{"id":855,"date":"2011-11-21T05:20:32","date_gmt":"2011-11-21T05:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/egad.engineering.queensu.ca\/?page_id=855"},"modified":"2011-11-22T16:13:16","modified_gmt":"2011-11-22T16:13:16","slug":"key-principles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/egad.engineering.queensu.ca\/?page_id=855","title":{"rendered":"Key Principles"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>About\u00c2\u00a0Outcomes-Based Program\u00c2\u00a0Evaluation and Improvement<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\".\/wp-content\/themes\/platformpro\/images\/line_separator.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"605\" height=\"2\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #808080;\">Continuous program improvement is based on key principles:<\/span><\/p>\n<table width=\"570\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"180\" valign=\"TOP\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\".\/wp-content\/themes\/platformpro\/images\/box1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"135\" \/><\/td>\n<td>\n<table width=\"100%\" height=\"135\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"box_title\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Outcomes-Based<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\".\/wp-content\/themes\/platformpro\/images\/line_separator.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"2\" \/><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"box_content\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Outcomes-based* evaluation involves a continuous review of the ways in which programs might be improved, in terms of curriculum content, instruction, learning activities and assessment, to support students\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 acquisition of the 12 Engineering Graduate Attributes<br \/>\n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"180\" valign=\"TOP\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\".\/wp-content\/themes\/platformpro\/images\/box2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"136\" \/><\/td>\n<td>\n<table width=\"100%\" height=\"135\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"box_title\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Data-Informed Continuous Curriculum Improvement<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\".\/wp-content\/themes\/platformpro\/images\/line_separator_nar.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"13\" \/><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"box_content\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Data-informed continuous curriculum improvement refers to the ongoing cycle of review against a set of outcomes for the purpose of improvement.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"570\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"180\" valign=\"TOP\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\".\/wp-content\/themes\/platformpro\/images\/Soapbox3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"135\" \/><\/td>\n<td>\n<table width=\"100%\" height=\"135\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"box_title\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<h5>Continuous Improvement and Sustainability<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\".\/wp-content\/themes\/platformpro\/images\/line_separator_nar.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"13\" \/><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"box_content\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Ongoing engagement in the improvement of curriculum happens through the ongoing collection and interpretation* of data, critical reflection on the outcomes and on how students\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 achievement might be furthered in the curriculum. To be sustainable, practices must support students\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 ongoing learning and be responsive to the ever-emerging learning needs of soon-to-be professional engineers. Developing sustainable practices for intentional and scholarly approaches to curriculum development must be considered if one of the goals of outcomes-b\u00ce\u00b1sed accreditation is to foster continuous improvement* processes for engineering curriculum.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\".\/wp-content\/themes\/platformpro\/images\/line_separator.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"605\" height=\"2\" \/><br \/>\nThe focus of engineering graduate development is to: develop professional engineer competence, invite a high degree of faculty and student engagement, and adopt a process of continuous curriculum improvement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About\u00c2\u00a0Outcomes-Based Program\u00c2\u00a0Evaluation and Improvement Continuous program improvement is based on key principles: Outcomes-Based Outcomes-based* evaluation involves a continuous review of the ways in which programs might be improved, in terms of curriculum content, instruction, learning activities and assessment, to support students\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 acquisition of the 12 Engineering Graduate Attributes Data-Informed Continuous Curriculum Improvement Data-informed continuous curriculum improvement refers to the ongoing &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"parent":829,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-855","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","no-post-thumbnail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/egad.engineering.queensu.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/855","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/egad.engineering.queensu.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/egad.engineering.queensu.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/egad.engineering.queensu.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/egad.engineering.queensu.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=855"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/egad.engineering.queensu.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/855\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1629,"href":"https:\/\/egad.engineering.queensu.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/855\/revisions\/1629"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/egad.engineering.queensu.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/egad.engineering.queensu.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=855"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}