Content Assessment At The Course Level

The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology has increased the awareness of engineering educators for the need to assess student learning. Much of the effort associated with the accreditation process is focused on direct measurements of student learning related to program outcomes. This paper presents a proposal for assessing course content using student surveys (an indirect measure) to determine the students’ opinions on their preparation for the course (Were prerequisites adequate?), their understanding of the material associated with the learning objectives of the course, and their increased abilities in program outcomes which are specifically addressed in the course. Example survey instruments and example compiled results are displayed and discussed. It is proposed that the results from such course level surveys can be useful input to a comprehensive program assessment.