Program/Discipline/Course Assessment Report
Program: Computer Information Technology
Course Number: CIT 263B R
School/Unit: SOSC
Submitted by: Michelle Poulton
Academic Year: 2010-2011
Complete and submit your assessment report electronically to your Academic Dean. As needed, please attach supporting documents and/or a narrative description of the assessment activities in your
program or discipline.
Program, Discipline or
Course Outcomes
In the boxes below,
summarize the outcomes
assessed in your program or
discipline during the last
year.
Outcome #1:
Students will demonstrate
the ability to write a
business plan that contains
standard elements,
including an executive
summary and an
organizational overview.
Outcome #2:
Students will demonstrate
the ability to develop a
project plan and schedule
using project management
software.
Assessment Measures
Assessment Results
Use of Results
Effect on Program,
Discipline or Course
Based on the results of this
assessment, will you revise
your outcomes? If so, please
summarize how and why in the
boxes below.
In the boxes below, summarize the
methods used to assess program,
discipline, or course outcomes
during the last year.
In the boxes below, summarize
the results of your assessment
activities during the last year.
In the boxes below, summarize how
you are or how you plan to use the
results to improve student learning.
Students will be given business
parameters and will submit a
plan that will be evaluated
against a pre-defined rubric.
Students achieved 100% when
working collaboratively to
create and submit a business
plan and project budget that
incorporated the standard
elements.
Groups should complete biweekly group assignments for
grades that more reliably reflect
the amount of work being done
by individual group members.
Not at this time.
Students will critique each
others’ plans and schedules
using a pre-defined rubric.
All groups were able to submit
project plans and revised
project plans in Microsoft
Project software.
Students were instructed in the
details of planning a project in
Microsoft Project. Grades were
assigned by skills exhibited for
the project plan. Students should
complete bi-weekly, increasingly
difficult, Microsoft Project
software assignments in order for
them to become more familiar
with MS Project.
Not at this time.
(no % was supplied by
instructor)
Program/Discipline/Course Assessment Report
Program: Computer Information Technology
Course Number: CIT 263B R
School/Unit: SOSC
Submitted by: Michelle Poulton
Academic Year: 2010-2011
Outcome #3:
Students will demonstrate
the ability to communicate
and work effectively with
members of a team and
members external groups.
Students will be divided into
teams and assigned projects.
The instructor will observe the
students’ communication and
teamwork skills and collect
formal project assignments.
Their observations and
assignments will be evaluated
using pre-defined metrics.
All students were assigned to
groups and developed a team
charter. All students evaluated
their team members’ skills in
team work and
communication. Grades were
based on student participation
and team work.
Students learned about the
No changes will be made in
dynamics of personality types in
the outcome at this time.
groups. Students learned how to
evaluate team members and solve
problems with team dynamics.
The personality test could be
changed to a more acceptable test,
such as the Myers Briggs
Personality Test.
(no % was supplied by the
instructor at this time)
For Program, Discipline or Course Assessment Reports:
I have reviewed this report:
Cindy Mortensen
Department Chair
Ted Plaggemeyer
Dean
Date: June 8, 2011
Date: June 8, 2011
John Tuthill
Vice President of Academic Affairs and Student Services
Date August 23, 2011
Revised 9/28/2009