Outcome 4: Ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice

Level 5 performance characterized by:

• Uses computer-based and other resources effectively in assignments/projects
• Seeks information on problems from multiple resources
  
• Is able to interpret and understand information from a variety of resources
• Maintains current, state-of-the-art abilities in PC use
• Is able to learn and implement process simulation software
• Understand the organization and use of the library
  

Level 3 performance characterized by:

• Unsafe lab procedures observed infrequently
• Develops a simplistic experimental plan of data gathering, does not recognize entire scope of study (e.g. not all parameters affecting the results are investigated)
• Data collected are not all documented, units are missing, or some measurements are not recorded
  Experimental procedures most often followed, but occasional oversight leads to loss of experimental efficiency and/or loss of data
• Needs some guidance in selecting appropriate equipment and instrumentation
• Is tentative in operation of instruments and process equipment
  Applies appropriate theory to data when prompted to do so, but misinterprets physical significance of theory or variable involved; makes errors in unit conversions
• Is aware of measurement error but does not account for it statistically or does so at a minimal level
• Seeks information for experiment(s) from a few sources - mainly from the textbook or the instructor

Level 1 performance characterized by:

• Practices unsafe, risky behaviors in lab
• No systematic plan of data gathering; experimental data collection is disorganized, even random, and incomplete
• Data are poorly documented
• Does not follow experimental procedure
• Cannot select the appropriate equipment and instrumentation required to run the experiment(s)
• Does not operate instrumentation and process equipment, does so incorrectly or requires frequent supervision
• Makes no attempt to relate data to theory
• Is unaware of measurement error
• Seeks no extra information for experiments other than what is provided by instructor

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Delaware | Newark, DE 19716-3120
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