ABET Self-Study Report for the Facilities Engineering Technology Program at California State University Maritime Academy Vallejo, CA 01 July 2019 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 BACKGROUND INFORMATION ............................................................................................... 6 A. Contact Information ............................................................................................................... 6 B. Program History ..................................................................................................................... 6 C. Options ................................................................................................................................... 7 D. Program Delivery Modes ........................................................................................................ 7 E. Program Locations .................................................................................................................. 8 F. Public Disclosure ..................................................................................................................... 8 G. Deficiencies, Weaknesses or Concerns from Previous Evaluation(s) and the Actions Taken to Address Them ........................................................................................................................ 9 CRITERION 1. STUDENTS ....................................................................................................... 10 A. Student Admissions .............................................................................................................. 10 A.1-Student Admission for Transfer Students and Transfer Articulation Policies ................ 13 A.2- Elevated “Impaction” Admission Requirements and Processes ................................... 13 A.3- Marine Engineering Technology (MET) and Facilities Engineering Technology (FET) Impaction Admission Requirements and Recommendations .............................................. 13 B. Evaluating Student Performance .......................................................................................... 15 C. Transfer Students and Transfer Courses .............................................................................. 19 D. Advising and Career Guidance ............................................................................................. 20 E. Work in Lieu of Courses ........................................................................................................ 21 F. Graduation Requirements .................................................................................................... 22 G. Transcripts of Recent Graduates .......................................................................................... 23 CRITERION 2. PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES ................................................. 24 A. Mission Statement ............................................................................................................... 24 B. Program Educational Objectives .......................................................................................... 24 C. Consistency of the Program Educational Objectives with the Mission of the Institution .... 25 D. Program Constituencies ....................................................................................................... 26 E. Process for Review of the Program Educational Objectives ................................................. 27 CRITERION 3. STUDENT OUTCOMES .................................................................................. 29 A. Process for the Establishment and Revision of the Student Outcomes ............................... 29 B. Student Outcomes ................................................................................................................ 29 C. Mapping of Student Outcomes to Criterion 3 Student Outcomes ....................................... 30 2 D. Relationship of Student Outcomes to Program Educational Objectives .............................. 30 CRITERION 4. CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT ................................................................... 32 A. Documentation of Processes or Plan ................................................................................... 33 B. Assessment Metrics and Methods of Student Outcomes .................................................... 35 B.1 Indirect Assessment Methods ........................................................................................ 35 B.2 Direct Assessment Methods ........................................................................................... 49 C. Assessment Schedule and Frequency ................................................................................... 71 D. Evaluation ............................................................................................................................ 71 E. Using Results for Continuous Improvement ......................................................................... 78 E.1 Continuous Improvement (Indirect assessment methods) ............................................ 79 E.2 Continuous Improvement (Direct assessment methods) ............................................... 79 F. Additional Information ......................................................................................................... 84 CRITERION 5. CURRICULUM ................................................................................................ 85 A. Program Curriculum ............................................................................................................. 87 A.1 Curriculum Alignment With Program Educational Objectives (PEOs) ............................ 87 A.2 Curriculum Prerequisite Structure Supporting Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) ...... 88 Table 5-1a Curriculum .............................................................................................................. 91 A.3 Flow Chart Illustrating The Prerequisite Structure of Program’s Courses ...................... 97 A.4 Curricular Areas .............................................................................................................. 97 A.5 Capstone Experience ...................................................................................................... 97 A.6 Professional and Ethical Responsibilities ....................................................................... 98 A.7 Summer Co-ops / Cruise ............................................................................................... 100 A.8 Display Materials .......................................................................................................... 100 B. Course Syllabi ..................................................................................................................... 100 C. Advisory Committee ........................................................................................................... 100 CRITERION 6. FACULTY ........................................................................................................ 104 A. Faculty Qualifications ......................................................................................................... 104 B. Faculty Workload ................................................................................................................ 104 C. Faculty Size ......................................................................................................................... 105 Table 6-1. Faculty Qualifications ............................................................................................ 106 Table 6-2. Faculty Workload Summary .................................................................................. 109 D. Professional Development ................................................................................................. 116 E. Authority and Responsibility of Faculty .............................................................................. 117 Facilities Engineering Technology Program Self Study Report 3 CRITERION 7. FACILITIES .................................................................................................... 120 A. Offices, Classrooms and Laboratories ................................................................................ 120 A.1 Offices .......................................................................................................................... 120 A.2 Classrooms ................................................................................................................... 121 A.3 Laboratories ................................................................................................................. 122 A.4 Simulators ................................................................................................................... 126 A.5 Manufacturing Spaces .................................................................................................. 127 A.6 Training Ship ................................................................................................................. 128 B. Computing Resources ......................................................................................................... 129 B.1 Network Infrastructure ................................................................................................