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Cross‐institutional assessment: Development and implementation of the On‐line Student Survey System
Author(s) -
Hoare Raymond,
BesterfieldSacre Mary,
Ertman Dan,
Gerchak Jessica,
Johnson Troy,
Shields Robert,
Shuman Larry
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
computer applications in engineering education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.478
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1099-0542
pISSN - 1061-3773
DOI - 10.1002/cae.10013
Subject(s) - benchmarking , engineering management , line (geometry) , computer science , survey instrument , engineering , software engineering , management , business , marketing , geometry , mathematics , economics
As ABET has increased the need for routine student assessments, engineering faculty are faced with the problem of doing this in an efficient manner that minimizes the time required to conduct, tabulate, and analyze the requisite surveys. To meet this need, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have developed the On‐line Student Survey System (OS 3 ) to facilitate EC 2000 assessment and cross‐institutional benchmarking. OS 3 allows multiple engineering schools to conduct customized, routine program evaluations using Web‐based surveys specifically designed to meet EC 2000 objectives. Since its inception, seven engineering schools have adopted OS 3 . This article provides an overview of the system, a des‐cription of its survey instruments, and an evaluation of the system. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Comput Appl Eng Educ 10: 88–97, 2002; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com .); DOI 10.1002/cae.10013