AMCIS 2007@KEYSTONE -- CONFERENCE TRACK(MINI TRACK)

Assessment of MIS Courses

and Curricula

IT Research & Education

Chair(s): Skip Benamati (benamajh@muohio.edu) & Jeffrey Merhout (Merhoujw@muohio.edu)
University Affiliation: Miami University
Phone: 513 529-4835
SIG URL:

Description:

This mini-track is designed to share the experiences of academicians with assessment of MIS courses and curriculum. Assessment is a continuous improvement process that all institutions must now implement in order to be accredited or keep accreditation by both AACSB and ABET.

Moving from an autonomous environment to one where programs, and courses are assessed in light of how well they currently meet stated student learning objectives and how learning objective could be better accomplished is no easy task. No one approach to assessment implementation or assessment technique is best for all situations. As we know all colleges and universities differ greatly in culture, curriculum and the way they operate. Thus, many assessment approaches and techniques are in the works.

This mini-track is a forum to share assessment experiences. The papers submitted to this mini-track are expected to share experiences as well as any evidence, empirical or anecdotal, that a particular approach or technique does or does not work well. The goal is to share this knowledge and experience so we can learn together from each other as we move down the path to assessment.

The mini-track will focus on:

Creating a culture for assessment
Developing learning objectives
Assessment techniques
Assessing courses, programs, or majors
Implementation Techniques
Continuous improvement of curriculum
Assessment of the core class
Assessment versus evaluation
Using feedback from students to improve learning
Promoting learning through the use of assessment
Assessment of critical thinking
Interpreting the results of assessment data
Course/teaching enhancements made based on assessment results
Direct and indirect assessment measures
Experiences with accreditation bodies
Managing faculty resistance to assessment
Conceptual frameworks of assessment (e.g., relationships among assessment, curricula, teaching and learning)
Empirical tests of conceptual frameworks
Alignment of learning outcomes among courses, academic programs, the institution and accreditation agencies
Assessment of technical versus other key skills and abilities for MIS graduates