Rubrics For Program Outcomes

1. Engineering knowledge: Apply the knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering

fundamentals, and an engineering specialization for the solution of complex engineering
problems. [3A]

2. Problem analysis: Identify, formulate, research literature, and analyze complex

engineering problems reaching substantiated conclusions using first principles of
mathematics, natural sciences, and engineering sciences. [3E]

3. Design/development of solutions: Design solutions for complex engineering problems

and design system components or processes that meet t h e specified needs with
appropriate consideration for public health and safety, and cultural, societal, and
environmental considerations. [3C]

4. Conduct investigations of complex problems: Use research-based knowledge and

research methods including design of experiments, analysis and interpretation of data, and
synthesis of the information to provide valid conclusions. [3B]

5. Modern tool usage: Create, select, and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and
modern engineering and IT tools, including prediction and modeling to complex
engineering activities, with an understanding of the limitations. [3K]

6. The engineer and society: Apply reasoning informed by the contextual knowledge to
assess societal, health, safety, legal, and cultural issues and the consequent responsibilities
relevant to the professional engineering practice. [3J]

7. Environment and sustainability: Understand the impact of the professional engineering

solutions in societal and environmental contexts, and demonstrate the knowledge of, and
need for sustainable development. [3H]

8. Ethics: Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities
and norms of the engineering practice. [3F]

9. Individual and team work: Function effectively as an individual, and as a member or

leader in diverse teams, and in multidisciplinary settings. [3D]

10. Communication: Communicate effectively on complex engineering activities with the

engineering community and with t h e society at large, such as, being able to comprehend
and write effective reports and design documentation, make effective presentations, and
give and receive clear instructions. [3G]

11. Project management and finance: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of t h e

engineering and management principles and apply these to ones own work, as a member
and leader in a team, to manage projects and in multidisciplinary environments. [3J]
12. Life-long learning: Recognize the need for, and have the preparation and ability to
engage in independent and life-long learning in the broadest context of technological
change. [3I]
 RUBRICS FOR VALIDATING POS

PO 1: Engineering knowledge: Apply the knowledge of mathematics, science,

engineering fundamentals, and an engineering specialization for the solution of
complex engineering problems.

Parameter 1: Slight (Low) 2: Moderate 3: Substantial (High)

(Medium)
Apply Appreciates that Can apply athematical Excels in applying
Mathematics systems and/or scientific mathematical and/or
& & processes to be principles to design or scientific principles to
Basic Science
designed or improved improve systems and design or improve
require a sound processes.Mathematical systems and processes.
foundation in and scientific terms are Excellent interpretation
mathematics, physics, interpreted correctly. of
chemistry, and Can apply athematical, mathematical,statistical,
biology. Mathematical statistical, or scientific and scientific terms.
and theories and concepts Excels in using
scientific terms are to solve problems, but mathematical,
interpreted with a few errors. statistical,
incorrectly. Can apply Modeling and or scientific theories
mathematical, calculations have very and
statistical, or scientific few errors. concepts to solve
theories and concepts problems.
to solve problems, but Modeling and
errors are made. calculations are done
Modeling and correctly.
calculations have 3 or
more errors.
Apply Modeling, graphics, Modeling, graphics, andModeling, graphics, and
General and calculations have very calculations are done
Engineering calculations have 3 or few errors. correctly using a variety
Knowledge more errors. of software.
Apply IE Makes unrealistic Can translate theories Excels in using theories,
Fundamental assumptions to or make realistic making realistic
Concepts develop assumptions to develop assumptions and
models of systems and models of systems and developing good
processes. processes. models
Knows the difference Knows the difference of systems and
between a system and between a system and a processes.
 a model of that system, Accepts limitations of IE
model of that system, but is not very good at & mathematical models
but model validation of systems and
cannot validate approaches. Can apply processes
models. statistical techniques to & establishes validity of
Can apply statistical model, study, analyze, models before using
techniques to model, design, or improve them
study, analyze, design, systems with very few to make decisions.
or errors. Excels in applying
improve systems, but statistical techniques to
makes many errors. model, study, analyze,
design, or improve
systems.

