Review Assessment Report

Part 1: Contact & Program Identification

Report Year and Contact Information
Academic Year	Modified By	Date Modified
2020-2021	nsaline@cnm.edu	2021-11-23T23:29:10.356Z

School	Name of Program	Courses
BIT	Computer Information AAS Degree: Cyber Security	ENGL 1210,CIS 1680,CIS 2860,BCIS 1110,CIS 2670,CIS 1410,CIS 2853,CIS 1610,CIS 2999,CIS 2857,CIS 1415,BUSA 1110,CIS 1858,BUSA 1130,COMM 2120,CIS 1250

Part 2: Program Summary

Provide a high level review of the program to include highlights, successes, challenges, significant changes, and significant resources needed to support the program
We have seen a dramatic increase in the numbers of graduates sines year 2018-2019 to 2020-2021. In school year 2018-2019 their were 0 graduates. In school year 2020-2021 we had 24 graduates. COVID-19 certainly presented a real challenge for our program. One challenge that we were able to over come was moving to all online teaching and labs. We were able to create a online lab environment that students could access form home.

Provide a high level review of the program to include highlights, successes, challenges, significant changes, and significant resources needed to support the program

We have seen a dramatic increase in the numbers of graduates sines year 2018-2019 to 2020-2021. In school year 2018-2019 their were 0 graduates. In school year 2020-2021 we had 24 graduates. COVID-19 certainly presented a real challenge for our program. One challenge that we were able to over come was moving to all online teaching and labs. We were able to create a online lab environment that students could access form home.

Part 3: Data Review

	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
Annual number of graduate awards is greater than 10	0	6	24
Number of declared majors	134	191	202
Average Class Size	23	21.7	21.4
Annual Average Class withdrawal rate is 30% or below (SAGE 35%)	11%	14%	11%
Annual C-Pass rate for coursework is 60% or above	76%	74%	71%
Average class fill rate at 60% or above capacity within a term or over a year	79%	75%	77%
Graduate Transfer to 4-year Schools	n/a	n/a	n/a
Full-time Faculty Coverage by Section	50%	56%	63%

Summarize how your program met or did not meet the target measures based on the data above
Our average class fill rate for the last three years has exceeded 60% at 79% (2018-2019), 75% (2019-2020), 77% (2020-2021). Our annual retention rate for the last three years has exceeded 70% for all three years. Our annual C-pass rate for the last three years has exceeded 65% at 76% (2018-2019), 74% (2019-2020), 71% (2020-2021). For years 2018-2019, and 2019-2020 we did not have graduates is greater than 10, at 0 in 2018-2019, and 6 for 2019-2020. However, in 2020-2021 we had 24 graduates.

Summarize how your program met or did not meet the target measures based on the data above

Our average class fill rate for the last three years has exceeded 60% at 79% (2018-2019), 75% (2019-2020), 77% (2020-2021). Our annual retention rate for the last three years has exceeded 70% for all three years. Our annual C-pass rate for the last three years has exceeded 65% at 76% (2018-2019), 74% (2019-2020), 71% (2020-2021). For years 2018-2019, and 2019-2020 we did not have graduates is greater than 10, at 0 in 2018-2019, and 6 for 2019-2020. However, in 2020-2021 we had 24 graduates.

Part 4: Program Learning Outcome Analysis

Learning Outcome	Population or Course(s) Assessed	Description	Summary of Assessment Results
1. Create a threat model for a given scenario, identifying assets, threats, and mitigations	CIS 2853, and CIS 2999.		Student have done very will on this project, with an average score of 85%.
2. Apply principles of secure system design to host and network security scenarios	CIS 2853, and CIS 2999.		Student have done very will on this project, with an average score of 92%.
3. Use derived requirements such as authentication and access control to secure systems and networks	CIS 2853, and CIS 2999.		We assessed this through a several assignments that were once preformed in class. With the COVID-19 outbreak we say a decrease in student performance.
4. Perform forensic analysis of systems and create a report of results	CIS 2860	Homework Assignments Paper	100% of students were able to perform a forensic analysis of systems and create a report from the results.

Interpretation of Assessment findings
Over all students have been doing very well on these outcomes. Where we have seen them struggle was in the assignments that once were in-class assignments and are now online assignments.

Part 5: Additional Action Plan in Support of Student Learning (If Appropriate)

Upcoming Year	Changes Planned for the upcoming year	Data Motivating this change
2021-2022	Since we have seen students struggle in assignments that once were in-class assignments and are now online assignments. We are working on improving these labs to make them easier for students to preform them online.	It's not that we saw grades go down, but that students were struggling with the environment need to more help from their instructors with these assignments.
2021-2022
2021-2022

Please select all of the following that characterize the types of changes described in the above action plan

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