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Petroleum Engineering Objectives

PETE Program Objectives
PETE Program Outcomes and Assessment Items
Program Outcomes and Assessment Items: Section 3 Requirements
  • 1. Broad Education
  • 1. Demonstration of Broad Education
  • (3a, c, g, h, i, j, k)
  • 1.1: UL Lafayette CORE/BOR Curriculum
  • 1.1: Development of Practice Design in Curriculum (see Self Study Report section B.4, Figure 2).
  • 3a: Ability to apply knowledge of math, engineering, and science.
  • 3c: Ability to design system, component or process to meet needs
  • 3h: Broad education
  • 3k: Ability to use techniques, skills, and tools in engineering practice.
  • 1.2a: Effective Communication
  • 1.2a: Passing grade on oral presentations addressing technology, ethics, Individual Lifelong Learning and Continuing Education Plan (ILLCEP) (PETE 400), team design projects and drilling topics (PETE 382, 484).
  • 3g: Ability to communicate effectively.
  • 1.2b: Effective communication
  • 1.2b: Passing grade on technical reports, addressing technology, ethics (ILLCEP) (PETE 101, 400), drilling topics (PETE 382, 484, 491) and laboratory experiments (PETE 384, 488).
  • 3g: Ability to communicate effectively.
  • 1.2: Skills that promote a diverse and professional career
  • 1.3: Initial placement and subsequent employment of graduates in a wide variety of international job positions, program involvement through Industry Advisory Council and diverse global experience of faculty.
  • 3j: Knowledge of contemporary issues.
  • 1.4: recognition of need and ability to engage in lifelong learning.
  • 1.5: Development of PETE 101 involvement in extracurricular activities, initial placement and subsequent involvement of graduates in diverse careers, exposure to research activities (PETE 400), attainment of advanced degrees, papers and presentations by graduates, registration as Professional Engineer Alumni surveys and diverse Faculty experience.
  • 3i: Recognition of need and ability to engage in lifelong learning.
  • 3j: Knowledge of contemporary issues.
  • 2. Strong foundation in engineering principles and practices.
  • 2. Demonstration of solid foundation in engineering principles and practices.
  • (3a, h)
  • 2.1: Course coverage of fundamentals of engineering topics.
  • 2.1 Review of course outlines.
  • 3a: Ability to apply knowledge of math, engineering, and science.
  • 2.2: ABET Program Criteria
  • 2.1: Documentation of petroleum engineering program course content, and attainment of passing grades in required course.
  • 3a: Ability to apply knowledge of math, engineering, and science.
  • 2.3: Significant student participation in relevant engineering interaction.
  • 2.3: Student involvement in seminars, field trips, and technical sessions (SPE, AADE, API).
  • 3h: Broad education.
  • 2.4 Qualified Petroleum Engineering
  • 2.2 Review of faculty resumes
 
  • 3. Applied problem solving skills
  • 3. Demonstration of applied problem solving skills.
  • (3a, b1, b2, c, d, e, k)
  • 3.1: Designing and conducting
  • 3.1 Passing grade on applied problems involving students designing and conducting experiments (PETE 384, 394, 488).
  • 3b1: Ability to design and conduct experiments.
  • 3.2 Analyzing and interpreting data.
  • 3.2: Passing grade on applied problems emphasizing and interpreting statistical data (PETE 400, 480), on applied problems on well testing and analyzing and interpreting the data sets, (PETE 478), on applied problems involving students conducting laboratory experiments and analyzing and interpreting the experimental data (PETE 496).
  • 3b2: Ability to analyze and interpret data.
  • 3.3/3.4: Problem solving skills in engineering practice complete practical individual problems and projects.
  • 3.3/3.4: Passing grade on written reports and oral presentations prepared by multidisciplinary teams (PETE 401/402), casing design problems (PETE 484), artificial lift problems (PETE 486), and well testing assignments (PETE 478), demonstrating the integration of data and information from multiple sources, use of the system, and develop recommendations based on interpretation.

 

  • 3a: Ability to apply knowledge of math, engineering, and science.
  • 3c: Ability to design system, component or process to meet needs.
  • 3d: Ability to function on multidisciplinary teams.
  • 3e: Ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems.
  • 3k: Ability to use techniques, skills, and tools in engineering practice.

 

  • 4. An understanding of ethical, social, health, safety and environmental issues, and professional responsibilities.
  • 4. Demonstration of understanding of ethical, social, environmental, and professional responsibilities.
  • (3f, i, j)
  • 4.1: Following established NSPE/SPE honor codes.
  • 4.1: discussion of honor code with students at the beginning of each school year.
  • 3f: Understanding of professional and ethical responsibilities.
  • 4.2: Awareness and appreciation of health, safety, and environmental issues.
  • 4.2 Discussion of relevant safety issues during field trips to create culture of safety (PETE 101/384/493).
  • 3f: Understanding of professional and ethical responsibility.
  • 3j: Knowledge of contemporary issues.
  • 4.3: Integrating ethical, social, and environmental issues into practical problems and projects.
  • 4.3: Completion of class assignments emphasizing technology, ethics, and development of Individualized Lifelong Learning and Continuing Education Plan (PETE 101/401/402). Discussion of relevant environmental issues during field trips (PETE 384/394/493). Completion of assignments and discussions emphasizing relevant ethical and environmental issues.

 

  • 3f: Understanding of professional and ethical responsibility.
  • 3i: Recognition of need and ability to engage in lifelong learning.
  • 3j: Knowledge of contemporary issues.
  • 5. Multidisciplinary team skills
  • 5. Demonstration of multidisciplinary team skills
  • (3d)
  • 5.1: Functioning with peers
  • 5.1: passing grade on 400/401/402
  • 3d: Ability to function on multidisciplinary teams
  • 5.2: Integrating information and data from multiple sources
  • 5.2: Passing grade on 400/401/402
  • 3d: Ability to function on multidisciplinary teams
  • 5.3: Functioning as an intern in the Industry
  • 5.3: Feedback from employers, student reports
  • 3d: Ability to function on multidisciplinary teams
  • 5.4: Critical team skills
  • 5.2: Completion of peer and self evaluations by multidisciplinary team members that assess levels of knowledge of critical team skills: cooperation, feedback, backup, behavior, leadership, coordination, and team orientation (Geol 314, PETE 384/394/480/488)
  • 3d: Ability to function on multidisciplinary teams

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