PO 2: Problem analysis: Identify, formulate, research literature, and analyze complex

engineering problems reaching substantiated conclusions using first principles of
mathematics, natural sciences, and engineering sciences.

Parameter 1: Slight (Low) 2: Moderate 3: Substantial (High)

(Medium)
Strategy Fair in locating Good at locating Excellent in locating
resources, resources, integrating resources, integrating
integrating knowledge knowledge and knowledge and
and experience, and experience, and experience, and
formulating a good formulating a good formulating a good
strategy to solve strategy to solve strategy to solve
engineering problems. engineering problems. engineering problems.
Tools Used Fair use of multiple Good at multiple tools, Excels in multiple
tools, techniques, and techniques, and tools,
software for analyzing software for analyzing techniques, and
existing systems and existing systems and software
solving problems. solving for analyzing existing
Fair in applying problems. systems and solving
multiple tools to solve Good in applying problems.
problems related to multiple tools to solve Excels at applying
synthesis of new problems related to multiple tools to solve
systems. synthesis of new problems related to
systems. synthesis of new
systems.
Solution Can breakdown Can breakdown Can breakdown
Approach complex complex complex
problems into sub problems into sub problems into sub
problems problems problems
and apply theoretical and apply theoretical and apply theoretical
concepts, but makes concepts, but makes a concepts.
many errors. few errors. Understands how
Needs to be shown Knows how various various
how pieces of the large pieces of the large
various pieces of the problem relate to each problem relate to each
large problem relate to other and the whole other and the whole
each other and the system, but makes a system.
whole few Excels in taking into
system. errors. account practical
Needs help in taking Good at taking into constraints (social,
into account practical environmental, and
account practical constraints (social, other). Generates
constraints (social, environmental, and many
environmental, and other). Generates very alternatives and
other). Can generate few alternatives and compares
one alternative only or compares them. them.
needs some help.
PO 3. Design/development of solutions: Design solutions for complex engineering
problems and design system components or processes that meet t h e specified
needs with appropriate consideration for public health and safety, and cultural,
societal, and environmental considerations.

Parameter 1: Slight (Low) 2: Moderate 3: Substantial (High)

(Medium)
Design Strategy Recognizes the need Develops a design Develops a design
for a strategy independently strategy, including a
design strategy, but with a few errors. plan
needs May need correction or of attack,
an example and some aspects need decomposition
guidance. embellishments. of work into subtasks,
and development of a
timeline using Gantt
chart. No changes
needed
to the developed
strategy.
Applying Fair in applying Good at applying Excellent in applying
Engineering engineering and/or engineering and/or engineering and/or
and Science scientific principles scientific principles scientific principles
Knowledge correctly to design correctly to design correctly to design
practical practical components, practical components,
components, processes, or systems. processes, or systems.
processes, or
systems.
Constraints Realizes that there Some constraints are Takes into account
Identified are not economic, safety,
and taken into economic, safety, taken into account in environmental, and
Account environmental, and designing components, other
other processes, or systems. constraints to generate
constraints, but realistic designs that
needs customers will prefer.
help to generate
realistic
designs that
customers
will prefer.
PO 4: Conduct investigations of complex problems: Use research-based knowledge
and research methods including design of experiments, analysis and interpretation
of data, and synthesis of the information to provide valid conclusions.

Parameter 1: Slight (Low) 2: Moderate 3: Substantial (High)

(Medium)
Problem Understands the Understands the Excellent knowledge of
Recognition system, system, system, inputs,
and Statement inputs, outputs, and inputs, outputs, and outputs,
noise noise noise factors, etc.
factors. factors. Uses that knowledge to
Can develop problem Can develop problem define problem clearly.
statement, but statement
critical satisfactorily.
information is left
out.
Choice of DOE Can choose the Can choose model Not only chooses
Model. model, correctly and models
but needs confidently. correctly, but also
reassurance Applies blocking knows
from a mentor. where how to improve the
Can recognize necessary. model through
controllable noise sequential
factors experiments.
and use blocking.
Perform Knows the difference Determines the need Excellent knowledge of
Experiments between repetition for repetition or
and repetition or replication.
replication, but replication, Knows many methods
needs calculates sample size, to
reassurance. conducts experiments calculate sample size.
Can determine confidently, and Plans, organizes, &
sample collects conducts experiments
size, but needs data in an organized well. Uses dat
reassurance and help manner. collection
with forms.
experiments and
collection of data.
PO 5. Modern tool usage: Create, select, and apply appropriate techniques, resources,
and modern engineering and IT tools, including prediction and modeling to complex
engineering activities, with an understanding of the limitations.

