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Examining the Use of Engineering Internship Workplace Competency Assessments for Continuous Improvement
Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Conference Proceedings and Presentations
  • Mark A. Laingen, Illinois State University
  • Steven A. Freeman, Iowa State University
  • Thomas J. Brumm, Iowa State University
  • Mack Shelley, Iowa State University
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
6-14-2015
DOI
10.18260/p.24045
Conference Title
2015 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition
Conference Date
June 14–17, 2015
Geolocation
(47.6062095, -122.3320708)
Abstract

This study explored how workplace competency assessment data from internship studentsand their supervisors, collected by College of Engineering programs between fall 2001 throughfall 2011 are applied toward continuous improvement practices. The continuous improvementprocess is integral to the accreditation and evaluation of the engineering curriculum. This mixedmethods study examined three separate practices using internship workplace competencyassessment ratings in the continuous improvement process. The study examined how assessmentrankings of the internship students’ workplace competency strengths and weakness have changedfrom the 2001-05 assessment terms in the past accreditation cycle, to the 2006-11 assessmentterms of the most recent accreditation cycle. In addition, this study examined competencyachievement percentages related to the ABET Criterion 3 (a-k) outcomes across the sametimeline. The third part of the study investigated how workplace competency assessment data areused to support continuous improvement for program curricula in the College of Engineering.The intent of the study was to gain better understanding of how the workplace competencyassessment data has benefited the continuous improvement process that enhances studentlearning. The results can also provide suggestions to programs in the early stages of developingnew program evaluation techniques.

Copyright Owner
American Society for Engineering Education
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Citation Information
Mark A. Laingen, Steven A. Freeman, Thomas J. Brumm and Mack Shelley. "Examining the Use of Engineering Internship Workplace Competency Assessments for Continuous Improvement" Seattle, WA, United States(2015)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/steven_freeman/50/