BS Systems Engineering

OUTCOME RESULTS

 The following tables give our outcome results.

Outcomes for SE Education Objective 1

Spring 2004

Fall 2003

Outcome 1 - The ability to apply natural and SIE engineering sciences to formulate an appropriate model

Measure

Standard

Score

Result

Score

Result

SIE 265 - Exam Question

80% of the students must score 60% or higher

55/91 (60%)

Fail

 

 

SIE 270 - Exam Questions – Q1

70% of the students must score 60% or higher

35/45 (78%)

Pass

 

 

SIE 277 - Reports

Documented in semester project reports

 

 

15/16

Pass

SIE 305 - Exam Questions – Q1

70% of the students must score 60% or higher

 

 

109/121 (90%)

Pass

SIE 321 - Exam Questions – Q1

70% of the students must score 60% or higher

26/41(63%)

Fail

 

 

SIE 330 - Exam Questions

70% of the students must score 70% or higher

34/42 (81%)

Pass

 

 

SIE 340 - Exam Questions – Q1

70% of the students must score 70% or higher

 

 

27/38 (71%)

Pass

SIE 350–Final Exam Question–Q7

80% of the students must score 50% or higher

70%

Fail

 

 

SIE 454 – Project Reports

70% of the students must score 70% or higher

 

 

100%

Pass

Employer survey, question A

Average ≥  4.5

5.3

Pass

 

 

Outcome 2. The ability to determine and implement an appropriate modeling approach for a problem solution

Measure

Standard

Score

Result

Score

Result

SIE 321 - Exam Questions – Q2

70% of the students must score 60% or higher

34/41(82%)

Pass

 

 

SIE 340 - Exam Questions – Q2

70% of the students must score 70% or higher

 

 

38/38 (100%)

Pass

SIE 350 - Final Exam Question-Q3

80% of the students must score 50% or higher

90%

Pass

 

 

SIE 442 - Final Design Report

90% of the reports have acceptable modeling approach

5/5 (100%)

Pass

 

 

SIE 453 – Final Exam Q2 & Q3

70% of students answers must be satisfactory

 

 

87%

Pass

SIE 454 – Project Reports

70% of the students must score 70% or higher

 

 

10/12

Pass

Sr. Exit Exam - Modeling scores

80% of students must score 50% or better

23/26 (88%)

Pass

 

 

Outcome 3. The ability to apply feedback to improve system performance and to perform sensitivity analyses.

Measure

Standard

Score

Result

Score

Result

SIE 321 - Exam Question

70% of the students must score 60% or higher

37/41 (90%)

Pass

 

 

SIE 340 - Final Exam Question Q2

70% of students scoring 75% or higher

 

 

21/38 (55%)

Fail

SIE 350 - Final Exam Question Q6

80% of the students must score 50% or higher

100%

Pass

 

 

SIE 431 - Exam Question

75% of students must score 10 pts or better

15/23 (65%)

Fail

17/27 (63%)

Fail

SIE 453 – Final Exam Q4

70% of students answers must be satisfactory

 

 

87%

Pass

SIE 454 – Project Reports

70% of the students must score 70% or higher

 

 

11/12

Pass

Instructor Assessment SIE 442

90% of reports deemed acceptable

5/5 (100%)

Pass

 

 

Outcomes for SE Education Objective 2

Spring 2004

Fall 2003

Outcome 1 – Students should understand all components in the design of large, complex systems from eliciting customer requirements through retirement, replacement and disposal.

Measure

Standard

Score

Result

Score

Result

SIE 454 – Project Reports

70% of the students must score 70% or higher

 

 

10/12

Pass

Senior Exit Exam - Design scores

80% of students must score 60% or better

18/22 (81%)

Pass

 

 

Employer survey, question G (M)

Average ≥ 4.5

5.6

Pass

 

 

Outcome 2 - The ability to model and analyze systems having conflicting criteria and interacting decision variables

Measure

Standard

Score

Result

Score

Result

SIE 250 - Case Study Question

80% of student groups must score 80% or higher

 

 

10/14 (71%)

Fail

SIE 330 - Exam Questions

70% of the students must score 60% or higher

32/42 (76%)

Pass

 

 

SIE 340 - Exam Question – Q1

70% of  the students must score 70% or higher

 

 

27/38 (71%)

Pass

SIE 454 – Project Reports

70% of the students must score 70% or higher

 

 

11/12

Pass

Instructor Assessment SIE 442

90% of reports deemed acceptable

5/5

Pass

 

 

Employer survey, question H ( C )

Average ≥ 4.5

5.6

Pass

 

 

Outcome 3 - Understand the impact of the solution on society and the environment

Measure

Standard

Score

Result

Score

Result

SIE 410A – Final Exam Scores

80% of the students must score 80% or higher

61/69 (88%)

Pass

 

 

Employer survey, question I (H, I)

Average ≥ 4.5

5.2

Pass

 

 

Instructor Assessment SIE 442

90% of reports deemed acceptable

5/5

Pass

 

 

 

Outcomes for SE Education Objective 3

Spring 2004

Fall 2003

Outcome 1 - Students should understand roles, advantages, disadvantages and dynamics of teams and have successful experience on team projects

Measure

Standard

Score

Result