Review Assessment Report

Part 1: Contact & Program Identification

Report Year and Contact Information
Academic Year	Modified By	Date Modified
2021-2022	[email protected]	2022-10-13T19:57:49.588Z

School	Name of Program	Courses
BIT	Project Management Certificate	BCIS 1110,BLAW 2110,BUSA 1198,BUSA 2195,BUSA 2198

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
The Project Management Certificate of Completion provides opportunities for the business leaders and project managers of tomorrow to achieve a high-quality, high-value education that enables them to succeed in a competitive market. Emphasis is placed on hands-on experiences, conducting real-world research and community projects. The curriculum includes project management fundamentals, budget and resource management, contract management, scheduling, estimating, critical path scheduling, and project oversight. Skills related to the applications of these concepts are developed through the study of computer applications, communications, team building and decision making.

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

The Project Management Certificate of Completion provides opportunities for the business leaders and project managers of tomorrow to achieve a high-quality, high-value education that enables them to succeed in a competitive market. Emphasis is placed on hands-on experiences, conducting real-world research and community projects. The curriculum includes project management fundamentals, budget and resource management, contract management, scheduling, estimating, critical path scheduling, and project oversight. Skills related to the applications of these concepts are developed through the study of computer applications, communications, team building and decision making.

Part 3: Data Review

	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022
Annual number of graduate awards is greater than 10	21	21	25
Number of declared majors	50	43	39
Average Class Size	22.3	21.3	19.3
Annual Average Class withdrawal rate is 30% or below (SAGE 35%)	14%	10%	11%
Annual C-Pass rate for coursework is 60% or above	74%	72%	69%
Average class fill rate at 60% or above capacity within a term or over a year	75%	73%	69%
Graduate Transfer to 4-year Schools	24%	n/a	n/a
Full-time Faculty Coverage by Section	52%	55%	18%

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

Part 4: Program Learning Outcome Analysis

Learning Outcome	Population or Course(s) Assessed	Description	Summary of Assessment Results
Demonstrate knowledge and skills in basic project management and organization.	BUSA 1198	Class Project	BUSA 1198 71% of all students will achieve 71% or higher on the final project manager project: 71.4% met the goal; target met
Develop a systematic approach to cost control and project scheduling techniques.	BUSA 1198	Class Project	BUSA 1198 71% of all students will achieve 71% or higher on the final project manager project: 71.4% met the goal; target met
Evaluate systems and procedures for budgeting, cost control and earned value in project management.	BUSA 1198	Class Project	BUSA 1198 71% of all students will achieve 71% or higher on the final project manager project: 71.4% met the goal; target met
Interpret project documents, specifications, contracts and subcontracts.	BUSA 2198	Class Project	BUSA 2198 71% of all students will achieve 71% or higher on the final project manager project: 67%% met the goal; target not met
Use software for managing, budgeting, project scheduling and word processing.	BUSA 2198	Class Project	BUSA 2198 71% of all students will achieve 71% or higher on the final project manager project: 67%% met the goal; target not met

Interpretation of Assessment findings
BUSA 1198 (too close to not meeting the goal) 71% of all students will achieve 71% or higher on the final project manager project: 71.4% met the goal; target met BUSA 2198 71% of all students will achieve 71% or higher on the final project manager project: 67%% met the goal; target not met

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
2021-2022
2021-2022	Evaluate the learning platforms - Bright Space and Pathstream - to see if there is a disconnect between requirements and student understanding. Some students do not complete the final project after working in Pathstream (and not finding the project in Bright Space.	BUSA 1198 71% of all students will achieve 71% or higher on the final project manager project: 71.4% met the goal; target met BUSA 2198 71% of all students will achieve 71% or higher on the final project manager project: 67%% met the goal; target not met

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

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