(ATMAE) Accreditation Report for Industrial Technology
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2019 Self-Study Accreditation Report for the Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology at Prepared by: Department of Technology March 14, 2019 2 Table of Contents I. The On-Site Visit ........................................................................................................ 6 A. Date of Visit ...................................................................................................... 6 B. Visiting Team Members ................................................................................... 6 C. Proposed On-Site Visit Agenda ....................................................................... 6 D. Current Accreditation Status of Program ......................................................... 8 II. General Information ................................................................................................. 8 A. The Institution ................................................................................................... 8 1. Name and Address. .................................................................................... 8 2. Number of Students Enrolled. ..................................................................... 8 a. Total. ....................................................................................................... 8 b. Full-time. ................................................................................................. 8 c. Part-time. ................................................................................................. 8 d. Full-time Equivalent. ................................................................................ 8 3. Total Full-time Equivalent Funding. ............................................................. 9 4. Operating Budget. ....................................................................................... 9 a. Current. ................................................................................................... 9 b. Five-Year History. ................................................................................... 9 5. Institutional Accreditation Organizations and Dates of Accreditation. ....... 10 6. History of Accreditation by ATMAE. .......................................................... 11 7. Administration of the Institution. ................................................................ 11 a. Chief Executive Officer. ......................................................................... 11 b. Chief Academic Officer. ........................................................................ 11 8. Major Academic Units Within the Institution. ............................................. 11 9. Institution Mission and Goals. ................................................................... 11 10. Relationship of Institution to Superior Governing Body. .......................... 34 B. Administrative Unit Information ...................................................................... 35 1. Name and Address of Institution and/or Department Administrative Unit. 35 2. Name of Dean and Department Head. ...................................................... 36 3. Names of Other Departments in Administrative Unit. ................................ 36 4. Name and Titles of Others with Program Administration Responsibility. ... 36 5. Title of Programs for Which Accreditation is Being Requested. ................ 36 6. Operating Budget for Administrative Unit in Which the Program Resides. 36 a. Current. ................................................................................................. 36 b. Five-Year History. ................................................................................. 37 Standard 1 - Preparation of Self-Study and Campus Visit ....................................... 38 Standard 2 - Program Definition ............................................................................... 39 Standard 3 - Program Title, Mission, and Program Outcomes ............................... 40 3.1 - Program Title, Mission is Compatible with ATMAE Definition ....... 40 3.2 - General Program Outcomes Shall Be Established ........................ 41 Standard 4 - Program Goals ...................................................................................... 41 Standard 5 – Program Learning Outcomes Identification & Validation .................. 46 3 Standard 6 - Program Structure & Course Sequencing .......................................... 47 6.1 - Program Minimum Curriculum Foundation .................................... 47 6.2 - Appropriate Laboratory Acivities .................................................... 48 6.3 - Appropriate Sequencing of Courses .............................................. 49 6.4 - Advanced Level Course Sequencing ............................................ 50 Standard 7 – Student Admission & Retention Standards ........................................ 50 Standard 8 - Transfer Course Work .......................................................................... 57 Standard 9 – Student Enrollment ............................................................................... 57 Standard 10 - Administrative Support & Faculty Qualifications ............................. 59 10.1 - Qualified Administrators Assigned to Program ............................ 59 10.2 - Adequate Number of Qualified Full-time Faculty ......................... 61 10.3 - Faculty Qualifications .................................................................. 61 10.4 - Policies and Procedures for Selecting and Retaining Faculty ..... 62 10.5 - Faculty Teaching Loads .............................................................. 64 10.6 - Faculty Qualifications for Part-time & Non-tenure Track Faculty . 64 Standard 11 – Facilities, Equipment & Technical Support ...................................... 64 11.1 - Appropriate Technical Support .................................................... 65 11.2 - Adequate Computer Equipment and Software ............................ 65 11.3 - Facility and Equipment Needs Included in Long-range Goals ..... 66 Standard 12 - Program Operation ............................................................................. 74 12.1 - Scheduling of Instruction ............................................................. 74 12.2 - Quality of Instruction .................................................................... 75 12.3 - Observance of Safety Standards ................................................. 75 12.4 - Availability of Resource Materials ................................................ 76 12.5 - Teaching and Measurement of Competencies ............................ 77 12.6 - Supervision of Instruction ............................................................ 83 12.7 - Placement Services Available to Graduates ............................... 84 12.8 - Syllabi Must Clearly Describe Appropriate Course Objectives .... 84 12.9 - Student Learning Comp. Mapped with Program Outcomes ........ 85 12.10 - Quality of Distance Learning Course Work................................. 86 Standard 13 – Graduate Satisfaction with Program ................................................. 86 Standard 14 - Employment of Graduates ................................................................. 87 Standard 15 - Job Advancement of Graduates ........................................................ 89 Standard 16 – Employer Satisfaction with Job Performance .................................. 90 Standard 17 - Advisory Committee Approval of Overall Program ......................... 90 17.1 - Policies for Advisory Committee .................................................. 91 4 17.2 - Roster and Minutes of Advisory Committee Meetings ................. 92 17.3 - Evidence of Advisory Committee Program Outcome Validation .. 94 Standard 18 – Outcome Measures Used to Improve Program ................................ 94 Standard 19 - Program Responsibility to Provide Information to the Public ...... 101 List of Tables Table 1 - Fall 2018 Student FTE .................................................................................... 8 Table 2 - Total University Enrollment AY 2014-2018...................................................... 8 Table 3 - Total Number of Faculty by Tenure, Rank, and Gender .................................. 9 Table 4 - The University Budget for FY 2019 and the Previous Five Years ................... 9 Table 5 - University Operating Expenditures FY 2013-2015 ........................................ 10 Table 6 - Industrial Technology Program Prerequisites................................................ 50 Table 7 - ACT and SAT Scores – UT Tyler and State Means ...................................... 55 Table 8 - The University of Texas at Tyler GPA by Academic Plan – Fall 2018 ........... 55 Table 9 - Department of Technology – Retention by Major .......................................... 57 Table 10 - Industrial Technology Program Enrollment from 2013-2018 ....................... 58 Table 11 - Number of Industrial Technology Graduates from 2014-2018 ..................... 59 Table 12 - Academic Preparation of Full-time Faculty Teaching Ind. Tech. Courses. .. 62 Table 13 - 2012-2019 Equipment & Materials Expenditures for the Dept. of Tech. ...... 66 Table 14 - Assessment Method for Core, Technology, & Mgmt. Competencies .......... 79 Table 15 - Core Comptencies Mapped with Courses ................................................... 80 Table 16 - Technology & Mgmt. Competencies Mapped with Courses ........................ 82 Table 17