Much is learned abut how we are performing from the graduate's perspective. Communication Skills Assessment of communication skills is an on-going process during coursework in physics. Students submit written work in each course and participate in classroom discussions and presentations. Laboratory courses require increasingly complex written reports. Oral presentations are required for a number of courses.
Assessment takes place through instructor evaluation.
Problem-Solving Skills Assessment of analytical skills takes place continuously through assignment and grading of homework sets and examinations. Numerical problem-solving skills are regularly assessed, in PHYS 231 and most upper division physics courses, through homework assignments that include computational tasks pertinent to the subject matter. A students who receives high marks in the capstone course is good at problem solving. A major part of working in industry is problem solving. Assessment Results Discipline-Specific Knowledge Performance on homework and exams is fair to excellent, judging from grades our majors received.