NPTEL NBA Accreditation and Teaching-Learning in Engineering (NATE) Assignment 4

Assignment 4

Quiz 4

1 point

Course outcomes help students by

 Creating a connection between teaching and learning, and between teachers and students

 Taking much of the guessing out of the student's attempt to learn

 Enabling them to truly master the content of the course

 All of these

Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1

Accepted Answers:

All of these

1 point

A course outcome statement can use two action verbs

 When two simpler COs need to be combined

 When two cognitive processes to be performed on the same knowledge elements are equally important

 When two action verbs are equally applicable

 Never

Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1

Accepted Answers:

When two cognitive processes to be performed on the same knowledge elements are equally important

1 point

“Calculate major and minor losses associated with fluid flow in piping networks.”
What is the “condition” in this CO?

 Calculate

 Major losses

 None

 Fluid flow in piping

Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1

Accepted Answers:

None

1 point

“Determine the root of the given equation, accurate to second decimal place, using Newton-Raphson method.”
What is the “criterion” in this CO?

 Determine

 Accurate to second decimal place

 Using Newton-Raphson method

 Root of the given equation

Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1

Accepted Answers:

Accurate to second decimal place

1 point

“To continue the study of advancement in material science and metallurgy” is presented as a CO.
What is inappropriate with this CO?

 Teacher centric

 Represents internal change

 Incorrect action verb

 Does not represent the ability to demonstrate at the end of the course

Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1

Accepted Answers:

Does not represent the ability to demonstrate at the end of the course

1 point

“Get complete knowledge regarding adaptive systems” is presented as a CO.
What is inappropriate with this CO?

 Internal change

 Teacher centric

 No action verb

 Too specific

No, the answer is incorrect.
Score: 0

Accepted Answers:

Internal change

1 point

What are the tags that need to be associated with a Course Outcome?

 POs, PSOs, Knowledge Categories, Number of Class Hours and Number of Lab/Field Hours

 PSOs, Cognitive Level, Knowledge Categories, Number of Class Hours and Number of Lab/Field Hours

 POs, PSOs, Cognitive Level, Knowledge Categories, Number of Class Hours and/or Number of Lab/Field Hours

 POs, Cognitive Level, and Number of Class Hours

Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1

Accepted Answers:

POs, PSOs, Cognitive Level, Knowledge Categories, Number of Class Hours and/or Number of Lab/Field Hours

1 point

Why should a CO be tagged with PO/POs?

 Because POs are required to be attained as per NBA

 Because POs are dominantly attained through courses

 Because POs are specified by NBA

 Because POs have cognitive and affective dimensions

Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1

Accepted Answers:

Because POs are dominantly attained through courses

1 point

Attainment of course outcomes is measured normally through these two mechanisms

 Formative assessment

 Continuous Internal Evaluation

 Semester End Examination

 Oral examination

Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1

Accepted Answers:

Continuous Internal Evaluation

Semester End Examination

1 point

Attainment of PO is computed as

 (Strength to which the PO is addressed) x (Average attainment in all the associated COs)

 (Strength to which the PO is addressed) x (Average attainment in all the COs)

 (Strength to which the PO is addressed/3) x (Average attainment in all the associated COs)

 Average attainment in all the COs associated with that PO

Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1

Accepted Answers:

(Strength to which the PO is addressed/3) x (Average attainment in all the associated COs)