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NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICALSTATE UNIVERSITYProgram Assessment and Improvement ReportDepartment of Built EnvironmentBachelor of Science in Construction ManagementThere are thirteen full-time tenure and non-tenure faculty that deliver 3 programs (andCertificate in OSH) in the Built Environment Department. Specifically, there are six (6) full-timetenure-track faculty and one (1) non-tenure teaching faculty that deliver the BS in ConstructionManagement program along with the assistance of one (1) adjunct faculty each semester.Located in the College of Science and Technology, the Construction Management (CM) programfollows university’s guidelines for assessing educational programs.1. Expected Program Outcomes for the Educational Program and Its StudentLearning Outcomesa. Program Outcomes(1) Program Quality. The BS degree program in Construction Management will achieveexcellence and recognition for high quality in teaching and learning, including theachievement of national accreditation. (A&T Strategic Goals 2, 3, and 6)(2) Program Productivity. The BS degree program in Construction Management willmeet or exceed the University’s goals for research/creative productivity, enrollment,retention, degree completion, and placement of graduates in jobs or graduateeducation. (A&T Strategic Goal 6 and vision for making a significant difference in thelives of those we educate)(3) Program Contributions to Community Engagement. The BS degree program inConstruction Management will contribute appropriately to intellectual climate andcreative exchange, professionalism, civic engagement, inclusiveness, culturalawareness, and respect for diversity. (A&T Strategic Goals 1, 2, 4, and 5)b. Student Learning Outcomes(1) Communication Skills. Students completing the BS degree program in ConstructionManagement will exhibit effective communication skills (written, oral, graphic andinterpersonal) appropriate for professionals in this field of study at the bachelor’slevel.(2) Critical Thinking Skills. Students completing the BS degree program in ConstructionManagement will effectively use quantitative and/or qualitative analytical problemsolving skills appropriate for professionals in this field of study at the bachelor’slevel.(3) Disciplinary Expertise. Students completing the BS degree program in ConstructionManagement will demonstrate a level of discipline-specific expertise (knowledge,skills, and professionalism) appropriate for professionals in this field of study at thebachelor’s level.
Page 2 of 13(4) Research/Creative Engagement. Students completing the BS degree program inConstruction Management will demonstrate ability to engage productively in thereview and conduct of disciplinary research and creative professional activity appropriatefor professionals in this field of study at the bachelor’s level.2. Analysis of Expected Program Outcomes Assessmenta) Program OutcomesThe overall mission of Construction Management program at North Carolina Agricultural andTechnical State University is to prepare men and women in the scientific, managerial, andsupervisory areas required in Construction Management. The primary focus of the BS in CM isto prepare students academically to secure construction-related positions in the field. Theprogram will prepare students to function as professionals and be able to adapt to the everchanging world of construction management.To achieve our mission, purpose and focus, the program has established program outcomes ofquality, productivity and community engagement, which will be discussed below. The majorityof these activities have been attained with the support of our seven full time faculty and oneadjunct faculty, along with the departmental and college administrators.The three program outcomes for the BS in Construction Management are summarized in Table1, which shows the relationship between the outcomes, the assessment, the results, and theimprovements made. A more detailed narrative follows the Table.Table 1: Program Outcomes, Assessments, and Improvements, 2017-2020Name ofProgram OutcomeMethod ofResults tProgram Quality. TheBS degree program inConstructionManagement willachieve excellence andrecognition for highquality in teaching andlearning, including theachievement of nationalaccreditation. (A&TStrategic Goals 2, 3, and6)This outcome willbe measured bythe attainment ofeither ACCE orABETaccreditation.Achievement inteachingexcellence will bemeasured basedon faculty’steachingeffectivenessThe CM programachieved ABETand ACCEaccreditation in2018 and 2020,respectively. Inaddition, theprogram was alsogranted ATMAEaccreditation in2016. Evaluationof facultyteaching washighly favorable.Use of AssessmentResults forImprovementThe facultycontinued tostrengthen the CMcurriculum based onindustry needs.Suggestions andrecommendationsfrom theaccreditation visitingteam, along with CMadvisory board inputwere used forcontinuous
