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Name
George Hitt
Form Start Date
Sep 19, 2019
Form Type
Proposal For A New Undergraduate Course (C)
Form ID
2524
Form Submitted Date
Oct 28, 2019
Form Steps:
3,12,13,14,10,15,16 Submitted on:
Sep 19, 2019
Course prefix and number:
ENGR 203
Course title:
Engineering Professionalism and Pathways
CIP (IPED):
14.1301
College of:
Gupta College of Science
Department of:
Physics and Engineering Science
Date change is to be effective:
Spring/2020
Semester(s) offered:
F
Submitted on:
Oct 25, 2019
The following apply:
Required for a Major: No
Required for a Minor: Yes Required for a Certificate: No Cognate: No Elective: Yes Is this course repeatable for credit?
No
Are there any course equivalencies?
No
Is this course to be listed for Pass/Fail Grading?
No
Prerequisite(s):
Co-requisite(s):
Number of Credits:
3
Crosslisting:
none
Catalog description, in the present tense:
ENGR 203 - Engineering Professionalism and Pathways (3 credits). (Prereq: none). This course provides an overview of professional and ethical responsibilities of scientists and engineers; the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context; contemporary issues; working in a diverse team environment, and life-long learning and career skills.
Course Restrictions:
none.
Proposed Syllabus:
Proposed Instructor/title:
Reginald Bell/adjuct professor
Alternate Instructor/title:
Dr. Monica Gray/associate professor
Are there other departments/schools with expertise in the areas covered by this course?
No
Estimated enrollment:
20
Prior enrollment in course:
13
Method of Delivery:
Classroom
Submitted on:
Sep 19, 2019
Is this course to be considered for the CORE?
No
Submitted on:
Sep 19, 2019
Is this course to be considered for the QEP?
No
Submitted on:
Oct 25, 2019
What research has led to this request?
The program's accrediting body, ABET, revised and updated their student learning outcomes and curriculum
requirements effective this academic year. As a new program going for initial accreditation in 2020, the revisions
necessitated a significant redesign of the Engineering Science program's major requirements, pattern of course
offerings, and required and elective courses. A significant program outcome is to prepare graduates for
professional licensure. A gap analysis was performed against ABET’s new curricular requirements as well as the
latest content of the relevant license exams and the creation of several new courses was warranted, with
subsequent accommodating adjustments to existing courses. This course satisfies a program need to have a menu of elective offerings, including courses that address student professional responsibility (e.g. that engineers function in a licensed, self-governed context, like doctors or lawyers), ethical awareness (e.g. codes of conduct and legal requirements apply to their work) and communication (e.g. CFP and report writing, to solicit for or disseminate the details of engineering designs). See attached syllabus for details.
What impact will this request have on existing academic programs?
The main impact will be positive. The ENGR 203 course is particular valuable to first-generation college or other students who have not had prior exposure to engineering as a profession. The knowledge and skills taught in this course are invaluable but often implied and left to students to 'figure out on their own' in more traditional engineering programs. This course is an effort to 'unhide' the hidden curriculum in engineering and increase traditionally under-served and under-represented groups' access to the profession.
What financial costs are associated with this request?
None.
If NO change in cost is anticipated, how is this possible?
The course has been taught once by affiliated/adjunct faculty in a role that is independently funded and this will continue to be so for the foreseeable future.
Additional Information
Additional Attachment:
Submitted on:
Oct 25, 2019
Assessment Addendum:
no attachment
Assessment prepared by:
George Wesley Hitt
On-going & Reallocated: New:
Full-time faculty:
0
Part-time faculty:
0
Lab Resources:
$0 $75/student
Library Resources:
$0 $
Equipment:
$0 $0
Travel:
$0 $
Contract Services:
$0 $
Goods & Services:
$0 $
Other:
$0 $
Are any of the new resources needed for Accreditation purposes? Yes
Explanation:
A Lab fee of $75 is requested to generate funds to obtain new capital equipment for demonstrations and laboratories, and to maintain existing equipment. Substantial laboratory development is necessary for achievement of Program student learning outcomes, which has an impact on accreditation. ABET accreditation Criterion 7: Facilities establishes the standard to which laboratory support for instruction should attain to. The manual for ABET Program Evaluators (PEVs) persons states that facilities, including labs must be (1) “Adequate to support attainment of student outcomes and provide an atmosphere conducive to learningâ€, that Program facilities contain (2) “Modern tools, equipment , computing resources, and laboratoriesâ€, and that Program facilities be (3) “available, accessible, and systematically maintained and upgraded.â€
Source: https://www.abet.org/accreditation/accreditation-criteria/criteria-for-accrediting-engineering-programs-2019-2020/#GC7
Submitted on:
Sep 19, 2019
Is this course part of the academic program assessment?
No
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