College of Arts & Sciences Applied Computer Science (BSACS major)
Applied Computer Science Program Overview Assessment Committee Curriculum Map Recent Improvements Expected Outcomes and Results Plans for Further Improvement
Program Overview The University offers the Bachelor of Science in Applied Computer Science (BSACS) at various campuses and sites. The BSACS degree is offered at the following: Troy Campus (2009-2010; We have proposed that the program be closed and just be taught out during this year.) Dothan Campus ecampus
Faculty Members Assessing the Program (2009-2010) Dr. Gary Buchanan Dothan Dr. Bill Zhong Troy Richard Fulton ecampus Dr. Xiaoli Huan ecampus The following faculty members met March 1, 2010, to assess the ACS Program as of Fall of 2009. Dr. Gary Buchanan, Richard Fulton and Dr. Xiaoli Huan. Discussion: Several of the students on ecampus who are enrolled in the ACS program at the Dothan campus take some of their overlapping courses with the ACS program offered by the ecampus. This also happens with the students taking CS classes at Troy and Montgomery campuses. We discussed student retention. We decided we would use the final exam questions as the assessment tool. We would still require one proctored exam.
Computer Science Discipline Committee Dr. Irem Ozkarahan, Chair, Montgomery Campus Dr. Gary Buchanan, Dothan Campus Dr. Bill Zhong, Troy Campus Mr. Richard Fulton, Global Campus
B.Sc. in ACS Expected Outcomes & Assessment Methods Expected Outcome EO 1: 75% of students will demonstrate knowledge and writing skills in C++ or other programming languages prescribed by the instructor Course/Assessment Measure CS 2255 (CS 2260 in the old curriculum) Overall Course Grade. The final exam is comprised of targeted questions that were agreed to by the faculty on some important topics-- classes and data abstractions, inheritance and composition, pointers, virtual functions, overloading, exception handling, and recursion. EO 2: 75% of students will demonstrate competence in Data Structures and Algorithms EO 3: 75% of students will demonstrate competence in Data Communication and Networking. CS 3323 (CS 3330 for ACS degree) Overall Course Grade. The final exam is comprised of targeted questions that were agreed to by the faculty on some important topics-- analysis of data representation and associated algorithms, including link lists, queues, arrays, graphs, threes, searching applications of recursive algorithms, and also the implementation of various algorithms and data structures. CS 4445 Overall Course Grade. The final exam is comprised of targeted questions that were agreed to by the faculty on some important topics--an overview of local-area and wide-area systems. Additional topics are standards, topologies, management, communication protocols and security.
Expected Outcome Assessment Measure EO 4: 80% of ACS majors of the Troy and Dothan campuses will consider the quality of their academic program to be good or excellent. Graduating Student Survey EO 4a: 80 % of ACS majors of ecampus will consider the quality of their academic program to be good or excellent. Graduating Student Survey EO 5: 80% of ACS majors of the Troy and Dothan campuses will be satisfied with the quality of their faculty academic advising. Graduating Student Survey EO 5a: 80 % of ACS majors of ecampus will be satisfied with the quality of their faculty academic advising. Graduating Student Survey EO 6: 80% of ACS majors of the Troy and Dothan campus will be satisfied with the quality of their faculty accessibility. Graduating Student Survey EO 6a: 80% of ACS majors of ecampus will be satisfied with the quality of their faculty accessibility. Graduating Student Survey
Expected Outcome EO 7: 75% of ACS majors of the Troy and Dothan campuses will consider the quality of their instructors to be good or excellent. Assessment Measure Graduating Student Survey EO 7a: 75% of ACS majors of ecampus will consider the quality of their instructors to be good or excellent. EO 8: 80% of ACS majors of the Troy and Dothan campuses will consider the quality of their faculties use of technology to be good or excellent. Graduating Student Survey Graduating Student Survey EO 8a: 80% of ACS majors of ecampus will consider the quality of their faculties use of technology to be good or excellent. Graduating Student Survey EO 9: 80% of ACS majors of the Troy and Dothan campuses will consider the quality of their computer labs to be good or excellent. Graduating Student Survey EO 9a: 80% of ACS majors of ecampus will consider the quality of their computer labs to be good or excellent Graduating Student Survey
Recent Improvements (2009-2010) A curriculum review was conducted in light of ABET accreditation standards. As a result, we have proposed that the Applied Computer Science Major be phased out at the Troy Campus, and the Computer Science Program be offered in its place beginning August 2009. This was approved by the Undergraduate Academic Council and is now awaiting submission to ACHE and SACS. A joint committee of faculty from the College of Business and the College of Arts and Sciences proposed a new major in Arts and Science in Information Systems that would be offered at the Dothan Campus. This was approved by the Undergraduate Academic Council and is now awaiting submission to ACHE and SACS.