Page 3 of 13using student andpeer evaluations.Program Productivity. TheBS degree program inConstructionManagement will meet orexceed the University’sgoals for research/creativeproductivity, enrollment,retention, degreecompletion, andplacement of graduates injobs or graduateeducation. (A&T StrategicGoal 6 and vision formaking a significantdifference in the lives ofthose we educate)The assessmentmeasure will bebased on facultyresearchproductivity,grant proposalssubmitted, andfunded grantsreceived,scholarlypublications andconferencepresentations.Data forenrollment,degreecompletion andjob placementwill be analyzedProgram Contributions toCommunity Engagement.The BS degree program inConstructionManagement willcontribute appropriatelyto intellectual climate andcreative exchange,professionalism, civicengagement,inclusiveness, culturalawareness, and respectfor diversity. (A&TStrategic Goals 1, 2, 4, and5)This outcome willbe measured byfaculty’s efforts inengaging incommunityeconomicdevelopmentinitiatives as wellas recruiting adiverse facultywho is capable ofcontributing tointellectualclimate andculturalawareness.improvementpractices.There wasevidence ofsubstantialfaculty s andpresentations,submittedproposals andfunded grants.There was slightincrease inenrollment andgraduates wereplaced in variousjob positionswithin 6 monthsof graduation.Enrollment &retention data isavailable forverification.The CM faculty isdiverse acrossnational andinternationalboundaries. Somefaculty are alsovery active incommunityengagement,offering variouseconomicdevelopmentactivities.Faculty wereencouraged toincrease theirscholarlyproductivity throughfunded and otherscholarly research,publications andpresentations. Alsoplans were made toincrease studentrecruitmentactivities in order toincrease theenrollment. Effortswere made to reachout to employers toattend career fairsfor job recruitment.Better advisingstrategies weredeveloped toincrease retentionrates.The evidencepresented by thefaculty in his/herannual evaluation isused by the Chair torecommend areasthat needimprovement.Faculty have beenasked to include aplan forimprovement inhis/her 5-year plan2020.1. Program Quality. The BS degree program in Construction Management will achieveexcellence and recognition for high quality in teaching and learning, including theachievement of national accreditation. (A&T Strategic Goals 2, 3, and 6)
Page 4 of 13The quality of the Construction Management program is gauged against the nationalstandards established by the leading accreditation agencies in United States. Theseagencies include American Council for Construction Education (ACCE), Association ofTechnology, Management and Applied Technology (ATMAE), and the AccreditationBoard for Engineering and Technology (ABET). ACCE is the leading accrediting agency forconstruction management programs internationally and has operational guidelines forreviewing and recommending accreditation of programs that meet the nationalstandards adopted by the association by the construction industry. ATMAE is anaccrediting body for applied technology programs, including construction management.ABET is also a leading accreditation agency that accredits engineering, engineeringtechnology and applied science and technology programs.For this program outcome, success is determined by the continued successfulaccreditation and/or re-accreditation of the CM program by the three accreditingagencies. The CM program was successfully re-accredited in 2016 by ATMAE for sixyears. In 2019, the CM program was also granted a conditional accreditation by ABETthrough to Fall 2021. The one concern expressed by the visiting team has beenaddressed. The program needed to ensure CM 401 offered similar experiences forseniors in content and was taken after most CM courses were completed. In 2020, ACCEre-accredited the CM program for 6 years with a standard third year report. Theprogram had only 4 high recognitions and no warning and concerns (rarely seen).Effective teaching and learning continue to be the cornerstone of CM faculty. Thefaculty continues to engage students both in the classroom and in the laboratory usingmodern pedagogy techniques and technology. To enhance their teaching effectiveness,faculty members attend various teaching seminars and workshops, including onlineteaching techniques. The annual faculty evaluation revealed that, on the average, eachfaculty member receives between 3.5 and 5.0 ratings, with averages closer to 4.5.2. Program