ENGN 38 - Introduction to Computing for Engineers - Stage 4 - Wendy Kaufmyn
Assessment
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| Assessment Description | On the final exam there was a comprehensive question that required the student to “desk check” a program. They had to create a “memory map” in conjunction with this desk check. Correctly filling out the map requires knowledge of the difference between the call by value, call by reference and array parameters. So it was an excellent tool for this particular SLO. |
| Learning Outcomes | Predict the results of programming code that contain call by value, call by reference and array parameters. |
| Number of Sections | 1 |
| Number of Instructors | 1 |
| Number of Students | 35 |
Tentative Future Plans
| Term | Spring 2014 |
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| More Details | The official SLOs in the COR are not specific enough. I have rewritten them but as yet they have not gone through to the curriculum committee. I will work on that this semester. In the meantime I am using the revised SLOs. I will continue to assess the particular SLO regarding the CBV vs CBR parameters as this is one of the most important and reveals understanding of many aspects of programming. I will add another SLO assessment, however, I haven’t decided which one as of yet. To improve the outcome for this SLO, I intend to introduce the concept earlier in the semester. Since it is a fairly difficult concept, I think it will help to have more time to absorb it. I am also going to work on some graphical instructional tools so that the concept can be obtained by visual learners. The section of the course that is offered in the FALL uses a different programming language (MatLAB) than the one I teach in the spring. (C++) A part time teacher is teaching the course this semester. I will be discussing with him how we can coordinate across these sections and support each other in assessing the SLOs. |
SLO Details Storage Location
ELECTRONIC COPY - In my electronic filing system (hard drive or web server)