Ruth Wertz, Ph.D.,P.E.

Education

B.S.C.E- Trine University (formerly Tri-State University)
M.S.C.E- Purdue University
Ph.D.- Engineering Education , Purdue University

Courses Taught

• Engineering Seminar
• Ethical Decisions in Engineering
• Fundamentals of Engineering
• Mechanics-Statics

Research Interests

• Design of engineering curriculum
• Development of engineering online learning environments
• Research of effective pedagogies for engineering classrooms

Professional Affiliations

• American Society of Civil Engineers
• American Society for Engineering Education
• National/Indiana Society of Professional Engineers

Publications

• Refereed Journal Articles:
  Wertz, R. E. H., Fosmire, M.J., Purzer, Ş., & Cardella, M. E. (2013). Assessing information literacy skills demonstrated in an engineering design task, Journal of Engineering Education, 102(4), 557-602.
• Book Chapters:Purzer, Ş. & Wertz, R. E. H. (2014). Scaffold and assess: Preparing students to be informed designers. In M. Fosmire & D. Radcliffe (Eds.), Integrating information literacy into the engineering design process (185-193). West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University Press.
• Recent Refereed Conference Papers:Wertz, R. E. H. (2015). What is learning presence and what can it tell us about success in learning online? In Proceedings of the ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference. Madrid, Spain: IEEE.Purzer, Ş., Fosmire, M. J., Van Epps, A. S., Wertz, R. E. H., & Douglas, K. A. (2014). Information literacy skill development and assessment in engineering. In proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition. Indianapolis, IN: ASEE.Douglas, K. A., Wertz, R. E. H., Fosmire, M. J., Purzer, Ş., & Van Epps, A. S. (2014). First year and junior engineering students’ self-assessment of information literacy skills. In proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition. Indianapolis, IN: ASEE.Fosmire, M. J., Purzer, Ş., Wertz, R. E. H., & Van Epps, A. S. (2013). Assessing lifelong learning: The role of information gathering and application skills. In proceedings of the ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference. Oklahoma City, OK: IEEE.
• Van Epps, A. S., Wertz, R. E. H., Fosmire, M. J., & Purzer, Ş. (2013). Measuring students’ ability to find and use high quality information: Developing standardized assessments. In proceedings of the IEEE Professional Communication Conference. Chicago, IL: IEEE.
• Wertz, R. E. H. (2013). Theory to practice: A reflection on the application of engineering education coursework to new course development. In proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition. Atlanta, GA: ASEE.
• Wertz, R. E. H., Fosmire, M. J., Purzer, Ş., Saragih, A., Van Epps, A. S., Sapp Nelson, M. R., & Dillman, B. G. (2013). Work in Progress: Critical thinking and information literacy: Assessing student performance. In proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition. Atlanta, GA: ASEE.
• Fila, N. D. & Wertz, R. E. H. (2013). Toward evaluating the content, assessment, and pedagogy in instructional laboratories [Best Paper, Honorable Mention]. In proceedings of the ASEE IL/IN Section Conference. Angola, IN: ASEE.
• Wertz, R. E. H., Saragih, A., Fosmire, M. J., & Purzer, Ş. (2013). An evaluation of the Critical Engineering Literacy Test instrument through item analysis and comparison to the Critical Assessment Test [Best Paper, Honorable Mention]. In proceedings of the ASEE IL/IN Section Conference. Angola, IN: ASEE.