Unit: Electrical Engineering
Program: Computer Engineering (BS)
Degree: Bachelor's
Date: Fri Oct 11, 2013 - 4:28:25 pm

1) Below are your program's student learning outcomes (SLOs). Please update as needed.

All graduates of the Computer Engineering Program are expected to have:

  1. Knowledge of probability and statistics, including examples relevant to Computer Engineering (program criteria). Knowledge of mathematics through differential and integral calculus, basic sciences, and engineering sciences necessary to analyze and design complex devices and systems containing hardware and software. Knowledge of advanced mathematics, such as differential equations, linear algebra, and complex variables (program criteria).
  2. Demonstrated an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to interpret data.
  3. Demonstrated an ability to design a system or component that meets desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability.
  4. Demonstrated an ability to function in a multi-disciplinary team.
  5. Demonstrated an ability to identify, formulate and solve computer engineering problems.
  6. Understanding of professional and ethical responsibility.
  7. Demonstrated an ability to communicate effectively (written and oral).
  8. Demonstrated an understanding of the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context.
  9. Recognition of the need for and an ability to engage in life-long learning.
  10. Demonstrated a knowledge of contemporary issues.
  11. Demonstrated an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern tools necessary for engineering practice. 
  12. Knowledge of discrete mathematics.

2) Your program's SLOs are published as follows. Please update as needed.

Department Website URL: http://www.ee.hawaii.edu/content.php?pag=5
Student Handbook. URL, if available online:
Information Sheet, Flyer, or Brochure URL, if available online:
UHM Catalog. Page Number: http://www.catalog.hawaii.edu/schoolscolleges/engineer/ee.htm
Course Syllabi. URL, if available online:
Other:
Other:

3) Select one option:

Curriculum Map File(s) from 2013:

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.

The assessment goals was to assess SLOs through the following mechanisms:

Courses

The following courses were used to assess the level of achievement in SLOs by performance in selected homework, lab projects, and lab research reports.

Course

Semester

Enrollment

SLOs measured

EE 361 Digital Systems and Computer Design

Fall 2011

47

3, 5, 7, 11

EE 361L Digital Systems and Computer Design Lab (two sections)

Fall 2011

47

3, 5, 7, 11

EE 367 Computer Data Structures and Algorithms

Spring 2012

24

3, 5, 11, 12

EE 367L Computer Data Structures and Algorithms Lab

Spring 2012

24

3, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Industrial Advisory Board

The Department has an Industrial Advisory Board whose members are practicing engineers, and many are alumni. They evaluate our Department’s electrical engineering undergraduate program. However, the computer engineering program can use their SLO assessments of SLOs 1, 2, 4 and 6 since the computer engineering core courses overlap with electrical engineering core courses.

The Board meets quarterly and provides a report of their evaluation of the undergraduate program for electrical engineering students.

Student Advisory Board

The Department has a Student Advisory Board whose members are current students in the undergraduate program. They evaluate our Department’s electrical engineering undergraduate program. However, the computer engineering program can use their SLO assessments of SLOs 1, 2, 4 and 6 since the computer engineering core courses overlap with electrical engineering core courses.

The Board meets several times per year and provides a report of their evaluation of the undergraduate program for electrical engineering students.  This includes a survey of all electrical engineering students.

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.

See Part 6.

8) State how many persons submitted evidence that was evaluated. If applicable, please include the sampling technique used.

See Part 6 on enrollment.

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.

Computer engineering students were not meeting acceptable SLOs for SLOS 3, 5

Computer engineering students were not meeting acceptable SLOS for SLO 12 (discrete math). 

Computer engineering students were not meeting acceptable SLOs for SLO 8.

Computer engineering students were not meeting acceptable SLOs for SLO 7.  Written communication was good but oral communication was below acceptable threshold. 

12) State how the program used the results or plans to use the results. Please be specific.

We will provide better instruction and training in EE 361, 361L, 367, and 367L to meet the acceptable performance thresholds for the SLOs.  Many of these low performances can be fixed by better instruction on industry standards and methodologies.

Also, we will require ICS 141 Discrete Math to be a prerequisite for EE 367.

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.

We needed additional assessments to better evaluate SLOs 2 and 4.  Also the assessments for SLO 3 needed to be upgraded to include a measurement of the ability of our students to design given multiple realistic constraints.

14) If the program did not engage in assessment activities, please explain.
Or, if the program did engage in assessment activities, please add any other important information here.

Not applicable