CRITERION 7. FACILITIES - 2019 ABET Visit



ABET Self-Study TemplateCRITERION 7. FACILITIESA. Offices, Classrooms and LaboratoriesSummarize each of the program’s facilities in terms of their ability to support the attainment of the student outcomes and to provide an atmosphere conducive to learning.Offices (such as administrative, faculty, clerical, and teaching assistants) and any associated equipment that is typically available there.Classrooms and associated equipment that are typically available where the program courses are taught.Laboratory facilities including those containing computers (describe available hardware and software) and the associated tools and equipment that support instruction. Include those facilities used by students in the program even if they are not dedicated to the program and state the times they are available to students. Complete Appendix C containing a listing of the major pieces of equipment used by the program in support of instruction.B. Computing Resources Describe any computing resources (workstations, servers, storage, networks including software) in addition to those described in the laboratories in Part A, which are used by the students in the program. Include a discussion of the accessibility of university-wide computing resources available to all students via various locations such as student housing, library, student union, off-campus, etc. State the hours the various computing facilities are open to students. Assess the adequacy of these facilities to support the scholarly and professional activities of the students and faculty in the program.C. GuidanceDescribe how students in the program are provided appropriate guidance regarding the use of the tools, equipment, computing resources, and laboratories.D. Maintenance and Upgrading of Facilities Describe the policies and procedures for maintaining and upgrading the tools, equipment, computing resources, and laboratories used by students and faculty in the program.E. Library ServicesDescribe and evaluate the capability of the library (or libraries) to serve the program including the adequacy of the library’s technical collection relative to the needs of the program and the faculty, the adequacy of the process by which faculty may request the library to order books or subscriptions, the library’s systems for locating and obtaining electronic information, and any other library services relevant to the needs of the program.F. Overall Comments on FacilitiesDescribe how the program ensures the facilities, tools, and equipment used in the program are safe for their intended purposes. (See the 2019-2020 APPM section I.E.5.b.(1).)Template with MIT DetailsCRITERION 7. FACILITIES[INSERT INTRODUCTORY TEXT:Report overall number of laboratoriesBriefly describe how labs are used in the department.Summarize contents of section]A. Offices, Classrooms and LaboratoriesOffices Headquarters ([INSERT ROOM #]) – provides administrative support to faculty regarding TAs and general departmental support. Financial Office provides accounting support for teaching accounts.[If separate from HQ] Undergraduate Office ([INSERT ROOM #]) – provides administrative support to the program, tracks student progress through the curriculum. We have printers, a scanner and copier, though these are not normally accessible to students.Faculty Offices – [Describe the general location (buildings, etc.)] each faculty member has their own office, as well as a shared administrative assistant. Teaching Assistants (TAs) – [Describe physical location of offices/space for office hours for TAs] Classrooms [Note: update if different for your department]The Department of [INSERT DEPT. NAME] uses the MIT-wide classroom space, which is managed by the MIT Registrar’s Office. Classrooms and lecture halls range in size from 16 to 550 with the majority of rooms with chalkboards. Almost 90% of rooms have built-in AV capabilities. Some classrooms are equipped with lecture capture technology, document cameras and other specialized equipment. Most classrooms have loose or fixed tables and chairs or fixed tablet arm chairs in large lecture facilities. All spaces are equipped with an instructor table and or podium. Many classrooms used by the Department of [INSERT DEPT. NAME] have tables and chairs, to allow for project work. Classroom spaces are reviewed and renovated as the needs or opportunities arise (sometimes funded by the Department and sometimes by MIT, depending on the circumstances).Laboratory facilities[COMPLETE INVENTORY describing the size and location of labs]Building/RoomLaboratory NameArea ft2Available to UG Students?Hours available to students*omit storerooms, offices, and conference rooms in area.