CWU Programmatic & Student Learning Assessment

CWU Department/Program Assessment Plan Preparation Form

Department: Computer Science Program: Bachelor of Science

Department/Program Related Related Method(s) of Who/What Assessed When Assessed Criterion of Achievement Goals College Goals University Goals Assessment (What (population, item) (term, dates) (Expectation of how good things is the assessment?) should be?)

1. Promote the role of Goal I: Provide Goal I: Maintain Student Students enrolled in Annual review. Fully enrolled general education computer science and for an and strengthen an involvement in CS 101 & 105. sections. (#FTES high) No computer literacy in outstanding outstanding general education Feedback from Gen. concerns expressed by Gen. Ed. undergraduate academic and academic and courses. Ed. Committee. Committee. education at Central student student life on the Washington University. experience in Ellensburg campus. Students enrolled in Reasonably enrolled service course the College of Annual review. the Sciences. CS 105, 110, 111 & sections. (#FTES stable) No Student 367. Feedback from concerns expressed by departments involvement in associated majors. requiring theses classes. service courses. Community Number of annual requests high. participation in Fall annually. Sufficient projects for our senior projects. project capstone course. No Senior projects complaints from project clients. conducted for the university Range from a constant to an community and Students enrolled in increasing number students Annual review. regional groups. CS-related programs. enrolled as majors, minors and associated programs (CompE). Student and faculty participation in Annual Review Range from a constant to an Interest in major, GearUp, STEP, increasing number student and minor and Robotics institute faculty participation in these associated outreach programs. programs.

Interest in outreach programs.

2. Offer undergraduate Goal I: Provide Goal I: Maintain Senior Project Seniors in CS Annual Review # of successful projects programs that train for an and strengthen an Results students as computer outstanding outstanding Seniors in CS Annual Review > 50 percentile, combined score specialists with a academic and academic and fundamental student student life on the Major Field Test CS-related students Annual Review > 20% students in SOURCE understanding of experience in Ellensburg campus. technology. the College of SOURCE CS-related students Annual Review Range from a constant to an the Sciences. participation increasing number of students receiving awards Awards received CompE program 6yr review ABET accreditation received

Accreditation for CompE

3. Maintain an Goal VII: Goal VI: Build Scholarship Scholarship recipient Annual Review Continuing ability to offer intellectually Create and inclusive and program diversity & achiev. scholarships to CS majors; range stimulating learning sustain diverse campus participation from a constant to an increasing environment where productive, communities that number of underrepresented group diverse perspectives are civil, and promote valued and encouraged. pleasant intellectual inquiry recipients; > 25% participate in learning and encourage SOURCE or independent research. environments. civility, mutual Program participant Range from a constant to an respect, and Mentoring program diversity & achiev. Annual Review cooperation. increasing number of participation underrepresented group participating; > 25% participate in SOURCE or independent research.

Student participation Annual Review > 5 service related projects Service project participation Student diversity Annual Review Entry classes and degree tracks that attract non-traditional students. Non-traditional student outreach

4. Sustain a productive Goal IV: Goal III: Faculty productivity Faculty Annual Peer All faculty successfully completing team of faculty and Develop a Strengthen and Review their professional goals – staff. diversified further diversify . scholarship, teaching & service – funding base to our funding base described and agreed to by peers support and strengthen curriculum and infrastructure to and the Dean. Review includes academic support academic contribution to the program and facilities, and student role of faculty member. student and programs. . faculty research and Staff productivity Staff Annual Review All staff successfully completing scholarships, as their PDP. well as faculty development, service and applied research in college disciplines. 5. Play a leadership role Goal III: Goal V: Achieve Scholarship Faculty scholarship Annual Review A departmental average (per in scholarship by Provide for regional and integrated with the faculty) of one conference, journal making basic and outstanding national undergraduate and book publications relevant scientific graduate prominence for the program. A departmental average (per contributions to our programs that university. faculty) of one submitted grant respective sub- meet focused A departmental average (per disciplines. regional needs faculty) of six students and achieve participating in SOURCE, academic conferences, independent research excellence. 6. Build an Goal III: Goal III: Program foci Faculty planning Annual review Successful program review interdisciplinary Provide for Strengthen and Range from a constant to an program and an outstanding further diversify Master’s degree increasing number of associated Masters graduate our funding base progress interdisciplinary projects – both Degree program. programs that and strengthen student and faculty. meet focused infrastructure to Successfully inaugurated MS regional needs support academic program. and achieve and student academic programs. excellence. CWU Student Learning Outcome Assessment Plan Preparation Form

