Paul Neudorfer Seattle University

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Paul NeudorferSeattle University

• ECEDHA Meeting
• Turtle Bay Resort, Hawaii
• March 2006

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Institutional Context

• Private School Jesuit
• Comprehensive University (Bal/SGC)
• 7000 Students
• College of Science and Engineering
• Civil
• Mechanical
• Electrical

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The Program

• Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engr.
• Two majors One degree (BSEE)
• Undergraduate only
• 7 Faculty Members
• 85 Students
• Small class size We know our students well

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Accreditation History

• Department founded 1940s
• First EE (engineering) degrees 1948
• First BSEE degrees - 1952
• First accredited (ECPD) 1962
• Accredited under EC2000 1999
• Last visited October 2005

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Demonstration of Objectives(Technical/Communicati
ons/Professional/Personal)

• Alumni Surveys
• Tracking of Alumni Careers (106/124)

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Assessment of Outcomes(We use 3a-k)

• Course Outcomes Assessment
• Student Portfolios Personal Statements
• On-line FE-type Examination, PPI ExamCafe
• Senior Design Program Professional
  Skills Panel
  Grading and Other
• Senior Exit Surveys

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Course Outcomes Process

• Faculty identifies outcomes and sets expected
  levels of accomplishment
• Instructor and students assess mastery of
  outcomes
• Holistic rating scale for survey portion
• Instructor provides hard data
• Faculty discusses assessment results
• Results lead to iterative improvements
• Additions/deletions to outcomes
• Changes in wording of outcomes
• Changes in teaching strategies
• Provides both indirect and direct evidence

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Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering Course Outcomes Table
ECEGR 312 Linear System Analysis
Reviewed 12/18/2001, 4/22/2005
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Outcomes-Based Student Survey ECEGR
312 Term_____________________ Instructor_________
______________
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ECEGR 312 Linear System Analysis Winter
2005 Quantitative Measure of Student Success in
Mastering Outcomes
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Who Does the Work of Preparing for an ABET Visit
(In a Small Program)?

• The Chair
• Engineering Chairs Group
• Faculty Members can be Reluctant Participants
• Advisory Board Members Read/Edit Study
• Limited Institutional Research
• Deans Office Focused on Appendix II
• Clerical Staff Administration of Surveys

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Observations Related to Visit

• ABET Visitors are inclined to be supportive. (My
  Belief)
• Each has idiosyncrasies and wants to see evidence
  in ways that are hard to predict. (My
  Observation)
• Use the ABET visitors check sheet as guide in
  writing Self Study.
• Write the Self Study as if it was a marketing
  report but in the form of an engineering report.

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Observations Related to Visit

• You cannot begin writing the Self Study too early
• Communications Problems with Visitor
• Claim your Success