BIS Dean’s Report to the Assessment Committee 4/7/14

Program groupings HIM – HIA – HIT BBA – Accounting – Finance – Marketing – Management – Business Technology Prof Accountancy Tech – 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 – 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 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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