| 2010 Outcome Action Reviews |
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Review for Outcome (a) Apply knowledge of math, science, and engineering |
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Curriculum Action Review Summary |
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| Mean
student performance improved from 2008 to 2009, while the variation between
instruments was considerably reduced. |
| Curriculum
Review Summary |
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| Math
373 was removed and not considered as an assessment tool for 2010. |
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Curriculum Action Title |
Curriculum Action Brief
Description |
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| Previous
Assessment Process Action Review Summary |
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previously, all student assessments for the local exam were the same. They were all very good, but with no
variation. This may indicate some
changes in questions or how the scores are apportioned is needed. |
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No results were returned for MATH 373. |
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373 has ceased being a useful assessment tool since SMH no longer controls
the related instruments. |
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Scores have stabilized so the extra faculty training is likely having an
effect |
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Process Review Summary |
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| MATH
373 has been removed. Significant variability in 2010 was observed. However,
much of the variability can be related to less number of students taking the
FE Exam. So the watch has been removed. |
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Assessment Process Action Title |
Assessment Process Action
Brief Description |
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Review for Outcome (b) Design and Conduct experiments Analyze and interpret
data and information |
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Curriculum Action Review Summary |
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Both FE Exam and MET 465 Local Exam are showing Outcome (b) Design and
Conduct experiments needs to be improved. |
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Review Summary |
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| Trends
appear consistent at a relatively high
level. No action needed |
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Curriculum Action Title |
Curriculum Action Brief
Description |
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No action needed |
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Assessment Process Action Review Summary |
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Again a small number of instruments are used.
There was heavy reliance in the past on MATH 373. Assessment for Outcome (b) needs to be
introduced in other courses to substitute for MATH 373. |
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Process Review Summary |
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| Trends
look good. Design and conduct
experiments assessment in Local Exam appears to be effective. |
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Assessment Process Action Title |
Assessment Process Action
Brief Description |
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No action
needed |
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| Action
Review for Outcome (c) Optimally select material and design materials
treatment and production processes |
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Curriculum Action Review Summary |
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Student performance mirrored that of 2009, which itself was at a high level. |
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No recommended Curricular Actions are necessary for 2010. |
| Curriculum
Review Summary |
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| Students
continue to do well. No action needed. |
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Curriculum Action Title |
Curriculum Action Brief
Description |
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No Action |
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| Previous
Assessment Process Action Review Summary |
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Students continued to perform well with on this outcome. |
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The tools used to assess this outcome are varied and robust. |
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No recommended Assessment Process Actions needed for 2010. |
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Process Review Summary |
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| Several
instruments used including design reports, presentations, and senior
survey. Process seems adequate. |
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Assessment Process Action Title |
Assessment Process Action
Brief Description |
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No action |
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| Action
Review for Outcome (d) Function well on teams |
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| Previous
Curriculum Action Review Summary |
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| The
assessment results increased slightly during this review period indicating
there was a normalization of the outcome assessment from previous cohorts and
the new faculty. |
| Curriculum
Review Summary |
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was no appreciable change in year over year assessment results during this
period. No action required. Signifigant decline in assessment results as
compared to previous years. The decline is assessment results are attributed
directly to changes in the assessment process itself. No action required. |
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Curriculum Action Title |
Curriculum Action Brief
Description |
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| Signifigant decline in assessment results as compared to previous
years. The decline is assessment results are attributed directly to changes
in the assessment process itself. No action required. |
No Action |
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Assessment Process Action Review Summary |
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the future additional teaming and conflict resolution issues will be
addressed in the design courses by either faculty in the department or by
faculty from other departments. |
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Process Review Summary |
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action at this time. Continue to watch "working well with others". |
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Assessment Process Action Title |
Assessment Process Action
Brief Description |
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Working well
with others |
additional
materials to be taught in design courses. |
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| Action
Review for Outcome (e) Identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems |
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Curriculum Action Review Summary |
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Student performance seems satisfactory. |
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Review Summary |
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Assessment Process Action Review Summary |
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It is noted that the Senior Survey indicates that the students are confident
in their abilities to solve engineering problems; however, Local Exam results
indicate a different picture. This may
indicate students are not doing as well as they think. |
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Process Review Summary |
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| Action
Review for Outcome (f) Know
professional and ethical responsibilities and practices |
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Curriculum Action Review Summary |
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| For
2009, the curriculum in MET 465 (Design Reports) seems to have
underemphasized ethics. However, the
other methods indicate good performance in Outcome (f). |
| Curriculum
Review Summary |
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| The
curriculum results show a significant improvement over 2009. More
importantly, the curriculum in MET 465 (Design Reports), which raised some
concern in 2009, has been greatly improved. |
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Curriculum Action Title |
Curriculum Action Brief
Description |
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No action
needed. |
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| Previous
Assessment Process Action Review Summary |
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| The
Assessment Process shows that Outcome (f) is adequately covered by the
current instruments, once the issue with the design reports is dealt with. |
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Process Review Summary |
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| One
instrument was added (MET 310) to evaluate Outcome (f). Noting that the
number of students taking the FE Exam is still lowest as compared to the
number of students in other instruments, it is a valuable addition to the
instruments used to evaluate Outcome (f). |
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Assessment Process Action Title |
Assessment Process Action
Brief Description |
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No action
needed. |
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| Action
Review for Outcome (g) Communicate effectively |
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Curriculum Action Review Summary |
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Overall quality of senior design reports appear to decrease from previous
years quality. This finding bears watching into the next assessment cycle as
the capstone report often serves as a bell weather for overall program
communication skills. |
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Review Summary |
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assessment instruments (7) ranged from an average of 3.53 to 4.76 with the
lowest the metric involving slide presentation clarity and the highest metric
for written content. The lowest metric was for slide clarity: the highest for
written content. The average
performance remains unchanged considering uncertainty. Watch for changes because of faculty
turnover. |
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Curriculum Action Title |
Curriculum Action Brief
Description |
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Faculty
Turnover Effect on Writing |
Watch
for changes in communication accomplishment because of faculty turnover. |
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Assessment Process Action Review Summary |
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| The
assessment instruments used were adequate and varied. Five different
assessors were used and a total of seven instruments in total, making the
assessment process very robust. |
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Process Review Summary |
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are a total of seven assessment instruments.