Recent Improvements (cont.) (2009-2010) Troy Campus Updated the computer lab. Hired tutors to work in the computer lab. Started a Computer Science Club to support curricular activities. Included student projects and presentations in the Software Engineering class. Offered a course in Artificial Intelligence as a Special Topics course. Dothan campus Upgraded technologies in the networking labs Upgraded faculty certifications for new networking technologies Supported the adoption of the Bachelor of Science in Information Systems degree starting in Fall 2010
Expected Outcomes and Results (2008-2009) 18 Applied Computer Science majors will complete their B.S. in Applied Computer Science each year on the Troy and Dothan campuses. The program has exceeded this outcome with an average of 19.5 graduates each year for the past 2 years. ACS Graduates 2007-2008 Year 2007 2008 Dothan 3 10 Troy 12 14 Total 15 24
Expected Outcomes and Results (2008-2009) 80% of Computer Science majors on the Troy and Dothan campuses will consider the quality of their academic program to be good or excellent. The department did not meet this expected outcome with 67% of majors in the (Graduating Student Survey) reporting the quality of this program to be good or excellent. Dothan Troy Excellent 1 2 Good 6 3 Average 1 4 Fair 0 0 Poor 1 0
Expected Outcomes and Results (2008-2009) 75% of majors on the Troy and Dothan campuses taking the Senior Survey will evaluate the instructors in their Applied Computer Science courses as having been good or excellent. The major exceeded this expected outcome with 78% of the graduating student survey respondents reported their instructors as good or excellent. Dothan Troy Excellent 3 2 Good 5 4 Average 0 3 Fair 0 0 Poor 1 0
Expected Outcomes and Results (2008-2009) 75% of Computer Science students on the Troy and Dothan campuses will achieve success on the targeted questions assessment in CS 2260, CS 3330 and CS 4445. The major met this goal with an 82.6% success rate. Dothan Troy CS 2260 72.80% 97.00% CS 3330 75.00% 96.00% CS 4445 76.25% 78.40%
Expected Outcomes and Results (2008-2009) 81-90% of students will be satisfied with library resources. Result: 2008 student survey (n=44) indicates 97.8% satisfaction. Expectation exceeded. 81-90% of students will be satisfied with computer labs. Result: 2008 student survey indicates 95.8% satisfaction. Expectation exceeded. 81-90% of students will be satisfied with faculty use of technology to enhance teaching. Result: 2008 student survey indicates 89.2% satisfaction. Expectation met. 81-90% of students will be satisfied with academic advising. Result: 2008 student survey indicates 80.3% satisfaction. Expectation not met.
Expected Outcomes and Results (2009-2010) 10 Applied Computer Science majors will complete their B.S. in Applied Computer Science each year on the Dothan campus. The program has met this outcome with an average of 11 graduates for the past 2 years. Data is only available through December of 2009. ACS Graduates 2009-2010 Year 2009 2010 Dothan 12 NA
Expected Outcomes and Results (2009-2010) EO 1, 2, and 3: 75% of Applied Computer Science students on the Dothan will achieve success on the targeted questions assessment in CS 2255, CS 3330 and CS 4445. The major exceeded this goal with an 83% success rate. Dothan* CS 2255 78% CS 3330 79% CS 4445 83% Overall, all campuses meet the goals. This indicates that students have sufficient knowledge on the very important topics that were listed previously ( Expected Outcomes and Assessment Methods slide # 6).