Department: Computer Science Program: Bachelor of Science Student Learning Related Program/ Related College Related Method(s) of Who Assessed When Standard of Mastery/ Outcomes Departmental Goals University Goals Assessment (Students from Assessed Criterion of (performance, Goals (What is the what courses – (term, dates) Achievement (How knowledge, assessment?)* population)** *** good does attitudes) performance have to be?)

1. Basic knowledge: Goals 1 & 2. Goal I: Provide Goal I: Maintain MFT taken by Senior CS Reviewed > 50th percentile Graduates will Promote the role of for an and strengthen an graduating seniors majors annually. overall and in content demonstrate an computer science outstanding outstanding areas of the MFT understanding of and computer academic and academic and Performance in Reviewed on a each of the subject literacy in student student life on the three year All graduates have a areas that define the undergraduate experience in the Ellensburg the core courses Majors at all cycle. GPA of better than 2.5 discipline as well as education at College of the campus. of the major levels the Central Sciences. in core courses. interrelationships Washington that exist among University. them. Offer undergraduate programs that train students as computer specialists with a fundamental understanding of technology. 2. Critical Goal 2. Offer Goal I: Provide Goal I: Maintain MFT taken by Senior CS Reviewed > 50th percentile Thinking Skills: undergraduate for an and strengthen an graduating seniors majors annually. overall and in content Graduates will programs that train outstanding outstanding areas of the MFT demonstrate the students as academic and academic and Performance in Reviewed on a ability to utilize computer student student life on the appropriate specialists with a experience in the Ellensburg the core courses Majors at all three year All graduates have a theoretical fundamental College of the campus. of the major levels cycle. GPA of better than 2.5 constructs for understanding of Sciences. in core courses. problem solving: technology. definitions, and Performance in Students meet the axioms, theorems, CS 427 Students in CS student learning proofs, and 427 outcomes of CS 427 interpretation of results. 3. Research Skills: Goals 3, 5 & 6. Goal VII & III: Goal VI & V: Performance in Graduating Reviewed All graduates will Graduates will have Maintain an Create and Build inclusive CS 489 seniors annually. produce a successful the ability to apply intellectually sustain and diverse research paper. basic research methods stimulating productive, civil, campus in computer science. learning and pleasant communities that environment where learning promote Student Students Range from a constant diverse environment. intellectual participation in involved with to an increasing perspectives are inquiry and SOURCE SOURCE number presenting at valued and Provide for encourage civility, SOURCE encouraged. outstanding mutual respect, graduate and cooperation. Student Students An annual average of Play a leadership programs that participation in involved in two students (per role in scholarship meet focused Achieve regional by making basic regional needs and national research projects undergraduate faculty) involved in and relevant and achieve prominence for and groups. research undergraduate scientific academic the university. research. contributions to our excellence. > 3 external research respective sub- presentations or disciplines. publications annually with student Build an interdisciplinary participation. program and an associated Masters Degree program.

