CMU Examples

Below are links to examples provided by CMU programs to support your development of:

• Program outcomes
• Curriculum maps
  • graduate program (basic)(xls)
  • graduate program (enhanced)(xls)
  • undergraduate program (basic)(xls)
  • undergraduate program (enhanced)(xls)
• Mapping process outline
• Mapping & assessment meeting guide

Direct measures¹

• • Rubrics
  • Mathematical Sciences problem seminar
  • Multiple colleges ESL entrance proficiency assessment
  • Modern Languages placement test for assessing language proficiency
  • Modern Languages exit assessment of language proficiency
  • Statistics online system for evaluating graduate students
  • School of Computer Science rubric for assessing public speaking

Indirect measures²

• • CIT surveys
  • Senior exit survey
  • Recruiter survey to assess program effectiveness
  • Supervisor questionnaire to assess program effectiveness  

¹Direct measures require that students demonstrate their knowledge, skills, abilities, etc., for faculty to then assess whether/how well they are achieving/achieved a program outcome.  Direct measures can include exams, project artifacts, artistic work products, capstone experiences, case studies, exams, juried performances, oral presentations, papers, and portfolios.

²Indirect measures gather perceptions of how well students are achieving/achieved a learning outcome.  They can include alumni, employer, or student surveys, exit or focus group interviews, enrollment and retention data, and job placement data.  Indirect measures complement the data collected from direct measures but should not stand alone as a sole measure of student performance and program success.

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