Assessment-Based Curriculum Changes
Changes to the Program since Previous ABET Accreditation (2014)
| Semester | Student Outcome | How Measured | Identified Improvements | Implemented Improvements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2022 | SES, IAC | Students need more experience working in teams. | Added a TEAMWORK requirement to the curriculum. Student must take at least one of 4 TEAMWORK-designated courses: CS5030/6030, CS5410, CS5110/6110, CS5510/6510. | |
| Sp. 2022 | SES, IAC | Students want the option for additional web development course work, and students need more options for the CS3000/4000 elective requirement. | Created new course CS4610 - Modern Web Development (3 credits), which can be used as a CS major elective. | |
| Sp. 2022 | SES | Students need access to computer security topics throughout the curriculum, not just at the senior level. Also, students need more options for the CS3000/4000 elective requirement. | Created new course CS4460 - Introduction to CyberSecurity (3 credits), which can be used as a CS major elective. | |
| Sp. 2020 | There are requests to offer an online CS program. | Worked with the Utah State Board of Education and high school teachers to design a series of CS online courses. | ||
| Sp. 2020 | CS recitations lack uniformity and usefulness. | Changed CS 1400 from the use of recitations to the Phanon learning exercises tool. Took effect in Fall 2020. | ||
| Fall 2019 | SES | Student math regimen unsuited to CS. | Approved that CS students must choose Math 1210 & 3310 and 15 credits from the CS-approved Math list. Took effect in Fall 2021. | |
| Fall 2018 | SES | There are overlapping topics for three courses. | Re-evaluated course content for CS 2410, CS 2610, and CS 3200. | |
| Fall 2018 | There are new changes in ABET criteria. | Adopted an amended set of SOs to comply with the new ABET criteria. | ||
| Fall 2018 | Engineering offered a new Engineering Management class. | Included a new course ENGR 5900 as a Technical Elective. | ||
| Sp. 2018 | Intro. language changes affected students who want a CS minor. | Approved a revision to the CS minor to better accommodate other students. | ||
| Sp. 2018 | Need to get high-quality students in the CS program. | Approved to increase admission GPA from 2.3 to 2.5 for all course work at USU. | ||
| Fall 2017 | SES | Student math regimen unsuited to CS. | Used Discrete Math II to replace Calc II as a required course. No changes occurred due to no offering. | |
| Fall 2017 | SES, IAC | Students need to learn C++ with memory management. | Added CS 3460 (C++) as an elective class and offered CS 3460 in Fall 2019. | |
| Fall 2017 | CS 3450 has ethics & complex group project management. | Extended credits of CS 3450 to 4. | ||
| Fall 2017 | SO(4) | Limited faculty resources can’t handle large number of CS students. | Eliminated two capstone courses, CS 5070 and CS 5071, to address the issues. | |
| Fall 2017 | CDM | Students need to be introduced to computer ethics earlier on. | Eliminated 1-credit CS 3000 and moved fundamental ethics to CS 1440. | |
| Sp. 2017 | SO(1)SO(2) | CDM, IAC | Students need to learn algorithms instead of getting caught up in language syntax. | Changed the introductory language from C++ to Python/Java. Taught CS 1400 (Python) & CS 1410 (Java) in Sp. 18; CS 1440 (Python) & CS 2420 (Java) in Fall 18; CS 3100 (Java) in Sp. 19. |