Area:  CAD

Responsibility:  Ashish Mukerjee

Timelines: Yellow - September 15; Green - May 31

Measure:

1.  Students will average 2.5 or better on each individual competency completed in the competency profile.
2. 80% of students will score “meet expectations” or better on the student evaluation form.

Explain how you plan on measuring learning?  

Each technical program assesses technical, communication, and critical thinking skills using a variety of instructional strategies, including tests, projects, quizzes, homework, hands-on demonstrations, etc. Student mastery of these skills is documented in the competency profile. Competency profiles are stored in the registrar’s office.

Each technical program assesses interpersonal/workplace skills using a variety of instructional strategies. Student development of these skills is documented in the student evaluation form or the competency profile.

What were the end of year results?

Any other “indirect” measures of student learning? Graduate and job placement data? Student survey data? NOCTI scores? % of students meeting graduation requirements?

1. All competencies for all classes were completed with a 2.5 or above for all 10 graduates.
2. Technical, communication and critical thinking skills were assessed and documented in the competencies profiles for each student.
3. All graduating students completed NOCTI testing---scores not available for review at this time.
4. All students completed the required resume class offered at SATC.
5. As of May 21, 201, 2 students are out on OJT.
6. ATTENDANCE was over 90% for the class.

What changes need to be made in teaching or the curriculum?

1. There are serious gaps in the skill requirements of purely CAD employees at local firms and syllabus.
2. A single instructor cannot possibly manage running two classes simultaneously in the same class, and this may be implemented by the line schedule next semester.
3. CAD projects can be very long, as can be assignments, and students often learn by doing rather than watching. Long lab times with assistance should be allowed for the students to truly learn, instead of imposing the administrations ill informed method of running the class.