Computer Science Department: Goals, Curriculum, Accreditation, and Assessment Results

1. Industry Advisory Board Department of Computer Science

2. Goals • Department presentation • Curriculum • Assessment results • IAB members • Feedback/guidance/teaching • Outreach • Faculty/Student Projects • Student Internships

3. Web sites • Department http://www.calstatela.edu/cs • Accreditation: Coordinator Chengyu http://sun.calstatela.edu/~cysun/abet/ (login id/password: abet/Status) • Industry Advisory Board: Coordinator Elaine http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/eykang /IAB/IAB2005.htm

4. BS Curriculum (core)

5. BS Curriculum (electives)

6. MS Curriculum

7. Accreditation • Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) • Undergraduate curriculum • Assessment based • Process • Input data • Output data

8. Assessment Definitions: • Vision statement identifies how we want to be viewed. • Mission statement is a description of what we do. • Objectives are broad goals/statements of what the department would like to achieve. These include student educational objectives, faculty objectives and other department objectives. • Student Learning Outcomes are specific skills that the students will possess at the end of the degree program. These Learning Outcomes are described to meet the student educational objectives. • Measures are detailed metrics that indicate whether a specific Learning Outcome has been achieved.

9. Assessment Measures • Surveys • Students, Alumni, Faculty, Employer • CS490 • Major Field Achievement Test (MFAT) • GPA • CS437, CS491AB

10. Objectives • Graduating students have the knowledge and skills to pursue a career in industry and/or continue their education in graduate programs. • Graduates have the knowledge and skills that enable them to participate in life-long learning and to adapt to an ever-changing technological environment. • Faculty have enough time in their work schedule to pursue their research interests. • Faculty remain current in their fields. • The curriculum is up-to-date and reflects the best current thinking about computer science.

11. Objectives • Enrolled students have opportunities to participate in professional student organizations and pre-professional employment. • Our teaching and research facilities consist of state of the art classrooms and equipment. • We are well known and respected in the regional community. • Our programs are considered attractive and desirable options by all qualified students in our service community. • We retain contact, offer support, and establish a networking community for our alumni.

12. Learning Outcomes • Students will have a broad understanding of computing at all levels of abstraction (Algorithms, Architecture, Operating Systems, Programming Languages, Automata Theory) • Students have had the opportunity to focus in depth on selected areas of Computer Science. • Students will have the training to design and implement a large software system and will have the ability to work both individually and collaboratively. • Students will have sufficient oral and written communication skills. • Students will have the skills to pursue careers in industry and/or continue their education in graduate programs. • Students will have the skills to adapt to the evolving technologies in Computer Science.

14. Broad understanding of computing at all levels

15. Broad understanding of computing at all levels

16. Broad understanding of computing at all levels

17. Broad understanding of computing at all levels

18. Opportunity to focus in depth on selected areas

19. Design and implement a large software system

20. Communication skills

21. Pursue careers in industry

22. Pursue advanced degrees

23. Adapt to evolving technologies

24. Summary • Standard curriculum • Maintain Quality • Acceptable assessment results • MFAT – GPA correlation (>80%) • Satisfaction (3.5/5 = 2.8/4) • Accreditable