A web-based course assessment tool with direct mapping to student outcomes

The assessment of curriculum outcomes is an essential element for continuous academic improvement. However, the collection, aggregation and analysis of assessment data are notoriously complex and time-consuming processes. At the same time, only few developments of supporting electronic processes and tools for continuous academic program assessment and curriculum performance feedback have emerged. In this paper, we introduce a novel course assessment process supported by a Web based interface that articulates and streamlines the assessment data collection, performance evaluation and tracking of remedial recommendations. To close the assessment loop, the Web interface provides also a mechanism to follow up on the implementation of remedial recommendations and analyzes their associated reflective actions during the subsequent course assessment cycle. A guide to map assessment instruments to the course and overall program outcomes is advocated by the proposed tool to propagate the course assessment results towards higher educational objectives (e.g., student outcomes) in a dashboard-like assessment interface. This approach streamlines improvements in education through reflecting the achievement of course outcomes on the achievement of higher educational objectives.In addition, the tool maps the course outcomes to the corresponding course outlines to facilitate the detection of areas where revisions in the instruction and content is needed, and to best respond to recommendations and remedial actions. We provide a methodical approach as well as a Web-based automation of the assessment process, which we evaluate in the context of our regular academic assessment cycles that have eventually led to a successful international accreditation experience. The collected assessment data shows a significant improvement in the achievement rate of the student outcomes after deploying the tool

University of Maine System Self Study

Upon granting unified accreditation to the University of Maine System in July 2020, the regional accreditor, the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE), asked the University of Maine System prepare a self-study in advance of a Fall 2022 visit by a NECHE-appointed evaluation team

Revising an Assessment Plan to Conform to the New ABET-CAC Guidelines

This paper will describe the changes made to an existing student outcomes assessment system to more closely conform to the new assessment guidelines of the Computer Accreditation Commission of ABET. The processes, results and effectiveness of the techniques will be examined

Revising an Assessment Plan to Conform to the New ABET-CAC Guidelines

This paper will describe the changes made to an existing student outcomes assessment system to more closely conform to the new assessment guidelines of the Computer Accreditation Commission of ABET. The processes, results and effectiveness of the techniques will be examined

Revising an assessment plan to conform to the new ABET-CAC guidelines

This paper will describe the changes made to an existing student outcomes assessment system to more closely conform to the new assessment guidelines of the Computer Accreditation Commission of ABET. The processes, results and effectiveness of the techniques will be examined

Texas Register

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code

Texas Register

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code

Improving the human rights accountability of multinational corporations in the oil and gas industry: a case study of Nigeria.

If we think that the environment is less important than the economy, then we should try holding our breath while we count our money. This thesis examines the legal framework governing the oil and gas industry in Nigeria. The oil and gas industry in Nigeria is beset by many institutional ills, including a lack of political will by regulators to be accountable for enforcing laws and regulations, to be accountable for environmental degradation in the Niger Delta, and an inadequate compensation regime - amongst other mishaps. This thesis contends that a regional approach to holding multinational corporations accountable for human rights violations is the preferable alternative to improving the institutional ills currently affecting the current framework governing the oil and gas industry. The thesis considers the impact of the voluntary framework but avers that a regional approach and institution holding multinational corporations (MNCs) to account is the preferable approach to addressing human rights violations by MNCs in Nigeria. It advocates the strengthening of the African Charter. This is because the current regulation models have not recorded significant successes in holding MNCs accountable in Africa and Nigeria specifically. The void created in the regulatory sector by the non-performance of government regulatory bodies and the non-implementation of existing legal enactments is gradually being filled by the African Commission in Nigeria. The regional institution has proven by their antecedents that they have a major role to play in the accountability paradigm in the oil and gas industry. This thesis will demonstrate how legal and policy-making institutions in the African Union (AU) can add a regional accountability layer and strengthen solutions within the continent, including providing effective corporate accountability and oversight within Nigeria. Furthermore, it argues that remedies to victims of corporate human rights violations in Africa may be found at the regional level. Africa needs to be the leading character in its affairs and move away from its continuous feature in international relations. This means having to take the lead in making decisions that will affect the lives of millions living in Africa

Texas Register

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code