Outcome Based Education And Assessment

The paper expounds actual implementation of TAC-ABET mandated Outcome Based Assessment in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology at Purdue University Calumet. The paper presents the Continuous Improvement Plan that has been implemented for the last three years and has resulted in a successful TC2K TAC_ABET visit in the year 2005. The paper examines the origin of Outcome Based Education as a philosophy and its implementation in the curriculum. It elaborates and discusses the TAC-ABET model of Outcome Based Assessment. Define all its components such as Constituencies of the Program, Program Educational Objectives, and Program Outcomes with examples that have been implemented. It defines the twelve assessment tools that were employed to assess the Program Educational Objectives and Program Outcomes. Paper provides a road map and serves as a pointer to the ECET Department’s Continuous Improvement Plan. The paper presents the details of the protocols that were utilized and adhered to in the implementation.