Motlow State Community College
Action Plan & Outcome Assessment Report for Institutional Effectiveness
Assessing Year: July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014
Unit: Career Readiness
Related Strategic Goal:
3.1 Monitor and improve the effectiveness of educational programs and services.
Action Plan #: CARE-03
Action Plan Title: Mechatronic Capstone Course Project Presentation to Industry
Desired Outcome: Invite and have attend a minimum of 3 representatives from industry to witness a
presentation by the graduating students on a design project given to them during the Mech 2600
manufacturing process course. The representatives will critique and complete a report to the instructor
in charge.
Description of Action Plan and Related Activities:
1. The students in Mech 2600 are given a design project that they will need to complete in the
semester taken. After completing the design project they will develop a presentation on the
project to include:
a. Project chosen
b. Analysis methods
c. Results obtained
d. Interpretation of results
e. Skills used to include teamwork
2. Industry representatives will be asked to offer a critique of the project to include:
a. Relevancy to industry
b. Improvements to project
c. Future project plans/ideas
d. General comments
3. Dept of Career Readiness will meet in the following summer to review comments and critiques
and plan implementation of selected ideas.
4. Ideas implemented in the following Spring project.
Team Members: Fred Rascoe, Director of Career Readiness and Mechatronics Instructor
Shane Buchanan, Mechatronics Instructor
Dr.Khalid Tantawi, mechatronics Instructor
Paul Sand, mechatronics instructor
Larry Flatt, mechatronics instructor
Timeline: To be administered no later than May 3, 2014
Est. Cost: $0
Budgeted: Included in current budget
Evidence of Success: Meeting minutes to document review of the comments and implementation plan.
Projects based on comments.
Complete the following when assessing a plan
Planning Phase
1. The students in Mech 2600 are given a design project that they will need to complete in the
semester taken. After completing the design project they will develop a presentation on the
project to include:
f. Project chosen
g. Analysis methods
h. Results obtained
i. Interpretation of results
j. Skills used to include teamwork
Results: Complete on Spring 2014 (5/7/14 & 5/8/14) by 2 classes of Mech 2600. Both
presentations were videotaped and performed before an industrial panel of area
businesses. (video are on file with Career Readiness Department).
2. Industry representatives will be asked to offer a critique of the project to include:
e. Relevancy to industry
f. Improvements to project
g. Future project plans/ideas
h. General comments
Results: Complete on Spring 2014 by 2 classes of Mech 2600. Both presentations were video
Taped and performed before an industrial panel of area businesses. (surveys are attached to
Care-04 email see: Mech 2600 industry surveys for spring 2014. Hard copy on file with
Career Readiness)
3. Dept of Career Readiness will meet in the following summer to review comments and critiques
and plan implementation of selected ideas.
Results: (from email on file with Career readiness)
Here is the minutes of the industrial survey Care-04 meeting on 5/27/14 at 1:00pm (ITV with McMinnville
and LaVergne campus)
Attending: Fred Rascoe, Larry Flatt, Paul Sand, Omar Tantawi, Dr. Khalid Tantawi, Shane Buchanan
Care-04
1. Agreed to capture small part of cost analysis(ROI) and root cause analysis into MECH 2600 Project.
Thoughts are some cost analysis is part of 4 yr degree (Engineering Econ)
2. Root Cause analysis will use the PFMEA format from Mech 2100
3.MECH 2300 will also try to integrate cost analysis from the CNC part of class
4. Ideas implemented in the following Spring project.
Results: (actions from item 3)
Care-04
1. Agreed to capture small part of cost analysis(ROI) and root cause analysis into MECH 2600 Project.
Thoughts are some cost analysis is part of 4 yr degree (Engineering Econ)
2. Root Cause analysis will use the PFMEA format from Mech 2100
3.MECH 2300 will also try to integrate cost analysis from the CNC part of class
Describe Needed Changes: The IE Plan is completed and will not be renewed for 2014-15.
List of supporting Documentation:
Video files of Mech 2600 student presentations to industry
Mech 2600 Industry Surveys for Spring 2014
Date of last update: 6/19/2014
Assessing Year 2013:
MECH 2600
Presentation Review
Motlow State Community Colleges values your feedback on the presentation of our graduating class in
Mechatronics.
A. What did you like about the presentation?
B. What did you think could have been improved?
C. Do you feel that the project is pertinent to industry?
D. Do you have any suggestions for future projects?
E. Any other comments?
Name _________________________________________
Company ______________________________________