UCSC CE and EE Departments' fulfillment of ABET Outcome E

Engineering programs must demonstrate that their graduates have an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems.

These courses help fulfill this ABET outcome:

1. CE12 via all core lab exercises
2. CE113 via Core Lab Exercises 1-3
3. CE117 via Skills 2, 3, Core Topics 8, 11, 15, and the core lab exercises
4. CE118 via Core topics 1,3,5,8,9, and 10, and all Core Labs.
5. CE121 via Skills 1, 3, and Lab Exercises 1 through 4
6. CE123 via Skills 1 and 2
7. CE125 via Skill 1, Core Topics 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, and Core Lab Exercises 1 thorugh 3
8. CE151 via Core Topics 1 through 7
9. CE152 via Core Topics 2, 3, 4, and 5
10. CE155 via Skills 1 and 2
11. CE177 via all core topics and the core lab project
12. CS12a via Skill 6
13. CS13 via Skill 6
14. CS104b via Skill 1, and all labs
15. CS111 via Core Lab Exercises 2 and 3
16. CS116 via all Core Topics 2 through 4
17. EE70 via Skills 1 through 17 and Core Lab Exercises 1 through 5
18. EE125 via Skills 1,2 and Core Topic 1
19. EE126 via Skills 1,2 and Core Topic 1
20. EE127 via Skills 1, 2, 3, and Core Topics 1 and 2
21. EE128 via Skill 1 and Core Topic 1.
22. EE129 via Skills 2 through 7, 10, Core Topics 3 through 13, and Core Labs 2 through 9
23. EE130 via Core Topics 5 and 8 (and to a lesser extent, 6 and 7)
24. EE135 via all skills
25. EE136 via Skills 4 through 8 and 11 through 13 and Core Topics 5 and 7 EE145 via all skills and core topics
26. EE153 via Skills 13 through 15 and Core Topics 4 through 6
27. EE154 via Skills 4, 6, and Core Topic 16
28. EE171 via Skill 33
29. EE178 via all skills and core topics

In the following section, representatives from each department talk about how their students fulfill this component, how it is monitored, and what the feedback loops are.

1. The CE department on monitoring and feedback
   1. The initial take (as written by Alexandre Brandwajn)
      Outcome e refers to the ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems. All CE students must satisfy the core requirements which include: CE 12C/L, CE 121/L, CS 12A, and EE 70/L. Depending on the specialization track chosen, Outcome e is included in the following engineering classes:
      1. CS111 and CS104Bfor the Systems Programming track,
      2. CS111 and CE 125/L or CE 126/L for the Computer Systems track,
      3. CS111 and CE 152/L for the Computer Networks track,
      4. EE 171/L and CE 125/L or CE 126/L for the Digital Systems track.
      All of these tracks lead into the capstone design sequence CE 123/L. Elective classes for most of the above tracks may also address Outcome e (e.g. CE 177).

      We get short-term feedback from the regular assessment in the corresponding classes. Medium-term feedback is provided by the review of students portfolios. Long-term feedback is provided by the generic questions in exit and alumni surveys.

   2. Final metric and feedback as determined by the Oversight committee

      Our three metrics are:

      1. Quantitative:123A: 90% of the CE students taking CE123a must have their proposals approved by the faculty.
      2. Quantitative: The SOE Alumni and Industrial collaborators at the CE123B design contest must give an average of 4 for criteria E to all design teams containing CE members.
      3. Quantitative:The Senior Portfolio: Students passing 123b receive an average of 4 out of 5 on the Problem Forumulation component of the Senior Portfolio evaluation.
      4. Subjective:The exit survey results on Question 6: An average of 4 out of 5 must be maintained.
      If any of the three of these is not met, the oversight committee must propose changes to the faculty and the advisory counsil.
2. The EE department's monitoring and feedback (as written by Ali Shakouri)
   EE department has introduced identification, formulation and solving of engineering problems in several required and elective courses. Course assignments and laboratory sessions emphasize practical engineering problems and examples from real life situations. For example, to help students learn construction and troubleshooting of circuits, a detailed write up has been prepared for the required core laboratories in EE70 and EE171. Students performance in these courses and laboratories provide short term feedback about their preparation. Medium term monitoring and feedback is provided by capstone project courses EE125 & EE126 and EE127 & EE128 with strong emaphsis on formulating and solving specific engineering problems. Long term feedback is provided, on a somewhat more subjective basis, by our exit exit and alumni surveys.