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An Electronic Web-based Assessment System
Authors
Raina Petrova
Tarek M. Sobh
Abhilasha Tibrewal (Presenter)
June 22, 2004 2004 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition 2
Presentation Outline
The CpE Program & ABET School of Engineering Goals E-assessment System
Goals Components Navigating the system Implementation Details
Work to be done Summary and Questions
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The CpE Program & ABET
CpE program at the University of Bridgeport: ABET accredited since 1989 1 out of 2 ABET-accredited Computer Engineering
programs in Connecticut (1 out of 8-10 in New England, 1 out of 8-10 in tri-state region)
Oct 2003: First ABET visit under EC 2000 Criteria
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School of Engineering Goals
Current goals of the school include: Maintaining the ABET accreditation Obtaining the CSAB accreditation
As part of the preparation for the above goals, the venture of developing the e-assessment system was undertaken
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E-assessment System: Goals
Highly integrated and deployed throughout the program, school and institution
Seamless collection and presentation of assessment related material
Aid the assessment evaluator to logically and conveniently walk through the outcome-based assessment loop
Quality control tool for the program and the institution at large
Consistent and robust framework
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E-assessment System: Components
School Mission Statement Program Objectives Program Outcomes Course vs. Outcomes Grid Course grids Course material websites Pointers from course grids to course materials Assessing achievement of course outcomes
E-assessment System: Navigating the System
Assessment Website HomepageMission Statement
Computer Science Computer Engineering
Objectives & Outcomes
Course Grids
Grids: Course vs. Outcomes Outcomes vs. ABET Criteria
Program Charts ABET Criteria Listing Catalog Pages
Course Material Website
Course Home Page
Syllabus Catalog Description
Lectures Handouts
ExamsAssignments Projects
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Assessment Site:http://assesseng.bridgeport.edu/
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Implementation Details
Hardware/Software Used Hosted on Apache Web Server System developed and tested
on Windows 2000/NT/XP platforms using: Macromedia Dreamweaver MX Adobe Photoshop 7.0 Microsoft Office XP Adobe Acrobat 5.0
Best viewed by Internet Explorer 5+
Privacy & Security Issues Student
materials are password protected
Files stored on separate web server with limited access
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Work to be done
Fully integrated database back end Advanced search capabilities
Horizontal & Vertical Individual & Group Progress
More interactive course websites
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Summary and Questions
Summary The CpE Program & ABET School of Engineering Goals E-assessment System
Goals Components Navigating the system Implementation Details
Work to be done Questions are welcome