| IME Program Outcomes Formative Assessment |
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(Revised KF-12/1/05) |
| As it pertains to Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering education at NDSU, please indicate your opinion of how much the Department, the program, and all other educational activities helped in meeting the ¡°a-k¡± educational outcomes by blackening the appropriate circle.? Please use the following scale to show the level of accomplishment: |
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| a. Applications of mathematics, science, and engineering? |
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| How would you rate your overall NDSU educational experience in applications of math, science, and engineering |
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| How would you rate the opportunities provided by IME program to apply knowledge of math, science, and engineering |
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| How would you rate your ability to employ general principles, theories, concepts, and/or formulas from mathematics, science, and engineering in the solution of a wide range of problems related to their engineering program |
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| b. Design, experimentation, analysis, and interpretation of data? |
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| How would you rate the overall NDSU educational experience in promoting your ability to design and conduct experiments |
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| How would you rate the IME program in providing opportunities to increase your ability to design and conduct experiments |
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| How would you rate the level of preparation you receive to independently design and conduct experiments |
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| How would you rate the laboratory experiences in increasing your ability to design and conduct experiments |
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| How would you rate your ability to measure, record and present raw and summary data and analyze those data for the purposes of understanding and explaining the data |
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| How would you rate your ability to define variable types (pertinent dependent and independent), and determine how many and where to take measurements based on a thorough understanding of accuracy and precision |
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| c. Design of system, component, and process? |
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| How would you rate your ability to engage productively and creatively in the design process |
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| How would you rate your ability to conduct projects i.e. the student is able to: identify the project goal; define the project scope; and search for alternatives for achieving the outcome |
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| How would you rate your ability in conducting projects i.e. your ability to use various engineering tools to choose among possible solutions |
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| How would you rate your ability to conduct and document economics analysis of proposals for alternative solutions |
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| How would you rate your ability to design experiences offered through program courses? |
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| d. Teamwork |
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| How would you rate the opportunities provided by IME program to work in teams |
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| In general, How would you rate the opportunities provided to work in a team in all of the undergraduate courses |
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| How would you rate the opportunities provided by IME program to interact with other disciplines |
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| How would you rate the opportunities provided by IME program to have a conceptual understanding of group dynamics and team project experiences along with skills and strategies that will make any future teamwork successful |
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| How would you rate your ability to participate effectively as member of multi-disciplinary team, working with people who bring different skills, expertise, and perspectives to a project |
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| How would you rate the instruction and guidance in teamwork received from professors in IME department |
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| e. Engineering Problem Solving |
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| How would you rate the opportunities provided by IME program courses and laboratories to solve engineering problems |
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| How would you rate your ability to define a program-related problem by specifically describing the problem conditions¡ªwhat is known or given, and what the unknowns are |
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| How would you rate your ability to apply the appropriate program-related principles to find the unknowns and arrive at correct and effective solutions to the problem |
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| f. Professional and Ethical Responsibility |
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| How would you rate the level of student membership in the professional societies in Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering field |
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| How would you rate the level of encouragement provided by the IME faculty to join the professional society |
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| How would you rate the Ethical considerations covered/addressed in some of the engineering courses |
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| How would you rate the adequacy of the coverage of topics related to ethics |
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| How would you rate student's ability to become familiar with the applicable professional codes of conduct for their engineering program |
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| g. Communications |
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| How would you rate the opportunities provided by the IME program to help you improve your communication skills |
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| How would you rate the program's emphasizes on the importance of lab/project reports in helping to improve communication skills |
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| How would you rate the program's ability to offer many opportunities to help with communication skills |
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| How would you rate the opportunities provided outside the IME courses to help with communication skills |
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| How would you rate your ability to understand the kinds of writing and speaking you will be asked to do as professional engineer |
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| How would you rate your ability to develop professional documents appropriate such as laboratory reports, progress reports, technical reports, technical presentations, etc. |
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| How would you rate your ability to summarize technical material (mathematical solutions, charts, graphs, figures, tables, design drawings, etc) in ways appropriate to a particular audience |
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| How would you rate the level of guidance and instruction received from faculty in writing and speaking |
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| h. Broad Education |
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| How would you rate your individual contribution to the profession and it's impact on society |
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| How would you rate your ability to recognize and understand the nature of and significance of the vital interactions among science, technology, and social values |
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| How would you rate your ability to understand the influence of science and technology on civilization and of the way science and technology have been applied to the betterment of humankind |
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| How would you rate the overall education at NDSU and it's contribution to your understanding of the global issues relating to engineering and the societal context of engineering as a profession |
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| How would you rate the opportunities provided by the IME department and/or program in shaping your understanding of their responsibilities |
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| How would you rate the overall influence in your thinking about the role of engineering in society by the humanities and social sciences courses that you have taken |
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| i. Life Long Learning |
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| How would you rate your level of participation in lecture(s) in the field of engineering that was not part of the curriculum |
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| How would you rate your ability to browse the internet or search the library for engineering information that was not related to classes |
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| How would you rate your engineering assignments, and their involvement beyond the assignment just because it was interesting |
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| How would you rate your willingness to read technical article(s) just for fun |
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| How would you rate your ability to understand the need for further education and self-improvement |
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| How would you rate your involvement in student organizations and/or engineering societies |
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| How would you rate your understanding of the value of membership in an appropriate professional organization |
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| You are or have plan to become a full member in an engineering society |
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| j. Contemporary Issues |
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| How would you rate your ability to use of periodicals, both technical and non-technical to learn about contemporary issues |
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| How would you rate your ability to read topics outside of the IME field and related to contemporary issues |
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| How would you rate your ability to take advantage of available facilities and media to learn about the contemporary issues |
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| How would you rate your ability to recognize and understand the various modes of inquiry into human nature and experience, organization and change in human societies, and the nature of the world relevant to your field of engineering |
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| k. Techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools |
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| How would you rate your level of comfort with computers as a tool of engineering |
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| How would you rate your ability to use application software for engineering purposes |
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| How would you rate the level of emphasis by IME curriculum in programming for engineering applications |
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| How would you rate the level of emphasis by IME department or curriculum in the use of internet as a tool of engineering |
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| How would you rate your ability to make extensive use of the internet as a tool of engineering |
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