Open AccessONE-YEAR OUTCOME-BASED ASSESSMENT AT RYERSON UNIVERSITY: LESSONS AND BEST PRACTICES
Author(s) -
Said M. Easa
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
proceedings of the ... ceea conference
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2371-5243
DOI - 10.24908/pceea.v0i0.4645
Subject(s) - best practice , engineering management , quality assurance , plan (archaeology) , quality assessment , process (computing) , engineering , architecture , computer science , medical education , engineering education , political science , medicine , operations management , external quality assessment , geography , archaeology , law , operating system
A plan for assessing CEAB graduate attributes was executed on a pilot basis during 2010-2011 at Ryerson University. Based on the assessment results, improvements to the programs were recommended. The Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Science (FEAS) at Ryerson University has eight engineering programs and seven science programs. The development of the CEAB assessment system was overseen by the FEAS Quality Assurance Council which includes several working groups. This paper presents the lessons and best practices gained during this one-year assessment. The best practices are related to the leadership structure, assessment elements, assessment methods, assessment data and results, and future program improvements. The presented best practices should be useful to the engineering programs that are planning to start or have already started the assessment process.