Manufacturing Engineering Assessment Methods

• Program Educational Objectives

1. Students: Surveys (IS-7,9), Focus Groups, SME Student Chapter Meetings

2. Alumni: Surveys (IS-3,10)

3. Employers

a. Co-op Employers: Surveys (IS-6,8) and Company Visits

b. Alumni Employers: Surveys and Company Visits

4. Industrial Advisory Board: Board Meetings

5. SME: Manufacturing Education Plan – Competency Gaps

6. Faculty: Curriculum and Assessment Committee Meetings

• Program Outcomes:

Program Outcome Level:

1. Kettering Five Column Assessment Forms

2. Industry Advisory Board

3. Exit Interview / Focus Group

4. Surveys:

Employer Survey

Alumni Survey

EBI Survey

Graduate Salary Survey

5. Thesis Project Evaluation:

By Employers

By Faculty

By Students

6. Tests:

Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)

Certified Manufacturing Engineering Engineers/Technologists (CMfgE/CMfgT)

7. Capstone Design Course

Curriculum Level:

1. Capstone Design Course

2. Focus Groups / SME Student Chapter

3. End-of-Term Student Surveys

4. Pretest

5. Curriculum Assessment Committee

6. Co-op Work Evaluations:

By Supervisors

By Students

7. Co-op Portfolio

Course Level:

1. Course Learning Objectives

2. Course Assessment Matrix & Form

3. Classroom Assessment Techniques

4. Course Surveys, IS-15

5. Course Evaluation, MG-1

6. Pretest

7. Course Journal