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Telecommunications EngineeringThe University of Texas at Dallas
The Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
Fall 2006 Industrial Advisory Board Meeting for Accreditation Board for Engineering and
Technology(ABET)
S. Venkatesan
Pete Bernardin
UTD Telecommunications Program
October 28, 2006
The Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
Goal of Today’s Meeting: Report on the ABET Progress
Proposed 2006 TE Program Educational Objectives Some Examples where TE Program has formally measured
program assessment Provide documentation and some evidence that TE Program is
“Closing the Loop” on the assessment processes Show that the TE program has had regular program evaluations
and demonstrate that appropriate corrections have been made to improve the program
Demonstrate that TE program has published its objectives and Mission Statement http://www.ecs.utdallas.edu/welcome/eemission.html
Present the proposed Non-Tenure Track Faculty Development Plan and your plan to addresses “level of scholarship” and “participation in professional societies” issues
TE’s plan for Program’s Senior Design Course that will provide the culminating design experience that ABET requires
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TE Mission and Program Educational Objectives
2005 Mission and PEOs
Goals (Program Educational Objectives)– Build a foundation for successful, long lived, engineering careers– Perform, review and assess sophisticated engineering design– Further the necessities of innovation, functionality, safety, and economy in
engineering– Critical thinking, decision making and communicating effectively– Ability to contribute to engineering teams – Place engineering design and decision making in a market and societal context
The focus of the Telecommunications Engineering degrees is to provide excellent education in modern communications networks and systems. Our graduates are uniquely qualified to apply traditional engineering design and problem solving skills in modern telecommunications.
Additional Aims of the Telecommunications Engineering program are to grow and maintain an outstanding faculty that remains motivated and empowered and to maintain excellent facilities, including teaching laboratories, computing facilities and classrooms.
The Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
TE Mission and Program Educational Objectives
Proposed 2006 Mission an PEOs
Goals (Program Educational Objectives) More Measurable than 2005– Graduates will be able to apply knowledge of mathematics and engineering to solve
a variety of telecommunications problems ( =Criterion a)– Graduates will be able to design and conduct experiments as well as to analyze
and interpret data (=Criterion b)– Graduates will be able to design a system, component, or process to meet desired
needs (=Criterion c)– Graduates will be able to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
(=Criterion e)
The mission of the Telecommunications Engineering BS degree program is to provide education in modern communications networks and systems. The TE BS program provides graduates that have achieved a senior level command of a variety of subfields of telecommunication engineering at the systems level. These graduates are key contributors to a variety of telecommunications fields such as data communications, network architecture, wireless, optical networking, and next generation networks.
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UTD’s Student Satisfaction Survey Data
http://uot.windowssharepointservices.com/TeacherEvaluations.aspx
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In-Class Assessments By Faculty
Assessment of TE3307 (DISCRETE MATHEMATICS)Instructor: C.P.Bernardin Section: 001 Semester: Fall 2005
Use this form to assess the student's performance in the course, based on all or selectedsets of examinations, homework, or projects assigned for this course.
On a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being exceptional and 1 being poor, rate the student's:ABET Material Criteria
Class learning objectives Rating objective Used Used
1 Understand and use logic, sets, functions 3.67 a,b,k HW1&2, Exam1 5=A, [3,4=B], 2=C, 1=D2 Know basic algorithmic techniques and recurrences & Numerical Methods 3.75 a,b,e,k HW3, Exam1 5=A, [3,4=B], 2=C, 1=D3 Understand and use Random numbers 3.94 a,e,k HW4, Exam1, Project 5=A, [3,4=B], 2=C, 1=D4 Understand and use concept of Central Limit Theorem 3.94 a,e,k HW4,Exam1, Project 5=A, [3,4=B], 2=C, 1=D
5 Ability to design Linear Congruential Uniform Random Number Generators 4.27 a,b,e,k HW5, Exam1 5=A, [3,4=B], 2=C, 1=D6 Understand Euclid's GCD/LCM algorithm 4.09 a,b,c,k HW5, Final 5=A, [3,4=B], 2=C, 1=D7 Understand and use basic probability and statistical functions in MS Excel 4.42 a,b,e,k Project 5=A, [3,4=B], 2=C, 1=D
8 Know basic sorting algorithms: selection, insertion, shell, heapsort, 3.66 a,b,e,k HW3 5=A, [3,4=B], 2=C, 1=Dmergesort, quicksort, indirect sorting
9 Know and be able to apply solutions of linear systems of equations, 3.54 a,b,e,k HW6, Final 5=A, [3,4=B], 2=C, 1=D and the related concepts of determinant, rank, row echelon form, etc.
