Review Assessment Report

Part 1: Contact & Program Identification

Report Year and Contact Information
Academic Year	Modified By	Date Modified
2022-2023	[email protected]	2023-10-13T21:39:27.906Z

School	Name of Program	Courses
MSE	Engineering AS Degree	CHEM 1215,CHEM 1215L,ECON 2110,ENGL 1120,ENGL 2210,MATH 1510,MATH 1520,MATH 2410,MATH 2530,PHYS 1310,PHYS 1310L,PHYS 1320,PHYS 1320L

Part 2: Program Summary

Provide a high level review of the program to include highlights, successes, challenges, significant changes, and significant resources needed to support the program
We have faculty that are passionate about student success and have crafted a strong engineering curriculum that emphasizes problem solving and analysis. The Engineering AS degree attracts a small number of majors each year. We have created a full suite of online courses, providing flexible options for students. Two of our faculty participate in a college-wide effort to aid students majoring in STEM fields by teaching foundational courses within the STEM Core curriculum and the Summer Bridge program. They provide an overview of engineering through presentations and hands-on activities to help students prepare for the upcoming academic year. Participation in this program has led to at least five student internships at Intel, Sandia, and Los Alamos. Our faculty recruit students for opportunities such as the INVITE workshop at Notre Dame in April 2022. Two physics/engineering students learned about bridge design at this workshop aimed to increase the participation of women and minorities in STEM.

Provide a high level review of the program to include highlights, successes, challenges, significant changes, and significant resources needed to support the program

We have faculty that are passionate about student success and have crafted a strong engineering curriculum that emphasizes problem solving and analysis. The Engineering AS degree attracts a small number of majors each year. We have created a full suite of online courses, providing flexible options for students. Two of our faculty participate in a college-wide effort to aid students majoring in STEM fields by teaching foundational courses within the STEM Core curriculum and the Summer Bridge program. They provide an overview of engineering through presentations and hands-on activities to help students prepare for the upcoming academic year. Participation in this program has led to at least five student internships at Intel, Sandia, and Los Alamos. Our faculty recruit students for opportunities such as the INVITE workshop at Notre Dame in April 2022. Two physics/engineering students learned about bridge design at this workshop aimed to increase the participation of women and minorities in STEM.

Part 3: Data Review

	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023
Annual number of graduate awards is greater than 10	45	40	31
Number of declared majors	840	770	836
Average Class Size	20.2	18.7	20.1
Annual Average Class withdrawal rate is 30% or below (SAGE 35%)	18%	16%	18%
Annual C-Pass rate for coursework is 60% or above	66%	67%	67%
Average class fill rate at 60% or above capacity within a term or over a year	80%	71%	77%
Graduate Transfer to 4-year Schools	64%	n/a	n/a
Full-time Faculty Coverage by Section	46%	51%	21%

Summarize how your program met or did not meet the target measures based on the data above
Our engineering degree program has met or exceeded all of the above targets.

Part 4: Program Learning Outcome Analysis

Learning Outcome	Population or Course(s) Assessed	Description	Summary of Assessment Results
3. Use the first and/or second law of thermodynamics to interpret heat, work and internal energy, describe relationships between physical quantities in the equations, and conduct dimensional analysis.	PHYS 1320	Final Exam	Twenty-one students were assessed and 86% passed the assessment. The average score was 7.4 on a scale of 0 - 10.

Interpretation of Assessment findings
In Fall 2022, twenty-one PHYS 1320 students were assessed on applying the first and second laws of thermodynamics to interpret heat, work, and internal energy, describing relationships between physical quantities, and conducting dimensional analysis. We require a 50% on the final exam to pass PHYS 1320, so we chose a minimum score of 5 out of 10 to pass this assessment. Eighty-six percent of the students passed the assessment, and the average score among all students was 7.4 out of 10 (74%). While we are happy with the results of this assessment, unfortunately, this represents only 1 of 2 sections of PHYS 1320 taught in Fall 2022. The instructor of the other section failed to turn in their results and then left the employ of CNM, so we need to rerun this assessment. Given that we are transitioning to Universal Themes, we are not sure exactly when we will run this assessment again.

Interpretation of Assessment findings

In Fall 2022, twenty-one PHYS 1320 students were assessed on applying the first and second laws of thermodynamics to interpret heat, work, and internal energy, describing relationships between physical quantities, and conducting dimensional analysis. We require a 50% on the final exam to pass PHYS 1320, so we chose a minimum score of 5 out of 10 to pass this assessment. Eighty-six percent of the students passed the assessment, and the average score among all students was 7.4 out of 10 (74%). While we are happy with the results of this assessment, unfortunately, this represents only 1 of 2 sections of PHYS 1320 taught in Fall 2022. The instructor of the other section failed to turn in their results and then left the employ of CNM, so we need to rerun this assessment. Given that we are transitioning to Universal Themes, we are not sure exactly when we will run this assessment again.

Part 5: Additional Action Plan in Support of Student Learning (If Appropriate)

Upcoming Year	Changes Planned for the upcoming year	Data Motivating this change
2022-2023
2022-2023
2022-2023

Please select all of the following that characterize the types of changes described in the above action plan

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