Title :
A portal approach to continuous improvement of outcomes-based curriculum
Author :
Atif, Yacine ; Ibrahim, Walid ; Shuaib, Khaled
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Inf. Technol., United Arab Emirates Univ., Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
Abstract :
Assessment of curriculum outcomes represents a critical stage of any degree program evaluation to support continuous academic improvement. The collection, aggregation and analysis of assessment data are notoriously complex and time-consuming processes. Several actors are involved across the assessment workflows, which we propose to streamline in the context of a portal-based approach. We first describe a model for capturing and propagating assessment data across the assessment cycle as well as tracking potential deficiencies in the assessed program. We then describe our portal-based implementation of the proposed model in the context of an ACM-based IT Curriculum program which assessment processes respond to ABET accreditation requirements. We reveal the results of our assessment experience using the proposed model and the corresponding in-house developed portal. We show the corrective curricular actions facilitated by our assessment tool to close the assessment cycle.
Keywords :
accreditation; continuous improvement; educational courses; further education; portals; ABET accreditation requirements; ACM-based IT curriculum program; assessment data analysis; assessment workflows; continuous academic improvement; corrective curricular actions; degree program evaluation; in-house developed portal; outcomes-based curriculum; portal-based approach; portal-based implementation; time-consuming processes; Accreditation; Context; Current measurement; Databases; Educational institutions; Portals; Electronic assessmnet; IT Curriculum; Learning outcomes; portal applications;
Conference_Titel :
Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Marrakech
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1457-2
Electronic_ISBN :
2165-9559
DOI :
10.1109/EDUCON.2012.6201061