Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering Technology

Assessment Report, 2015-2016

COST, Civil Engineering Technology

Assessment Identifiers

College / School
College of Sciences and Technology (COST)

Department
Department of Engineering Technology

Program / Major / Certificate
Civil Engineering Technology

Assessment Coordinator(s)
Continuous Improvement Committee consisting of Dr. Mir Hayder (Chair of the committee), Dr. Mohamad Mustafa (Department Chair), Prof. Henry Taylor (Coordinator of the CET program), Dr. Asad Yousuf (Coordinator of the EET program), Dr. Qian Chen (Coordinator of the CST program), Dr. Bryan Knakiewicz (CET program), and Mr. Alberto De La Cruz (CST program).

Has there been a change to the Assessment Coordinator(s) since the last assessment plan?
Yes

Person(s) responsible for writing and/or submitting this report:
Mir Hayder

Program Mission Statement

To achieve recognition by academia, students, industry, government and community as one among the best committed to: providing high quality educational foundation required for a competent and creative professional career in the area of engineering and technology, and serving as a catalyst for industrial and technological development at the local, regional, national, and global level.

Has this mission statement been revised since the last plan?
No

PSLOs

Graduates of the CET baccalaureate degree program will be able to:

1. Utilize principles, hardware, and software that are appropriate to produce drawings, reports, quantity estimates, and other documents related to civil engineering.

2. Conduct standardized field and laboratory tests related to civil engineering.

3. Utilize surveying methods appropriate for land measurement and/or construction layout.

4. Apply fundamental computational methods and elementary analytical techniques in sub-disciplines related to civil engineering.

5. Plan and prepare documents appropriate for design and construction.

6. Perform economic analyses and cost estimates related to design, construction, operations and maintenance of systems associated with civil engineering.

7. Select appropriate engineering materials and practices.

8. Perform standard analysis and design in at least three sub-disciplines related to civil engineering.

LINK TO: Assessment Report, 2015-2016 – Supporting Documents

Assessment Results (PSLOs)

