ABET 2000
Outcomes Assessment Planning Guide
Draft Capstone Experience Instruments
These instruments may be used to gather data to assess the program's success in meeting its goals or in meeting the ABET Criteria 2000's list of 11 capabilities of a competent graduate engineer, as follows:
SR = Self report OR = observer rating PR = peer rating OS = objective scoring
ABET Graduate Capability in Criteria 2000 Instruments
A B C D E
Student Instruct./ Industrial Peer Project
Ability to: Survey Coach Sponsor Eval Scoring
Survey Survey Instr.Rubric
a) apply knowledge of math ... SR OS OS
b) design/conduct experiments SR OS OS
c) design systems SR OS OS OR
d) function on m/d teams SR OS OS PR
e) solve engineering problems SR OS OS OR
f) understand ethics/responsib. SR OS OS PR
g) communicate effectively SR OS OS PR OR
h) understand societal impacts SR OS OS OR
i) engage in lifelong learning SR OS PR
j) know contemporary issues OS OS PR OR
k) use modern tools of engrg. OS OS PR OR
l) (example of program specific SR OS OS PR OR
goal) plan and execute
complex team design projects
m) (ex. progr. specific goal) SR OS OS OS
perform business process
re-engineering
n) (ex. progr. specific goal) SR OS OS PR OS
use finite element methods
for fluid mechanics and
heat transfer problems
o) (ex. progr. specific goal) SR OS OS PR OS
use 3-D modeling software
such as IDEAS to define and
model design characteristics
p) (ex. progr. specific goal) SR OS OS PR OS
apply factorial experimen-
tation to design of products
and processes.
q) your program-specific goal
