Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering Technology

Assessment Report, 2014-2015

COST, Electronics Engineering Technology

Assessment Identifiers

College / School:
College of Sciences and Technology

Department:
Department of Engineering Technology

Program / Major / Certificate:
Electronics Engineering Technology

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

Has there been a change to the Assessment Coordinator(s) since the last assessment plan?
No

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 EET baccalaureate degree program will be able to demonstrate:

1. Knowledge and hands-on competence in the application of circuit analysis and design, computer programming, associated software, analog and digital electronics, and microcomputers, and engineering standards to the building, testing, operation, and maintenance of electrical/electronic(s) systems.

2. Knowledge and hands-on competence in the applications of physics or chemistry to electrical/electronic(s) circuits in a rigorous mathematical environment at or above the level of algebra and trigonometry.

3. The ability to analyze, design, and implement one or more of the following: control systems, instrumentation systems, communications systems, computer systems, or power systems.

4. The ability to apply project management techniques to electrical/electronic(s) systems.

5. The ability to utilize statistics/probability, transform methods, discrete mathematics, or applied differential equations in support of electrical/electronic(s) systems.

LINK TO: Assessment Report, 2014-2015 – 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 demonstrate knowledge and hands-on competence in the application of circuit analysis and design, computer programming, associated software, analog and digital electronics, and microcomputers, and engineering standards to the building, testing, operation, and maintenance of electrical/electronic(s) systems.	Fall 2014	A. Yousuf	ELET 3301K Digital Systems I	Lab Report - ELET 3101K_Yousuf_Fall 2014_ISLO 1	At least 70% of the students will score ≥ Level 2	TARGET 1 MET 82% scored ≥ Level 2	OVERALL: TARGET PARTIALLY MET Description of the expected use of results that will be addressed in the 2015-2016 academic year: Following actions will be taken to improve the results: Model laboratory report will be explained to the students in detail; IEEE and ASEE reference format will be discussed in class with several examples.
		Fall 2014		ELET 3301K Digital Systems I	Lab Report - ELET 3301K_Yousuf_Fall 2014_ISLO 1	At least 70% of the students will score ≥ Level 2	TARGET 2 MET 84% scored ≥ Level 2
		Spring 2015		ELET 3311K Digital Systems II	Lab Report - ELET 3311K_Yousuf_Spring 2015_ISLO 4	At least 70% of the students will score ≥ Level 3	TARGET 3 NOT MET 45% scored ≥ Level 3
Academic Engagement and Achievement	2. The students will be able to demonstrate knowledge and hands-on competence in the applications of physics or chemistry to electrical/electronic(s) circuits in a rigorous mathematical environment at or above the level of algebra and trigonometry.	Fall 2014	J. Broberg	PHYS 1111K Introductory Physics I	Assignment - PHYS 1111K_Broberg_Fall 2014_ISLO 2	At least 70% of the students will score ≥ Level 3	TARGET MET 77% scored ≥ Level 3	OVERALL: TARGET MET Description of the expected use of results that will be addressed in the 2015-2016 academic year: Although the target was met, further geometry exercises will be added to help the students gain practice finding the correct angles.
Academic Engagement and Achievement	3. The students will be able to demonstrate the ability to analyze, design, and implement one or more of the following: control systems, instrumentation systems, communications systems, computer systems, or power systems.	Fall 2014	A. Yousuf	ELET 3101K Electric Circuit I	Lab Report - ELET 3101K_Yousuf_Fall 2014_ISLO 1	At least 70% of the students will score ≥ Level 2	TARGET MET 82% scored ≥ Level 2	OVERALL: TARGET MET Description of the expected use of results that will be addressed in the 2015-2016 academic year: The program will continue the practices that allowed this target to be met.
Academic Engagement and Achievement	4. The students will be able to demonstrate the ability to apply project management techniques to electrical/electronic(s) systems.	Fall 2014	B. Knakiewicz	ENGT 2201 Technical Writing	Research Paper - ENGT 2201_Knakiewicz_Fall 2014_ISLO 1	At least 70% of the students will score ≥ Level 3	TARGET MET 88% scored ≥ Level 2	OVERALL: TARGET MET Description of the expected use of results that will be addressed in the 2015-2016 academic year. The program will continue the practices that allowed this target to be met.
Academic Engagement and Achievement	5. The students will be able to demonstrate the ability to utilize statistics/probability, transform methods, discrete mathematics, or applied differential equations in support of electrical/electronic(s) systems.	Fall 2014	A. Yousuf	ELET 3101K Electric Circuit I	Lab Report - ELET 3101K_Yousuf_Fall 2014_ISLO 1	At least 70% of the students will score ≥ Level 2	TARGET MET 82% scored ≥ Level 2	OVERALL: TARGET MET Description of the expected use of results that will be addressed in the 2015-2016 academic year: The program will continue the practices that allowed this target to be met.

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	OVERALL: TARGET PARTIALLY MET Description of the expected use of results that will be addressed in the 2015-2016 academic year: Grants will be maintained.
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	OVERALL: TARGET MET Description of the expected use of results that will be addressed in the 2015-2016 academic year: Target met. Strategies will be continued within the program.
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	OVERALL: TARGET MET Description of the expected use of results that will be addressed in the 2015-2016 academic year: Target met. Strategies will be continued within the program.

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

OVERALL: TARGET PARTIALLY MET

Description of the expected use of results that will be addressed in the 2015-2016 academic year: Grants will be maintained.

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

OVERALL: TARGET MET

Description of the expected use of results that will be addressed in the 2015-2016 academic year: Target met. Strategies will be continued within the program.

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

OVERALL: TARGET MET

Description of the expected use of results that will be addressed in the 2015-2016 academic year: Target met. Strategies will be continued within the program.