Engineering design assessment processes and scoring scales for program improvement and accountability

Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 211-221

  Davis, Denny C ^a   Gentili, Kenneth L ^b   Trevisan, Michael S ^a   Calkins, Dale E ^c  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Tacoma Community College   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CURRICULA; DECISION MAKING; FEEDBACK; LEARNING SYSTEMS; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; STUDENTS;

DESIGN CAPABILITIES; DESIGN COMPETENCIES; ENGINEERING PROGRAM ACCREDITATION; PROTOCOL ANALYSIS;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 1642501429     PISSN: 10694730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2002.tb00694.x     Document Type: Article

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