Capstone Portfolio Assessment

General Information

• Grading Rubric
• Note 1: CS 468 and CSCI 483 are the capstone courses for our Computer Science B.S. options where ABET accreditation is sought.
• Note 2: ESOF 423 is the capstone course for our Computer Science B.A. where ABET accreditation is NOT sought.

Portfolios

2025

• 2025 Portfolios
• Assessment Result: PortfolioGrading.xlsx
• Recommendations:
  • Professional Option: TBD
  • Interdisciplinary Option: TBD
• Bachelor of Arts.
  • Weakness: TBD
  • Recommendation: TBD

2024

• 2024 Portfolios
• Assessment Result: Spreadsheet
• Recommendations:
  • Professional Option: No weaknesses identified.
  • Interdisciplinary Option:
    • Weakness: Program
    • Outcome 1: Analyze a complex computing problem and apply principles of computing and other relevant disciplines to identify solutions.
    • Outcome 2B: Implement evaluate a computing-based solution to meet a given set of computing requirements in the context of the program’s discipline.
    • Outcome 6: Apply computer science theory and software development fundamentals to produce computing-based solutions.
    • Recommendation: The capstone instructor thought that the programs, some of which included 10,000+ lines of code would be printed and thought that it was impractical to ask students to include their program listing. Consequently, a weakness resulted. Recommendation: In the future, students will be asked to include a subdirectory of zipped program files with their portfolio submission.
  • Bachelor of Arts.
    • Weakness: Technical Writing.
    • Outcome 3A:Communicate (via writing) effectively in a variety of professional contexts.
    • Retreat Recommendation: The capstone instructor will be shown examples of good technical write-ups that can be shared with students in the course.

2023

• 2023 Portfolios
• Assessment Result: Spreadsheet
• Recommendations:
  • Professional Option: No weaknesses identified.
  • Interdisciplinary Option: No weaknesses identified.
  • Bachelor of Arts: No weaknesses identified.

2022

• 2022 Portfolios
• Assessment Result: Spreadsheet
• Professional Option: CSCI 468, Compilers: 7 Groups Selected for Grading
  • Weaknesses: None.
  • Borderline Weakness: UML (Outcome 2A: Design a computing-based solution to meet a given set of computing requirements in the context of the program's discipline.)
  • Retreat Recommendation (8/18/22): All instructors in ESOF 322 will cover UML. For the Spring 2023 offering of CSCI 468, the instructor will require a Pattern Diagram instead of a UML diagram. This change will be evaluated at our 2023 retreat.
  • Borderline Weakness: Teamwork (Outcome 5: Function effectively as a member or leader of a team engaged in activities appropriate to the program's discipline.)
  • Retreat Recommendation (8/18/22): Each student will write tests for a different student during the Spring 2023 CSCI 468 offering.
• Interdisciplinary Option: CSCI 483, Interdisciplinary Project: 5 Groups Selected for Grading
  • Weakness: Design-Tradeoffs (Outcome 1: Analyze a complex computing problem and apply principles of computing and other relevant disciplines to identify solutions.).
  • Retreat Recommendation (8/18/22): In the AY 2023 offering of CSCI 482/3, discuss at least one example of a design tradeoff and remind students to address this question in their portfolio.
• Bachelor of Arts: ESOF 423, Software Engineering Applications Project: 3 Groups Selected for Grading
  • Weaknesses: None.