4. Applied Design Goal 2. Offer Goal I: Provide Goal I: Maintain Performance in Graduating Reviewed >75% of project Skills: undergraduate for an and strengthen an CS 480-481 the seniors annually. groups produce Graduates will have programs that train outstanding outstanding senior capstone successful projects. the ability to apply students as academic and academic and courses. All teams produce appropriate design computer student student life on the constructs: specialists with a experience in the Ellensburg minimally successfully requirements fundamental College of the campus. documents as analysis and understanding of Sciences. measured by the specification, technology. content rubrics. design, implementation, and testing. 5. Ethics and Goal 1. Promote Goal I: Provide Goal I: Maintain Performance in Graduating Reviewed All graduates Society: the role of for an and strengthen an CS 489 seniors annually. successfully produce a Graduates will computer science outstanding outstanding research paper demonstrate and computer academic and academic and studying a societal knowledge of literacy in student student life on the issue or develop a case ethical codes and undergraduate experience in the Ellensburg study of an ethical societal issues education at College of the campus. situation. associated with the Central Sciences. computing field. Washington University. 6. Technical and Goals 3 & 5. Goal VII & III: Goal VI & V: Performance in Students in CS Reviewed on a Students meet the Theoretical Maintain an Create and Build inclusive CS 311 and 312. 311 and 312. 3 year cycle. student learning Background: intellectually sustain and diverse outcomes of CS 311 Graduates will stimulating productive, civil, campus Reviewed and 312. demonstrate learning and pleasant communities that annually. knowledge of recent environment where learning promote Performance in Graduating technological and diverse environment. intellectual CS 480-481 the seniors. All student groups will theoretical perspectives are inquiry and senior capstone meet professional developments, valued and Provide for encourage civility, courses. standards in generating general professional encouraged. outstanding mutual respect, course documents. standards, and have graduate and cooperation. an awareness of Play a leadership programs that their own strengths role in scholarship meet focused Achieve regional and limitations as by making basic regional needs and national well as those of the and relevant and achieve prominence for discipline itself. scientific academic the university. contributions to our excellence. respective sub- disciplines. 7. History of Goal 1. Promote Goal I: Provide Goal I: Maintain Performance in Students in CS Reviewed Students meet the Computing: the role of for an and strengthen an CS 112 112 annually. student learning Graduates will be computer science outstanding outstanding outcomes of CS 112. and computer academic and academic and aware of the history literacy in student student life on the of computing, undergraduate experience in the Ellensburg including those education at College of the campus. major developments Central Sciences. and trends - Washington economic, scientific, University. legal, political, and cultural - that have combined to shape the discipline. 8. Graduate Goal 2, 4 & 6. Goal I, IV & III: Goal I: Maintain Performance in Students in CS Reviewed on a Students meet the Preparation: Offer Provide for an and strengthen an CS 427 427. 3 year cycle. student learning Graduates will have undergraduate outstanding outstanding outcomes of CS 427. programs that train academic and academic and the necessary Reviewed students as student student life on the background for computer experience in the Ellensburg annually. entry into graduate specialists with a College of the campus. Student Students Range from a constant study. fundamental Sciences. participation in involved with to an increasing understanding of Develop a SOURCE SOURCE number presenting at technology. diversified SOURCE funding base to Sustain a support productive team of curriculum and Student Students An annual average of faculty and staff. academic participation in involved in two students (per facilities, student research projects undergraduate faculty) involved in and faculty and groups. research undergraduate research and research. scholarships, as > 3 external research well as faculty presentations or development, service and publications annually applied research with student. in college Graduate school disciplines. acceptance. Survey of Range from a constant graduating to an increasing Provide for seniors. number of students outstanding accepted to graduate graduate programs that school. meet focused regional needs and achieve academic excellence. 9. Communication Goal 2. Offer Goal I: Provide Goal I: Maintain Performance in Students in CS Reviewed on a Students meet the Skills: undergraduate for an and strengthen an CS 325. 325. 3 year cycle. student learning Graduates will have programs that train outstanding outstanding outcomes of CS 325. students as academic and academic and the ability to Reviewed computer student student life on the communicate specialists with a experience in the Ellensburg annually. effectively. fundamental College of the campus. Performance in Graduating All teams produce understanding of Sciences. CS 480-481. seniors minimally successfully technology. documents as measured by the writing rubrics. All students participate in three successful midterm and final Performance in presentations. CS 489. All graduates will produce a successful research paper. *Method(s) of assessment should include those that are both direct (tests, essays, presentations, projects) and indirect (surveys, interviews) in nature **Data needs to be collected and differentiated by location (Ellensburg campus vs University Centers – see NWCCU standard 2.B.2) ***Timing of assessment should be identified at different transition points of program (i.e., admission, mid-point, end-of-program, post-program)