teams of this academic year are planning to build an energy storage system thatcombines the solar power generated from “Make it Rain” with the wind energy harnessed from“Blades of Power”.STEM Outreach Component of the Projects Walden West’s camp program is operated on the premise that students learn best throughinvolvement in hands-on educational activities. “The mission of the Walden West SchoolFoundation is to inspire every

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Fariborz Tehrani; Nell Papavasiliou; Frederick Nelson; Carol Bohlin; Mara Brady

for grades K-6 classrooms. Fundamentalunderstanding of the engineering profession is an essential key for elementary teachers toimplement this curriculum. The presented approach is an initial effort targeted at increasing theengineering knowledge of prospective K-6 teachers. This step involves developing a course titledEngineering Literacy, taken by those undergraduates who typically plan to enter the credentialprogram for elementary teaching (i.e., Liberal Studies majors). Engineering Literacy is a three-unit combined laboratory and lecture course. Hands-on activities are coupled with lectures onengineering topics. Expected outcomes of Engineering Literacy are aligned with the generalbody-of-knowledge in both engineering and liberal studies

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tammy VanDeGrift, University of Portland; Janet Davis, University of Washington

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Graduate Studies

. IntroductionIn a review of recent research, Gaff reported in his article “The Disconnect Between GraduateEducation and Faculty Realities” that graduate students are not equipped for the faculty positionsthey accept and have little exposure to other career paths outside the academy 1. Graduatestudents reported not having enough information to help them choose or plan for a career. Oneresponse for this lack of information is the Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) program launched in1993 by the Association of American Colleges and Universities and the Council of GraduateSchools. The PFF program is designed to expose students to the teaching profession and provideinformation about academic careers. Several research universities have Preparing Future

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education & Industry Duplicate Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Duane Dunlap, Western Carolina University; John Bardo, Western Carolina University; Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina; Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University; Albert McHenry, Arizona State University; Joseph Tidwell, Arizona State University; Niaz Latif, Purdue University; Mark Schuver, Purdue University; Dennis Depew, Purdue University; Roger Olson, Rolls-Royce; David Quick; Stephen Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Samuel Truesdale, Rolls-Royce; Jay Snellenberger, Rolls-Royce; Harvey Palmer, Rochester Institute of Technology; Mohammad Noori, North Carolina State University; Kathleen Gonzalez Landis, University of Arizona; Ronald Bennett, University of St. Thomas

Professional Maturation, Autonomy, and Responsibilities in Engineering Practice for Responsible Technology Leadership_____________________________________________________________________________________Stages of Growth Typical Responsibilities-Autonomy-JudgmentENGINEER IX An engineer-leader at this level is in responsible charge of programs so extensive and complex as to require staff and resources of sizeable magnitude to meet the overall engineering objectives of the organization.ENGINEER VIII An engineer-leader at this level demonstrates a high degree of creativity, foresight, and mature judgment in planning, organizing, and guiding

Conference Session

Current Issues in Aerospace Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Wayne Cottrell

ASEE: Session 2004-782 Transportation Education at Colleges and Universities in the Mountain States Wayne D. Cottrell, Assistant Professor Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering 122 South Central Campus Drive, Room 104 University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-0561 (801) 587-9015 (phone); (801) 585-5477 (fax) wcottrel@eng.utah.eduAbstractThis study investigates transportation engineering and planning education

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 4 - Engineering for One Planet & Sustainability Innovation

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Cooper, The Lemelson Foundation; Cynthia Anderson, Alula Consulting; Lynn A. Albers, Hofstra University; John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; Micah Lande, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

member of ASEE for over 30 years, Dr. John K. Estell was elected in 2016 as a Fellow of ASEE in recognition of the breadth, richness, and quality of his contributions to the betterment of engineering education. Estell currently serves as chair of ASEE’s IT Committee; he previously served on the ASEE Board of Directors as the Vice President of Professional Interest Councils and as the Chair of Professional Interest Council III. He has held multiple ASEE leadership positions within the First-Year Programs (FPD) and Computers in Education (CoED) divisions, and with the Ad Hoc Committee on Interdivisional Cooperation, Interdivisional Town Hall Planning Committee, ASEE Active, and the Commission on Diversity, Equity, and

