Student Outcomes Assessment Methodology for ABET Accreditation: A Case Study of Computer Science and Computer Information Systems Programs

Abstract Milwaukee School of Engineering’s Mechanical Engineering Department, having successfully completed the accreditation of the ME program in 2018–19 under the prior a through k student outcomes, dedicated the program meetings during academic year 2019–20 to develop assessment instruments in transitioning to the new ABET Student Outcomes 1–7. By deliberately involving the entire faculty to participate in the development of instruments, a grassroots level discussion and creation ensued for each outcome. The process is showcased in this paper for Student Outcome 4 on ethics as a model to share with our engineering faculty and to highlight salient features in the developed instrument and associated rubrics. The details of performance indicators interwoven across the curriculum and the methods of data collection are provided in a tabular form for ease of expectation and implementation. How the readily available materials from the National Society of Professional Engineers could be incorporated at early years of the baccalaureate program while the outcome’s performance indicators could be assessed at a deeper level during junior and senior years are showcased in this paper. The periodic dialogue among all colleagues who were working on various outcomes ensured proper communication of what one outcome group is prescribing that we do and receive input from those who are involved with the courses in which the data needed to be collected and the performance indicators are to be assessed. The general structure of our standing committees on freshman courses, energy, mechanics, and controls also provided the cushion to review the assessment instruments and provide constructive feedback from the corresponding committee’s perspective. These details of a very interactive Student Outcomes Assessment process will be presented.

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Case-Based Learning in Computer Information Systems

Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, First Edition ◽

10.4018/978-1-59140-553-5.ch065 ◽

2005 ◽

pp. 368-372

Author(s):

Morgan Jennings ◽

Charles H. Mawhinney ◽

Janos Fustos

Keyword(s):

Information Systems ◽

Computer Science ◽

Information Science ◽

Community College System ◽

California Community College ◽

Computer Information Systems ◽

College System ◽

Case Based Learning ◽

California Community College System ◽

Motivating Factor

How can we retain computer information systems (CIS) students? A decline in enrollment similar to that which occurred in the 80’s (Mawhinney, Callaghan, & Cale, 1989) is the motivating factor for this question. A google™ search on declining enrollments in information systems brings up reports supporting this trend. DePaul University, for example, had increased undergraduate enrollments “in all colleges but the School for New Learning and the School of Computer Science, Telecommunications and Information Systems” (DePaul University, 2003). A report from the California Community College system listed the top 15 curricular areas of declining FTE’s (Perry, 2003); Computer and Information Science and Computer programming made the list. Our own Computer Information Systems (CIS) and Computer Science programs have fewer students enrolled.

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The status of student outcomes assessment at NASULGC member institutions

Research in Higher Education ◽

10.1007/bf00992057 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 33 (6) ◽

pp. 765-774 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

John A. Muffo

Keyword(s):

Student Outcomes ◽

Outcomes Assessment ◽

The Status ◽

Student Outcomes Assessment

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Student outcomes assessment (panel session)

Proceedings of the thirty-first SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education - SIGCSE '00 ◽

10.1145/330908.331897 ◽

2000 ◽

Author(s):

Merry McDonald ◽

Norbert J. Kubilus ◽

Mark Fienup ◽

Dian Lopez

Keyword(s):

Student Outcomes ◽

Outcomes Assessment ◽

Panel Session ◽

Student Outcomes Assessment

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Where Do IT Staff Position Themselves: A Case Study Exploring Common Ground

10.28945/2604 ◽

2003 ◽

Author(s):

Kay Fielden

Keyword(s):

Information Systems ◽

New Zealand ◽

Software Engineering ◽

Computer Science ◽

Participatory Research ◽

Poster Session ◽

Common Ground ◽

Professional Affiliation ◽

The Core

This paper describes a qualitative participatory research project conducted at the National Advisory Committee on Computing Qualifications Conference in New Zealand (NACCQ2002). Data was gathered at a dynamic poster session. Results obtained indicated that majority of computing academics in the polytechnic community in New Zealand regard themselves as teaching in the core overlapping areas of Software Engineering, Computer Science and Information Systems, regardless of their professional affiliation. Most participants taught subjects that lay within the Information Systems area; very few positioned themselves in the exclusively Computer Science or Software Engineering areas, or in the ove r-lap between Software Engineering and Computer. Results from this research are discussed in the paper.

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Ergonomics and interfaces of traditional information systems – Case study: packaging

InfoDesign - Revista Brasileira de Design da Informação ◽

10.51358/id.v10i3.211 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 313-322

Author(s):

Luis Carlos Paschoarelli

Keyword(s):

Information Systems ◽

Contemporary World ◽

Computer Information Systems ◽

Usability Problems ◽

Do So

The contemporary world is characterized, among other factors, by the influence of the new computer information systems on the behavior of individuals. However, traditional information systems still have interaction problems with users. The aim of this study was to determine whether the interaction aspects between user versus traditional information systems (particularly the graphics) have been fully studied. To do so, the ergonomic aspects and usability of such systems were reviewed, with emphasis on the problems of visibility, legibility and readability. From that criteria, the evolution of ergonomic studies of information systems was reviewed (bibliometrics technique); and examples of ergonomic and usability problems in packaging were demonstrated (case study). The results confirm that traditional information systems still have problems of interaction between human X system, hindering the effective perception of information.

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