Assessing ABET outcomes

1. Assessing ABET outcomes Dr. Bob Hurt Faculty Associate for Assessment and Academic Program Review Cal Poly Pomona Building 98-T7-13 x. 3472 RLHurt@csupomona.edu

2. Outline • Guiding principles of program assessment • Generic steps in program assessment • Assessing communication skills

3. Program assessment isn’t something you get done; it’s something you get on with doing. In most cases, the best program assessment involves embedded assessment. Program assessment data belong to the faculty; they are not to be forcibly used for personnel evaluations of any type. The process is the outcome. Guiding principles

4. Generic steps in program assessment (1 of 2) • Articulate program goals / expected competencies. • Identify places in the curriculum where competencies are developed. • Adapt / develop tools & scoring rubrics.

5. Generic steps in program assessment (2 of 2) • Collect and analyze artifacts using rubrics. • Dialogue about results and their implications. • Start the process again.

6. Assessing communication skills (1 of 4) • Program goal • Curriculum • Tools • Rubrics

7. Assessing communication skills (2 of 4) • Program goal Engineering graduates should be able to communicate effectively. • Curriculum • Introductory courses • Senior project

8. Assessing communication skills (3 of 4) • Tools • Short-answer exam questions • Course papers • Current event summaries Tools can often do "double-duty" for program assessment.

9. Assessing communication skills (4 of 4)