They appear to be providing good feedback on student performance. The oral design report should be remove
from the assessment inventory since it is no longer presented. |
| Code |
Assessment Process Action Title |
Assessment Process Action
Brief Description |
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Remove Oral
Design Report |
Remove
Oral Design Report from Inventory - no longer presented |
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| Action
Review for Outcome (h) Know engineering's global societal context |
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| Previous
Curriculum Action Review Summary |
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| As
the scores have been increasing the curriculum seems to be better addressing
Outcome (h). |
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Review Summary |
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| The
student performance remains unchanged at approximately 4. The previous action to cure low student
performance has remained successful, so the action is dismissed. No
additional action is required. |
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Curriculum Action Title |
Curriculum Action Brief
Description |
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No Action |
No
action is required |
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| Previous
Assessment Process Action Review Summary |
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| Student
performance improved indicating that the watch does not need continuation. |
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Little variation was observed in the mean assessments in both 2008 and 2009,
so a watch may be needed to determine if this is a short term fluke or if the
instruments used are a little too blunt. |
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Process Review Summary |
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| The
previously watched variation in instruments and metrics has remained minimal
so the watch action is dismissed. No action required. |
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Assessment Process Action Title |
Assessment Process Action
Brief Description |
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No Action |
No
action is required |
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| Action
Review for Outcome (i) Engage in
life-long learning |
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| Previous
Curriculum Action Review Summary |
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| The
assessment results for this instrument remain high. |
| Curriculum
Review Summary |
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| Scores
were down slightly, but no action is deemed to be required at the current
time. |
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Curriculum Action Title |
Curriculum Action Brief
Description |
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No Action |
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| Previous
Assessment Process Action Review Summary |
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| Nothing
to report. |
| Assessment
Process Review Summary |
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| A
variety of instruments were used and these instruments appear to be sufficien
for the task. |
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Assessment Process Action Title |
Assessment Process Action
Brief Description |
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No Action
Required |
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| Action
Review for Outcome (j) Know
contemporary issues |
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| Previous
Curriculum Action Review Summary |
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It was found that the student scores from the instruments used during the
assessment cycle were on average reasonably high (average 3.92). |
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Overall, the student performance on this outcome appears adequate. |
| Curriculum
Review Summary |
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| Scores
up, but there was little variation |
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Curriculum Action Title |
Curriculum Action Brief
Description |
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No action
required |
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| Previous
Assessment Process Action Review Summary |
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Unlike the previous assessment period triangulation assessment occurred. |
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An additional instrument to the assessment "toolbox" would help
make the Assessment Process for this Outcome more robust. |
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Process Review Summary |
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| The
low variation in scores suggests more instruments are needed, but given the
2-year course cycle, another year watching is warranted |
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Assessment Process Action Title |
Assessment Process Action
Brief Description |
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Consider
expanding instrument inventory |
low
variation possibly due to only 2 instruments |
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| Action
Review for Outcome (k) Use engineering techniques, skills, and tools |
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| Previous
Curriculum Action Review Summary |
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| The
assessment results for this instrument increased slightly compared to 2008. |
| Curriculum
Review Summary |
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| The
outcome review scores decreased slightly compraed to previous year and
therefore no action was needed |
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Curriculum Action Title |
Curriculum Action Brief
Description |
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No action
required |
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| Previous
Assessment Process Action Review Summary |
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| Need
to find another assessment instrument for Math-373 since a faculty member
from the MET department is not teaching it.
Assessment information from other MET courses or labs needs to be
added to this instrument. |
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Process Review Summary |
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| Math-373
was replaced by MET 422 for 2010. However, this course was only offered in
even years and there is a need to find alternate assesment method to replace
Math-373 for odd years. |
| Code |
Assessment Process Action Title |
Assessment Process Action
Brief Description |
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Assessment for
Math 373 |
Find
other assesment methods to replace Math-373 for next year |
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