gBSCIgDegreegProgramgAssessmentg&gImplementationgPlang&gReport
g2018
AssessmentgPlan
1. ACCEgAccreditationgRequirements
2. MissiongStatementgofgDegreegProgram
3. BSCIgProgramgGoalsg&gObjectives
4. BSCIgProgramgLearninggOutcomes
5. AssessmentgTools
6. PerformancegCriteria
7. EvaluationgMethodology
8. Datagforg2018gCalendargYear
9. AnnualgQualitygImprovementgMeeting
10. UpdategongPreviousgQualitygImprovementgInitiatives
AppendixgAg–
DatagforgAssessmentgofgStudentgLearninggOutcomesgReportedgtogAuburngUnive
rsitygDirectorgofgAcademicgAssessment
AppendixgBg–gCurriculumgMapping
AppendixgCg–gMcWhortergSchoolgofgBuildinggScienceg-
gMinutesgofgBSCIgQualitygImprovementgMeetingg–gMayg3,g2019
AppendixgDg-gMappinggChangesgofgStudentgEvaluationgofgBSCIg1100g–
gIntroduction gtogConstruction
AppendixgEg-gMappinggChangesgofgStudentgEvaluationgofgSLOg-
gOrganizegLEEDgGreengBuildinggactivities/gUnderstandgthegbasicgprinciplesgofgsust
ainablegconstruction.
AppendixgFg-gMappinggChangesgofgAssessmentgofgSLOg-
gCreategagconstructiongprojectgsafetygplan.
1. ACCEgAccreditationgRequirements
FromgthegAmericangCouncilgforgConstructiongEducationg–gDocumentg103g–
gSTANDARDgANDgCRITERIAgFORgACCREDITATIONgOFgPOSTSECONDARYgCON
STRUCTIONgEDUCATIONgDEGREEgPROGRAMS
9.2.3 DegreegProgramgAssessmentgPlan
Thegdegreegprogramgshallgprovidegevidencegofgitsgeffectivenessgingpreparinggconstr
uctiongpractitionersgbasedgongthegresultsgofgsurveysgofgtheggraduates,gemployersgof
gtheggraduates,gindustrygadvisorygboard,gexitginterviews,gcomprehensivegexams,gca
pstonegprojects,gorgothergsystematicallygstructuredginformation.
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, Thegmission,ggoals,gandgobjectivesgshallgreflectgbothgshort-rangegandglong-
rangegconsiderationsgandgshallgbegcleargasgtogthegeducationalgandginstitutionalgres
ultsgexpected.
Atgagminimum,gthegdegreegprogramgAssessmentgPlangshallgincludegthegfollowing:
a.g MissiongStatementgofgthegdegreegprogram.gThegmissiongstatementgexpressesg
thegunderlyinggpurposesgandgvaluesgofgthegdegreegprogram.
DegreegProgramgObjectives.g ThegDegreegProgramgObjectivesgshallgbegclearlygdefin
edgandgstatedgingagmannergthatgpermitsgangassessmentgofgachievement.
ProgramgLearninggOutcomes.gThesegProgramgLearninggOutcomesgshallgmeetg
orgexceedgthegACCEgStudentgLearninggOutcomesg(sectiong3.2.2)gandgbegre
gularlygformulated,gevaluated,gandgreviewedgwithgthegappropriategparticip
ationgofgfaculty,gstudents,gindustrygadvisorygboard,gandgothergpertinentgpar
ties.
Assessmentgtools.g Thesegtoolsgshallgmeasuregdegreegprogramgobjectivesgandgle
arninggoutcomesgasgstatedgingBgandgCgabove.gThegfrequencygforgusinggthegto
ols,gandgproceduresgforgdatagcollectiongalsogshallgbegstated.
Performancegcriteria.g Thesegcriteriagshallgbegusedgtogmeasuregthegachievemen
tgofgthegdegreegprogramgobjectivesgandglearninggoutcomesgasgstatedgingBga
ndgCgabove.
Evaluationgmethodology.g Thisgmethodologygshallgbegfollowedgforgdatagcollecti
on.
Degreegprogramsgshallgcomprehensivelygdescribegtheirgassessmentgplangandgdocum
entgthegresultsgforgreviewgbygthegVisitinggTeam.
2. MissiongStatementgofgDegreegProgram
ThegmissiongofgthegMcWhortergSchoolgofgBuildinggSciencegasgitgrelatesgtogthegBSCIgDegreegPro
gramgwasgdevelopedgatgitsgStrategicgPlanninggMeetinggheldgfromgDecemberg8-9,g2011.
Creatinggstimulatingglearninggexperiencesgbygengaginggingthegdiscoverygofgt
hegtechniquesgandgmanagementgofgconstruction
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,3. BSCIgProgramgGoalsg&gObjectives
gDefinitions:
Aggoalgisgangoverarchinggprinciplegthatgguidesgdecision-
making.gObjectivesgaregspecific,gmeasurablegstepsgthatgcangbegtakengtogmeetgtheggoal.
3.1 Goalg1:gEnhancegthegquantityg&gqualitygofgincominggstudentsgtogPBSCIg&gBSCIg(A
UgStrategicgGoalg2)
• Objectiveg1.1:gIncreasegthegnumbergofghighgschoolgstudentsgacceptedgtogPBSCI
• Objectiveg1.2:gIncreasegthegnumbergofgfreshmengenrollinggingPBSCI
• Objectiveg1.3:gIncreasegthegnumbergofgunrepresentedgstudentsgingthegMcWhortergSchoolgo
fgBuildinggScience.
