SECCM Assessment Plan - Roger Williams University

• Senior Job Placement Survey
The senior job placement survey assesses how well the SECCM as well as the Roger Williams University
career center assists our students in the preparation for their job search or graduate school. The survey
also collects job offer information, offer acceptance information and solicits input for improving the system.
• Senior Skills Inventory
The senior skills inventory is a survey administered at the beginning of each engineering student’s senior
year of study. The objective of the survey is to allow seniors to self-assess their preparation for the
workplace or for graduate study. The results from this survey are used to refine the Engineering Design
class content to address any perceived technical/tool gaps among students. Secondly, the results of the
survey allow faculty to assist students with the development of a personal plan for career or graduate
school as well as closing knowledge and skill gaps.
• Student Club Activities Report
Completed annually by the outgoing student leadership of the Construction Management and Engineering
Student Clubs, these reports provide insight into the effectiveness of those activities sponsored by the club
and the RWU Student Senate. These reports also detail the professional interactions conducted by the
clubs during the year and provide an appraisal of the activity.
• Student Competitions and Conferences
The Engineering, Computing and Construction Management Programs have consistently entered teams in
both regional and national competitions such as the AGC/ASC Design Build, Heavy Highway and
Commercial Build Competitions, the ASCE Steel Bridge Competition and Concrete Canoe Competitions,
the WERC, (Water and Environmental Research Consortium) competition in New Mexico as well as the
Disney Imagineering Competition. Students also participate in national conferences, such as the National
Conference on Undergraduate Research, where student work is presented and compared to
undergraduate research from universities around the country. Participation in these competitions and
conferences provides faculty members and students alike the opportunity to assess the program’s
competitiveness through external validation mechanisms.
• Student Exit Survey
Each graduating SECCM senior completes a student exit survey prior to graduation. Questions focus on
areas such as program quality, personal and professional development, perceived proficiency levels
associated with each program outcome, and the educational environment. In addition, overall impressions
of the collegiate experience are solicited. The results of these interviews are summarized for review and
comment.
• Transcript Review
Each semester, as part of the advisement process, every student’s transcript is reviewed by his or her
advisor. These reviews identify issues associated with prerequisites and ensure the smooth delivery of the
program. In addition to the transcript review associated with the advisement process, the transcripts of
every senior filing a graduation petition is reviewed by the Registrar’s Office for program completion and
compliance prior to the student’s participation in the graduation exercise.
• Other
In addition to the internal and external assessment instruments described above, there are a number of
internal program metrics that are used to evaluate trends within SECCM programs. These metrics include:
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