Department of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
North Dakota State University
Formative Assessment (2005)
The IME department is utilizing Formative Assessment for evaluating classroom teaching and student learning and assessing the program outcomes. The Formative Assessment survey is conducted in only a few targeted classes. These classes are selected to assess both the junior and senior level students in the program. The formative assessment instrument has two portions: (1) to assess general program outcomes, and (2) program specific outcomes.
The courses include IME 430 and 480 every fall semester and IME 431, 461, and 472 every spring semester. This is also an ideal tool for benchmarking program specific learning outcomes. The department benchmark for the Formative Assessment results is at 75%. The two areas (outcomes) that were ranked below the benchmark were “Professional & Ethical Responsibility” in both IME 430 (3.4/5.0) and in IME 480 (3.6/5.0) classes from fall 2005 and “Life Long Learning” in IME 430 (3.4/5.0) class only.