Electronic portfolios in academic advising, self-guided learning, and self-assessment

Abstract

As part of our undergraduate program's commitment to producing quality engineers who have begun to look beyond entry-level jobs, we have recently launched the Notre Dame Electronic Portfolio (NDeP) project. In its second year in the chemical engineering department, implementation of the program for new sophomores was informed by the pilot year and improved in both scope and execution. We have further collected data at the start and end of these sophomores' first semester to track changes in student perceptions as they relate to many of the desired outcomes of our accredited engineering programs. We have found that this semester marks several changes in opinions of student abilities, importance of specific skills, and availability of university resources. © 2011 American Society for Engineering Education.