ECE Assessment Program Information for Teaching Assistants & Senior Tutors Information for Teaching Assistants & Senior Tutors

Overview All reputable engineering degrees in the US are accredited by the Accrediation Board of Engineering & Technology -- ABET Accreditation requires a feedback system of goal setting, data gathering, evaluation and action

ECE Outcomes Preparation for engineering practice, including the technical, professional, and ethical components. Preparation for future changes in EE A solid understanding of the basic principles in EE An understanding of appropriate mathematical concepts, and an ability to apply them to EE An understanding of the engineering design process, and the ability to perform engineering design, including the needed teamwork and communication skills Demonstration of an in-depth understanding of at least one specialty within EE An ability to communicate effectively in written and oral form An understanding of options for careers and further education, and the necessary educational preparation to pursue those options An ability to learn independently The broad education envisioned by the Plan, and described by the Goal and Mission of WPI An understanding of electrical engineering and technology in a societal and global context Challenging and supportive environment

Where are these measured? For example… A solid understanding of the basic principles in EE: To be able to manipulate complex numbers and phasors in the context of steady state AC circuits(EE2011, EE2111) To be able to write and understand Kirchhoff's current and voltage laws (EE2011) To understand bipolar junction transistor operation and performance (EE2201) Relate frequency-domain descriptions of signals and systems to their characteristics in the time domain, and vice-versa (EE2311) Be able to develop and test a program using appropriate software tools for either a native mode or an embedded system (EE2801)

How? Our department has targeted seven courses for course-based assessment (EE2011, EE2022, EE2201, EE2311, EE2111, EE2799, and EE2801 We developed a set of topics for each course. We obtain data on individual student performance on these topics and examples of student work (good, fair, & poor)

Where do you fit in? For each offering of these 7 courses… –For each objective… For each student… We must record scores received by individual students Typical example: 6 objectives *100 students = 600 data points, 6 objectives*3=18 examples of student work per course

Tips for the instructor (and you!) When selecting the score that will be used, please keep it as specific to the course objective as possible. It is highly advisable not to select an assignment if a student could suffer little penalty for not completing the assignment, as is often the case for homework questions. The scores given do not need to be out of 100, as this is sorted out by the course instructor

If I’m not assigned to one of those 7 courses, I’m off the hook, right? WRONG!!! You may be asked to collect examples of student work (good, fair, poor)

What is gained by all this? Information for course improvement Data for subsequent course staff Accreditation