Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
2013
Journal or Book Title
International Journal of Engineering Education
Volume
29
Issue
2
First Page
520
Last Page
532
Abstract
In recent years, ABET accreditation has placed a heavy emphasis not only on the assessment of objectives and outcomes, but also on the evaluation of them and subsequent efforts for continuous improvement based on such an evaluation. Currently, a plethora of assessment tools and conceptual frameworks notwithstanding, there exists a relative paucity of documented efforts on the actual evaluation and subsequent continuous improvement. In this paper, we first concretely (1) show how such assessment and evaluation can be deliberately and systematically conducted in the context of an Industrial Engineering program. We then (2) show how the results of the objectives evaluation lead to the efforts towards continuous improvement through the student outcomes. Through (1) and (2), we enable others to specifically identify and prepare for the critical stages necessary to advance beyond a display of assessment tools and conceptual frameworks and to actually close the loop for a continuous improvement cycle.
Copyright Owner
TEMPUS Publications
Copyright Date
2013
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Min, Kyung J.; Jackman, John K.; and Gemmill, Douglas D., "Assessment and Evaluation of Objectives and Outcomes for Continuous Improvement of an Industrial Engineering Program" (2013). Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering Publications. 34.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/imse_pubs/34
Included in
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Commons, Industrial Engineering Commons, Systems Engineering Commons
Comments
This article is from International Journal of Engineering Education 29 (2013): 520. Posted with permission.