Using faculty course assessment report for the assessment of an associate degree course in engineering technology program

Abstract

In this paper, we describe our successful experiences of using the faculty course assessment report (FCAR) for the assessment and evaluation of student performance in an associate degree course while preparing for initial ABET accreditation of electrical and electronics engineering technology (EEET) program at Hafr Al-Batin community college (HBCC). This paper describes how the FCAR was used as an effective and efficient tool for monitoring student performance in microcontroller applications course, which is offered every semester by the EEET unit at HBCC. It also discusses how some sections of the FCAR were customized slightly in order to suit the requirements of the course.

Probability Distribution Fitting and Correlation Analysis of Engineering Education Quality Assessment

“…In China, engineering education quality assessment is mainly supported by the course assessment [3]. One concern of quality assessment is that only take the average score as the standard, which did not take the influence that the difficulty on the test brings to the exam assessment into consideration and there are very few assessment models, lack of comprehensiveness.…”

An Automatic Course Assessment Tool for Weakness Identification

“…In our recent preparation for ABET accreditation [1], we follow the Faculty Course Assessment Report (FCAR) process [2], which is also adopted by many other universities [3,4,5], to assess our program and courses. At the beginning of the semester, the course instructor receives clarifications and training and agrees on the FCAR completion date (2 weeks after the semester ends).…”