[DESCRIBE EACH LAB IN DETAIL:What was the lab established to do/what does it do now?What equipment does the lab include?What subjects use the lab?Assessment of condition of facility.]B. Computing Resources [INSERT DEPT. NAME] Computing Resources[Describe department-specific computing resources. For each location, include the name, building/room, and a brief description of the resources available.]University-Wide Computing ResourcesMIT provides wireless internet access across campus.MIT provides an extensive network of public computer labs (“Athena clusters”) and packaged services for campus-wide use. The system consists of over 250 workstations distributed among approximately 35 locations around the campus and in living groups. The clusters are open 24 hours a day.In addition to the above computing stations, [INSERT DEPT. NAME] undergraduate students have access to the following software to download to their laptops (for free, for educational use only): [NOTE: highlight available software relevant to subjects in your department.]AbaqusAutodeskCambridge Structural DatabaseChemDrawESRI (ArcGIS) fe-safeFileMakerIsight and the SIMULIA Execution EngineLabVIEWMapleMastercamMathematicaMATLABMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft ProjectMicrosoft VisioMnovaSAS JMPSnapGeneSOLIDWORKSStataTableauTecplot 360ToscaTotalViewWolfram|Alpha ProC. GuidanceDescribe how students in the program are provided appropriate guidance regarding the use of the tools, equipment, computing resources, and laboratories.[Note: update if different for your department.] Students are instructed in the use of Departmental facilities as part of their instruction in the subjects that use these facilities by both faculty and lab staff. These subjects include the teaching laboratories ([INSERT SUBJECT #s]) and selected subjects that make use of computers and software provided by the Department.D. Maintenance and Upgrading of Facilities [Note: update and elaborate as appropriate.] Maintenance of Department facilities is the responsibility of [ROLE]. [DESCRIBE PROCESS FOR REQUESTING, APPROVING, and COMPLETING MAINTENANCE or UPGRADES].Professional Staff Support for Teaching Laboratory FacilitiesThe laboratories are maintained by a group of staff that includes:[COMPLETE TABLE describing name/title for professional lab staff.]Full NameTitle[Describe the responsibilities of each role.] E. Library ServicesThe MIT Libraries are an engine for creating, sharing, and safeguarding knowledge at the Institute and beyond. The Libraries provide the MIT community with access to tens of millions of items, both physical and digital, and to collections from libraries worldwide. Library specialists lead classes to help students navigate resources, manage data, or think critically as consumers and creators of information. Five locations welcome users for quiet study, using collections, working collaboratively, or creating new knowledge with hands-on facilities such as the GIS and Data Lab, Audio Lab, or a student-built handset printing press. The Libraries’ collections in DSpace@MIT, a digital repository, contain more than 82,000 items, including MIT theses and the scholarly works of MIT faculty, researchers, labs, and centers. The Libraries help make scholarly articles by Institute authors freely available to the world; since 2009 these have been downloaded more than 11 million times, in 90% of the world’s countries. With 23 million tangible items, 20 terabytes of digital files, and 900 gigabytes of Web archives, the Institute Archives and Special Collections serves as the “memory” of MIT. The MIT Libraries has a librarian on staff ( [DEPT. LIAISON] ) who serves as the liaison to [DEPT. NAME]. Department faculty are notified regularly of pertinent news (e.g., upgrades of resources or facilities, changes to electronic databases, proposals to add or remove particular journal subscriptions). This liaison also creates websites to support instruction, containing links to library resources pertinent to the subject (e.g. [WEBSITE]). The Libraries also manage course materials that are placed on reserve for student use in designated classes.F. Overall Comments on Facilities[Note: update if different for your department.] The MIT Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) Office accompanies the [DEPT. NAME] representatives in laboratory inspections. These inspections confirm compliance with Environment, Health, and Safety regulatory requirements and verifies lab and safety equipment is functioning properly in accordance with EHS guidelines and best practices. Some specific items include fume hoods and other local exhaust, safety showers and fire extinguishers.[Note: describe additional subject-specific student safety trainings.] ................
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