Program: Ocean & Resources Engineering (MS)
Degree: Master's
Date: Thu Oct 03, 2013 - 3:00:17 pm
1) Below are your program's student learning outcomes (SLOs). Please update as needed.
The graduate program in Ocean and Resources Engineering channels the students’ previous education and work experience to ocean-related engineering careers. Students upon graduating from the program will have:
1. A broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context;
2. An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and basic engineering topics that include statics, dynamics, fluid mechanics, solid mechanics, and probability and statistics;
3. Proficiency in the core program that comprises hydrostatics, oceanography, water waves, fluid-structure interaction, underwater acoustics, laboratory and at-sea experience;
4. Working knowledge of at least one of the three option areas that include coastal, offshore, and ocean resources engineering;
5. An ability to use the techniques, skills, and latest engineering tools necessary for ocean and resources engineering practice;
6. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve ocean and resources engineering problems;
7. An ability to design and optimize engineering systems to meet the needs of the marine community;
8. An ability to work independently and function on multi-disciplinary teams;
9. An appreciation of professional and ethical responsibilities;
10. An ability to communicate effectively to technical and non-technical audiences;
11. An awareness of the latest research and contemporary issues in and beyond the marine community, and;
12. Recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning and continuing professional development.
2) Your program's SLOs are published as follows. Please update as needed.
Department Website URL: http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/ore/
Student Handbook. URL, if available online: Information Sheet, Flyer, or Brochure URL, if available online: UHM Catalog. Page Number: Course Syllabi. URL, if available online: http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/ore/OE/ore_courses.htm Other: ABET Self-Study Report dated July 1, 2009 Other: 3) Select one option:
- File (03/16/2020)
4) For your program, the percentage of courses that have course SLOs explicitly stated on the syllabus, a website, or other publicly available document is as follows. Please update as needed.
0% 1-50% 51-80% 81-99%
100%5) Did your program engage in any program assessment activities between June 1, 2012 and September 30, 2013? (e.g., establishing/revising outcomes, aligning the curriculum to outcomes, collecting evidence, interpreting evidence, using results, revising the assessment plan, creating surveys or tests, etc.)
Yes No (skip to question 14)6) For the period June 1, 2012 to September 30, 2013: State the assessment question(s) and/or assessment goals. Include the SLOs that were targeted, if applicable.
ORE newsletter was sent to all alumni asking for feed back and program support
7) State the type(s) of evidence gathered to answer the assessment question and/or meet the assessment goals that were given in Question #6.
All alumni were surveyed as well as recent graduate as to their current emplyment . ORE has an almost complete database at this point of all alumni, particualrly over the last 20 years. Curent graduates have achived 100% emplyment or continuation of education. This is a major ORE goial and is fully documented.
8) State how many persons submitted evidence that was evaluated. If applicable, please include the sampling technique used.
The annual ORE graduating class is 4-7. Data have been collected gom all of these people.
9) Who interpreted or analyzed the evidence that was collected? (Check all that apply.)
Course instructor(s) Faculty committee Ad hoc faculty group Department chairperson Persons or organization outside the university Faculty advisor Advisors (in student support services) Students (graduate or undergraduate) Dean/Director Other: 10) How did they evaluate, analyze, or interpret the evidence? (Check all that apply.)
Used a rubric or scoring guide Scored exams/tests/quizzes Used professional judgment (no rubric or scoring guide used) Compiled survey results Used qualitative methods on interview, focus group, open-ended response data External organization/person analyzed data (e.g., external organization administered and scored the nursing licensing exam) Other: 11) For the assessment question(s) and/or assessment goal(s) stated in Question #6:
Summarize the actual results.
ORE has 100% emplyment of our graduates and graduates indicated that the programs goals were met
12) State how the program used the results or plans to use the results. Please be specific.
The goals indicate that ORE is a very successful program . This has been further documented by our stellar preformance in the last national ABET review and in 2013 by a full SOEST review. We will use these results to advocate for more resources for the program. The local engineering community notes that ORE is only supplying about half the graduates needed in Hawaii in the field of Ocean Engineering annually. We will use this result and our external reviews to strengthen our request to the chancellor for more faculty positions.
13) Beyond the results, were there additional conclusions or discoveries?
This can include insights about assessment procedures, teaching and learning, program aspects and so on.
The SOEST review completed in April 2013 by a blue ribbon panel noted that ORE had done an exccellent job in its master's program with clearly documented success of graduates. The panel requested that this ssuccss be expanded to an undergraduate progam . The ORE faculty carefully reviewed this recommendation and concurred. In order to expand to an undergraduate program new courses will have to be added and new faculty recruited. One new faculty member will come in December 2013. This is a major undertaking for a small department. It will require months of careful planning and negotiation with upper university administration. One step that has been taken is to reinvigorate a large 200 level survey course that had not been taught for 10 years .