Weber State University   

Manufacturing/Mechanical Engineering Technology

Manufacturing Engineering Technology

Results of Assessment

2004-2005 (submitted 12/19/05)

As required by our ABET accreditation, all program outcomes (A - K) were assessed using Alumni and Employer Satisfaction Surveys, Program and Course Level Loop Action worksheets, Senior Project evaluations, the SME Certified Manufacturing Technologist (CMfgT) Exam, and feed back from the MFET Industrial Advisory Committee.

Currently, all ABET outcomes are being assessed using an alumni and employer survey of graduates one year after graduation. However, out of 37 graduates surveyed from the class of 2004, only five have responded to date. This data is summarized by the department secretary and distributed.

All ABET criteria are addressed on an on-going basis through program level and course level loop action sheets to promote and document continuous improvement. The forms used simply identify and document course improvement action items and the faculty responsible for any proposed future action. The majority of MFET courses have now implemented improvements highlighted through the course level closed loop action. The program coordinator maintains the program level and course-level loop action instruments.

Senior Project continues to be one of our best assessment tools of the overall MFET program. This year MFET students successfully completed several projects that demonstrated a wide variety of knowledge and skills.  These projects included the building of five powered pottery wheels (one of which was given to the WSU Art Department), multiple chipper/shredder machines, and multiple plastics lab stations for use at WSU. Each project undergoes a comprehensive evaluation of both the documentation and hardware.  

24 MFET seniors took the CMfgT Exam; 75% passed and were certified. Results from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers are distributed to faculty, who analyze areas of the exam where students appeared weak. Only two years of data has been collected, but the exam results are expected to be an excellent assessment tool for long term analysis of the program.

Industrial Advisory Committee (IAC) meetings are held twice each year. Currently, there are two subcommittees that met fall semester of 2005; a welding subcommittee and a plastics subcommittee. The welding subcommittee is tasked with reviewing the new welding emphasis program and the plastics subcommittee is tasked with reviewing the current plastics lab and evaluating the feasibility of a plastics emphasis within the Manufacturing Engineering Technology Program. Both subcommittees will report to the overall Advisory Committee in spring of 2006.

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