ECE Graduate Program Assessment
Fall 2016 update
College |
ENG |
Select Program Name |
ENG: MS: Master of Science in Electrical Engineering |
Degree |
MS |
Year |
2016 |
Question 1: What was done on assessment this year? |
Assessment information for MS Electrical Engineering |
Question 2: What assessment data were collected? |
Results (pass rates) on comprehensive examinations and thesis defenses within the
past two years were reviewed. 7/7 MS comp exams were passed; 8/8 MS defense exams
were passed. |
Question 3: What was learned from the assessment? |
Students in the MSEE program are passing their oral comprehensive and thesis defense exams with uniformly good success. |
Question 4: How did you respond to the assessment results? |
Students in the program are performing well. Faculty are asked to continue to monitor student comp and defense performance. |
College |
ENG |
Select Program Name |
ENG: MENG: Master of Engineering, EE Option |
Degree |
MENG |
Year |
2016 |
Question 1: What was done on assessment this year? |
Assessment information for M.Eng. EE program assessed. |
Question 2: What assessment data were collected? |
The M.Eng. program is a coursework-only program, so students do not take the comprehensive exam and thesis defense. Instead, we assess whether the students have successfully completed their program of study. |
Question 3: What was learned from the assessment? |
A small number of students are in the M.Eng. EE program. The students in the program are completing their coursework in a timely fashion, and none have been excluded for academic reasons. |
Question 4: How did you respond to the assessment results? |
We continue to enroll M.Eng. students and advise them in the curricular requirements. Coursework success is evaluated. |
College |
ENG |
Select Program Name |
ENG: PhD: PhD in Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering Option |
Degree |
PhD |
Year |
2016 |
Question 1: What was done on assessment this year? |
Assessment information for PhD in Engineeering, Electrical & Computer Engineering Option |
Question 2: What assessment data were collected? |
Results (pass rates) on comprehensive examinations and thesis defenses within the past two years were reviewed. 7/8 Qualifying exam pass (80%); 4/4 dissertation defense pass (100%). |
Question 3: What was learned from the assessment? |
Students in the PhD program are successful in passing the qualifying exam and dissertation defense exams. |
Question 4: How did you respond to the assessment results? |
Students in the program are performing well. Faculty are asked to continue to monitor student performance, and to strive to maintain and increase the quality and quantity of doctoral students. |