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SECCM Assessment Plan - Roger Williams University

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• Entertain discourse about a central idea: the tension between order and chaos and resulting<br />

dilemmas; and<br />

• Encourage reflection on central questions: Who am I What can I know And, based on what I<br />

know, how should I act<br />

Significant Constituencies of the Programs<br />

Constituencies<br />

The School of Engineering, Computing and Construction Management serves eight constituencies:<br />

1. The <strong>University</strong> at large<br />

2. Our students<br />

3. Parents of students<br />

4. Employers or potential employers of students who might select the program<br />

5. Professional advisory board<br />

6. Our alumni<br />

7. The engineering, computing and construction management profession in general and professional<br />

societies of the specific concentration areas that the program areas offer, and<br />

8. Our faculty.<br />

Each of these constituencies is engaged in some or all of the processes associated with the <strong>SECCM</strong><br />

<strong>Assessment</strong> <strong>Plan</strong>.<br />

Processes Used to Establish and Review Program Educational Objectives<br />

Our curriculum is designed and refined each year to meet our three programs’ objectives while<br />

reinforcing the core values and educational objectives of <strong>Roger</strong> <strong>Williams</strong> <strong>University</strong>. We involve our<br />

eight constituency groups when formulating and refining our objectives.<br />

The <strong>SECCM</strong> <strong>Assessment</strong> Framework establishes the foundation of our continuous quality<br />

improvement philosophy. It provides the context within which we assure defined feedback loop<br />

processes. Within this framework, results from our various assessment mechanisms are used to<br />

improve systems, processes and program components specifically as they relate to individual<br />

program objectives and outcomes.<br />

The <strong>Assessment</strong> Framework includes three interrelated process areas: the processes involved with<br />

defining and refining educational program objectives, processes involved with our assessment<br />

system and processes defining the collection of, and disposition of assessment results. Figure 1.2<br />

presents a visual portrayal of our <strong>SECCM</strong> <strong>Assessment</strong> Framework.<br />

<strong>SECCM</strong> Change Process<br />

Program assessment, while a continuous process, must be periodically evaluated and summarized.<br />

This evaluation is conducted on a semi-annual basis with formal program assessment meetings<br />

attended by the faculty. At this meeting faculty members perform an in-depth review of program<br />

objectives and outcomes using the data collected by the assessment instruments. The action items<br />

resulting from the program assessment meetings are several. These action items include: program<br />

curriculum changes; course evolution; identification of facilities needs; identification of faculty needs;<br />

modification of school and program goals and/or objectives; and, evolution of the assessment<br />

process. The changes made are then assessed during the next assessment period as the process<br />

begins anew. Figure 1.3 provides a visual reference to the discussion of this process.<br />

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