I. OBJECTIVES, OUTCOMES and ASSESSMENT A ... - pace university

B.1.B. Student Attributes
Our student attributes and our program's outcomes are one and the same.
B.1.C. Assessments and Program Improvement
B.1.C.1. Describe your procedure for periodically assessing the extent to
which each of the above objectives is being met by your program. Include:
• Frequency and timing of assessments
• What data are collected (should include information on initial
student placement and subsequent professional development)
• How data are collected
• From whom data are collected (should include students and
computing professionals)
• How assessment results are used and by whom
The "above objectives" (in the item) refer to our program objectives (i.e. the
career and professional accomplishments for which the program strives to
prepare graduates), and the specified points have been addressed in responding
to item B.1.A.5. We respectfully refer this section for narratives that supplement
Table 1.9, below.
Mechanism
Alumni/ae Survey
conducted by the
Seidenberg
Assessment/Research
Analyst
Table 1.9 Mechanisms for Assessing Program Objectives
What data is
collected
descriptions of
current job
responsibilities
and educational
activities since
graduation (or
plans for
additional
education) by
graduates out
for two to five
years
How the
data is
collected
mailed
questionnaire
that may be
answered via
email, fax,
telephone, or
U.S. Mail
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Frequency
and timing
of data
collection
every three
years; last
administration
was Fall 2005
How the results are
used and by whom
Results are summarized by
the Seidenberg
Assessment/Research
Analyst who forwards them
to the CS Curriculum
Committee and the
Associate Dean. They are
reviewed by the faculty, for
interpretation and
discussion, at an annual
Assessment Day event.