Graduate follow up as a vehicle for CSIT curriculum assessment and improvement

摘要

Internal and external program reviews are useful for targeting areas of Computer Science and Information Technology (CSIT) curriculums for revision and improvement. The successful working graduates from CSIT programs are perhaps the knowledge experts in the areas of curriculum that need to be improved. This paper argues in favor of surveying practicing CSIT graduates in industry to gather pertinent information for revamping curriculum. The paper discusses the results of a survey used to revise the instruction and core curriculum of the degree programs in Network Information Security (NIS) and Computer Network Modeling and Simulation (CNMS) at St. Cloud State University. The paper also presents the elements of a generic tool for a comprehensive student learning outcome assessment.