Section III: Assessment of General Education & Degree Program Outcomes The Program Outcomes for the degrees are listed below. All program outcomes must be assessed at least once during the 5 year Program Review cycle, and assessment of program outcomes must occur each year. PLEASE NOTE – FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS, GENERAL EDUCATION OUTCOME ASSESSMENT WILL BE TEMPORARILY POSTPONED. WE WOULD ASK THAT IN THIS ANNUAL UPDATE YOU IDENTIFY AT LEAST ONE COURSE IN YOUR DEGREE PROGRAM(S) WHERE ASSESSEMENT AT THE MASTERY LEVEL WILL OCCUR FOR THE FOLLOWING THREE GENERAL EDUCATION OUTCOMES: CRITICAL THINKING/PROBLEM SOLVING INFORMATION LITERACY COMPUTER LITERACY NOTE THAT THERE WILL NEED TO BE AT LEAST ONE EXAM / ASSIGNMENT / ACTIVITY IN THIS COURSE THAT CAN BE USED TO ASSESS MASTERY OF THE COMPETENCY. YOU MAY ALSO SUBMIT ASSESSMENT RESULTS FOR THESE GENERAL EDUCATION COMPETENCIES IF YOU HAVE THEM, BUT IT WILL BE CONSIDERED OPTIONAL. General Education Outcomes To which degree(s) is this program outcome related? Year courses identified where mastery of general education competency will be assessed. PLEASE INDICATE AT LEAST ONE COURSE WHERE MASTERY OF THE COMPETENCY WILL BE ASSESSED FOR EACH OF YOUR DEGREE PROGRAMS What were the assessment results for this General Education competency? (Please provide brief summary data) NOTE: - THIS IS OPTIONAL FOR THE FY 2014-15 AND FY 2015-16 ANNUAL UPDATES Critical Thinking/Problem Solving All programs 2014-2015 MET2780 Mechanical Engineering
HVAC-R Engineering Technology Program Outcomes To which course(s) is this program outcome related? Year assessed or to be assessed. Assessment Methods Used What were the assessment results? (Please provide brief summary data) Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the troubleshooting, commissioning, design and documentation processes for commercial HVACR systems and subsystems via the application of industry accepted techniques, methods, and tools including but not limited to handbooks, manuals, codes and software. EET1120 EET1139 HVA 2780 HVA Elective HVA1201 HVA1221 HVA1241 HVA1301 HVA1351 HVA1401 HVA2251 HVA2351 2014-15 Assessment of capstone. Feedback from industry led advisory board members showed favorable opinions of the educational achievements of capstone students. Communicate effectively in a technical environment, including written and oral communication, effective listening and technical presentation. CAT1111 ENG1101 COM2211 MET1131 2012-13 Assessment of capstone. Graduate exit interviews. Employer surveys. Co-op feedback. Current level is an improvement over years past, however, increased levels of proper communication encouraged. Recognize professional, ethical and societal responsibilities, respect diversity and commit to lifelong learning. HVA Elective MET2711 OTM Social & Behavioral Sciences 2015-16
Apply principles of mathematics, physics, chemistry, thermodynamics, psychrometrics and fluid mechanics to HVACR systems. CAT1131 EET1120 HVA1301 HVA1351 MET1580 PHY1141 2012-13 Assessment of capstone. Placement testing results. Locally developed tests and quizzes. Students are generally underprepared to enter the program mathematically and often start in DEV courses or courses below the required math sequence. One strong point of our program is incorporating real world problems and solutions into the curriculum. Students tend to have a better success rate and material retention when the physical sciences are related to their chosen topic of study. Apply principles of environmental safety and health to HVACR system operation, maintenance, troubleshooting and design. HVA 1201 HVA 2251 HVA 2351 HVA 1301 HVA Elective 2013-14 Locally developed tests and quizzes. Lab observations. Students have a low rate of injury in the lab. Student to teacher ratios are kept to a manageable number. Mechanical Engineering Technology Program Outcomes To which course(s) is this program outcome related? Year assessed or to be assessed. Assessment Methods Used What were the assessment results? (Please provide brief summary data) Use mathematical and scientific skills to analyze products including form, function, fit, strength, thermal and fluid properties, etc. CAM1109 MAT1580 MET Elective MET1111 MET1161 MET2101 MET2151 2012-13 Locally developed tests and quizzes. Review of student work in MET1161 showed a need to revamp coursework. These changes were made and will be analyzed beginning next school year.
MET2201 MET2251 MET2301 MET2351 MET2401 MET2780 PHY1141 Recognize professional, ethical and societal responsibilities, respect diversity and commit to lifelong learning. MET Elective MET2711 OTM Social & Behavioral Sciences 2015-16 Design in detail individual parts from functional sketches provided by an engineer, and model them using a parametric modeler. (i.e. 3-D CAD) MET Elective MET1231 MET1301 MET2780 2014-15 Assessment of capstone. Locally developed tests and quizzes. Co-op feedback. Students excel in hands on skills such as design and modeling. Software in use is current version of the industry standard. With this skillset, students find increased job opportunities. As an interdisciplinary team member, develop products, processes, solve problems, perform project planning, prepare time estimates and make sound ethical decisions. MET1241 MET1281 MET2780 2012-13 Assessment of capstone. Graduate exit interviews. Co-op feedback. Students have performed well in interdisciplinary teams. Faculty have made improvements and modifications to the integrated capstone over the past five years resulting in positive reviews from advisory board members and students. Communicate effectively orally, in writing and graphically on an interdisciplinary team as design ENG1101 COM2211 MET1131 2012-13 Assessment of capstone. Current level is an improvement over years past, however, increased levels of proper communication encouraged.
technician using appropriate tools. MET Elective Graduate exit interviews. Employer surveys. Co-op feedback. Document the product/process model using appropriate means (multi-view drawings, pictorials, catalog/manual illustrations, charts/graphs, shaded image, animation, etc.) MET Elective MET1231 MET1241 MET1281 MET1301 MET2780 2015-16 Are changes planned as a result of the assessment of program outcomes? If so, what are those changes? Both HVACR and MET programs were reduced to be under 65 semester hours for degree completion. Courses were combined and deleted after careful review and the most extensive changes since semester conversion. Assessment of outcomes will be monitored closely as we begin ETAC/ABET reaccreditation of both programs. How will you determine whether those changes had an impact? Advisory board members do an excellent job of helping the department stay current and shaping classes to fit industry needs. APPENDIX – PROGRAM COMPLETION AND SUCCESS RATE DATA Degree and Certificate Completion