Action Review for Outcome (e) Identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
2004
Previous Curriculum Action Review Summary
No Curriculum Action needs were stated for Outcome (e ) for 2004.
Curriculum Review Summary
Student performance appears to be at a satisfactory level.  A slight decrease is noted compared to the previous two years.
Code	Curriculum Action Title	Curriculum Action Brief Description
N
Previous Assessment Process Action Review Summary
• There was no previous Assessment Process Actions needed for 2004.
Assessment Process Review Summary
• Assessment instruments appear to be working well with consistent agreement between instruments.
Code	Assessment Process Action Title	Assessment Process Action Brief Description
N
2005
Previous Curriculum Action Review Summary
• No Curriculum Actions were identified for Outcome (e) for 2005.
Curriculum Review Summary
• Students continue to perform well solving engineering problems.
Code	Curriculum Action Title	Curriculum Action Brief Description
Previous Assessment Process Action Review Summary
• No Assessment Process Action was needed for Outcome (e) for 2005.
Assessment Process Review Summary
• Process seems adequate.
• A small number of instruments were used.
• Additional instruments may need to be added because of small number during odd years.
Code	Assessment Process Action Title	Assessment Process Action Brief Description
W	Small Number of Instruments	* A small number of instruments are used to assess Outcome (e) in odd years, additional instruments may need to be added in odd years.
2006
Previous Curriculum Action Review Summary
• No Curriculum Actions were identified for Outcome (e) for 2006.
Curriculum Review Summary
• Students continue to perform well.
Code	Curriculum Action Title	Curriculum Action Brief Description
N
Previous Assessment Process Action Review Summary
• No Assessment Process Action was needed for Outcome (e) for 2006.
Assessment Process Review Summary
• Process is adequate with good agreement between instruments. No Changes needed for 2007.
Code	Assessment Process Action Title	Assessment Process Action Brief Description
N
2007
Previous Curriculum Action Review Summary
• No Curriculum Actions were identified for Outcome (e) for 2007.
Curriculum Review Summary
• Students continue to perform well solving engineering problems.
•The senior class of 2007 had a very high GPA.  It is noted to watch performance for  next year.
Code	Curriculum Action Title	Curriculum Action Brief Description
W	High GPA of 2007 Class	* Watch student performance in Outcome (e) in 2008.
Previous Assessment Process Action Review Summary
• Process is adequate with good agreement between instruments. No Changes needed for 2007.
• No actions were proposed for 2007
Assessment Process Review Summary
• Assessment process appears adequate.
• In 2005, it was noted that only a small number of instruments were used in odd years.  This has been addressed by adding questions to the Local Exam.
Code	Assessment Process Action Title	Assessment Process Action Brief Description
N
2008
Previous Curriculum Action Review Summary
•  No Curriculum Actions were recommended.
• It was recommended to watch student performance in 2008 because of high GPA of 2007 graduating seniors.
Curriculum Review Summary
• Student performance remains at a consistently high level for Outcome (e).
Code	Curriculum Action Title	Curriculum Action Brief Description
N
Previous Assessment Process Action Review Summary
• There was no previous Assessment Process Action needed for 2008.
Assessment Process Review Summary
• Assessment process for Outcome (e) seems to be working well.
Code	Assessment Process Action Title	Assessment Process Action Brief Description
2009
Previous Curriculum Action Review Summary
• No Curriculum Action was suggested.
Curriculum Review Summary
• Student performance seems satisfactory.
N	No action required.
Previous Assessment Process Action Review Summary
• No Assessment Process actions were suggested.
Assessment Process Review Summary
• 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.
W	Local Exam vs. Senior Survey	* Local Exam results are much lower than Senior Survey.  This difference may need to be watched in the future.
2010
Previous Curriculum Action Review Summary
• Student performance seems satisfactory.
Curriculum Review Summary
Code
Previous Assessment Process Action Review Summary
• 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.
Assessment Process Review Summary
Code
2011
Previous Curriculum Action Review Summary
Curriculum Review Summary
Student performance showed a slight decrease during this period compared to 2010. However, results are consistent with those for 2009 where the same instruments were used. Thus, no action needed.
Code	Curriculum Action Title	Curriculum Action Brief Description
N	No action required.