Expected Outcomes and Results (2009-2010) EO 4: 80% of majors on the Dothan Campus taking the Senior Survey will evaluate the quality of their Applied Computer Science program as having been good or excellent. The major did not meet this expected outcome with 60% of the graduating student survey respondents reported the quality as good or excellent. Dothan Excellent 1 Good 2 Average 2 Fair 0 Poor 0
Expected Outcomes and Results (2009-2010) EO 5: 80% of majors on the Dothan Campus taking the Senior Survey will evaluate the quality of their Applied Computer Science academic advising as being satisfied with the quality of their faculty academic advising. The major met this expected outcome with 80% of the graduating student survey respondents reported the quality as satisfied. Dothan Excellent 2 Good 0 Average 2 Fair 0 Poor 1
Expected Outcomes and Results (2009-2010) EO 6: 80% of majors on the Dothan Campus taking the Senior Survey will evaluate the quality of their Applied Computer Science faculty accessibility as having been good or excellent. The major met this expected outcome with 80% of the graduating student survey respondents reported the quality as average or above average. Dothan Excellent 1 Good 1 Average 2 Fair 0 Poor 1
Expected Outcomes and Results (2009-2010) EO 7: 80% of majors on the Dothan Campus taking the Senior Survey will evaluate the instructors in their Applied Computer Science courses as having been good or excellent. The major met this expected outcome with 80% of the graduating student survey respondents reported their instructors as good or excellent. Dothan Excellent 3 Good 1 Average 0 Fair 0 Poor 1
Expected Outcomes and Results (2009-2010) EO 8: 80% of majors on the Dothan Campus taking the Senior Survey will evaluate the faculty use of technology to enhance teaching. The major met this expected outcome with the student survey indicating 80% satisfaction. Dothan Excellent 3 Good 0 Average 1 Fair 0 Poor 1
Expected Outcomes and Results (2009-2010) EO 9: 80% of majors on the Dothan Campus taking the Senior Survey will evaluate the computer labs as being satisfactory. The major met this expected outcome with the student survey indicating 100% satisfaction. Dothan Excellent 2 Good 1 Average 2 Fair 0 Poor 0
Plans for Further Improvement 2009-2010 All campuses offering the degree satisfied our expected outcomes. This indicates that students have sufficient knowledge on the very important topics that were listed previously (Expected Outcomes and Assessment Methods slide # 6). However, for continuous improvement, we will be monitoring our Expected Outcomes very closely and perhaps increase our expectations a bit higher.
Program Overview The University offers the Bachelor of Science in Applied Computer Science (BSACS) at various campuses and sites. The BSACS degree is offered at the following: ecampus
Faculty Members Assessing the Program (2009-2010) Dr. Gary Buchanan Dothan Dr. Bill Zhong Troy Richard Fulton ecampus Dr. Xiaoli Huan ecampus The following faculty members met March 1, 2010, to assess the ACS Program as of Fall of 2009. Dr. Gary Buchanan, Richard Fulton and Dr. Xiaoli Huan. Discussion: Several of the students on ecampus who are enrolled in the ACS program at the Dothan campus take some of their overlapping courses with the ACS program offered by the ecampus. This also happens with the students taking CS classes at Troy and Montgomery campuses. We discussed student retention. We decided we would use the final as the assessment tool. We would still require one proctored exam.
ecampus Recent Improvements (2009-2010) Fully implemented at least one proctored exam for all Applied Computer Science classes Moved two full-time faculty from de-registered sites to teaching for ecampus Upgraded faculty certifications for new course numbers. Courses were reviewed through the Quality Assessment program. To assure quality control, a review of all BSACS courses offered in ecampus has been completed.
