Course Description Quality Assessment
Course: Control Systems Assessment Date: 2026-01-31 Quality Score: 100/100
Scoring Summary
| Element | Points | Max | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Title | 5 | 5 | Clear, descriptive title present |
| Target Audience | 5 | 5 | Specific audience identified (upper-division EE undergrads, ME, CompE, Mechatronics) |
| Prerequisites | 5 | 5 | Comprehensive list including Calculus, Diff Eq, Linear Algebra, Complex numbers, Signals/Systems, Programming |
| Main Topics Covered | 10 | 10 | 9 well-organized topic sections covering full breadth |
| Topics Excluded | 5 | 5 | Clear boundaries set (State-space, Digital, MIMO, Optimal control, etc.) |
| Learning Outcomes Header | 5 | 5 | Uses Bloom's 2001 taxonomy structure |
| Remember Level | 10 | 10 | 6 specific, actionable outcomes |
| Understand Level | 10 | 10 | 6 specific, actionable outcomes |
| Apply Level | 10 | 10 | 6 specific, actionable outcomes |
| Analyze Level | 10 | 10 | 6 specific, actionable outcomes |
| Evaluate Level | 10 | 10 | 6 specific, actionable outcomes |
| Create Level | 10 | 10 | 6 specific outcomes with capstone ideas |
| Descriptive Context | 5 | 5 | Strong overview explaining course relevance and pedagogical approach |
| Total | 100 | 100 |
Strengths
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Comprehensive Prerequisites: The prerequisites section provides specific mathematical and technical skills, ensuring students are properly prepared.
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Well-Defined Scope: The "Concepts NOT covered" section clearly bounds the course to classical, continuous-time, SISO control using transfer function methods.
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Complete Bloom's Taxonomy Coverage: All six cognitive levels are addressed with multiple specific, actionable outcomes per level (6 outcomes each).
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Logical Topic Organization: Topics flow naturally from foundations through modeling, analysis, and design.
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ABET Alignment: Explicit mention of ABET alignment signals accreditation-ready design.
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Clear Audience Definition: Multiple engineering disciplines identified with qualification requirements.
Estimated Concept Count
Based on the course description, approximately 180-220 concepts can be derived:
- Foundations: ~15 concepts
- System Modeling: ~25 concepts
- Laplace Transform Methods: ~20 concepts
- Block Diagrams and Signal Flow: ~15 concepts
- Time-Domain Analysis: ~25 concepts
- Stability Analysis: ~25 concepts
- Frequency-Domain Analysis: ~30 concepts
- Controller Design: ~30 concepts
- Computer-Aided Analysis: ~15 concepts
- Cross-cutting concepts and applications: ~20 concepts
This is consistent with similar undergraduate control systems courses at accredited institutions.
Recommendation
PROCEED - This course description is fully ready for learning graph generation. The quality score of 100/100 exceeds the recommended threshold of 70.