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This is a continuation of a series of papers written to document the tools and methods developed to ultimately assist in continuous improvement of a new engineering program. The Citadel School of Engineering initiated a Bachelor’s of Science in Mechanical Engineering program in the fall 2014. The School of Engineering has two ABET accredited programs (Civil and Electrical) and applied for accreditation of the new Mechanical program when the first students graduated in 2016. The initial ABET visit was scheduled for the fall 2016. The new program courses have been prepared using the ABET engineering accreditation criteria, and the new team of mechanical engineering faculty has worked on collection, assessment and evaluation of the program in order to provide a quality educational experience for students. This paper will describe the tools, techniques, and best practices developed during this process. It will show the connection between the course assessments and how they provided input into the program assessment. Additionally, other direct and indirect measures will be illustrated to show how they provide a more thorough assessment of student outcomes and the overall ABET program assessment. The tools and procedures will allow the ME faculty to assess, analyze and suggest improvements that can be implemented in the future offerings. These tools are currently being used by the ME faculty to identify areas in need of improvement in all ME courses. The authors hope that this assessment process will provide a better, unified, consistent, efficient and transparent evaluation and reporting across all courses in the new program.
Author(s):
Monika Bubacz
Mechanical Engineering
The Citadel
United States
Robert Rabb
Mechanical Engineering
The Citadel
United States
Jason Howison
Mechanical Engineering
The Citadel
United States
Kevin Skenes
Mechanical Engineering
The Citadel
United States
Patrick Bass
Mechanical Engineering
The Citadel
United States
Jason Geathers
Mechanical Engineering
The Citadel
United States
Emily Book
Mechanical Engineering
The Citadel
United States