Title :
Strategies for developing, implementing, and institutionalizing a comprehensive assessment process for engineering education
Author_Institution :
Fu Found. Sch. of Eng. & Appl. Sci., Columbia Univ., NY, USA
Abstract :
This paper draws upon experiences in the development and implementation of comprehensive educational assessment and continuous improvement programs in several US universities associated with the National Science Foundation´s Gateway Coalition for Undergraduate Engineering Education. Four integrated strategies, required to imbed assessment and continuous improvement in the educational environment, are fully described.
Keywords :
educational courses; engineering education; quality control; Gateway Coalition for Undergraduate Engineering Education; National Science Foundation; USA; comprehensive assessment process; continuous improvement; educational assessment; educational environment; engineering education; integrated strategies; universities; Accreditation; Acoustical engineering; Continuous improvement; Educational institutions; Educational programs; Engineering education; Fabrics; Investments; Lifting equipment; Measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 1998. FIE '98. 28th Annual
Conference_Location :
Tempe, AZ, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4762-5
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.1998.740013
