Students will develop knowledge skills relevant to Construction Management.
Objective
Development Of Students' Knowledge And Skill
Students will be able to demonstrate competency in key areas of Construction Management.
Indicator
Advanced Design And Development Assignment Rubric
All students enrolled in the program must complete the Advanced Construction Management course in their final year of enrollment. The course addresses key concepts and skills relevant to the field of construction management. Each semester seven randomly selected student assignments from the Advanced Construction Management course will be reviewed by faculty members with expertise in the field of industrial technology. Faculty members will score the assignments using a scale of 1 - 5 with 3 "meets expectations," 4 "exceeds expectations," and 5 "far exceeds expectations."
Criterion
At Least 70% Meeting Expectations
There will be a general consensus among I T Faculty members that at least 70% of the students enrolled in advanced I T course will perform at an acceptable level with a score of 3 (meets expectations) or higher. Identified weaknesses last year were organization and clarification and will be emphasized this evaluation period.
Finding
Professional Achievements
Knowledge of content area and skill sets are strengths of students in advanced ITEC courses. However, writing skills, organization of thoughts, and clarity are shortfalls. Faculty will emphasize this skill requirements in other courses and across the curriculum to enhance students professionalism as they enter their capstone courses and final semesters.
Assessment of documents exceed expectations with a 3.5 collective score.
Action
Enhancing Professional Skills
Students in construction management are skill oriented and these attributes dominate their assessments, however, communications skills are important, as well. Faculty will emphasize this skill requirements in other courses and across the curriculum to enhance students professionalism as they enter their capstone courses and final semesters.
Goal
Develop Professional Skills
Students will learn the skills necessary to compete in the professional marketplace.
Objective
Demonstrate Professional Skills
Students completing the BS in Construction Management will demonstrate skills necessary to compete in the professional marketplace through an internship.
Indicator
ITEC 4391 Internship Evaluation
All students enrolled in the program must complete ITEC 4391 in their final year of enrollment. ITEC 4391 addresses key concepts and skills, as well as practical demonstrations of competency relevant to the field of construction management. Each semester interns will be evaluated by their internship supervisor and by their faculty supervisor on a faculty-developed rating scale.
Criterion
80% Meeting Expectations
There will be a general consensus among ITEC Faculty members who review both university and internship supervisor assessments that at least 70% of the students enrolled in ITEC 4391 demonstrated an above average level (4 or higher) of performance on the rating scales.
Finding
Student Internship Success
All students participating in their internships successfully completed the requirements. Skill requirements and job descriptions differed for most students, however, through personal interviews, employer and faculty assessemtns all students except 1 exceed the departments expectations of 4 or greater. The exception student was terminated during the last 2 weeks of the internship. The reason of termination was not skill or performance related but was due to having to be with his father during surgery and not able to work.
Several new companies have inquired about graduates and submitted position announcements for employment opportunities.
Over 90% of the students that graduated during this accessment period were employed in the industry and most were employed by their internship company.
Action
Internships
The department will continue to require internships in the construction industry for students. Faculty will continue to recruit new internship opportunities to expand the program and increase department and student exposure. 4.0 expectation will be maintained.