SACSCOC Fifth Year Interim Report
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Assessment : 2011 - 2012 : Educational Programs :
Industrial Technology BS
Industrial Technology BS
2 Goals 2 Objectives 2 Indicators 2 Criteria 2 Findings 2 Actions
| GOAL: Develop Knowledge And Skills |
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Students will be able to demonstrate competency in key areas of industrial technology. |
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All students enrolled in the program must complete the Advanced Industrial Technology course in their final year of enrollment. The course addresses key concepts and skills relevant to the field of Industrial Technology. Each semester seven randomly selected student assignments from the Advanced Industrial Technology course will be reviewed by faculty members with expertise in the field of industrial technology. Faculty members will score the assignments using a scale of 1 - 5 with 3 "meets expectations," 4 "exceeds expectations," and 5 "far exceeds expectations." |
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| There will be a general consensus among I T Faculty members that at least 80% of the students enrolled in the advanced production course will perform at an acceptable level with a score of 3 (meets standards) or higher. |
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| Evaluated students received an average score of 4.0 for their drafting portfolio. Students were able to effectively utilize software programs to demonstrate their skill. Accuracy of design and advanced techniques were weaknesses. The assessment goal was obtained by the evaluation team. |
Actions for Objective:
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Faculty will emphasize and spend more time in drafting lab and exercises to increase accuracy of developed designs. We will also consider increasing their expectations to an average score of 4.0. |
| GOAL: Develop Professional Skills |
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| Students completing the BS in Instructional Technology will demonstrate skills necessary to compete in the professional marketplace through an internship. |
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| All students enrolled in the program must complete ITEC 4390 in their final year of enrollment. ITEC 4390 addresses key concepts and skills, as well as practical demonstrations of competency relevant to the field of industrial technology. Each semester interns will be evaluated by their internship supervisor and by their faculty supervisor on a faculty-developed rating scale. |
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| There will be a general consensus among I T Faculty members who review both university and internship supervisor assessments that at least 85% of the students enrolled in ITEC 4390 demonstrated an acceptable level of performance on the rating scales. |
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All students successfully completed their internship. Although there was variability of student assessments from supervisors, all students achieved a minimal score of a 3.0 (average performance) in their performance indicators. Many scored 4's and 5's. Professional appearance was excellent. Most variation between interns was competence. |
Actions for Objective:
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Faculty will review curriculum to determine inadequacies that could cause variation in student competency. More time will be spent to match company and job requirements with student skill set. We will consider advancing expectations to 4.0 for next assessment period. |
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Students have demonstrated success in skill sets required by the assessing faculty. We plan to increase expectations for next academic year. Spending more time in the drafting lab working on exercises to increase design accuracy will be a priority.
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