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Unit 4 - Week 2: POs. PSOs, and Taxonomy of Learning

(Module 1: NBA and OBE Framework)
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1) Why is it necessary to identify Program Educational Objectives of a BE program? 1 point
outline
To attract good students
How does an To ensure good correlation between what students learnt and the activities they are
NPTEL online involved after graduation
course work?
To ensure good admissions

Week 0 To satisfy the requirements of the National Board of Accreditation

2) PEO statements should correlate with 1 point

Week 1: NBA,
SAR and OBE Vision of the Institute
(Module 1: NBA Program Specific Outcomes
and OBE
Mission of the Department
Framework)
Program Outcomes
Week 2: POs.
3) Why are POs common to all engineering programs? 1 point
PSOs, and
Taxonomy of It is advantageous to have the same set of POs for all programs.
Learning
All graduate engineers should have knowledge, skills and attitudes represented by
(Module 1: NBA
the common POs.

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and OBE When POs are common to all programs it is more convenient to compute their
Framework) attainment as needed by NBA.

M1 U6. PEOs It is good for all graduate engineers to have knowledge and skills as given by POs.
and POs (1-5)
4) Complex engineering problems are characterized by two of the following features 1 point
(unit?
unit=7&lesson=8)
Have no obvious solutions
M1 U7. A) POs Have complex mathematical models
(6-9) (unit?
Have significant consequences
unit=7&lesson=9)
Have possibly many component parts or sub-problems
M1 U7. B) POs
(10-12) (unit? 5) PO2 is “Identify, formulate, research literature, and analyze complex engineering 1 point
unit=7&lesson=10) problems reaching substantiated conclusions using first principles of mathematics, natural
sciences, and engineering sciences”.
M1 U8. PSOs
(unit? From the following which two of the key components of PO2 are not addressed by the core
unit=7&lesson=11) courses of engineering programs?

M1 U9. Understanding principles and theories of engineering problems

Taxonomy of
Problem identification
Learning (unit?
unit=7&lesson=12) Understanding how to linearize a non-linear problem
Formulating identified problems
Quiz :
Assignment 2 6) PO6 is “Apply reasoning informed by the contextual knowledge to assess societal, 1 point
(assessment?
health, safety, legal and cultural issues and the consequent responsibilities relevant to the
name=98)
professional engineering practice”.
PO6 can be effectively addressed through two of the following activities.

Course on Intellectual Properties and Patents

Explore the relationships of products and services to people/society in a variety of
contexts
Course on national health policy
Courses on technology-society interaction

7) PO8 is “Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and 1 point
responsibilities, and norms of the engineering practice”.
PO8 can be effectively addressed through two of the following activities:

Course on Moral Autonomy

Exercises on identifying the deviations of an engineering solution from the accepted
professional practices
Include Professional Standards in several courses
Course on Industrial Safety

8) PO11 is “Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the engineering and 1 point

management principles and apply these to one’s own work, as a member and leader in a
team, to manage projects and in multidisciplinary environments.”
PO11 can be effectively addressed through two of the following activities:

Well-orchestrated final year project

Offering courses in multidisciplinary areas
Interpreting a given balance sheet of an organization
A course on project management

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9) Identify two of the following statements which are not PSOs 1 point

Architect, partition, and select appropriate technologies for implementation of a

specified communication system.
Apply the knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering fundamentals to the
solution of problems of computer science and engineering
Understand modern management and construction techniques to complete the
projects within the stipulated period and funds
Survey, map and plan layouts for buildings, structures and alignments for canals and
roads

10)The domains of learning as per revised Bloom taxonomy consist of 1 point

Affective, Metacognitive and Analytic

Psychomotor, Cognitive and Metacognitive
Cognitive, Affective and Psychomotor
Metacognitive, Analytic and Psychomotor

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