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
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