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Assess My Program

Technology Benefits

- Supports multiple user roles allowing for Top-Down & Bottom-Up management - Customizable to meet various program or accreditation requirements- Ability to analyze, identify and correct gaps in educational progress - Automates many of the repetitive processes involved in program assessment

Technology Application

- AACSB accredited Business Schools o ΓÇ£Assurance of LearningΓÇØ segment of annual review- ABET accredited Engineering Schoolso ΓÇ£Continuous ImprovementΓÇØ segment of annual review

Detailed Technology Description

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*Abstract

The inventor has developed an application to assist institutions of higher learning in their pursuit of achieving and maintaining academic accreditation. This application, Assess My Program, AMP, is particularly effective because it was designed by a faculty member for use by faculty. AMP incorporates standard assessment processes utilized by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) accrediting bodies. AMP allows schools to monitor educational progress over multiple assessment cycles, which is essential to maintaining academic accreditation. The applicationΓÇÖs set of tools empowers educators to: 1. Develop the goals and objectives of their programs,2. Design learning outcomes and map them to courses,3. Assess the outcomes using faculty driven standard assessment methods,4. Implement, store and analyze the resulting data, 5. Identify and track future improvements,6. Generate multiple reports to track the assessment process, standardized reports for including in the self-study documentation, and other general purpose reports.

*Principal Investigator

Name: Arijit Sengupta

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Country/Region

USA