I am very grateful to the AE department for making this senior thesis project a mandatory requirement for graduation. Having completed this year-long process, I now feel that I am ready to move onto life after college and bring the lessons learned and broad spectrum of knowledge with me into the workplace. I feel that this project helped me grow as an engineer and as a person by increasing my time management abilities, having to reach out to others for help, bringing together all of the knowledge gained over the past five years, and providing a framework in which to excel. Also, including the CPEP website in the requirements for this project was a fun and ingeneous way to post assignments for grading but also to have a creative platform to share my work. It was also very benefitial to have past CPEP sites archived to allow us to see what kinds of projects past AE grads had done. Overall, the AE senior thesis and CPEP website integrations have given me an amazing stepping stone into the workplace and for that I am very thankful.
ABET Outcome Survey
Important Note: These outcomes reflect a personal (student) assessment of the course, not the instructor's assessment.
ABET Outcomes for AE 481W/482 |
Outcome not able to be assessed | Level of ability demonstrated but below acceptable | Minimum acceptable level of ability demonstrated | More than minimum level of ability demonstrated |
| (Score of 0) | (Score of 1) | (Score of 2) | (Score of 3) | |
| a. An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering | 3 |
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| b. An ability to analyze and interpret data | 3 |
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| c. An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs | 3 |
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| e. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems | 3 |
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| f. An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility | 3 |
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| g. An ability to communicate effectively | 2 |
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| h. The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context | 3 |
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| i. An ability to engage in life-long learning | 3 |
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| j. A knowledge of contemporary issues | 3 |
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| k. An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice | 3 |
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| o. Engineering design capabilities in at least two (2) of the (3) basic curriculum areas of architectural engineering, and that design has been integrated across the breadth of the program | 3 |
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| p. Communication and interaction with other design professionals in the execution of building projects | 3 |
email | jdc5349@psu.edu |