department of mechanical engineering
Fairfield University
 
wrap-up session

Fall 2007

 
Course:            ME , EE, CR390                    Course name: _Sr. Project_       
Instructor:  Alan Dubrow
High points of the course (“successes”):
 
Pedagogy: Lectures on design process, report writing, presentations
 
Homework:
 
 
Exams and Projects:
 
 
Student Attendance and Performance:  Project meetings and open sessions for discussions with Prof
 
 
 
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Problems encountered:
 
Textbook:
      
Assignments:  Students get too late of a start on projects. Not enough good ideas for projects given to them before the term starts.    
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Instruction method:    
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Course prerequisites:  
 
Student feedback:
 
 
Student Performance:  Several students are not pulling their weight. Students not aware of each team member’s whereabouts.    
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Industrial sponsors not very cooperative with student assignments- _____________________________________________________________________________
 
Grade distribution: too early to conclude
 
 
Action steps
 
Course Portfolio: Students submitted their journals at midterm and were reviewed. Indications as to participation and contributions were clear.
 
Change course prerequisites?
 
 
Change course content?
 
 
 
Change course objectives and/or outcomes?
 
 
 
Recommendations for further improvement*   
________need better projects and more cooperation by  industry__
Final presentation is always on Tuesday night preventing many chairs from attending. Need to schedule a different night ____________________________________________________________________
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instructional environment
 
Please comment on any problems that were encountered because of inadequacies in the classroom environment, lack of supplies, and inadequate service from staff:
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Were the problems brought to the attention of the Dean’s office? 
 
 
Were the problems corrected in a timely fashion? ______________________________________
 
 
 
 
* use an additional sheet if necessary.