UGSC: Undergraduate Studies Committee

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UGSC Undergraduate Studies Committee

• Haiyun Bian, Jay Dejongh, Travis Doom, Natsuhiko
  Futamura, Prabhaker Mateti , Eric Matson, Karen
  Meyer, Michael Raymer, Ronald Taylor, Shaojun
  Wang

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ABET Overview
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ABET

• Accreditation Board for Engineering and
  Technology
• Engineering (EAC/ABET)
• Technology (TAC/ABET)
• Computing (CAC/ABET)
• Applied Science (ASAC/ABET)

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Ohio Accreditations ABET EAC

• Akron BSCEG 2002
• Case Western Reserve BSCEG 1971
• Cedarville BSCEG 2007
• Cincinnati BSCEG 1987
• Cleveland State BSCEG 2005
• Dayton BSCEG 2001
• Ohio Northern BSCPE 2001
• Ohio State BSCEG 2000
• Ohio State BSCSE 2000
• Toledo BSCSE 1988
• Wright State BSCEG 1984

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Ohio Accreditations ABET CAC

• Case Western BSCS 2001
• Cedarville BSCS 2007
• Cincinnati BSCS 2005
• Miami BSCS 2005
• Ohio State University BSCSE 2000
• Ohio University BSCS 2002
• Toledo BSCSE 1991
• WSU BSCS 1987

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ABET

• Evaluation process is (supposedly) a friendly
  process, not adversarial
• Evaluation based on a Self-Study and visit
• Evaluators are Engineering CS faculty and
  industry professionals
• Accreditation is based on outcomes assessment
  not bean counting
• Faculty and students are expected to be aware of
  the ABET process.

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Eight Evaluation Criteria

1. Students,
2. Program educational objectives,
3. Program outcomes and assessment,
4. Professional component,
5. Faculty,
6. Facilities,
7. Institutional support and financial resources,
8. Program (CEG, CS, ) criteria

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Outcomes (ABET Criteria 3a-k)

• An ability to apply knowledge of math, science
  and engineering
• An ability to design and conduct experiments as
  well as to analyze and interpret data
• An ability to design a system, component, or
  process to meet desired needs
• An ability to function on multi-disciplinary
  teams
• An ability to identify, formulate and solve
  engineering problems
• An understanding of professional and ethical
  responsibilities
• An ability to communicate effectively
• The broad education necessary to understand the
  impact of engineering solutions in a global and
  societal context
• A recognition of the need for, and an ability to
  engage in, life-long learning
• A knowledge of contemporary issues
• An ability to use the techniques, skills, and
  modern engineering tools necessary for
  engineering practice

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Overview of Today's Retreat Schedule

• Assessments of 8 Courses
• All are/were required courses in BACS, BSCE or
  BSCS
• Assessment/Status Report of a degree option
• BSCE Wireless
• Discussion of Undergraduate Curriculum Issues

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New Courses Approved 2007-2008

• CEG 499 Operating Systems for Mobile Devices
• Prerequisites  CEG 433
• Prabhaker Mateti
• CEG 399 Introduction to Software Testing
• Prerequisites CS 242
• Tom Hartrum
• CS499 Introduction to Information Retrieval
• Prerequisites CS600 Data Structures and
  Algorithms
• T.K. Prasad
• Amith Seth
• CS 499 Data Clustering and Analysis
• Prerequisites CS400 MTH25
• Ardy Goshtasby

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Minors in CS and CE
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BACS Overview

• Total Program Credit Hours 187.0
• ENG 10x 8.0 Composition
• EGR 335 3.0 TechCommunications
• MTH 228 5.0 Calc for Social Sciences
• MTH 257 3.0 Discrete Mathematics
• PHL 2x3 8.0 Symbolic Logic
• STT 160 5.0 Statistical Concepts
• GEN ED 12.0 Natural Sciences
• GEN ED 28.0 General Education
• 40.0 General Electives

• CEG 233 4.0 Linux and Windows
• CS 24x 12.0 Computer Programming
• CS 302 4.0 SQL/Oracle Databases
• CEG 320 4.0 Computer Organization
• CEG 355 4.0 Intro Info Tech Systems
• CS 400 4.0 Data Structs and Alg
• CEG 460 4.0 Intro Software Eng
• CS 466 4.0 Formal Languages
• CS 415 4.0 Social ImpComputing
• 32.0 CS/CEG TechElectives

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BSCE Changes in Recent Years

• Total Program Credit Hours 191 (195 in 2005)
• No longer required
• CEG 434 Concurrent Software Design
• CEG 460 Software Engineering

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BSCS Changes in Recent Years

• Total Program Credit Hours 191 (195 in 2005)
• No longer required
• CEG 255/355 Info Tech Systems
• CEG 434 Concurrent Software Design

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Objectives and Outcomes
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Outcomes? Objectives?