SSU Strategic Plan Goal	PSLO	Semester	Professor	Courses	Assessment Artifacts and Instruments	Target Levels	Results and Analysis of Results	Actions in Response to Results
Academic Engagement and Achievement	1. The students will be able to utilize principles, hardware, and software that are appropriate to produce drawings, reports, quantity estimates, and other documents related to civil engineering.	Spring 2016	B. Knakiewicz	ENGT 2101K Computer Graphics	Final Project - ENGT 2101K_Knakiewicz_Spring 2016_ISLO 5	At least 70% of the students will score > Level 3	TARGET 1 MET 72% scored ≥ Level 3	OVERALL: TARGET MET Description of the expected use of results that will be addressed in the 2016-2017 academic year: TARGETS 1 - 3: The program will continue the practices that allowed this target to be met.
		Fall 2015		ENGT 2201 Technical Writing	Research Paper - ENGT 2201_Knakiewicz_Fall 2015_ISLO 1		TARGET 2 MET 76% scored ≥ Level 3
		Spring 2016		ENGT 4401 Senior Design	Final Report - ENGT 4401_Knakiewicz_Spring 2016_ISLO 5		TARGET 3 MET 100% scored ≥ Level 3
Academic Engagement and Achievement	2. The students will be able to conduct standardized field and laboratory tests related to civil engineering.	Spring 2016	H. Taylor	CIVT 3201K Civil Eng. Materials	Quiz - CIVT 3201K_Taylor_Spring 2016_ISLO 6	At least 70% of the students will score > Level 3	TARGET 1 NOT MET 67% scored ≥ Level 3	OVERALL: TARGET PARTIALLY MET Description of the expected use of results that will be addressed in the 2016-2017 academic year: The program will prepare more study problems and handouts explaining the methods more clearly and set up tutorial times with students who are showing that they are having difficulty with the material. The students will be given additional tutorial practice sessions.
		Spring 2016	K. Jayaraman	CIVT 3301K Fluid Mechanics	Final Exam - CIVT 3301K_Jay_Spring 2016_ISLO 4		TARGET 2 NOT MET 64% scored ≥ Level 3
		Fall 2015	M. Mazari	CIVT 3401K Highways & Trans. Engineering	Test 2 - CIVT 3401K_Mazari_Fall 2015_ISLO 2		TARGET 3 MET 93% scored ≥ Level 3
		Spring 2016	M. Mazari	CIVT 3601K Soil Mechanics & Foundation Design	Report - CIVT 3601K_Mazari_Spring 2016_ISLO 5		TARGET 4 MET 91% scored ≥ Level 3
		Spring 2016	B. Knakiewicz	ENGT 4401 Senior Design	Final Report - ENGT 4401_Knakiewicz_Spring 2016_ISLO 5		TARGET 5 MET 100% scored ≥ Level 3
Academic Engagement and Achievement	3. The students will be able to utilize surveying methods appropriate for land measurement and/or construction layout.	Spring 2016	B. Knakiewicz	ENGT 2101K Computer Graphics	Final Project - ENGT 2101K_Knakiewicz_Spring 2016_ISLO 5	At least 70% of the students will score > Level 3	TARGET 1 MET 72% scored ≥ Level 3	OVERALL: TARGET MET Description of the expected use of results that will be addressed in the 2016-2017 academic year: TARGETS 1 - 2: The program will continue the practices that allowed this target to be met.
Academic Engagement and Achievement		Spring 2016	B. Knakiewicz	ENGT 4401 Senior Design	Final Report - ENGT 4401_Knakiewicz_Spring 2016_ISLO 5	At least 70% of the students will score > Level 3	TARGET 2 MET 100% scored ≥ Level 3
Academic Engagement and Achievement	4. The students will be able to apply fundamental computational methods and elementary analytical techniques in sub-disciplines related to civil engineering.	Spring 2016	H. Taylor	CIVT 3201K Civil Eng. Materials	Quiz - CIVT 3201K_Taylor_Spring 2016_ISLO 6	At least 70% of the students will score > Level 3	TARGET 1 NOT MET 67% scored ≥ Level 3	OVERALL: TARGET PARTIALLY MET Description of the expected use of results that will be addressed in the 2016-2017 academic year: TARGETS 1 - 5: The program will prepare more study problems and handouts explaining the methods more clearly and set up tutorial times with students who are showing that they are having difficulty with the material.
		Spring 2016	K. Jayaraman	CIVT 3301K Fluid Mechanics	Final Exam - CIVT 3301K_Jay_Spring 2016_ISLO 4		TARGET 2 NOT MET 64% scored ≥ Level 3
		Fall 2015	M. Mazari	CIVT 3401K Highways & Trans. Engineering	Test 2 - CIVT 3401K_Mazari_Fall 2015_ISLO 2		TARGET 3 MET 93% scored ≥ Level 3
		Spring 2016	M. Mazari	CIVT 3601K Soil Mechanics & Foundation Design	Report - CIVT 3601K_Mazari_Spring 2016_ISLO 5		TARGET 4 MET 91% scored ≥ Level 3
		Spring 2016	B. Knakiewicz	ENGT 4401 Senior Design	Final Report - ENGT 4401_Knakiewicz_Spring 2016_ISLO 5		TARGET 5 MET 100% scored ≥ Level 3
Academic Engagement and Achievement	5. The students will be able to plan and prepare documents appropriate for design and construction.	Spring 2016	B. Knakiewicz	ENGT 2101K Computer Graphics	Final Project - ENGT 2101K_Knakiewicz_Spring 2016_ISLO 5	At least 70% of the students will score > Level 3	TARGET MET 72% scored ≥ Level 3	OVERALL: TARGET MET Description of the expected use of results that will be addressed in the 2016-2017 academic year: The program will continue the practices that allowed this target to be met.
Academic Engagement and Achievement	6. The students will be able to perform economic analyses and cost estimates related to design, construction, operations and maintenance of systems associated with civil engineering.	Fall 2015	M. Mazari	CIVT 3401K Highway and Trans. Eng.	Test 2 - CIVT 3401K_Mazari_Fall 2015_ISLO 2	At least 70% of the students will score > Level 3	TARGET 1 MET 93% scored ≥ Level 3	OVERALL: TARGET MET Description of the expected use of results that will be addressed in the 2016-2017 academic year: TARGETS 1 - 2: The program will continue the practices that allowed this target to be met.
Academic Engagement and Achievement		Spring 2016	B. Knakiewicz	ENGT 4401 Senior Design	Final Report - ENGT 4401_Knakiewicz_Spring 2016_ISLO 5	At least 70% of the students will score > Level 3	TARGET 2 MET 100% scored ≥ Level 3
Academic Engagement and Achievement	7. The students will be able to select appropriate engineering materials and practices.	Spring 2016	H. Taylor	CIVT 3201K Civil Eng. Materials	Quiz - CIVT 3201K_Taylor_Spring 2016_ISLO 6	At least 70% of the students will score > Level 3	TARGET 1 NOT MET 67% scored ≥ Level 3	OVERALL: TARGET PARTIALLY MET Description of the expected use of results that will be addressed in the 2016-2017 academic year: The program will prepare more study problems and handouts explaining the methods more clearly and set up tutorial times with students who are showing that they are having difficulty with the material.
Academic Engagement and Achievement		Spring 2016	M. Mazari	CIVT 3601K Soil Mech. & Foundation	Report - CIVT 3601K_Mazari_Spring 2016_ISLO 5	At least 70% of the students will score > Level 3	TARGET 2 MET 91% scored ≥ Level 3
Academic Engagement and Achievement	8. The students will be able to perform standard analysis and design in at least three sub-disciplines related to civil engineering.	Fall 2015	M. Mazari	CIVT 3401K Highway and Trans. Eng.	Test 2 - CIVT 3401K_Mazari_Fall 2015_ISLO 2	At least 70% of the students will score > Level 3	TARGET 1 MET 93% scored ≥ Level 3	OVERALL: TARGET MET Description of the expected use of results that will be addressed in the 2016-2017 academic year: TARGETS 1 - 2: The program will continue the practices that allowed this target to be met.
Academic Engagement and Achievement		Spring 2016	B. Knakiewicz	ENGT 4401 Senior Design	Final Report - ENGT 4401_Knakiewicz_Spring 2016_ISLO 5	At least 70% of the students will score > Level 3	TARGET 2 MET 100% scored ≥ Level 3

