Assessment: Engineering Laboratories

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Assessment Engineering Laboratories

• Jim Henry, Ph.D., P.E.
• University of Tennessee
• at Chattanooga
• Southeastern Section ASEE, 2002
• Gainesville, FL

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Assessment Engineering Laboratories

• Jim Henry, Ph.D., P.E.
• University of Tennessee
• at Chattanooga
• Southeastern Section ASEE, 2002
• Gainesville, FL

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Assessment Engineering Laboratories

• Jim Henry, Ph.D., P.E.
• University of Tennessee
• at Chattanooga
• Southeastern Section ASEE, 2002
• Gainesville, FL

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Chattanooga - Gainesville
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Assessment

• Experiences -- Students in lab
• Outcomes -- Students at graduation
• ABET objectives -- programs

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• Experiences -- Students in labs

• 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

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• Outcomes-- Grads have the ability to

• 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.

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

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

• Communication --
• Psychomotor --
• Safety --
• Teamwork --
• Ethics --
• Sensory awareness --

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• ABET Objectives for labs

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

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• ABET Objectives for labs

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

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• ABET Objectives for labs

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

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• ABET Objectives for labs

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

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• ABET Objectives for labs

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

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• ABET Objectives for labs

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

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• ABET Objectives for labs

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

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• ABET Objectives for labs

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

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• ABET Objectives for labs

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

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• ABET Objectives for labs

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

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• ABET Objectives for labs

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

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• ABET Objectives for labs

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

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• ABET Objectives for labs

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

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Acknowledgements

• Tennessee Taxpayers
• National Science Foundation
• UTC's Center for Excellence in Computer
  Applications
• National Instruments
• Microsoft Corporation
• Lyle Fiesel

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UT-Chattanooga, TN
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Assessment Engineering Laboratories

• Jim Henry, Ph.D., P.E.
• University of Tennessee
• at Chattanooga
• Southeastern Section ASEE, 2002
• Gainesville, FL