• even the ABET Gurus are often
  confused. -- often heard

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Objectives and Outcomes

• Objectives what we are preparing the students
  for.
• Outcomes what the students are expected to know/
  be able to do.

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An example

• Objective Graduates will be able to communicate
  with people throughout the world.
• Outcome Students must be able to speak 12
  languages before graduation.
• Assessment Students can speak only 10 languages.
  A new process is being put in place to increase
  the number of spoken languages by students.

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From ABET EAC 2008-09

• Program Educational Objectives Program
  educational objectives are broad statements that
  describe the career and professional
  accomplishments that the program is preparing
  graduates to achieve.
• Program Outcomes Program outcomes are narrower
  statements that describe what students are
  expected to know and be able to do by the time of
  graduation. These relate to the skills,
  knowledge, and behaviors that students acquire in
  their matriculation through the program.

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From ABET CAC 2008-09

• I-1. The program must have documented, measurable
  objectives.
• I-2. The programs objectives must include
  expected outcomes for graduating students.
• I-3. Data relative to the objectives must be
  routinely collected and documented, and used in
  program assessments.
• I-4. The extent to which each program objective
  is being met must be periodically assessed.
• I-5. The results of the programs periodic
  assessments must be used to help identify
  opportunities for program improvement.
• I-6. The results of the programs assessments and
  the actions taken based on the results must be
  documented.

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BACS Objectives and Outcomes
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BSCE Objectives and Outcomes
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BSCS Objectives and Outcomes
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Assessment Plan for All Degree Programs
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Course Assessment Presentations 1115 1215

1. CS 405 Introduction to Data Base Management
   Systems Chung, Dong
2. CS 466 Introduction to Formal Languages
   Prasad, Sudkamp
3. CS 480 Comparative Languages Prasad, Raymer
4. CEG 434 Concurrent Software Design Pei, Wang

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Collect Lunches 1215 - 1230
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Course Assessment Presentations 1230 0130

1. CEG 233 Linux and Windows Mateti
2. CS 415 Social Implications of Computing
   Finkelstein
3. CEG 460 Introduction to Software Engineering
   Hartrum, Matson
4. EGR 335 Technical Communications for Engineers
   and Computer Scientists Finkelstein

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Faculty Discussion 130 230

• Scheduling of courses
• Old and New
• Mon/Wed/Fri schedules
• Ordering of prerequisite chain offerings
• Size of course sections and lab sections
• Grader/Helper and GTA assignments

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Wireless Architecture and Wireless Software
options in BSCE

• Jean, Pie, Wang

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Break 245 300
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Faculty Discussion 300 400

• Action items from past retreats
• ABET 3f-k concerns
• CS 400 revisions
• Current Technology and Best Practices
• Coops

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ABET 3f-k concerns

1. An ability to apply knowledge of math, science
   and engineering
2. An ability to design and conduct experiments as
   well as to analyze and interpret data
3. An ability to design a system, component, or
   process to meet desired needs
4. An ability to function on multi-disciplinary
   teams
5. An ability to identify, formulate and solve
   engineering problems
6. An understanding of professional and ethical
   responsibilities
7. An ability to communicate effectively
8. The broad education necessary to understand the
   impact of engineering solutions in a global and
   societal context
9. A recognition of the need for, and an ability to
   engage in, life-long learning
10. A knowledge of contemporary issues
11. An ability to use the techniques, skills, and
    modern engineering tools necessary for
    engineering practice

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CS 400 Revisions

• Current CS400 is a sophomore level course.
• Separate the CS600 concerns.
• Many of the 4xx courses do NOT depend on advanced
  data structures/algorithms.
• Collectively CEG 233 and CS 242 can become the
  focal point of prerequisites for 3xx and
  4xx-level courses.
• Introduce a standard Algorithms course at the
  senior level.

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Current Technology and Best Practices Courses

• Many of our students want these.
• At 400 and 300 levels, 4-credit hours
• Project-oriented
• Team work?
• Aimed at the BACS and BSCS cf. Design Experience

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Co-op Internships

• Required?
• How/When to grant credit?
• How many hours?
• Level Junior/Senior?
• http//www.cs.wright.edu/cecs/current-students/co-
  op.shtml
• Computer Engineering
• ENG 101, ENG 102, EGR 101 (or MTH 229 or MTH
  230), CHM 121 or PHY 240/200, CS 240, CS 241
• Computer Science
• ENG 101, ENG 102, EGR 101 (or MTH 229 or MTH
  230), CHM 121 or PHY 240/200, CS 240, CS 241, CS
  242, and a 2.25 GPA in all CS and CEG courses