10 Ability to apply basic number theory and understand Sieve of Eratosthenes 4.78 a,b,e,k HW5, In-Class Lab 5=A, [3,4=B], 2=C, 1=D
Mean ABET Score 4.00
a. An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering
b. An ability to design and construct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
e. An ability to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems
k. An abilitiy to use the techniques, skills,and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice
http://assess.utdallas.edu/ee_abet_forms/index.html
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First Senior Design Presentation to IAB
Senior Design Presentation Day, Monday, May 1 , 2006in
TI Conference Room
Projects Supervisor Project Title Group No. PresentationTime
1 Marco Tacca VoIP management and operation and TCP/IP analysis
I 9:00 AM
2 Marco Tacca VoIP management and operation and TCP/IP analysis
II 9:20 AM
3 Andy Blanchard Antenna measurement and Design I 9:40 AM
4 Farokh Bastani Context-Aware Tele-Presence Anywhere Conferencing (CATPAC) System
I 10:00 AM
5 Farokh Bastani Context-Aware Tele-Presence Anywhere Conferencing (CATPAC) System
II 10:20 AM
6 Andrew Cilia Autonomous Robotic Cat I 10:40 AM
7 Andrew Cilia Wireless keyless entry system I 11:00 AM
8 Andrew Cilia Autonomous Underwater robot I 11:20 AM
9 Andrew Cilia Autonomous Underwater robot II 11:40 AM
10 Andrew Cilia Autonomous Underwater robot III 12:00 PM
11 Muhammad Kalam Design and Configuration of a SONET ring from a linear setup
I 12:20 PM
12 Muhammad Kalam Design and Configuration of a 3-node Optical Network with Gigabit Switch Router
I 12:40 PM
The Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
TE Senior Design Course Improvement Plan
Senior Design Proposals for Fall 2006 – A list of all proposals have been collected and evaluated
Senior Design Presentation Day – A suitable day during the second half of November will be chosen and announced.
Industrial Advisory Board Meetings held in October Posting of Senior Design Activities on the Web page
– Department heads would initiate this process. Please read your handouts on Senior Design
Courses (note: last 2 pages which are for IAB Course Evaluation)
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Non-Tenure Track Faculty Development Plan
Non Tenure TrackDevelopment Process
Performance evaluation for past year (n-1) plusdevelopment plan for next year
Implement Plan
Performance evaluation for year (n) plusdevelopment plan for next year (n+1)
Includeevaluation of
development forpast year
GoalsThe goal of this policy is to further the Erik JonssonSchool of Engineering and Computer Science’s goals in education and dissemination of knowledge through the following: • Fostering the development and continuance of excellence among the faculty. • Aiding the administration of the Jonsson School
and University in understanding the motivations, strengths, accomplishments, goals, and plans of individual faculty members.
• Furtherance of communication and understanding between the faculty and the Jonsson School and University administrations.
