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Good Morning! Announcements. Please pick up an Attendance Form and USB stick. Final Project paper due December 4 th ( SafeAssign TM will be used) Check your grades on blackboard. Chapter 8. Orientation to the Engineering Education System. Engineering Education in U.S.
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Good Morning!Announcements • Please pick up an Attendance Form and USB stick. • Final Project paper due December 4th (SafeAssignTM will be used) • Check your grades on blackboard
Chapter 8 Orientation to the Engineering Education System
Engineering Education in U.S. • 2,533 four-year colleges and universities in U.S. • 352 have ABET accredited engineering programs • 1,495 accredited programs (average of just over four programs per institution) • Accreditation is critically important
Organization of Engineering Unit • Engineering department headed up by department chair or department head • Several departments form a school or college headed up by the “dean” • Non-engineering departments (computer science, engineering technology, etc may be part of engineering unit
ABET Engineering Criteria 2000 • Students • Program Educational Objectives • Program Outcomes and Assessment • Professional Component • Faculty • Facilities • Institutional Support and Financial Resources • Program Criteria
Program Assessment Process • Establish educational objectives and outcomes • Measure whether objectives and outcomes are being achieved • Identify program strengths and areas for improvement • Develop plan of action and implement changes to bring about improvements
Academic Advising • Quality of advising can be a problem • Take personal responsibility for getting proper advising • Sources of advising Faculty Staff Other students Publications (student handbook, catalog)
Enhance your Academic Advising • Contact your advisor to schedule a meeting • If you are an incoming freshman or transfer student your advisor is Crickett Watt: crickett@uaa.alaska.edu, 907-786-1085, ENGR 201 • Inform your advisor what your question(s) is/are, e.g. what courses to take next semester, etc. before your meeting • Prepare as much as you can, e.g. look at flow chart and DegreeWorks
Academic Regulations Academic Performance • Grade point average • Credit/No credit • Incompletes • Repeat grade policy • Academic renewal • Credit by examination • Other
Recognition for Academic Performance • Probation (GPA < 2.0, but individual departments may establish additional criteria) • Dean’s List (12 credits, GPA >3.5) • Chancellor’s List (12 credits, GPA 4.0) • Graduation Requirements • Graduation with Honors
Student Rights (Examples) • Right to receive advisement • Right to express your views, receive instruction, be graded fairly • Right to form and participate in clubs and organizations • Right to publish or broadcast your opinions or concerns • Right to file petitions • Right to file grievances • Right to privacy of your records
Enrollment Policies • Selecting your major • Changing your major • Double majors • Minors • Registration • Drop/add Policy • Leave of Absence/Withdrawal • Course Substitutions • Overload policy
Declare Your Major • After your freshman year, you should declare a major. • Go to DegreeWorks to check your degree status • Fill out a Change of Major form (on USB stick) • Submit to your new department Administrative Assistant Note: For CSE, EE, ME, need to declare “Bachelor of Science in Engineering” as major and your program (CSE, EE, ME) as concentration
DegreeWorks • Your Web-based Degree Audit and Advising Tool • Students and advisers can monitor progress towards degree completion, track petitions and advising notes, and use the "What If" and "Look Ahead" features. • Familiarize yourself with DegreeWorks, FAQ are posted on blackboard under Course Material/Lecture 12
Access DegreeWorks • Access DegreeWorks through UAOnline under Student Services. • Login at http://uaonline.alaska.edu. If you are unable to login to UAOnline, please contact Enrollment Services at (907) 786-1480 for assistance. • Under the 'Student Services & Account Information' tab, select the 'DegreeWorks/Electronic Degree Audit (UAA only)' link.
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Your Roadmap • Homework #10 (due Thursday 11/29) • Let’s have a look at the resources on the SOE USB stick