Computer & Electronics Engineering Technology
Results of Assessment
2002-2003 (submitted 08/29/03)
The Computer and Electronics
Engineering Technology department is committed to continual improvement.
The department CEET Continuous Improvement Plan was established as a method to ensure an
ongoing process of identifying, evaluating, and improving the Computer
Engineering Technology (CET) and Electronics Engineering Technology (EET) degree
programs. The assessment program is
designed as a simple "problem
identification, evaluation, change, and result" continuous loop that is
described below.
1. Problem
Identification:
How does a department identify problems or strengths?
A number of feedback channels have been created to identify possible
problems and strengths within the CEET program.
These channels were established as a feedback source for determining
whether or not the CEET program is functioning effectively and efficiently.
The established CEET Improvement Plan feedback tools
are:
AT-1
Student Feedback (interviews and surveys)
AT-2 Senior Student Feedback (senior
project, co-op work, interviews/surveys)
AT-3 Alumni Feedback (interviews and
surveys)
AT-4 Faculty Feedback (interviews and
department meetings)
AT-5 Employer Feedback (interviews and
surveys)
AT-6 Advisory Committee Feedback
(meeting minutes)
AT-7 University Feedback (Career
Services, Deans, Provost)
AT-8 National Sources and Standards
(ABET, journal articles, research reports)
AT-9 Standardized Tests (Work Keys)
AT-10
Program completion
2. Identify
Solution:
The CEET department, under the leadership of the
department chair, will constantly monitor the feedback channels in order to
identify emerging problems and recognize program strengths. The department will periodically review the collected
feedback and determine whether or not action is merited.
Action options will be discussed and the best option will be selected.
The department will then establish the procedures for approval and
implementation.
3. Implement
Change:
The CEET department will implement the necessary changes
to obtain the desired outcome. These changes are called Assessment Actions
(AA-1, AA-2, etc.). Change
proposals will be carried forward to the proper authority.
Some changes will require the approval by the dean, department advisory
committee, the Faculty Senate, and the Provost. Minor changes will not require approval outside the
department.
4. Evaluate
Result:
The department will determine the success of the action
and decide whether or not to repeat the process.
5. Goals/Assessment
Table:
The
table below lists each one of the Assessment Tools available for each of the
department goals.
|
#
|
GOALS/ASSESSMENT
|
AT#1
|
AT#2
|
AT#3
|
AT#4
|
AT#5
|
AT#6
|
AT#7
|
aT#8
|
AT#9
|
aT#10
|
|
1
|
CEET
DEPT GOAL #1
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
2
|
CEET
DEPT GOAL #2
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
CEET
DEPT GOAL #3
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4
|
CEET
DEPT GOAL #4
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5
|
CEET
DEPT GOAL #5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
6
|
CET
AAS SLO
#1
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
7
|
EET
AAS SLO
#2
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
8
|
EET
AAS
SLO #3
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
9
|
EET
BS SLO #1
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
10
|
EET
BS SLO #2
|
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
11
|
EET
BS SLO #3
|
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
12
|
EET
BS SLO
#4
|
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
13
|
EET
BS SLO
#5
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
14
|
CET
AAS SLO #1
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
15
|
CET
AAS
SLO
#2
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
16
|
CET
AAS SLO
#3
|
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
17
|
CET
BS GOAL
#1
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
18
|
CET
BS SLO #2
|
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
19 |
CET
BS SLO #3
|
|
X |
|
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
20 |
CET
BS SLO #4 |
|
X |
|
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
21 |
CET
BS SLO #5 |
|
|
X |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
22
|
EET
Minor SLO #1 |
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6. Assessment
Tracker Worksheet:
Each problem identified in the "identification"
step will be tracked on a CEET Continuous Improvement Tracker Form.
The format is designed to record the actions taken during the
assessment cycle.
1.
Identify Problem
2. Identify Solution
3. Identify Change
4. Evaluate Result
7. Summary
of Assessment Actions:
The following list summarizes the department assessment
activities that resulted in action since 1998.
The department determined that these observations/ problems were
significant enough to justify action to be taken. The activity is called an Assessment Action (AA) and they are
numbered below.
| AA-1 |
Increase student enrollment (1998)
|
Department enrollments rose by
an average of 50 students/yr to a total of 300 by fall of 2002.
