Middle States Outcomes Assessment 1999

Department or Program: Geographic Information Systems

Goals:

A. Foster Interdisciplinary thinking

B. Strengthen knowledge and confidence in discipline

C. Awareness & appreciation of geography

D. Develop problem solving and logical analysis skills

E. Enhance prospects upon graduation

G. C. P. Correlation:

1. Several CS courses in G.C.P. [Parts ID(b) and IIA]

2. Computer Science is an interdisciplinary field, intersecting with business, mathematics, philosophy, psychology, and the sciences

Means of Assessment:

A. talking with current students

B. Web page link to what former students are doing with their GIS experience at

Fredonia.

Outcomes:

a. 3 of 13 are in graduate programs

b. GRE scores are very important in graduate school, not in much in experience with the

program.

c. Those in graduate programs are successful

d. 9 of 13 have fall time Jobs in GIS all over the east coast and northeast.

e. The need for GIS in WNY is very minimal.

Uses:

Helps to evaluate our program as a whole