BIS Dean’s Report
to the
Assessment Committee
4/7/14
Program groupings
• HIM
– HIA
– HIT
• BBA
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Accounting
Finance
Marketing
Management
Business Technology
• Prof Accountancy
• Tech
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CSC
IS
CONS/CyberOps
NSA/NSec
• Computer Ed
• Business Ed
• Game
Accreditation
• External agencies accredit
– BBA degrees
– HIM degrees
– Secondary Education degrees
• Some programs are designated as
meetings standards/requirements
– CyberOps ( NSA; NSF, DHS)
– Curriculum mapping, faculty credentials
Assessment Plans – Now
• There were no significant changes
made to the assessment plans
• There were no major deficiencies
identified by the program assessment
evaluation groups
Assessment Plans – Next Year
• All plans will be reviewed by May
• Most plans will be updated
• AQIP project
– More direct measures
• Curriculum changes
– Plans need to be updated to match new
programs
– Exit exams need to be updated to match
new curriculum
BBA
• Assessment plan adjustments (ongoing)
– Refined student learning outcomes
– In-course assessment (cross section
analysis)
• Direct assessment measure
• ETS Major Field test is used
– Overall goal score was met
– 2 years of improvement after significant dip;
not back to those level quite yet
– Wide range indicates some student may not
be taking it seriously
BBA
• Subscores provided from MFAT:
Accounting, Economics, Management,
Finance, Marketing
• Quantitative, International, IS
• Year to year variance is large due to
relatively small samples
– Multi-year trends are collected by the
program faculty
BBA
• Impact of curriculum changes
– Bus Tech just starting, not enough grads yet
• IS sub-scores are not where they should
be
– Faculty in that area have met and will begin to
address weakness
• Flipped classrooms in some upper level
courses
– Improved learning, engagement, and critical
thinking
HIM
• Program is quite strong
– Leading the accreditation efforts in
professional agencies
• Assessment measures were met except :
– Major Field Exam: 89% (8/9) pass rather than 90
– Above national average on certification exam:
67% (4/6) rather than 70. Only -.12 on one.
• No changes
IS
• Declining enrollment is the major issue
• 14 students completed exit exam
– Subscores (13 categories) show a few
areas that are lower
• Curriculum changes for 2013-14
– Agile Development & Adv Proj Mgmt
– Industry input
• Review curriculum
Bus Ed & Comp Ed
• Curriculum changes to increase Gen
Ed options
• Program preparations for year-long
student teaching in 2015
• Small number for Praxis and student
teaching evaluation/assessment
– No concerns or adjustments
Game
• Full program implementation is just
now producing graduates
• Strategic initiative on placement
• Need to develop rubrics and direct
measures for: capstone projects,
online portfolios, and portfolio essays
CSC
• No significant changes to curriculum
– Core now supports CSC, Game, CyberOps
• Reviewing new ACM/IEEE curriculum
guidelines to formalize assessment
procedures
– Considering CQI project
• Review MFAT subscores in more detail
• Impact of MS ACS
CONSCyberOps
• Program renamed; curriculum
changed
– Updated courses to match accreditation
• Big changes next year
– Update assessment plan
• Focused program
– Revise exit exam
NSANSec
• Program renamed; curriculum
changed
– Pulled pieces from 3 programs to remodel
Network & System Administration
• Big changes next year
– Update assessment plan
• Focused program;
• Revise exit exam; will have 2 exams in
transitional period
Thank you
• Any questions or comments?
BIS Dean’s Report
to the
Assessment Committee
3/25/13
Program groupings
• HIM
– HIA
– HIT
• BBA
–
–
–
–
–
Accounting
Finance
Marketing
Management
Business Technology
• Prof Accountancy
• Tech
–
–
–
–
CSC
IS
CONS
NSA
• Computer Ed
• Business Ed
• Game
Accreditation
• External agencies accredit
– BBA degrees
– HIM degrees
– Secondary Education degrees
• Some programs are designated as
meetings standards/requirements
– CONS ( NSF, DHS, NSA)
– Curriculum mapping, faculty credentials
Assessment Plans
• There were no significant changes
made to the assessment plans
• There were no major deficiencies
identified by the program assessment
evaluation groups
BBA
• Assessment plan adjustments
– Refined student learning outcomes
– In-course assessment (cross section
analysis)
• ETS Major Field test is used
– Program goals are not met
– Scores were similar to previous year, down
from longer term averages
• Monitoring trends
[ program level ]
• Increase emphasis on exam
• Review sessions
BBA
• Impact of curriculum changes
– Bus Tech just starting
• IS sub-scores are not where they
should be
• Flipped classrooms in some upper
level courses
– Improved learning, engagement, and
critical thinking
HIM
• Program is quite strong
– Leading the accreditation efforts in
professional agencies
• All assessment measures were met
except :
– Job placement: 80% rather than 85%
IS
• Declining enrollment is the major issue
• Locally developed assessment exam
– Reviewed/updated each year
– Scores are solid
– 12 students, 73% average
• Curriculum changes for 2013-14
• Review curriculum
– What should the program focus on to attract
students and meet employer demand
CSC
• No significant changes to curriculum
• Reviewing ABET guidelines to
formalize assessment procedures
– Considering CQI project
• Determining if MFAT is appropriate
• Impact of MS ACS
CONS/NSA
• No significant change this year
– Curriculum, assessment plans,
assessment results
• Big changes next year
– New majors
– New assessment plans
Thank you
• Any questions or comments?
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