Parameter 1: Slight (Low) 2: Moderate 3: Substantial

(Medium) (High)
Apply Good at applying Very good at Excellent in
Operations deterministic applying applying
Research models. deterministic deterministic
Models Good at applying models. models.
and Techniques Markov processes Very good at Excellent in
and applying applying
queuing models. Markov processes Markov processes
and and
queuing models. queuing models.
Apply Work Good at applying Very good at Excellent in
Measurement work applying applying
Techniques measurement work work
techniques.. measurement measurement
techniques.. techniques.
Problem Def., Good in problem Very good in Excellent in
Soln. Strategy, definition, solution, problem problem
& strategy, and definition, definition,
Research research. solution, solution,
strategy, and strategy, and
research. research.
TeamSkills, Good team and Very good team Excellent team
Pres., communication and and
& Comm. skills. communication communication
skills. skills.

PO 6. The engineer and society: Apply reasoning informed by the contextual

knowledge to assess societal, health, safety, legal, and cultural issues and the
consequent responsibilities relevant to the professional engineering practice.
Parameter 1: Slight (Low) 2: Moderate 3: Substantial (High)
(Medium)
Services to Not a member, but Member now and Has demonstrated dedicated
Profession and will become a may leadership roles on campus
Society member be active in the and
and try to be future. may continue in future.
active.
PO 7: Environment and sustainability: Understand the impact of the professional
engineering solutions in societal and environmental contexts, and demonstrate the
knowledge of, and need for sustainable development.

Parameter 1: Slight (Low) 2: Moderate 3: Substantial (High)

(Medium)
Understanding Has a good knowledge Has a very good Has excellent
of of 1 or more knowledge of 2 or knowledge of 3 or
Impact of international more international more international
Engineering standards that can standards that can standards that can
Solutions in alleviate the adverse alleviate the adverse alleviate the adverse
Global and impact of impact of engineering impact of engineering
Societal engineering solutions solutions in global and solutions in global and
Context in global and societal societal context. societal context.
context. Will use a Understands the need Can implement a
strategy for for a strategy for strategy for
harmonizing harmonizing harmonizing standards
standards standards and management
and management and management systems for quality,
systems for quality, systems for quality, environment, social
environment, social environment, social responsibility, etc.
responsibility, etc., if responsibility, etc.
details are provided.
Familiarity Will locate resources Good at locating Excels in locating
with (libraries, websites, resources (libraries, resources (libraries,
Applications journals, magazines, websites, journals, websites, journals,
of IE etc) on 2 or more magazines, etc) on 2 magazines, etc) on 2
Tools, applications when or more applications. or more applications.
Methods & necessary. Has acquired and read Has acquired and read
Techniques in Will read papers from one paper from one of more than one paper
Global and one of the above the above resources. from one of the above
Societal resources only when a resources.
Context need arises.
Breath and Needs examples and Is familiar with at least Is familiar with at least
Depth instructions for one specific IE method two specific IE
of the Impact applying IE methods to applied to analyze methods applied to
of analyze global and global and social analyze global and
Engineering social issues. issues. social issues.
Solutions in Will review and write Has reviewed and Has reviewed and
Global and a report on specific IE written a report on written a report on
Societal methods applied to one specific IE method two or more specific IE
Context analyze global and applied to analyze methods applied to
social issues when global and social analyze global and
required. issues. social issues.
PO 8: Ethics: Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and
responsibilities and norms of the engineering practice.

