Monographs in Engineering Education Excellence
Monographs in Engineering Education Excellence
University of South Carolina College of Engineering and Information Technology
Gateway Engineering Education Coalition
Edward Ernst, University of South Carolina, Monographs Editor
A Continuous Quality Improvement System: An On-going Assessment Process within the College of Engineering and Information Technology at U.S.C.
Susan D. Creighton
Edward W. Ernst
Joseph H. Gibbons
Charles W. Brice
Francis A. Gadala-Maria
Jed S. Lyons
Anthony Steve McAnally
University of South Carolina
Number 4, December 2000
Monographs in Engineering Education Excellence
Edward Ernst, University of South Carolina, Monographs Editor
A Continuous Quality Improvement System: An On-going Assessment Process within the College of Engineering and Information Technology at U.S.C.
By:
Susan D. Creighton
Edward W. Ernst
Joseph H. Gibbons
Charles W. Brice
Francis A. Gadala-Maria
Jed S. Lyons
Anthony Steve McAnally
Published by the College of Engineering and Information Technology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208. Address editorial correspondence to Edward Ernst, 3A12 Swearingen Engineering Center, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208; (803) 777-9017; Ernst@engr.sc.edu.
Contents
Page
Preface 4
Background 6
College Assessment Infrastructure 8
College-Wide System 10
Assessment Plan 13
Assessment Methods 15
Quality Review Process 23
Program Assessment Structures and Processes 25 Mechanical Engineering Program 29 Chemical Engineering Program 35 Civil Engineering Program 42 Electrical Engineering Program 50 Computer Engineering Program 57
Appendices
A Assessment Plan
University of South Carolina College of Engineering and Information Technology
Gateway Engineering Education Coalition
Edward Ernst, University of South Carolina, Monographs Editor
A Continuous Quality Improvement System: An On-going Assessment Process within the College of Engineering and Information Technology at U.S.C.
Susan D. Creighton
Edward W. Ernst
Joseph H. Gibbons
Charles W. Brice
Francis A. Gadala-Maria
Jed S. Lyons
Anthony Steve McAnally
University of South Carolina
Number 4, December 2000
Monographs in Engineering Education Excellence
Edward Ernst, University of South Carolina, Monographs Editor
A Continuous Quality Improvement System: An On-going Assessment Process within the College of Engineering and Information Technology at U.S.C.
By:
Susan D. Creighton
Edward W. Ernst
Joseph H. Gibbons
Charles W. Brice
Francis A. Gadala-Maria
Jed S. Lyons
Anthony Steve McAnally
Published by the College of Engineering and Information Technology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208. Address editorial correspondence to Edward Ernst, 3A12 Swearingen Engineering Center, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208; (803) 777-9017; Ernst@engr.sc.edu.
Contents
Page
Preface 4
Background 6
College Assessment Infrastructure 8
College-Wide System 10
Assessment Plan 13
Assessment Methods 15
Quality Review Process 23
Program Assessment Structures and Processes 25 Mechanical Engineering Program 29 Chemical Engineering Program 35 Civil Engineering Program 42 Electrical Engineering Program 50 Computer Engineering Program 57
Appendices
A Assessment Plan