Degree Program Assessment Reports : View Reports

Unit: Information & Computer Science
Program: Computer Science (BS), Info & Comp Sci (BA)
Degree: Bachelor's
Date: Fri Oct 09, 2015 - 11:44:04 am

1) Institutional Learning Objectives (ILOs) and Program Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

1. Students can apply knowledge of computing and mathematics appropriate to the discipline

(1a. General education, 1b. Specialized study in an academic field)

2. Students can analyze a problem, and identify and define the computing requirements appropriate to its solution

(1b. Specialized study in an academic field, 2a. Think critically and creatively)

3. Students can design, implement, and evaluate a computer-based system, process, component, or program to meet desired needs

(1b. Specialized study in an academic field, 2a. Think critically and creatively, 2b. Conduct research, 2c. Communicate and report)

4. Students can function effectively on teams to accomplish a common goal

(1b. Specialized study in an academic field, 3a. Continuous learning and personal growth, 3d. Civic participation)

5. Students have an understanding of professional, ethical, legal, security and social issues and responsibilities

(1a. General education, 1b. Specialized study in an academic field, 3b. Respect for people and cultures, in particular Hawaiian culture)

6. Students can communicate effectively with a range of audiences

(1a. General education, 1b. Specialized study in an academic field, 2c. Communicate and report)

7. Students can analyze the local and global impact of computing on individuals, organizations, and society

(1a. General education, 1b. Specialized study in an academic field, 3b. Respect for people and cultures, in particular Hawaiian culture)

8. Students can recognize the need for and an ability to engage in continuing professional development

(1b. Specialized study in an academic field, 3a. Continuous learning and personal growth)

9. Students can use current techniques, skills, and tools necessary for computing practice.

(1b. Specialized study in an academic field, 2a. Think critically and creatively)

10. An ability to use and apply current technical concepts and practices in the core informationtechnologies. [BA IT only]

(1b. Specialized study in an academic field, 2a. Think critically and creatively)

11. An ability to identify and analyze user needs and take them into account in the selection,creation, evaluation and administration of computer-based systems. [BA IT only]

(1b. Specialized study in an academic field, 2a. Think critically and creatively, 2b. Conduct research)

12. An ability to effectively integrate IT-based solutions into the user environment. [BA IT only]

(1b. Specialized study in an academic field, 2a. Think critically and creatively, 2b. Conduct research)

13. An understanding of best practices and standards and their application. [BA IT only]

(1b. Specialized study in an academic field, 2a. Think critically and creatively)

14. An ability to assist in the creation of an effective project plan. [BA IT only]

(1b. Specialized study in an academic field, 2c. Communicate and report)

2) Your program's SLOs are published as follows. Please update as needed.

Department Website URL: http://www.ics.hawaii.edu/academics/undergraduate-degree-programs/student-learning-outcomes-undergraduate/

Student Handbook. URL, if available online: http://www.ics.hawaii.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/ics-academic-plan-2015.pdf

Information Sheet, Flyer, or Brochure URL, if available online: http://www.ics.hawaii.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/ics-academic-plan-2015.pdf

UHM Catalog. Page Number:

Course Syllabi. URL, if available online: http://courses.ics.hawaii.edu/syllabuses/

Other:

3) Please review, add, replace, or delete the existing curriculum map.

Curriculum Map File(s) from 2015:

File #1 (03/16/2020)
File #2 (03/16/2020)
File #3 (03/16/2020)

4) For your program, the percentage of courses that have course SLOs explicitly stated on the syllabus, a website, or other publicly available document is as follows. Please update as needed.

1-50%

51-80%

81-99%

100%

5) Did your program engage in any program learning assessment activities between June 1, 2014 and September 30, 2015?

Yes

No (skip to question 16)

6) What best describes the program-level learning assessment activities that took place for the period June 1, 2014 to September 30, 2015? (Check all that apply.)