Parameter 1: Slight (Low) 2: Moderate 3: Substantial

(Medium) (High)
Knowledge Knows about the code of Knows where to access Knows where to
of ethics of a society, and code of ethics of at access code of ethics
Professional will access and use them least 1 of 2 or more
Code when ethical professional society. Professional
of Ethics problems are faced. Has read and societies.
demonstrated Has read and
adequate knowledge of demonstrated
at least one excellent knowledge
professional code of of at least one
ethics. professional code of
ethics.
Ability to Will learn to apply the Can apply at least 1 Can apply the code of
Recognize code of ethics from code of ethics from a ethics from
Ethical professional professional professional
Dilemmas societies and/or ethical society and/or ethical societies and/or
theories to recognize theory to recognize ethical theories to
ethical ethical recognize ethical
dilemmas when dilemmas and analyze dilemmas and
necessary. them. analyze them in
many ways.
Analyze Has ability to analyze Has demonstrated Has demonstrated
Ethical ethical good ability to analyze excellent ability to
Problems in problems in IE work ethical analyze ethical
IE through case studies, but problems in IE work problems in IE work
Work and is not through case studies. through case
Make interested. Has generated good studies.
Decisions Has generated fair solutions and made Has generated
solutions and made fair good decisions in the excellent solutions
decisions in the IE field. and made sound
IE field. decisions in the IE
field.
PO 9: Individual and team work: Function effectively as an individual, and as a
member or leader in diverse teams, and in multidisciplinary settings.

Parameter 1: Slight (Low) 2: Moderate 3: Substantial (High)

(Medium)
Take Needs prompting Organized. Will Well organized.
Responsibility from assume team Has many abilities and
team leader to be member roles most volunteers to do team
organized and keep of the time. Tardy a work. Never tardy.
track few times. Shares Shares information &
of assigned work and information & experience always.
due experience most of Writes assignments
dates. May be tardy the and
sometimes. time. Remembers deadlines.
Shares information & work to be done and Delivers work on time.
experience due dates, but may
sometimes. forget a few.
Must be assigned
work
and due date, but will
not
share work and
responsibility.
Contribution to Will do research and Will do research and Has the initiative to do
Team gather information gather information research, provides
Effort & Work and and innovative ideas,
data if reminded data if requested. generates creative
often. Will provide solutions, and
Will provide innovative generates
innovative ideas, generate good alternative
ideas, generate creative solutions.
creative solutions, and Always prepared for
solutions, and generate team
generate good alternative meetings.
good alternative solutions
solutions if prompted.
if reminded often. Not prepared for
Not prepared for team team
meetings sometimes. meetings once or
twice.
Respect, Civility, Courteous to all Usually courteous to Courteous and
Communication sometimes. all. Nonjudgmental always.
Provides positive Provides positive Participates in
feedback sometimes. feedback when discussions, respects
 Values others necessary. colleagues, makes
viewpoints Values others significant
sometimes. viewpoints almost contributions
Listening skills need always. while discussing
improvement. Has good listening others
skills, work, values others
attention fades viewpoints, &
occasionally. functions
effectively as a team
member.
Knowledge of Does not have Has elementary Has very good
other knowledge of knowledge of knowledge of technical
Disciplines technical technical skills, issues, and
skills, issues, and skills, issues, and approaches germane
approaches germane approaches germane to
to to disciplines outside of
disciplines outside of disciplines outside of IE.
IE, IE,
but will acquire them but will augment
when needed. when
needed.
PO 10: Communication: Communicate effectively on complex engineering activities
with the engineering community and with t h e society at large, such as, being able to
comprehend and write effective reports and design documentation, make effective
presentations, and give and receive clear instructions.