Conference Session

Session 5 - Track 2: Community College Computing Programs' Unique Contexts for Promoting Gender Equity

Collection

2023 Collaborative Network for Computing and Engineering Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Erin Carll, University of Washington; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Gretchen Achenbach, University of Virginia; Nancy Binowski, County College of Morris; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Jamie Lee Huber Ward, WEPAN, Inc.; Sherri L Sanders; Melissa C Stange, Laurel Ridge Community College; Zhen Wu

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

research projects designed to increase women’s participation in post-secondary com- puting programs. This includes working with faculty and staff from a variety of collegiate computing ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Paper ID #36431 programs to facilitate their local implementation of evidence-based recruitment and retention strategies and translating these successes into resources accessible to post-secondary computing programs on a na- tionwide scale. She also engages in project management and strategic planning for the Extension Services Program. Prior to joining NCWIT, Jamie

Conference Session

Engineering in Societal Context

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan McWhirter, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Tripp Shealy, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

students develop the interdisciplinaryskills required to address critical and rapidly evolving societal challenges. We designed a casestudy on the Historic Fourth Ward Park in Atlanta, a project recently certified Gold by the ISI(Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure) Envision rating system. The Envision rating system is aholistic planning tool that can help mitigate barriers in decision making to facilitate moresustainable outcomes across its categories of quality of life, leadership, resource use, the naturalenvironment, and climate and risk. The Envision case study was used as the basis for a teachingmodule bridging engineering and cognitive psychology by highlighting the interconnectednessbetween these fields. Too frequently, engineering

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Antonette T. Cummings P.E., Purdue University; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

Maryland, and Penn State [1]. Kansas Universityoffers a professional short course for helicopters. Purdue University and Arizona State haveoffered a helicopter course as recently as 2012. These institutions have developed plans of studyto support a complex subject such as helicopter aerodynamics.It is expected to offer the course to undergraduates who have fulfilled key mechanical andaerospace prerequisites. The prerequisites include: introduction to kinematics, machineelements, introduction to dynamic systems and controls, introduction to fluid mechanics, andintroduction to aerodynamics. These prerequisites have their own prerequisites, such as physics,calculus, and mechanics of solids. These subjects will have introduced the concepts

Conference Session

How to Effectively Teach Using Teams

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristopher Lengieza, Weitz Golf International; Jennifer Caffrey, Pennoni Associates Inc.; Gerard Lennon, Lehigh University; John Ochs, Lehigh University; Joe Sterrett, Lehigh University; Vincent Munley, Lehigh University

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Civil Engineering

Construction Institute.Jennifer Caffrey, Pennoni Associates Inc. Jennifer M. Caffrey is a Staff Engineer currently working on commercial, institutional, and municipal land development projects for Pennoni Associates Inc. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She earned a B.S. in Civil Engineering in 2002 from Lehigh University and is presently working on an M.S. in Engineering Management from Drexel University. During the summer of 2000, Ms. Caffrey participated in the initial golf facility design through the Lehigh Earth Observatory (LEO) summer internship program. In the fall of that year, she utilized the Integrated Learning Experience (ILE) program to continue gaining experience in planning

Conference Session

Assessment and Continuous Improvement

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qudsia Tahmina, The Ohio State University; Kathryn Kelley, The Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

plan involving faculty and staff from all regionalcampuses and establish a strong assessment culture. The curriculum was developed rigorouslybased on the needs of the industry to build the manufacturing workforce. An effective ABETassessment process will help build a curriculum that meets the standards necessary to preparegraduates to enter industrial manufacturing fields in the global workforce. A curriculumdevelopment and assessment committee (CDAC) was formed in the first year the program waslaunched. The assessment plan includes direct and indirect assessment measures for studentoutcome attainments. It targets not only program-level outcome attainment but also course-leveloutcomes. Continuous improvement involves evaluation of the