ABET Self-Study Report for the Mechanical Engineering Program at Oakland University Rochester, MI June 28, 2014 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 ................................................................................... 4 A. Contact Information ................................................................................................. 4 B. Program History........................................................................................................ 5 C. Options ..................................................................................................................... 7 D. Program Delivery Modes .......................................................................................... 8 E. Program Locations .................................................................................................... 9 F. Deficiencies, Weaknesses or Concerns from Previous Evaluation(s) and the Actions Taken to Address Them ............................................................................... 9 CRITERION 1. STUDENTS ........................................................................................... 10 A. Student Admissions ................................................................................................ 10 B. Evaluating Student Performance ........................................................................... 10 C. Transfer Students and Transfer Courses ................................................................ 11 D. Advising and Career Guidance ............................................................................... 12 E. Work in Lieu of Courses .......................................................................................... 13 F. Graduation Requirements ...................................................................................... 13 G. Transcripts of Recent Graduates ............................................................................ 14 CRITERION 2. PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES ..................................... 15 A. Mission Statement ................................................................................................. 15 B. Program Educational Objectives ............................................................................ 16 C. Consistency of the Program Educational Objectives with the Mission of the Institution ............................................................................................................... 16 D. Program Constituencies ......................................................................................... 16 E. Process for Review of the Program Educational Objectives .................................. 17 CRITERION 3. STUDENT OUTCOMES ...................................................................... 24 CRITERION 4. CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT ....................................................... 26 A. Student Outcomes .................................................................................................. 26 B. Continuous Improvement ...................................................................................... 37 C. Additional Information ........................................................................................... 52 CRITERION 5. CURRICULUM..................................................................................... 53 A. Program Curriculum ............................................................................................... 53 B. Course Syllabi ......................................................................................................... 69 CRITERION 6. FACULTY .............................................................................................. 70 A. Faculty Qualifications ............................................................................................. 70 B. Faculty Workload .................................................................................................... 70 C. Faculty Size ............................................................................................................. 70 D. Professional Development ..................................................................................... 71 E. Authority and Responsibility of Faculty ................................................................. 74 CRITERION 7. FACILITIES .......................................................................................... 81 A. Offices, Classrooms and Laboratories ...................................................................... 81 Offices ....................................................................................................................... 82 Classrooms ................................................................................................................ 82 Laboratory Facilities .................................................................................................. 82 B. Computing Resources ............................................................................................... 85 C. Guidance ................................................................................................................... 88 General Requirements ....................................................................................................... 88 D. Maintenance and Upgrading of Facilities ................................................................. 93 E. Library Services ......................................................................................................... 94 Overall Comments on Facilities .................................................................................... 99 CRITERION 8. INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT ............................................................ 101 A. Leadership ............................................................................................................ 101 B. Program Budget and Financial Support ............................................................... 101 C. Staffing .................................................................................................................. 104 D. Faculty Hiring and Retention ................................................................................ 105 E. Support of Faculty Professional Development ..................................................... 108 PROGRAM CRITERIA ................................................................................................. 109 Appendix A – Course Syllabi ......................................................................................... 110 Appendix B – Faculty Vitae ........................................................................................... 201 Appendix C – Equipment................................................................................................ 245 Table C-1: Existing Laboratory Equipment .................................................................. 245 Appendix D – Institutional Summary ............................................................................. 248 1. The Institution ...................................................................................................... 248 2. Type of Control ..................................................................................................... 248 3. Educational Unit ................................................................................................... 248 4. Academic Support Units ....................................................................................... 248 5. Non-academic Support Units ............................................................................... 251 6. Credit Unit ............................................................................................................ 251 7. Tables .................................................................................................................... 251 Appendix E – Exhibits .................................................................................................... 254 Exhibit E.1: Plan of Study Form ................................................................................... 255 Exhibit E.2: Graduation Review Form ......................................................................... 256 Exhibit E.4: Sample External Evaluation Form ............................................................ 263 Exhibit E.5: Sample Student Online End-Of-Course Evaluation Form ........................ 265 Exhibit E.6: Sample Faculty End-Of-Course Summary ................................................ 271 Exhibit E.9: Employer Survey ...................................................................................... 288 Signature Attesting to Compliance ................................................................................. 294 3 Program Self-Study Report for EAC of ABET Reaccreditation BACKGROUND INFORMATION • Definitions used in the Self-Study: o OU - Oakland University o ME – Mechanical Engineering (referring to department, faculty, students or programs) o SECS - School of Engineering and Computer Science o ME – Mechanical Engineering o ECE – Electrical and Computer Engineering o ISE – Industrial and Systems Engineering o CSE – Computer Science and