Network Management Technology

Assessment Plan

Student Outcome	Course	Assessment Instrument	Expected Level of Achievement
An ability to analyze a problem, and to identify and define the computing requirements appropriate to its solution	NET 4760/90	Employer Evaluation Form (EEF) Q. 12-13	Satisfactory or above
	NET 4740	Final Project, Written Report	Score of 80% or above
	NET 4700	Midterm Exam	Score of 80% or above
An ability to design, implement, and evaluate a computer-based solution to meet a given set of computing requirements in the context of network technology	NET 4760/90	EEF Q. 14-15	Satisfactory or above
	NET 4740	Final Project, Implementation	Score of 80% or above
	NET 4700	Midterm Exam	Score of 80% or above
An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences about technical information	NET 4760/90	EEF Q. 10-11	Satisfactory or above
	NET 4740	Final Project Written Report and Implementation	Score of 80% or above
	NET 4700	Semester Project	Score of 80% or above
An ability to make informed judgements in computing bases upon legal and ethical principles	NET 4760/90	EEF Q 15-16	Satisfactory or above
	NET 4740	Reading Critiques	Score of 80% or above
An ability to function effectively on teams to establish goals, plan tasks, meet deadlines, manage risk, and produce deliverables	NET 4760/90	EEF Q. 17-22, 24-27	Satisfactory or above
	NET 4740	Group Project	Score of 80% or above
	NET 4700	Group Project Team Component	Score of 80% or above

5-year Course Assessment Schedule

2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
2415		2200	2300	2435	2415
3310	3710		3300	3550	3310
2210	3715	3720		3730	2210
4740	4700	4760/4790	4740	4700	4760/90

Assessment Report Submissions
- 2021-2022
  
  1) Review and comment on the trend of minority students enrolling in your classes (particularly lower-division, GEN Ed) and in your programs.
  
  a. The NMT program has not seen a major change in ethnicity diversity in the past five years. One measurable change was the discontinuation of funding from Saudi Arabia for students to seek degrees abroad. This led to a decrease in non-resident students in the NMT program.
  
  2) What support (from enrollment services, advising, first-year transition office, access & diversity, etc.) do you need to help you recruit and retain students?
  
  a. Access to reliable data tracking student retention through the program.
  
  3) We have invited you to re-think your program assessment. What strategies are you considering? What support or help would you like?
  
  a. With ABET accreditation being so outcome focused we would like to avoid a duplication of work from implementing another strategy.
  
  4) Finally, we are supporting our Concurrent Enrollment accreditation process. Does your program offer concurrent enrollment classes? If so, have you been able to submit the information requested from the Concurrent Enrollment office?
  
  a. Yes, we have two courses: NET 2200 and NET 2300. Yes, we provided the office with the information they requested.
  
  The full report is available for viewing
- 2019-2020
- 2017
  1) Based on your program’s assessment findings, what subsequent action will your program take?
  - The NET 4740 class was taught for the first time this year. We assessed this class and all the outcomes were met. However, the sample size was small (5 NMT students) and we will need to continue to teach this class and assess the outcomes to get more precise results. We also need to add an assessment for outcome 4 to this class.
  - The NET 4760 and 4790 classes also show all outcomes currently being met. One area for improvement is by offering tutors for the lower-division classes which will help the students be better prepared for the upper division classes. The department has agreed to provide funding for at least 1 such student tutor.
  2) We are interested in better understanding how departments/programs assess their graduating seniors or graduate students. Please provide a short narrative describing the practices/curriculum in place for your department/program. Please include both direct and indirect measures employed. Finally, what were your findings from this past year’s graduates?
  - We use a combination of 4 different capstone classes to assess our graduating seniors and ensure they have met the learning outcomes of the program.
  - The NET 4760/4790 classes are an applied capstone where students are required to work on a substantial project with an Industry partner while completing an internship. At the end of the semester, the employer completes an evaluation form which includes questions tailored to each of our learning outcomes.
  - The NET 4700 and NET 4740 class are both project based classes which include a group project and an exam. Student outcomes are assessed through both the project and the exam(s).
  - Students are required to take and pass all 4 capstone classes.
  - Our past year’s graduates all showed evidence of meeting the program outcomes.
  The full report is available for review
- 2016
  1) Reflecting on this year’s assessment(s), how does the evidence of student learning impact your faculty’s confidence in the program being reviewed; how does that analysis change when compared with previous assessment evidence?
  - The NMT program is changing from the previous years’ outcomes to ABET student outcomes and standards. Because of this change to an outside accrediting agency, the outcomes are new. Therefore, the current assessments need to be revised to accurately measure the new outcomes as well as new assessments created.
  - Students are currently meeting the following outcomes:
  - Student Outcome 1 (Measure 1)
  - Student Outcome 2 (Measure 1 and 2)
  - Student Outcome 5 (Measure 1)
  - Student Outcome 6 (Measures 1 and 2).
  Assessments will need to be created and implemented to accurately measure the following outcomes:
  - Student Outcome 1 (Measures 2 and 3)
  - Student Outcome 2 (Measures 3 and 4)
  - Student Outcome 3 (Measures 1 and 2)
  - Student Outcome 4 (Measures 1, 2, 3, and 4)
  - Student Outcome 7 (Measures 1 and 2)
  - Student Outcome 8 (Measure 1)
  - Student Outcome 9 (Measures 1 and 2)
  2) With whom did you share the results of the year’s assessment efforts?
  - The results of the year’s assessment efforts are shared on the web through this assessment report, with the NMT faculty during program meetings, and with the Network Management Technology Industry Advisory Committee.
  3) Based on your program’s assessment findings, what subsequent action will your program take?
  
