Best Assessment Processes IX -- Session 87

Using Targeted Assessments to Satisfy Achievement of Program Outcomes

Deepti Suri, Ph.D.
Eric A. Durant, Ph.D.
Henry L. Welch, Ph.D., P.E.

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department
Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Abstract

The assessment plan for the Computer and Software Engineering programs at Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) are in the process of transitioning from the "course transitivity" assessment approach to "targeted assessment" approach. The initial approach of course transitivity was based and focused on measuring student accomplishment of the course outcomes and relied on a cross-reference grid to transitively demonstrate the program-level outcomes. A shift in assessment strategy occurred when it became apparent that this relationship was too distant to effectively demonstrate the program-level outcomes. As courses evolved, the impact of these changes on the achievement of the program outcomes became increasingly difficult to track. This workshop will address the motivation and structure necessary to support the development of an infrastructure that targets specific areas of assessment within an engineering program. This workshop will also provide hands-on exercises in designing and targeting rubrics to support this assessment approach.

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