Prepared by Dr. Victor M. Ponce

Relevant Outcomes	Items Assessed	Spring 2013	Fall 2013	Spring 2014	Fall 2014
Outcome 2 Drawing from a broad education, determine the global, economic, environmental, and societal impacts of a specific, relatively constrained engineering solution.	FINAL QUESTION: Yucca Mountain, the hazardous waste repository, is in: 1. California 2. Nevada ✓ 3. New Mexico 4. Arizona 5. Mexico	4.35	4.20	4.40	4.30
Outcome 3 Explain how contemporary issues affect the identification, formulation and solution of engineering problems.	FINAL QUESTION: The Salton Sea is: 1. A repository for wastewaters of the Imperial Valley 2. The largest lake in California 3. An artificial lake 4. A societal problem which awaits solution 5. All of the above ✓	3.65	3.80	3.75	3.80
Outcome 8 Organize and deliver effective verbal, written, and graphical communication.	Grade of the term paper	4.65	4.75	4.80	4.69
Outcome 10 Analyze a complex situation involving multiple conflicting professional and ethical interests to determine and appropriate course of action.	FINAL QUESTION: Tulare Lake basin has a problem of: 1. Crime 2. Earthquakes 3. Poor soil 4. Salt balance ✓ 5. Ants	4.30	4.10	4.15	4.20
Outcome 11 Recognize the need for and demonstrate an ability to engage in life-long learning and explain the importance of professional licensure.	FINAL QUESTION: Getting an M.S. degree is appropriate because: 1. There is more to learn beyond the B.S. degree 2. It may lead to a higher income or a more secure job 3. It qualifies you better in a changing world 4. Looks good on your resume 5. All of the above ✓	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
Outcome 12 Explain key concepts and problem-solving processes used in management.	FINAL QUESTION: Ethics is: 1. A practical principle 2. A moral principle ✓ 3. An expedient principle 4. An outdated principle 5. A forgotten principle	4.60	4.75	4.70	4.80
Outcome 13 Explain key concepts and problem-solving processes used in business, public policy, and public administration.	FINAL QUESTION: Endangered species should be protected because: 1. They have a right to exist 2. The principle of biodiversity stands 3. It makes good sustainable development sense 4. Extinct species will be gone forever 5. All of the above ✓	4.60	4.65	4.70	4.60
Outcome 14 Explain the role of a leader, leadership principles and attitudes conducive to the effective practice of civil, contruction, and environmental engineering.	FINAL QUESTION: A stakeholder is: 1. An individual or group that can affect or be affected by a project ✓ 2. An environmentalist 3. Anybody opposed to civil engineering projects 4. Anybody that holds stock in corporations 5. Anybody that backs the government in development projects	4.40	4.25	4.50	4.40