Workshop: Assessing professional skills for ABET

The Integrated Design Engineering Assessment and Learning System (IDEALS) is a set of assessment instruments that focus on aspects of professional development such as leadership, ethics, project management and communication skills within the context of capstone engineering design projects. These instruments have been piloted across a broad spectrum of diverse engineering programs and are available in a web format that facilitates data collection from students and feedback from instructional staff. This knowledge has been synthesized into a set of engaging and transferable modules that include learning objectives, supporting resource materials, preparatory tasks, lesson plans for faculty, and recommendations for timely follow-up using the online assessments. In addition, the instruments enhance student development through both formative and summative feedback and can be used to provide evidence for demonstrating the achievement of ABET student outcomes and program specific criteria.