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Assessment of Student Outcome A.5 Civil Engineering: Students will develop the ability to the ability to present technical information clearly in both oral and written formats (Corresponds to EC2000 Criterion 3.g)


Implementation Strategies

Performance Criteria

Assessment Methods

Feedback Mechanisms

Students are required to write reports in selected lab courses (ENGR 200, 205, 300, 302).

Students are required to prepare written reports in the senior design project (ENGR 696,697).

Oral presentations are required in selected courses (ENGR 300, 302, 696 and 697). Often oral presentations are required in some senior design course.

1. In ENGR 302, 696, and 697 students agree (with an average of 2.0 or less) that they have acquired these abilities.

1. Student course surveys

  • Course loop
  • Curriculum loop

2. At least 70% of the faculty agree that our graduates have achieved Outcome A.5.

2. Faculty outcome survey.

3. At least 70% of the graduating seniors agree that they have achieved Outcome A.5.

3. Student exit survey. 

4. At least 70% of the alumni agree that they achieved Outcome A.5.

4. Alumni survey

5. A summary of communication skills indicates that student performance is satisfactory.

5. Communications portfolio