assessment

For a new program, evaluation is vital to assess the impact on the department and university’s educational goals. Faculty will adopt the methodology successfully applied in the NSF Gateway program as exhibited in the Chart for Course Assessment (Appendix ….). Note that in objectives of student development, ABET criteria and outcomes are covered. The measured outcomes will be used by the instructors to steer subsequent courses, and by the chairperson and dean to guide curriculum enhancements. The student questionnaire (also in Appendix B) is administered at the end of the course. It provides important assessment for all three staff groups.

The questionnaire elicits their opinions on their development of technical skills, the teaching, the laboratory, and the development of an ability to work in cross-disciplinary projects (so common to commercial projects).

Especially objective evaluation will come from audiences viewing the theatrical performances live and on the Web. Audience critiques will be formalized by surveys conducted after performances, via direct contact with live audience, and forms submission over the Web for remote audiences. Finally, an interesting external evaluation of the success of this work will be the demonstration of private and public external financial support, solicited by the principal investigators.

Our independent evaluator, Gerardo del Cerro, reports directly to Dean Eleanor Baum. He is a Ph.D. candidate in Sociology and Planning at New School University in New York City. As a research associate, he worked on the design and implementation of higher education reform through the Spanish government from 1990-2. Since October 1996, he has been Local Evaluator for the Gateway Program.

PROPOSED CHART FOR COURSE ASSESSMENT

Course Name and Code: EID111 - EQUALLY AVATAR: HUMANS, MACHINES AND VIRTUAL BEINGS: Developing Robotic Actors And Original Theatrical Scenarios

Based On Texts By Charles Darwin, Geoffrey Chaucer, Nikola Tesla, William Shakespeare And/Or Others

Department: Mechanical Engineering

 

Course Objectives

 

 

 

  1. Educate students in material beyond their major.
  2. Develop student’s interdisciplinary team skills.
  3. Develop students’ presentation and communication skills.
  4. Educate students in robotics engineering.
  5. Develop faculty skills and interdisciplinary enrichment.
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Strategies and Actions

 

 

 

 

  1. and 2) Use robotic theatrical production as a vehicle for assignments.
  2. and 3) Require journals, meeting notes, scripts, peer reviews, project planning documentation.
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4) Assign projects requiring robot programming and action.

5) Faculty interact in student planning meetings, focus goals.

Outcomes

 

 

 

 

  1. Art students learn robotics; engineering students learn presentation skills.
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2), 3) and 4) Students produce theatrical robotic performance becoming skilled team members and leaders.

5) Faculty publish papers and web site, plan progress of lab, present seminars.

Department Objectives Covered

 

 

 

  • Creativity, professional communication skills, up to date technology, flexibility to cope with innovations which will come after college courses, not yet covered.
  • Motivation for careers in education, integration with interdisciplinary applications.
  • Faculty Development.
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ABET Criteria a-k

(From Criterion 3. Program Outcomes and Assessment)
  1. ability to apply knowledge of math, science engineering;
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  1. ability to design a system, component to meet desired needs;
  2. ability to function on multidisciplinary teams;
  3. ability to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems;

(g) ability to communicate effectively;

(h) broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global/societal context;

(i) recognition of the need for and an ability to engage in life-long learning.

(j) a knowledge of contemporary issues;

(k) an ability to use the techniques and skills and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.

Assessment Methods/Metrics

 

Performance of theatrical production, reviews, audience surveys. Students' self-assessment forms. Web surveys. Peer reviews of team member performance. Instructor reviews.

 

EID 111. Assessment. Fall 2001

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During this course, YOU HAVE DEVELOPED the following knowledge, skills, and abilities...

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2. Please add any comments and suggestions you may have about the EID 111 course you have taken.