Portfolio

This site is funded in part by the USDA Higher Education Challenge Grants program FY 1999
Principal Investigator:	Ann Christy, Assistant Professor, Department of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering, 224 Agricultural Engineering Bldg, 590 Woody Hayes Dr., The Ohio State University, Columbus OH 43210
Co-Investigators:	Marybeth Lima, Assistant Professor, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, 149 E.B. Doran Building, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803-4505
	Evangelyn C. Alocilja, Visiting Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biosystems Engineering, Farral Hall, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824
	James C. Papritan, Associate Professor, Dept. of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering, 228 Agricultural Engineering Bldg, 590 Woody Hayes Dr., The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210

This project addresses three concerns of importance at the national level regarding the discipline of biological engineering: (1) enhancing student-centered learning, (2) encouraging industrial ties such that graduates of these relatively new undergraduate programs will have more opportunities for employment, and (3) addressing accreditation issues that are of great importance as biological engineering programs prepare for new evaluative strategies set forth by the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology's Engineering Criteria 2000. The purpose of the project is to address all three of the above concerns by using the student portfolio, an instrument that encourages interactive learning strategies for the student, interactive teaching methods and assessment means for the instructor and accreditor, and a springboard for industrial-academic partnerships. Learning will be enhanced by students engaging in the process of selection, self evaluation, and reflection that is inherent in the portfolio method. Industrial ties will be fostered through use of the portfolio and by means of a national survey to share information about biological engineering graduates' capabilities with prospective employers, and to introduce students to the varied industrial, governmental and professional niches they can fill. Accreditation issues with respect to the student portfolio will be researched, tested, and evaluated by the co-PIs. All results will be reported through the use of national meetings, papers, and two educational workshops.

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	Agricultural and Construction Systems Management 605
	Dr. James Papritan