Per the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) Institutional Quality Assurance Process (IQAP), this Final Assessment Report (FAR) provides a synthesis of the external evaluation and internal response and assessments of the graduate programs offered by the Faculty of Engineering for BEng in Chemical Engineering. This report identifies the significant strengths of the program, along with opportunities for improvement and enhancement, and sets out and prioritizes the recommendations selected for implementation. The Department completed the Program Self-Study Report on or about 25 April 2023. Two arm's-length external reviewers (Dr. Lesley James, PhD, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, University of New Brunswick and Dr. Bruno Gaillet, PhD, Department of Chemical Engineering, Université de Laval) were selected from a list of possible reviewers and approved by the Deans of Science and Engineering. An internal reviewer, Dr. Mike Hennessey, PhD, from the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities (History), was also selected for participation in the ERC. They reviewed the self-study documentation and conducted an on-site visit to RMC from 9 to 10 May 2023.
The reviewers submitted their report on 03 September 2024. In their report, the ERC stated that the Program provides excellent education and training for Chemical Engineering Students. The ERC identified several strengths of the graduate programs in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, including deep passion and commitment of the faculty and department in delivering quality level programs, innovative delivery of the program enhances the quality of the program, and the programs are similar to other engineering graduate programs across the country. The ERC, also identified some areas of improvement for the graduate programs in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, including further mapping of graduate attributes to DLEs with learning objectives is required, more linkages to military aspects of the program would benefit the program, and collaboration between library and departments would benefit the quality of the program.
The Program Chair consulted with the program's faculty and staff and submitted a response to the ERC Report on 09 September 2024. The Dean of Engineering prepared this Final Assessment Report on 14 January 2025. The report confirmed that the RMC is delivering programs consistent with other comparable institutions in Ontario. However, the ERC identified areas with room for improvement, and RMC has already taken steps to address some of the issues raised. RMC will continue to work toward program enhancement and improve student success in the undergraduate program in Chemical Engineering.