Assessment Results (POs)

SSU Strategic Plan Goal	PO Goal	Enabling Strategies	Measures	Targets	Results and Analysis of Results	Actions in Response to Results
Academic Engagement and Achievement	Increase enrollment	a. Distribute flyers/pamphlets and promote the program in Open Campus Day activities. b. Write grants to attract students to Engineering Technology programs	i. Banner data ii. Educational grants	i. Average 120 students over a three-year cycle (Blackboard Analytics Data) ii. At least one educational grant	TARGET PARTIALLY MET Student average will be analyzed during the last year of the cycle, (2015-2016) to see if target was met. Several grants available to students to attract them to the Engineering Technology Programs: PSLSAMP NOYCE MAGEC-STEM PLUS	Description of the expected use of results that will be addressed in the 2015-2016 academic year: Grants will be continued.
Academic Engagement and Achievement	Increase faculty development	Provide travel funds Provide institutional mini-grants	a. Number of faculty presenting/ attending professional conferences b. Membership in professional organizations c. Number of faculty writing grants	i. At least 2-presentations ii. Member of 2-professional organizations iii. At least 2-faculty are involved in writing internal and external grants	TARGET MET Average Professional presentations is more than 3 Members of ASCE, IEEE, ASME, and ASEE 6-faculty are involved in writing external grants and more than 6 are involved in writing mini-grants	Description of the expected use of results that will be addressed in the 2015-2016 academic year: Target met. Strategies will be continued.
Academic Engagement and Achievement	Maintain currency according to industry needs	a. Alumni survey b. Employer satisfaction survey c. Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting	i. Alumni survey results ii. Employer survey results iii. Industrial Advisory Board meeting minutes	i. 80% Yes to question 4 ii. 80% Above average (score 4 out of 5) to question 3 iii. 100% Relevancy	TARGET MET Result from alumni survey: 96% Yes to question 4 Result from employer survey: 100% Above average to question 3 100% IAB Relevancy	Description of the expected use of results that will be addressed in the 2015-2016 academic year: Target met. Strategies will be continued.