Create/modify/discuss program learning assessment procedures (e.g., SLOs, curriculum map, mechanism to collect student work, rubric, survey)

Collect/evaluate student work/performance to determine SLO achievement

Collect/analyze student self-reports of SLO achievement via surveys, interviews, or focus groups

Use assessment results to make programmatic decisions (e.g., change course content or pedagogy, design new course, hiring)

Investigate curriculum coherence. This includes investigating how well courses address the SLOs, course sequencing and adequacy, the effect of pre-requisites on learning achievement.

Investigate other pressing issue related to student learning achievement for the program (explain in question 7)

Other:

7) Briefly explain the assessment activities that took place in the last 18 months.

Identified how well students met learning objectives in ICS 432.

Identify methods to improve instructional approaches based on student achievement.

Developed a syllabi repository to ensure SLOs were listed and available on-line.

8) What types of evidence did the program use as part of the assessment activities checked in question 6? (Check all that apply.)

Direct evidence of student learning (student work products)

Artistic exhibition/performance

Assignment/exam/paper completed as part of regular coursework and used for program-level assessment

Capstone work product (e.g., written project or non-thesis paper)

Exam created by an external organization (e.g., professional association for licensure)

Exit exam created by the program

IRB approval of research

Oral performance (oral defense, oral presentation, conference presentation)

Portfolio of student work

Publication or grant proposal

Qualifying exam or comprehensive exam for program-level assessment in addition to individual student evaluation (graduate level only)

Supervisor or employer evaluation of student performance outside the classroom (internship, clinical, practicum)

Thesis or dissertation used for program-level assessment in addition to individual student evaluation

Other 1:

Other 2:

Indirect evidence of student learning

Alumni survey that contains self-reports of SLO achievement

Employer meetings/discussions/survey/interview of student SLO achievement

Interviews or focus groups that contain self-reports of SLO achievement

Student reflective writing assignment (essay, journal entry, self-assessment) on their SLO achievement.

Student surveys that contain self-reports of SLO achievement

Other 1: Developed Syllabi Repository

Other 2:

Program evidence related to learning and assessment
(more applicable when the program focused on the use of results or assessment procedure/tools in this reporting period instead of data collection)

Assessment-related such as assessment plan, SLOs, curriculum map, etc.

Program or course materials (syllabi, assignments, requirements, etc.)

Other 1: Alligned more courses to SLOs

Other 2:

9) State the number of students (or persons) who submitted evidence that was evaluated. If applicable, please include the sampling technique used.

One faculty for ICS 432 submitted student performance data on projects/assignments and completed an instructional approaches survey to determine possible updates to teaching methods.

Faculty contributed to the syllabus repository.

10) Who interpreted or analyzed the evidence that was collected? (Check all that apply.)

Course instructor(s)

Faculty committee

Ad hoc faculty group

Department chairperson

Persons or organization outside the university

Faculty advisor

Advisors (in student support services)

Students (graduate or undergraduate)

Dean/Director

Other:

11) How did they evaluate, analyze, or interpret the evidence? (Check all that apply.)

Used a rubric or scoring guide

Scored exams/tests/quizzes

Used professional judgment (no rubric or scoring guide used)

Compiled survey results

Used qualitative methods on interview, focus group, open-ended response data

External organization/person analyzed data (e.g., external organization administered and scored the nursing licensing exam)

Other:

12) Summarize the results of the assessment activities checked in question 6. For example, report the percent of students who achieved each SLO.

ICS 432:

62.5% met b. Students can analyze a problem, and identify and define the computing requirements appropriate to its solution

84.3% met c. Students can design, implement, and evaluate a computer-based system, process, component, or program to meet desired needs

The syllabus repository now includes over 50 syllabi for ICS courses.

13) What best describes how the program used the results? (Check all that apply.)

Assessment procedure changes (SLOs, curriculum map, rubrics, evidence collected, sampling, communications with faculty, etc.)

Course changes (course content, pedagogy, courses offered, new course, pre-requisites, requirements)

Personnel or resource allocation changes

Program policy changes (e.g., admissions requirements, student probation policies, common course evaluation form)

Students' out-of-course experience changes (advising, co-curricular experiences, program website, program handbook, brown-bag lunches, workshops)

Celebration of student success!

