LUEE 2012 Self-Study Report (PDF) - Lamar University Electrical ...

CRITERION 4. CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTThe faculty of the Electrical Engineering Department under the leadership of the Chair hasresponsibility for implementing changes in the continuous improvement assessment plan uponrecommendation from our significant constituencies comprised of:• Students,• Employers, and• Alumni.Any recommendations for improvement resulting from the assessment process are evaluated bythe faculty for approval. One of our program strengths (and weaknesses!) is our small size. Thismeans that we can react quickly to programmatic needs and rapidly fine tune our activities tobest serve our constituency. Since we have the ability to move quickly, we must observe greatcare in not to tweak the program so often that it becomes unstable. We avoid this by carefulanalysis and impact review of all changes that we commit to. The figure below illustrates theprocess loop graphically. Note that this figure includes stakeholders as well as constituents in theassessment process.A. Program Educational ObjectivesPeriodic evaluation of the objectives in order to meet the needs of the constituencies isaccomplished by the following:Advisory Board Meetings—our advisory board consists of alumni and non-alumni whoare active in industry. The board meets twice yearly (fall and spring).Faculty Meetings—we assess program objectives and outcomes twice yearly at the startof each long semester of the academic year (fall and spring).20