Previous Assessment Process Action Review Summary
Assessment Process Review Summary
Senior survey remains higher than local. Watch continued.  FE exam has only 1 assessment during this period. Watch continued. Consider removing this assessment or looking for method to increase number of students taking FE exam.
Code	Assessment Process Action Title	Assessment Process Action Brief Description
W	Local Exam vs Senior Survey	Senior Survey results higher than local exam results. Continue to watch this discrepancy.
W	Limited number of FE exams	Watch the number of FE exams.
2012
Previous Curriculum Action Review Summary
Student performance showed a slight decrease during this period compared to 2010. However, results are consistent with those for 2009 where the same instruments were used. Thus, no action needed.
Curriculum Review Summary
Student performance showed significant drop compared to 2010 (where the same instruments were used). Decline is student performance is likely associated with the addition of new faculty to the program. Add watch on overall outcome performance to see if this persists.
Code	Curriculum Action Title	Curriculum Action Brief Description
W	Low scores	Decline in student performance observed from 2010 to 2012. Continue to watch to see if performance persists.
Previous Assessment Process Action Review Summary
Senior survey remains higher than local. Watch continued.  FE exam has only 1 assessment during this period. Watch continued. Consider removing this assessment or looking for method to increase number of students taking FE exam.
Assessment Process Review Summary
Senior survey and local exam results are much closer during this period. Watch continued.  FE exam had 9 assessments during this period. Continue to watch the number of assessments to determine if removal of instrument is needed.
Code	Assessment Process Action Title	Assessment Process Action Brief Description
W	Local Exam vs Senior Survey	Senior Survey results higher than local exam results. Continue to watch this discrepancy.
W	Limited number of FE exams	Watch the number of FE exams.
2013
Previous Curriculum Action Review Summary
Student performance showed significant drop compared to 2010 (where the same instruments were used). Decline is student performance is likely associated with the addition of new faculty to the program. Add watch on overall outcome performance to see if this persists.
Curriculum Review Summary
Student performance has increased enough to question the significannce of the 2012 decrease in performance.  Watch will continue.
Code	Curriculum Action Title	Curriculum Action Brief Description
W	Low Performance Watch	Determine if the current rebound in scores is permanent or if there is an odd/even year oscillation.
Previous Assessment Process Action Review Summary
Senior survey and local exam results are much closer during this period. Watch continued.  FE exam had 9 assessments during this period. Continue to watch the number of assessments to determine if removal of instrument is needed.
Assessment Process Review Summary
FE Exam has been removed from inventory because too few students were taking it.
Code	Assessment Process Action Title	Assessment Process Action Brief Description
N	No Action
2014
Previous Curriculum Action Review Summary
Student performance has increased enough to question the significannce of the 2012 decrease in performance.  Watch will continue.
Curriculum Review Summary
Student performance has decreased not unlike two years ago.   If this were an effect of the cohort system it should have persisted from earlier years but opposite phase high values were observed in 2010 and earlier years.  Consequently, this is unlikely the result of the cohort system.  For the time being it must be considered a probable noise pattern, but the low values warrant a Watch of student performance.
Code	Curriculum Action Title	Curriculum Action Brief Description
W	Determine direction of performance	See if oscillating student performance is improving or declining.
Previous Assessment Process Action Review Summary
FE Exam has been removed from inventory because too few students were taking it.
Assessment Process Review Summary
The system no longer uses the FE Exam owing to low participatioon in the exam.  The remaining instruments seem to be performing adequately.
Code	Assessment Process Action Title	Assessment Process Action Brief Description
N	No Action
2015
Previous Curriculum Action Review Summary
Student performance has decreased not unlike two years ago.   If this were an effect of the cohort system it should have persisted from earlier years but opposite phase high values were observed in 2010 and earlier years.  Consequently, this is unlikely the result of the cohort system.  For the time being it must be considered a probable noise pattern, but the low values warrant a Watch of student performance.
Curriculum Review Summary
Student performance returned to substantially higher levels (3.77 from 3.29). The watch is continued.
Code	Curriculum Action Title	Curriculum Action Brief Description
W	Determine direction of performance	See if oscillating student performance is improving or declining.
Previous Assessment Process Action Review Summary
The system no longer uses the FE Exam owing to low participatioon in the exam.  The remaining instruments seem to be performing adequately.
Assessment Process Review Summary
No action is needed.
Code	Assessment Process Action Title	Assessment Process Action Brief Description
N	No Action