• Objectiveg1.4:gIncreasegthegacademicgabilitygofgstudentsgenteringgPBSCIg&gBSCI
• Objectiveg1.5:gIncreasegthegnumbergofgstudentsgenrolledgingPBSCIg&gBSCI
3.2 Goalg2:gThegMcWhortergSchoolgofgBuildinggSciencegwillgprovidegangenrichin
ggeducationalgexperiencegconsistentgwithgthegneedsgofgitsgstakeholders.
• Objectiveg2.1:gImplementgandgassessgagstudentglearninggoutcomes-
basedgcurriculumgconsistentgwithgthegstandardsgofgthegAmericangCouncilgforgConstruction
gEducationgandgthegneedsgofgstakeholders
Objectiveg2.2:gIncreasegopportunitiesgforgstudentsgtoghavegangenrichinggeducationalgexper
iencegthroughginvolvementginghighgimpactgeducationgpractices
3.3 Goalg3:gThegMcWhortergSchoolgofgBuildinggSciencegwillgadvise,gpreparegandgprovid
egassistancegforgallgstudentsgtogobtaingentry-
levelgpositionsgacrossgdiversegsectorsgofgthegconstructiongindustry.g(AUgStrategicgPriorityg1
g–gStrategicgGoalg1G)
• Objectiveg3.1:gEnhancegadvisementg&gpreparednessgforgagcareergingconstructio
ngmanagement
• Objectiveg3.2:gEnhancegassistancegtogstudentsgtogobtaingentry-
levelgconstructiongmanagementgpositionsgwithingthegsoutheastgUnitedgStatesga
ndgbeyond
• Objectiveg3.3:gIncreasegplacementgofggraduatesgingentry-
levelgpositionsgacrossgdiversegsectorsgofgthegconstructiongindustry.
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, 4. BSCIgProgramgLearninggOutcomes
4.1 DefininggLearninggOutcomes
IngaccordancegwithgACCEgDocumentg103:gStandardsgandgCriteriagforgAccreditationgofgPostseco
ndarygConstructiongEducationgDegreegProgramsg-
g3.2.2.2gStudentgLearninggOutcomesgapplicablegtog4-
yeargdegreegprogramsgthegfollowinggProgramgLearninggOutcomesghavegbeengassessed.
Note:
Ingdefininggtheglearninggoutcomesgforgag4-
yeargdegreegprograms,gthegfollowinggverbsgconsistentgwithgBloom’sgtaxonomygaregused:
Remember:gTheglowestglevelgofgthegtaxonomygrequiresgstudentsgtogdogveryglittlegwithgth
eginformationgtheygareglearning.gTheygmaygbegaskedgtogrecall,glist,gorgnamegangideagorgc
oncept.
Understand:gAtgthegnextglevel,gstudentsgdemonstrategthatgtheygunderstandgthegcontentgbyge
xplaining,gsummarizing,gclassifying,gorgtranslatinggtheggivenginformation.
Apply:gAtgthisglevel,gstudentsgbegingtogputgtheginformationgtheygareglearninggintogcontex
t.gHeregtheygaregablegtogintegrategideasgacrossgmultiplegsituationsgorgutilizegthegcontentgi
ngagnewgway.
Analyze:gStudentsgbegingtogdevelopghighergordergthinking.gTheygmaygbegaskedgtogcompareg
andgcontrastgorgtakegagconceptgandgbreakgitgintogpartsgtogexploregthegrelationshipsgpresent.g
Evaluate:gAtgthisgstage,gstudentsgaregaskedgtogjudgegangidea.gThisgmayginvolvegpredicting,g
experimenting,gcritiquing,gorgmakinggangargumentgfromgevidence.
Create:gAtgtheghighestglevel,gstudentsgaregproducinggnewgideasgorgproductsgthatgintegrategth
egknowledgegtheyghaveggained.gWhengstudentsgareginvolvedgingcreatinggnewgartifacts,gtheyg
aregactivelygengagedgingthegsubjectgmatter.
UponggraduationgfromgangaccreditedgACCEg4-yeargdegreegprogram,gaggraduategshallgbegablegto:
1. Creategwrittengcommunicationsgappropriategtogthegconstructiongdiscipline.
2. Creategoralgpresentationsgappropriategtogthegconstructiongdiscipline.
3. Creategagconstructiongprojectgsafetygplan.
4. Creategconstructiongprojectgcostgestimates.
5. Creategconstructiongprojectgschedules.
6. Analyzegprofessionalgdecisionsgbasedgongethicalgprinciples.
7. Analyzegconstructiongdocumentsgforgplanninggandgmanagementgofgconstructiongprocesses.
8. Analyzegmethods,gmaterials,gandgequipmentgusedgtogconstructgprojects.
9. Applygconstructiongmanagementgskillsgasgagmembergofgagmulti-disciplinarygteam.
10. Applygelectronic-basedgtechnologygtogmanagegthegconstructiongprocess.
11. Applygbasicgsurveyinggtechniquesgforgconstructionglayoutgandgcontrol.
12. Understandgdifferentgmethodsgofgprojectgdeliverygandgthegrolesgandgresponsibilitiesgofga
llgconstituenciesginvolvedgingthegdesigngandgconstructiongprocess.
13. Understandgconstructiongriskgmanagement.
14. Understandgconstructiongaccountinggandgcostgcontrol.
15. Understandgconstructiongqualitygassurancegandgcontrol.
16. Understandgconstructiongprojectgcontrolgprocesses.
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