  The most important items this year are as follows:
  - Update/create assessments based upon the ABET outcomes 1 through 9 for the Computing Accreditation Commission.
  - Create the ABET self-study questionnaire.
  4) We are interested in better understanding how departments/programs assess their graduating seniors. Please provide a short narrative describing the practices/curriculum in place for your department/program. Please include both direct and indirect measures employed.
  - We use a combination of 4 different capstone classes to assess our graduating seniors and ensure they have met the learning outcomes of the program.
  - The NET 4760/4790 classes are an applied capstone where students are required to work on a substantial project with an Industry partner while completing an internship. At the end of the semester, the employer completes an evaluation form which includes questions tailored to each of our learning outcomes.
  - The NET 4700 and NET 4740 class are both project based classes which include a group project and an exam. Student outcomes are assessed through both the project and the exam(s).
  - Students are required to take and pass all 4 capstone classes. The passing grade is a "C".
  The full report is available for viewing.
- 2015
  1) Reflecting on this year’s assessment(s), how does the evidence of student learning impact your faculty’s confidence in the program being reviewed; how does that analysis change when compared with previous assessment evidence?
  - To answer this question, compare evidence from prior years to the evidence from the current year. Discuss trends of evidence that increases your confidence in the strengths of the program. Also discuss trends of concern (e.g. students struggling to achieve particular student outcomes).
  - The NMT Program faculty members are confident in students’ computational skills, knowledge and skills, problem-solving skills, decision making skills, and ethics as evidenced by their percentage scores ranging between 75 percent and 100 percent at the highest or next highest level on all these measures.
  2) With whom did you share the results of the year’s assessment efforts?
  - The results of the year’s assessment efforts are shared on the web through this assessment report, with the NMT faculty during program meetings, and with the Network Management Technology Advisory Committee.
  3) Based on your program’s assessment findings, what subsequent action will your program take?
  - The most important item this year was to obtain an additional faculty member to teach in the Network Management Technology major. In 2014, The School of Computing obtained a faculty member to teach in the Network Management Technology major.
  - The Comptia Security+ certification will be added as a requirement to the NTM 3300 course. Certifications are essential to networking students.
  - Student Outcomes will be revisited this year and updated to be more in line with future accreditation standards and industry needs.
  The full report is available for viewing.
- 2014
  1) Reflecting on this year’s assessment(s), how does the evidence of student learning impact your faculty’s confidence in the program being reviewed; how does that analysis change when compared with previous assessment evidence?
  - To answer this question, compare evidence from prior years to the evidence from the current year. Discuss trends of evidence that increases your confidence in the strengths of the program. Also discuss trends of concern (e.g. students struggling to achieve particular student outcomes).
  - The NTM Department faculty members are confident in students’ computational skills, knowledge and skills, problem-solving skills, decision making skills, and ethics as evidenced by their percentage scores ranging between 75 percent and 100 percent at the highest or next highest level on all these measures.
  2) With whom did you share the results of the year’s assessment efforts?
  - The results of the year’s assessment efforts are shared on the web through this assessment report, with the NTM faculty during department meetings, and with the Network Management Technology Advisory Committee.
  3) Based on your program’s assessment findings, what subsequent action will your program take?
  - The most important item this year is to obtain an additional faculty member to teach in the Network Management Technology major.
  The full report is available for viewing
- 2013
Program Review