• See Handout
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Closing the Quality Loopwith ABET
ProgramOutcomes:Short-Term
Goals
Develop Educational
Program, including Curriculum
Develop and Document Processes to
Produce Outcomes
Determine Outcomes
Needed to Achieve Objectives
Deliver educational program, including
curriculum
Establish Goals for Outcomes
that will lead to Achievement of
Objectives
Determine How Outcomes will be Assessed
EvaluateAchievement of
Objectives
Determine,Update, Publish
Objectives
PEO’s:Long-Term
Goals
Provide students, faculty, facilities, andresources that are consistent with Objectives
DevelopProgram
Assess Outcomes
DemonstrateAchievement of
Outcomes
Graduation
The Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
Mapping Mission Statement and IAB Input
to PEOs and Assessing Performance
UTD MISSION& GOALS
PEOs:Program Educational Objectives
Constituents assess if objectives met & Documents
Constituents take corrective action & Documents
Input from Industrial
Constituents(IAB)
If no
if yes
PEO’s:Long-Term
Goals
Telecommunications EngineeringThe University of Texas at Dallas
The Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
APPENDIXIntroduction to the Accreditation Board for
Engineering and Technology(ABET)
Pete Bernardin
UTD Telecommunications Program
The Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
Accreditation: raison d'être
In the United States, accreditation is used to ensure quality in educational institutions and programs. Accreditation is a voluntary, non-governmental process of peer review. It requires an educational institution or program to meet certain, defined standards or criteria. Accreditation is sometimes confused with certification. In general, institutions and programs are accredited, and individuals are certified.
The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) is a professional accrediting organization that accredits engineering programs, not institutions
Accreditation serves to notify: Parents and prospective students that a program has met minimum standards Faculty, deans and administrators of a program’s strengths and weaknesses and
of ways to improve the program Employers that graduates are prepared to begin professional practice Taxpayers that their funds are spent well The public that graduates are aware of public health and safety considerations
A general requirement of most Professional Engineering (PE) licenses is graduation from an ABET accredited school
ABET website - http://www.abet.org
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Definition of Key ABET Terms
Program Educational Objectives -- statements that describe the expected accomplishments of graduates during the first few years after graduation
Program Outcomes – statements that describe what students are expected to know and are able to do by the time of graduation
Assessment – one or more processes that identify, collect, use and prepare data that can be used to evaluate achievement of program outcomes, educational objectives or for program improvement
Evaluation – one or more processes for interpretation of the data and evidence accumulated through assessment practices that a) determine the extent to which program outcomes or educational objectives are being achieved; or b) result in decisions and actions taken to improve the program (e.g. curriculum or methodology)
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Accreditation Criteria: Evaluator’s Check List
1. Students -Documented Process for Advising, Monitoring, Evaluation?-Policies for accepting and transferring students equitably?
2. Program Educational Objectives- Are they published and consistent with UTD’s Mission Statement? - Is there a process to determine and update PEO’s? - Are they based on the needs of (Industrial) Constituencies?- Are the results used to Improve the effectiveness of the Program?
3. Program Outcomes - Is there an assessment process with documented measurements? - Are the results used to improve the Program? - Does the Process demonstrate that graduates have “Criteria a-k”?
4. Professional Component- Major Design Experience- One Year of Math and Basic Science- One and one-half years of Engineering Topics- General Education Component that complements technical curricular content
The Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
Accreditation Criteria: Evaluator’s Check List (continued)
5. Faculty-Sufficient Number and Competencies to Cover All Curricular Areas -Levels of Student-Faculty Interaction -Student Advising and Counseling -University Service Activities -Professional Development -Interaction with Practitioners and Employers
6. Facilities-Classrooms -Laboratories -Equipment and Tools -Computing and Information Infrastructure
7. Institutional Support and Financial Resources-Sufficient to Assure Quality and Continuity of the Program -Sufficient to Attract and Retain a Well-Qualified Faculty -Sufficient to Acquire, Maintain, and Operate Facilities and Equipment
The Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
Closing the Quality Loopwith ABET
ProgramOutcomes:Short-Term
Goals
Develop Educational
Program, including Curriculum
Develop and Document Processes to
Produce Outcomes
Determine Outcomes
Needed to Achieve Objectives
Deliver educational program, including
curriculum
Establish Goals for Outcomes
that will lead to Achievement of
Objectives
Determine How Outcomes will be Assessed
EvaluateAchievement of
Objectives
Determine,Update, Publish
Objectives
PEO’s:Long-Term
Goals
Provide students, faculty, facilities, andresources that are consistent with Objectives
DevelopProgram
Assess Outcomes
DemonstrateAchievement of
Outcomes
Graduation
The Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
Program Educational Objectives (PEO’s)
The PEOs are statements that describe the expected accomplishments of graduates during the first few years after graduation
Two types of PEO’s:1) those for all graduates 2) those for top graduates
The audiences for PEO statements are external constituents: – Industrial Advisory Board (IAB)– prospective students, employers– transfer institutions– student sponsors
Programs may choose to have objective statements that would be much broader or longer-term indicators of program success than the definition used here would imply
PEOs are long-term post graduation goals.
The Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
Mapping Mission Statement and IAB Input
to PEOs and Assessing Performance
UTD MISSION& GOALS
PEOs:Program Educational Objectives
Constituents assess if objectives met & Documents
Constituents take corrective action & Documents
Input from Industrial
Constituents(IAB)
If no
if yes
The Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
Provide Proof PEO’s are Created and Updated
Describe the processes used to establish and review the PEOs and the extent to which the program’s various constituencies are involved in these processes. Provide documentation that demonstrates that the processes are working.
Describe how the program curriculum and your processes ensure achievement of the PEOs.
Provide documentation that describes the ongoing evaluation of the level of achievement of these objectives, the results obtained by this periodic evaluation and evidence that the results are being used to improve the effectiveness of the program.
The Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
Program Outcomes
Program Outcomes are statements that describe what students are expected to know and are able to do by the time of graduation
Program Outcomes relate to the skills, knowledge and behaviors that students acquire in their matriculation through the program
Achievement of all of the program outcomes should indicate that the graduate is equipped to achieve the program educational objectives
Achievement of program outcomes by each student should be verified before certification for graduation
The program outcomes of ABET accredited programs must embrace the eleven (a) through (k) requirements
Program Outcomes are Short-Term Pre-Graduation Goals, potentially measured annually
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ABET 11-Key Quality Criteria a-k
a) An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering
b) An ability to design and construct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
c) An ability to design a system, component or process to meet desired needs
d) An ability to function on interdisciplinary teamse) An ability to identify, formulate and solve engineering problemsf) An understanding of professional and ethical responsibilityg) An ability to communicate effectivelyh) The broad education necessary to understand the impact of
engineering in a global and societal contexti) A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-
long learningj) A knowledge of contemporary issuesk) An ability to use the techniques, skills and modern engineering
tools necessary for engineering practice
The Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
Mapping ABET Quality Criteria to Program Outcomes and Assessing
Performance
11 ABET Engineering Quality Criteria
(a-k)
Curricular Constituents:TE Governing
Committee
Program Outcomes
Constituents assess if objectives met & Documents
Constituents take corrective action & Documents
if yes
If no
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Provide Proof Outcomes Assessment is working
Describe the assessment process, documented assessment results, evidence that results are applied to further development and improvement, and a demonstration of the achievement of each program outcome important to the mission of the institution and the objectives of the program, as required by Criterion 3 (= Program Outcomes)
List the Program Outcomes that have been established based on the Program Educational Objectives and describe how these Program Outcomes relate to the Program Educational Objectives.
Describe how the Program Outcomes chosen by the program encompass and relate to the outcome requirements of Criterion 3.
Describe the processes used to produce and assess each of the program outcomes.
Provide metric goals for each outcome that illustrate the level of quality of outcomes achievement felt necessary to produce graduates that will ultimately achieve the Educational Objectives following their graduation
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Provide Proof Outcomes Assessment is working(continued)
Provide qualitative and quantitative data gathered on a regular basis that are used to assess the quality of achievement of the outcomes and your analysis of those assessment results.
Describe the process by which the assessment results are applied to further develop and improve the program.
Document changes that have been implemented to further develop and improve the program. Provide qualitative and quantitative data used to support these changes.
Describe the materials, including student work and other tangible materials, that will be available for review during the visit to demonstrate achievement of the Program Outcomes and Assessment.
The programs are encouraged to organize these materials on the basis of outcomes, rather than on a course-by-course basis.