Parameter 1: Slight (Low) 2: Moderate 3: Substantial

(Medium) (High)
Oral Difficult to follow Most information All information is
Communication presentation due to is presented in a
Organization & erratic presented in logical,
Structure topical shifts and logical order interesting and
jumps. and is easy to novel
follow. sequence and is
easy to
follow.
Oral Occasional Voice is clear and Clear voice and
Communication mispronunciation of at a correct
Delivery & terms. Uses proper level. Most pronunciation of
Speaking Skills appropriate words terms.
vocabulary. pronounced Good eye contact,
Little eye contact, correctly. steady
uneven Some eye contact, rate, enthusiasm,
rate, or only little steady rate, and or
expression. adequately confidence.
rehearsed.
Oral Appearance Appearance is Appearance is
Communication marginally good. professional.
Personal acceptable. Responds to Responds to
Appearance & Responds to questions questions questions
Rapport with and comments, but is and comments and comments
Audience not well. confidently.
at ease or confident. Length is Length is
Length is adequate. acceptable. appropriate.
Written Work is hard to follow Information is presented in a
Communication as there is very little presented in a logical,
Organization & continuity. logical interesting way,
Style Purpose of work is manner, which is which
stated, but does not easily followed. is easy to follow.
assist in following Purpose of work Purpose is clearly
work. is stated and
clearly stated and explains the
assists the structure of work.
structure of
work.
Written Mostly consistent Format is Format is
Communication format. generally consistent
Format & Figures and tables are consistent throughout
Aesthetics legible, but not including including
convincing. heading styles and heading styles and
captions. captions.
Figures and tables Figures and tables
are are
neatly done and presented
provide intended logically
information. and reinforce the
text.
Written Several spelling and Minor Negligible
Communication grammatical errors. misspellings misspellings
Spelling & and/or and/or
Grammar grammatical grammatical
errors. errors.
PO 11: Project management and finance: Demonstrate knowledge and
understanding of t h e engineering and management principles and apply these to
ones own work, as a member and leader in a team, to manage projects and in
multidisciplinary environments.

Parameter 1: Slight (Low) 2: Moderate 3: Substantial (High)

(Medium)
Knowledge of Job Poor knowledge of job Good knowledge of Excellent knowledge
Market market and relies on job market and is of job market and has
the Placement building a network an excellent network
Services. to seek information. to seek information.
Planning Budget, Has some ides of Has a good basis for Has sound basis for
Insurance, & personal budget, preparing yearly preparing yearly
Investment, savings & investment, personal budget personal budget
but is not concerned. showing all costs, showing all costs,
savings, and savings, and
investment investment.
Ability to Engage Plans to read Reads newspaper or Reads newspaper and
in Conversation newspaper or magazines current magazines on
about Political, magazines in future. randomly. a
Economic, Plans to use the Web Uses the Web to regular basis.
National, to keep current. keep Uses the Web to keep
Regional, and Makes minor current randomly. current daily.
international contributions to Does contribute to Can make substantial
Events or Issues discussions. discussions. contribution to
discussions.
PO 12: Life-long learning: Recognize the need for, and have the preparation and
ability to engage in

independent and life-long learning in the broadest context of technological

change.

Parameter 1: Slight (Low) 2: Moderate 3: Substantial (High)

(Medium)
Ability to Locate Uses limited Uses all web Uses websites listed
and Use resources at websites resources by instructor and does
Resources on the dealing with IE topics when URLs are extensive search to
Web when the URLs are provided and locate and use more
provided. attempts than 5 other sources.
to locate and use a
few
additional web
resources.
Ability to Locate Has fair plan and Has good plan and Has excellent plan and
& Learn from demonstrated ability demonstrated demonstrated ability
Recent for life-long learning. ability for life-long learning.
Publications in IE Has fair ability to for life-long Has excellent ability
think, learn from learning. to
mistakes, and apply Has good ability to think, learn from
new concepts. think, learn from mistakes, and apply
mistakes, and apply new concepts.
new concepts.
Familiarity with Plans to be a member Member of 1 Member of 2 or more
Services in 1 professional Professional society. professional societies.
Provided by society. Has leadership role Has a leadership role
Professional Does not have in in 2 or more
Societies leadership role in 1 professional professional or other
professional or other society societies on campus.
societies on campus. on campus. Aware of courses on
Will seek courses or Knows that the the current topics and
resources available website for the resources available at
from societies when society the website for the
needed. lists courses on society.
May use some current Has used 2 or more
services topics and resources services provided by a
provided by the available. professional society.
society in the future. Has used a
magazine
or book from a
professional society.
Ability to Use Has demonstrated fair Has demonstrated Has demonstrated
Reference Books, ability to acquire very excellent ability to
Books, books and journal good ability to acquire books and
Periodicals, and articles, understand, acquire journal articles,
Archives, & Inter- interpret, and apply books and journal understand, interpret,
Library Loans in current, new, or articles, understand, and apply current,
Libraries innovative concepts in interpret, and apply new, or innovative
IE and related fields. current, new, or concepts in IE and
innovative concepts related fields.
in
IE and related fields.