Additional action not warranted at this time. |
| AA-2 |
Evening Program (1999)
|
The number of declared majors
has doubled within the last four years and one-third of them are now
attending in the evening. Additional action not warranted at this
time. |
| AA-3 |
Mon-Wed and Tue-Thurs Classes (1999)
|
Faculty and students
identified preferred M-W and T-Th course schedules which were
implemented in Fall of 2000. Not a complaint has been heard since
the change. Additional action not warranted at this time. |
| AA-4 |
CET Degree (1999)
|
A new CET degree was approved
and implemented in Fall of 2000. As of the Fall of 2002, there are
100 declared CET majors, and the CET graduates are competing favorably
with Computer Science and EET graduates. The department needs to
re-evaluate the CET curriculum and better define the career path. |
| AA-5 |
Graduate Employment (2000)
|
Co-operative work experience
was implemented as a degree requirement in Fall 2001. Sixty-six
percent of the students were working in related employment.
One-third of graduates were going directly into engineering positions,
one-third were getting into engineering positions one to five years
after graduation, and the other one-third were getting technician
positions (or less). Additional action not warranted at this time. |
| AA-6 |
Online Courses (2000)
|
As of spring of 2003,
two-thirds of the CEET courses are online, and this degree program has
been approved by the Board of Regents and NW Commission on Colleges and
Universities as an online program. A recent university evaluation
of campus online courses revealed that they were as effective as
face-to-face courses. Additional action not warranted at this
time. |
| AA-7 |
Communication Skills (2000)
|
Project Management and Senior
Project design reviews were modified to include formal Power Point
presentations and a laboratory write-up standard was written and
approved. Student design reviews have improved considerably.
Lab write-up formats were not successfully implemented. This
action needs to be re-evaluated in the future. |
| AA-8 |
Faculty Shortage (2001)
|
The department doubled the
number of faculty between 2001 and 2003. This action is closed. |
| AA-9 |
Upgrade Laboratory Equipment (2001)
|
As of Spring 2003, the
laboratory equipment upgrade is half completed. This effort must
continue and not be limited to a five-year plan. This particular
action will remain open until the end of the pre-determined five-year
period (2001-2005). |
| AA-10 |
Review CET Program (2002)
|
In the Spring of 2002, the
faculty agreed to clearly define or re-define the CET curriculum.
Many CET majors have the misperception that they are being trained for
network engineering positions. A new faculty member was hired to
direct this re-definition effort and the CET faculty meet regularly to
work on this. This action is open. |
| AA-11 |
Engineering Ethics (2002)
|
A new course - CEET 3000
Engineering Ethics - has been approved and will be taught for the first
time in Fall 2004. This action is open. |
| AA-12 |
Communication Skills (2003) |
In the Spring of 2003, the
faculty agreed to require upper division students to take Engl 3100 -
Technical Writing or CEET 3070 - Engineering Technology Research.
These changes have not yet been implemented. This action is open. |
Assessment Tools used in Assessment Actions
|
AT
AA
|
Assessment Tools
Assessment Actions |
AT#1 |
AT#2 |
AT#3 |
AT#4 |
AT#5 |
AT#6 |
AT#7 |
AT#8 |
AT#9 |
AT#10 |
| 1 |
ENROLLMENT |
|
|
|
|
X |
|
X |
|
|
|
| 2 |
EVENING PROGRAM |
X |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 3 |
M-W & T-TH CLASSES |
X |
X |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
| 4 |
CEET PROGRAM |
|
|
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
| 5 |
GRAD EMPLOYMENT |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
|
|
| 6 |
ONLINE COURSES |
X |
|
|
X |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
| 7 |
COMMUNICATION |
|
|
|
|
X |
X |
|
X |
X |
X |
| 8 |
FACULTY SHORTAGE |
X |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 9 |
UPGRADE EQUIPMENT |
X |
|
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
| 10 |
CEET PROGRAM |
X |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 11 |
ENGINEERING ETHICS |
|
|
|
X |
X |
X |
|
X |
|
|
| 12 |
COMMUNICATION |
|
|
|
X |
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