Students will develop knowledge and safety 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 by passing the OSHA Safety Course and receive OSHA Certification. The OSHA Certification serves as a capstone requirement. The test is administered by an outside agency.
Indicator
ITEC 4382 OSHA Certification
All students enrolled in the program must complete ITEC 4382 and receive their OSHA Certification in Safety. The course addresses key concepts and skills relevant to safety in the field of Industrial Technology. Each semester all students are required to take the OSHA Certification examination as the capstone activity for the course. The cortication exam is divided into multiple sections, however, an overall passing grade of 70% or higher is passing.
Criterion
100% Certification Rate
There is a consensus that at least 80% of the students taking the OSHA examination will make a 90 or higher on the exam, while, 100% will be certified by making a score of 70 or higher
Finding
Certification
All students that took the OSHA certification exam passed the exam with a 70 or higher. However, the average score was 88.7 falling short of the goal of a 90. Fall Hazards and Health Hazards in construction zones were the areas with the poorest performance from students.
Action
Component Improvement
More time and simulations will be used to increase student performance in Health and Fall Hazards in construction areas.
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
It will be expected that at least 80% of the students enrolled in ITEC 4391 demonstrated will achieve above average standard (4 or higher) of performance on the supervisor rating scale.
Finding
Student Professional Performance
All but 1 student successfully completed their internship with assessed skill level from their supervisor of 4 or 5. The one student, was administratively removed from the program by the supervising faculty. It was not work related or job performance but academic policy was not followed. The student was not assessed by the supervisor, however, all others received exceptional evaluations in all areas of the evaluation. As in other programs, safety education and management could be included in more curriculum.
Action
Program Assessment
The program exceeded goal of 4.0, however, safety management will be reviewed in curriculum to determine potential areas of inclusion.