Student Content Assessments
Instrument 14: Introductory Evaluation on
Configuration Management
Project: Development
of Interdisciplinary Courseware in Configuration Management
Clemson University
Funding Source: NSF - Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE)
Purpose: To assess knowledge levels of conference participants
Administered To: Conference participants
Topics Covered:
- Content Specific Assessment: configuration management
Format/Length: 3 fill in the blank closed-ended items and 2 open-ended items
Introductory Evaluation
[Please take no more than 10 minutes to respond]
Name: _____________________________________________ |
Date: ___________________ |
1. Select appropriate answers for the statements below using the following terms:
| allocated baseline |
configuration item |
field change order |
| bill of material |
developmental baseline |
vault |
a. A list of the component parts, and the quantities of these parts, in a final product: ____________________.
b. The name used to identify the common location (typically in a computer information system)
where critical information about products and their component parts is stored: ____________________.
c. ____________________ defines the evolving configuration of the parts of a product under
development.
2. Suppose you were producing a particular product with a given component part. Briefly
describe how you would determine if a new, cheaper, and potentially more reliable part should
replace an older part currently used.
3. Briefly discuss the following situation: Imagine that you are an executive of Ford Motor
Company charged with product liability. What would you do if your boss requested that you
locate all Explorer SUVs with Firestone ATF tires?
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