Developing An Outcomes Assessment Survey For Seniors, Alumni And Managers/Supervisors

During the 1998-99 Academic year the Outcomes Assessment Committee (OAC) for Undergraduate Engineering Programs at The Ohio State University developed a Programs Outcomes Assessment Model. In the model, collection of data from constituents (e.g. current students, alumni, and employers) is important to both the Program Educational Objectives System (long-term) and the Programs Outcomes System (short-term). The OAC developed a series of surveys to seek data on the perceived importance of outcomes and objectives established for our current engineering programs and assess how well each program is doing relative to its objectives. The surveys are intended to be an integral part of the data collected for program outcomes assessment including items directly relevant to the ABET EC2000 criteria. However, the results must be combined with other outcomes assessment information collected by the College and its programs to support a plan of action for continuous improvement at each level.