An Assessment And Evaluation Of An Integrated Engineering Curriculum

The objective of this paper is to report a comparative analysis of student performance in a Traditional Engineering environment with Foundation Coalition (FC) students over a six year period of time at Texas A&M University–Kingsville (TAMUK). The FC is an engineering coalition funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The purpose of this program is to provide a means of improving current engineering programs in order to produce quality students that can meet the changing and demanding needs of their future employers. This analysis makes use of data provided by the Assessment and Evaluation (A/E) team at TAMUK. A commitment was made by TAMUK, along with six other FC partner institutions, to thoroughly assess and evaluate the work of students to provide a foundation that would ensure student development and life-long learning in engineering education. I. Introduction This work makes use of data provided in the course of developing Assessment/Evaluation (A/E) results for the Foundation Coalition curriculum development research project at Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK). It is the result of a commitment made by TAMUK, together with six other Foundation Coalition (FC) partner institutions, to thoroughly assess and evaluate their work in providing a foundation that will ensure student development and life-long learning in engineering education 1 . The FC is an engineering coalition funded by the National Science