Results indicated no action needed because students met expectations

Use is pending (typical reasons: insufficient number of students in population, evidence not evaluated or interpreted yet, faculty discussions continue)

Other:

14) Please briefly describe how the program used the results.

ICS 432: The treatment of locks and condition variables has been clarified, with more examples, and more in-class activities. The "synchronization" module has been re-organized as well, presenting material in a different order that better promotes incremental learning. Effects should be seen in Spring 2016.

ICS Syllabus repository: Now that the department has an on-line syllabi repository, we are looking to review course content for alignment with accrediting units in computer science.

15) Beyond the results, were there additional conclusions or discoveries? This can include insights about assessment procedures, teaching and learning, and great achievements regarding program assessment in this reporting period.

N/A

1) Institutional Learning Objectives (ILOs) and Program Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

1. Students can apply knowledge of computing and mathematics appropriate to the discipline

2. Students can analyze a problem, and identify and define the computing requirements appropriate to its solution

3. Students can design, implement, and evaluate a computer-based system, process, component, or program to meet desired needs

4. Students can function effectively on teams to accomplish a common goal

5. Students have an understanding of professional, ethical, legal, security and social issues and responsibilities

6. Students can communicate effectively with a range of audiences

7. Students can analyze the local and global impact of computing on individuals, organizations, and society

8. Students can recognize the need for and an ability to engage in continuing professional development

9. Students can use current techniques, skills, and tools necessary for computing practice.

10. An ability to use and apply current technical concepts and practices in the core informationtechnologies. [BA IT only]

11. An ability to identify and analyze user needs and take them into account in the selection,creation, evaluation and administration of computer-based systems. [BA IT only]

12. An ability to effectively integrate IT-based solutions into the user environment. [BA IT only]

13. An understanding of best practices and standards and their application. [BA IT only]

14. An ability to assist in the creation of an effective project plan. [BA IT only]

2) Your program's SLOs are published as follows. Please update as needed.

3) Please review, add, replace, or delete the existing curriculum map.

4) For your program, the percentage of courses that have course SLOs explicitly stated on the syllabus, a website, or other publicly available document is as follows. Please update as needed.

5) Did your program engage in any program learning assessment activities between June 1, 2014 and September 30, 2015?

6) What best describes the program-level learning assessment activities that took place for the period June 1, 2014 to September 30, 2015? (Check all that apply.)

7) Briefly explain the assessment activities that took place in the last 18 months.

8) What types of evidence did the program use as part of the assessment activities checked in question 6? (Check all that apply.)

Direct evidence of student learning (student work products)

Indirect evidence of student learning

Program evidence related to learning and assessment(more applicable when the program focused on the use of results or assessment procedure/tools in this reporting period instead of data collection)

9) State the number of students (or persons) who submitted evidence that was evaluated. If applicable, please include the sampling technique used.

One faculty for ICS 432 submitted student performance data on projects/assignments and completed an instructional approaches survey to determine possible updates to teaching methods.

Faculty contributed to the syllabus repository.

10) Who interpreted or analyzed the evidence that was collected? (Check all that apply.)

11) How did they evaluate, analyze, or interpret the evidence? (Check all that apply.)

12) Summarize the results of the assessment activities checked in question 6. For example, report the percent of students who achieved each SLO.

ICS 432:

62.5% met b. Students can analyze a problem, and identify and define the computing requirements appropriate to its solution

84.3% met c. Students can design, implement, and evaluate a computer-based system, process, component, or program to meet desired needs

The syllabus repository now includes over 50 syllabi for ICS courses.

13) What best describes how the program used the results? (Check all that apply.)

14) Please briefly describe how the program used the results.

ICS Syllabus repository: Now that the department has an on-line syllabi repository, we are looking to review course content for alignment with accrediting units in computer science.

15) Beyond the results, were there additional conclusions or discoveries? This can include insights about assessment procedures, teaching and learning, and great achievements regarding program assessment in this reporting period.

16) If the program did not engage in assessment activities, please explain.

Program evidence related to learning and assessment
(more applicable when the program focused on the use of results or assessment procedure/tools in this reporting period instead of data collection)