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A Sustainable, Systematic Process For Continuous Program Improvement, Nikos J. Mourtos
A Sustainable, Systematic Process For Continuous Program Improvement, Nikos J. Mourtos
Nikos J. Mourtos
The USA Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) adopted recently a new set of criteria for evaluating engineering programmes. One of these (criterion 3) refers to programme outcomes and assessment. In this article, the author describes the design and implementation of a sustainable, systematic process for defining and assessing programme outcomes. This process involves analysing each outcome into elements, defining a set of attributes for each element, selecting outcome indicators and performance targets, and developing special rubrics for an accurate assessment of student skills. The author also describes a systematic way of addressing specific programme outcomes through course and …