2011 ECET-EET SLO-student
Western Student Learning Results (Program Outcomes) for 2011 # of Grads: 9 Source: Student # of Responses: 6 Program: Elec & Computer Eng Tech - EET Outcome What did you like about this program? Yes 6 100.00% No 0 Unk 0 NA Result Feedback 0 Yes Yes the classes were interesting and taught thoroughly I like the fact that this program enables transfer to MSoE. This single fact may have made the greatest difference in my long term educational goals. Although the greatest portion of students were involved in the CET track of this ECET program, don't lose sight of those students who want to develop the EET track. I think if transferring to a 4 year school was only available to programming students, and I greatly dislike programming, I would not have had as much interest in this program. That being said, with the bridge courses required for the 4 year transfer as well as the calculus requirements, this is definitely not a 2+2 transfer option and students definitely need to know this during advisement. This wasn't an issue during mine, because I wasn't looking for a degree during a deadline. As far as content goes, I think the EET track was nicely filled. I definitely came out of this with a solid enough background in electronics to engage in conversation with professionals of the field. In the two years the core program covers, I can say I learned enough about Electronics Engineering Technology to continue my education from within the job market. Yes Yes Yes Yes What would you change about this program? 6 100.00% 0 0 0 Yes Yes Yes Monday, September 19, 2011 This program was a springboard for me to engage the engineering field, from which I plan on transferring to Milwaukee School of Engineering to pursue a double major in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering bachelors degrees with a minor in Architectural Engineering, possibly capping it off with a Masters of Science and Engineering. If it weren't for the transfer agreement and the gpa based scholarship following me down there, I don't know what I would be pursuing after graduation. Most likely it would not be something of such ambitious ends. I've learned alot. At times the pace was fast, but was worth it. I like the hands on this program offers. very knowledgeable instructors Hands on & student/instructor interaction. Western Wisconsin Technical College More open lab time to help the students. I fell like there should be more on programming. The real world seems to be go more with software driven devices and a good understanding on programming seems to more of a must. more classes that are specific to just EET and CET Page 1 of 3 Outcome Yes No Unk NA Result Yes Yes Use effective communication skills. 6 100.00% 0 0 Yes Yes 6 100.00% 0 0 Yes 6 100.00% 0 0 I feel like I got a decent handle on effective communication skills. There is always room for improvment though. The gap between Tech Reporting and the reports-based classes like DCAC 3 and Electronic Circuits Analysis was vast. Tech reporting is a very generalized coverage of the basics, but in no way prepares EET track students for the level of writing expected of them. Skills with Microsoft Excel need to be stressed at some point, we were stuck learning it in our free time in order to apply advanced methods to solve our problems. Having done the DCAC3 and ECA bridge courses, I feel my technical communications skills have skyrocketed. Oral and written communication skills were great. 0 Yes Yes Transfer social and natural science theories into practical applications. The structure and order of which classes were taken in which order was not solidly designed, and this has been addressed by the program faculty in my understanding. Some things like Digital Electronics is very difficult to grasp in a whiz-bang quick delivery. At some points, some of the faculty did not have an extremely solid grasp of all the material they were presenting, and the question/answer interplay from the class here suffered. This was mostly in the digital electronics courses. This is a difficult area for beginners I think, so having someone with a deep understanding of it would benefit all. Closer interweaving of the courses. 0 Yes Apply mathematical concepts. Feedback Some help to the non-traditional students would nice here. Yes. However, Tech Math 2 will not prepare someone without prior knowledge of functions and calculus well enough to take calculus. Math Analysis was needed to fill that gap. I feel like there I can do most of the mathematics needed to do my job. I feel like if I dont know it, I could easily learn the new materials. 0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Demonstrate ability to value self and work ethically with others in a diverse population. 6 100.00% 6 100.00% 0 0 0 0 Again, the MSOE bridge courses were the most beneficial. Is good. Yes Yes Demonstrate ability to think critically. Very useful. Here, the MSOE bridge courses did the most to show application of theory. This should continue throughout your life. Lab Groups allowed to work in a team inviroment. I think there should have been some classes where there were larger groups. We have a very cohesive graduating group. Everyone worked well together and the electronics lab was a very comfortable environment for my new friends and I. 0 0 Yes Monday, September 19, 2011 Western Wisconsin Technical College Page 2 of 3 Outcome Use technology effectively. Yes 6 100.00% No 0 Unk 0 NA Result Feedback 0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Evaluate the operation of electronic circuits or systems 6 100.00% 6 100.00% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Yes. Circuits yes. Whole systems are hard to cover in 2 years. Yes Yes Build electronic circuits and systems 6 100.00% 0 Yes. Became better with practice. Yes Yes Operate test equipment 6 100.00% 0 Yes. Again, the MSOE bridge courses were the most beneficial to really nailing down understanding. Yes Yes Apply electronic theory to practice 6 100.00% Yes. Not a huge amount of "green energy" concepts were covered. This is going to be a substantial part of the electrical engineering technology fields in the future. A class to teach students about efficiency in electrical systems would be a great addition. (to what I understand is an already over-loaded curriculum.) Yes Yes Make decisions that incorporate the importance of sustainability We have very old equipment in our lab. Made great steps in this area. Could show better trouble shooting abilities. Yes. Again, we've got understanding of circuits, not systems. Coming out of 2 years, we've been exposed to all the essential "blocks" of working electronic systems, but not systems as a whole. There sould have been more Evaluations of whole systems. Most of the classes looked at more the of basic circuits. 0 0 0 0 0 Yes Communicate technical information 6 100.00% 0 0 0 Yes Yes Yes Aggregate Assessment of Achievement Monday, September 19, 2011 84 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 Tech Reporting does nothing in comparison to DC/AC 3 and Electronic Circuits Analysis. The level of reporting required in those classes is something worth putting people through when employers are complaining more and more that 2 yr graduates lack effective communications skillls. A static format would benefit the students. Yes. 0 Western Wisconsin Technical College Page 3 of 3
