ABET SELF-STUDY REPORT FOR THE FACILITIES ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY AND MARINE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS AT CALIFORNIA MARITIME ACADEMY VALLEJO, CALIFORNIA July 11, 2013 CONFIDENTIAL The information supplied in this Self-Study Report is for the confidential use of ABET and its authorized agents, and will not be disclosed without authorization of the institution concerned, except for summary data not identifiable to a specific institution. TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Figures ............................................................................................................ 4 List of Tables ............................................................................................................. 4 BACKGROUND INFORMATION .......................................................................... 5 A. Contact Information ............................................................................................................ 5 B. Program History .................................................................................................................. 5 C. Options ................................................................................................................................ 9 D. Organizational Structure ..................................................................................................... 9 E. Program Delivery Modes .................................................................................................. 15 F. Program Locations ............................................................................................................ 15 G. Deficiencies, Weaknesses or Concerns from Previous Review ........................................ 16 H. Joint Accreditation ............................................................................................................ 16 I. Acronyms Used in this Report .......................................................................................... 16 CRITERION 1 – STUDENTS .................................................................................17 A. Student Admissions .......................................................................................................... 17 B. Transfer Students and Transfer Courses ........................................................................... 22 C. Advising and Career Guidance ......................................................................................... 22 D. Work in Lieu of Courses ................................................................................................... 24 E. Graduation Requirements ................................................................................................. 24 F. Transcripts of Recent Graduates ....................................................................................... 26 CRITERION 2 – PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES ...........................27 A. Mission Statement ............................................................................................................. 27 B. Program Educational Objectives....................................................................................... 29 C. Consistency of the Program Educational Objectives with the Mission of the Institution 30 D. Program Constituencies .................................................................................................... 30 E. Process for Revision of the Program Educational Objectives .......................................... 31 CRITERION 3 – STUDENT OUTCOMES ............................................................33 A. Process for the Establishment and Revision of the Student Outcomes ............................ 33 B. Student Outcomes ............................................................................................................. 33 C. Relationship of Student Outcomes to Program Educational Objectives .......................... 35 CRITERION 4 – CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT .............................................38 A. Student Outcomes ............................................................................................................... 38 B. Continuous Improvement .................................................................................................... 45 C. Additional Information ........................................................................................................ 48 CRITERION 5 – CURRICULUM...........................................................................56 A. Program Curriculum ......................................................................................................... 56 B. Course Syllabi ................................................................................................................... 76 C. Advisory Committee ......................................................................................................... 76 2 CRITERION 6 – FACULTY ...................................................................................77 A. Faculty Qualifications ....................................................................................................... 77 B. Faculty Workload.............................................................................................................. 77 C. Faculty Size ....................................................................................................................... 82 D. Professional Development ................................................................................................ 82 E. Authority and Responsibility of Faculty ........................................................................... 83 CRITERION 7 – FACILITIES ................................................................................85 A. Offices, Classrooms and Laboratories .............................................................................. 85 B. Computing Resources ....................................................................................................... 90 C. Guidance ........................................................................................................................... 92 D. Maintenance and Upgrading of Facilities ......................................................................... 93 E. Library Services ................................................................................................................ 94 CRITERION 8 – INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT ....................................................96 A. Leadership ......................................................................................................................... 96 B. Program Budget and Financial Support ............................................................................ 96 C. Staffing ............................................................................................................................ 100 D. Faculty Hiring and Retention .......................................................................................... 100 E. Support of Faculty Professional Development ............................................................... 101 APPENDIX A – COURSE SYLLABI ..................................................................104 APPENDIX B – CIRRICULA VITAE .................................................................190 APPENDIX C – EQUIPMENT .............................................................................212 APPENDIX D – INSTITUTIONAL SUMMARY ................................................216 3 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 – Campus of California Maritime Academy .................................................................... 8 Figure 2 – California Maritime Academy's Training Ship Golden Bear ........................................ 9 Figure 3 – Organizational Chart for President .............................................................................. 10 Figure 4 – Organizational Chart for Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs ............... 11 Figure 5 – Organizational Chart for Vice President for Administration & Finance ..................... 12 Figure 6 – Organizational Chart for Vice President for University Advancement....................... 13 Figure 7 – Organizational Chart for Vice President of Student Affairs ....................................... 14 Figure 9 – Employee Surveys, Educational Objective #1, Overall Average ................................ 39 Figure 10 – USCG Exit Exam, First Time Pass Rates, All Exams ............................................... 40 Figure 11 – USCG Exit Exam, Number of Exams Administered ................................................ 40 Figure 12 – Average Subject Area Scores, Engineering Safety and Engineering General Subject Areas ............................................................................................................. 41 Figure 13 – Engineering Technology Academic Program Flowchart .......................................... 74 Figure 14 – Engineering Technology Practical Training Flowchart ............................................ 75 LIST OF TABLES Table 1 – CSU Course Admission Pattern .................................................................................... 17 Table 2 – Standards for ET Freshmen Admissions 2008-2012 .................................................... 18 Table 3 – FET Program Enrollment Trends for Past Five Academic Years ................................ 18 Table 4 – MET Program Enrollment Trends for Past Five Academic Years ............................... 19 Table