Assessment: Engineering Laboratories

Jim Henry, Ph.D., P.E.University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Southeastern Section ASEE, 2002 Gainesville, FL

Assessment: Engineering Laboratories

Jim Henry, Ph.D., P.E.University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Southeastern Section ASEE, 2002 Gainesville, FL

Assessment: Engineering Laboratories

Jim Henry, Ph.D., P.E.University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Southeastern Section ASEE, 2002 Gainesville, FL

Chattanooga - Gainesville

Assessment Experiences --

Students in lab

Outcomes -- Students at graduation

ABET objectives -- programs

learn by doing

guided discovery

demonstrate by experiment the phenomena developed in lecture or textbook

design of experiments

collection of data

analysis of data

presentation of data and results

Experiences -- Students in labs

design and conduct experiments using modern computer-based data acquisition, analysis, and controls.

work in interdisciplinary teams and to communicate effectively.

apply fundamental knowledge in engineering sciences, mathematics, physics, chemistry, and computer applications.

use engineering principles and modern engineering tools to identify, analyze, and solve engineering problems.

Outcomes-- Grads have the ability to

Design -- Experimentation -- Creativity --Data analysis -- Communication --Models -- Instrumentation -- Learn from failure --

Communication --Psychomotor --

Safety --Teamwork --

Ethics --Sensory awareness --

ABET Objectives in Consideration for labs (Chronicle, Feb. 1, 2002)

Design -- Create and debug a part, product, or system using specific methodologies, equipment, or material while meeting specific requirements and specification.

ABET Objectives for labs

Experimentation -- Devise an approach, specify appropriate equipment and procedures, implement the strategy, and interpret the data.

ABET Objectives for labs

Creativity -- Demonstrate appropriate levels of independent thought and capability in real-world problem solving.

ABET Objectives for labs

Data analysis -- Demonstrate the ability to collect, analyze, and interpret data to form and support conclusions.

ABET Objectives for labs

Communication -- Relay information about laboratory work effectively, both orally and in writing, at levels ranging from ...

ABET Objectives for labs

Models -- Identify strengths and limitations of theoretical models as predictors of real-world behavior.

ABET Objectives for labs

Instrumentation -- Apply appropriate tools and sensors to measure physical quantities.

ABET Objectives for labs

Learn from failure -- Recognize unsuccessful outcomes from faulty equipment, parts, code, construction, process, or design, then re-engineer solutions.

ABET Objectives for labs

Psychomotor -- Demonstrate competence in selection, modification, and operation of appropriate tools and resources.

ABET Objectives for labs

Safety -- Recognize health, safety, and environmental issues related to process and activities.

ABET Objectives for labs

Teamwork -- Work effectively in groups using accountability and assigning roles, responsibilities, and tasks to meet deadlines.

ABET Objectives for labs

Ethics -- Behave with high standards, including reporting information objectively and interacting with integrity.

ABET Objectives for labs

Sensory awareness -- Use human senses to gather information and make sound engineering judgements in formulation of conclusions.

ABET Objectives for labs

Acknowledgements

Tennessee TaxpayersNational Science FoundationUTC's Center for Excellence in Computer ApplicationsNational InstrumentsMicrosoft CorporationLyle Fiesel

UT-Chattanooga, TN

Assessment: Engineering Laboratories

Jim Henry, Ph.D., P.E.University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Southeastern Section ASEE, 2002 Gainesville, FL