Expected Outcomes and Results (2008-2009) 24 Applied Computer Science majors will complete their B.S. in Applied Computer Science each year through ecampus. The program has exceeded this outcome with an average of 25 graduates each year for 2007 and 2008. ACS Graduates 2007-2008 Year 2007 2008 ecampus 13 37
Expected Outcomes and Results (2008-2009) 80% of ecampus Computer Science majors will consider the quality of their academic program to be good or excellent. The department has exceeded this expected outcome with 87% of majors in the (Graduating Student Survey) reporting the quality of this program to be good or excellent. ecampus Excellent 23 Good 19 Average 2 Fair 0 Poor 0
Expected Outcomes and Results (2008-2009) 75% of ecampus majors taking the Senior Survey will evaluate the instructors in their Applied Computer Science courses as having been good or excellent. The major exceeded this expected outcome with 80% of survey respondents reported their instructors as good or excellent. ecampus Excellent 16 Good 21 Average 6 Fair 2 Poor 1
Expected Outcomes and Results (2008-2009) 75% of ecampus Computer Science students will achieve success on the targeted questions assessment in CS 2260, CS 3330 and CS 4445. The major met this goal with a 82.8% success rate. ecampus CS 2260 81.50% CS 3330 87.00% CS 4445 80.00%
Expected Outcomes and Results (2008-2009) 80-90% of students will be satisfied with library resources. Result: 2008 student survey (n=44) indicates 97.8% satisfaction. Expectation exceeded. 80-90% of students will be satisfied with computer labs. Result: 2008 student survey indicates 95.8% satisfaction. Expectation exceeded. 80-90% of students will be satisfied with faculty use of technology to enhance teaching. Result: 2008 student survey indicates 89.2% satisfaction. Expectation met. 80-90% of students will be satisfied with academic advising. Result: 2008 student survey indicates 80.3% satisfaction. Expectation not met.
Expected Outcomes and Results (2009-2010) 40 Applied Computer Science majors will complete their B.S. in Applied Computer Science each year on ecampus. The program has met this outcome with an average of 46 graduates for the past 2 years. Data is only available through December of 2009. ACS Graduates 2009-2010 Year 2009 2010 ecampus 55 NA
Expected Outcomes and Results (2009-2010) EO 1, 2, and 3: 75% of Applied Computer Science students on ecampus will achieve success on the targeted questions assessment in CS 2255, CS 3330 and CS 4445. The major exceeded this goal with an 86% success rate. ecampus* CS 2255 79% CS 3330 87% CS 4445 92% * thru Fall 2009
Expected Outcomes and Results (2009-2010) EO 4a: 80% of majors on ecampus taking the Senior Survey will evaluate the quality of their Applied Computer Science program as having been good or excellent. The major did not meet this expected outcome with 79% of the graduating student survey respondents reported the quality as good or excellent. ecampus Excellent 9 Good 25 Average 4 Fair 2 Poor 3
Expected Outcomes and Results (2009-2010) EO 5a: 80% of majors on the ecampus taking the Senior Survey will evaluate the quality of their Applied Computer Science academic advising as being satisfied with the quality of their faculty academic advising. The major did not meet this expected outcome with 77% of the graduating student survey respondents reported the quality as satisfied. ecampus Excellent 11 Good 11 Average 12 Fair 6 Poor 4
Expected Outcomes and Results (2009-2010) EO 6a: 80% of majors on the ecampus taking the Senior Survey will evaluate the quality of their Applied Computer Science faculty accessibility as having been good or excellent. The major met this expected outcome with 88% of the graduating student survey respondents reported the quality as average or above average. ecampus Excellent 9 Good 21 Average 8 Fair 4 Poor 1
Expected Outcomes and Results (2009-2010) EO 7a: 80% of majors on the ecampus taking the Senior Survey will evaluate the instructors in their Applied Computer Science courses as having been good or excellent. The major did not meet this expected outcome with 74% of the graduating student survey respondents reported their instructors as good or excellent. ecampus Excellent 8 Good 24 Average 4 Fair 3 Poor 4
Expected Outcomes and Results (2009-2010) EO 8a: 80% of majors on the ecampus taking the Senior Survey will evaluate the faculty use of technology to enhance teaching. The major met this expected outcome with the student survey indicating 90% satisfaction. ecampus Excellent 9 Good 21 Average 6 Fair 1 Poor 3
Expected Outcomes and Results (2009-2010) EO 9a: 80% of majors on the ecampus taking the Senior Survey will evaluate the computer labs as being satisfactory. The major met this expected outcome with the student survey indicating 80% satisfaction. ecampus Excellent 2 Good 7 Average 3 Fair 1 Poor 2
Plans for Further Improvement 2009-2010 ecampus Determine which curriculum would be best for on-line delivery through ecampus. Develop new and higher standards for faculty certification Continue the proctored exam requirement Review course textbooks by the Computer Science Discipline Committee Have experienced CS faculty review all ecampus CS course syllabi Develop course exit examinations for core courses