Productivity. The BS degree program in Construction Management willmeet or exceed the University’s goals for research/creative productivity, enrollment,retention, degree completion, and placement of graduates in jobs or graduateeducation. (A&T Strategic Goal 6 and vision for making a significant difference in thelives of those we educate)a. Research/Creative ProductivityThis outcome is measured by the level of scholarly productivity of the faculty. Table 2 presentsthe faculty productivity efforts in the areas of scholarly research, refereed publications,conference presentations, and grantsmanship. As can be seen from the table, the CM facultyhave been very productive during the reporting periods. In addition to research andgrantsmanship, other scholarly activities engaged by the faculty include workshops and poster
Page 5 of 13presentations. In 2018-2019, one younger CM faculty received an NSF career grant for close to 500,000.Table 2: Research and Creative ProductivityProductivity Measure/YearPublicationsConference PresentationOther Scholarly ubmitted Grants (#/ )11( 1,168,364)Funded Grants5 ( 62,833.33)5( 1,189,231.16)2 ( 37,974)19( 3,689,866.44)5 ( 787,340.28)2019-202071915 ( 2,649,098.72)4( 50,900.28)b. Enrollment, Retention, Degree Completion and Placement of GraduatesEnrollment, Retention, Degree Awarded Data can be found in Table 3. Retention andPersistence Data is represented at the Department Level and is not disaggregated. Enrollmentin the CM program has remained relatively consistent with a spike in enrollment for Fall 2019.Degrees awarded in 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 remained steady with a slight jump in 20182019. We expect a consistent graduation rate for the 2019-2020 year following the summersession 2020.Table 3: Student Productivity Data- Enrollment, Degrees Awarded, Retention and PersistenceEnrollmentFall 2016Fall 2017Fall 2018Fall 2019Construction76687078ManagementDegrees Awarded2016-20172017-20182018-2019Just Fall 2019Construction1313162ManagementDepartment RetentionYr 178.677.079.4Yr 269.469.7Yr 364.3Department PersistenceYr 181.855.661.5Yr 254.544.4Yr 354.5Enrollment and degree completion can be affected by many factors. Access to classes,especially general education courses often pose some challenges, such as schedule conflicts.The faculty has addressed most issue where possible. Also, plans have been made to increasestudent recruitment in order to increase the enrollment. Examples of such plans includeupdating or writing new community colleges articulation agreement and outreach activities atthe local and regional high schools. Additionally, the College of Science and Technology’s Officeof Student Success (OSS) supports recruitment efforts of the department of built environment.
Page 6 of 13The OSS works closely with the University’s Admissions Office to recruit quality students and toenlighten prospective students about the construction management program. Efforts were alsomade to reach out to employers to attend career fairs for job recruitment. Better advisingstrategies were also developed to increase retention rates, where many of our CM studentsstruggle financially and need to maintain their outside jobs.Placement of CM graduates posed no challenges whatsoever. All CM graduates were able to getemployment offers with 90 days of graduation. Examples of companies that often recruit ourstudents and their initial positions are shown in Table 4.Table 4. Job Titles and Construction Sector of Graduates (2017/2018)EmployerToyotaPosition TitleSafety Co-opType of SectorAutomobileWhitney Turner ConstructionField EngineerCommercialBalfour Beatty ConstructionInternCommercialHolder ConstructionProject engineerCommercialRightbuild International- AcceptedinternshipGilbane Building CompanyAssistant Project ManagerCommercialOffice EngineerCommercialFrank L. BlumProject ManagerCommercialGIlbane Building CompanyOffice EngineerCommercialMesser ConstructionField EngineerCommercialHensel PhelpsField EngineerCommercialSterling Construction ServicesProject Engineer InternCommercialFrank L. Blum Construction CompanyField MemberCommercialMeritage HomesProject CoordinatorResidentialDR HortonProject CoordinatorResidentialc) Program Contributions to Community Engagement. The BS degree program inConstruction Management will contribute appropriately to intellectual climate andcreative exchange, professionalism, civic engagement, inclusiveness, culturalawareness, and respect for diversity. (A&T Strategic Goals 1, 2, 4, and 5)The CM faculty have always been at the forefront of community engagement by being anadvocate for community housing and economic development. For over 20 years, some of theCM faculty members have undertaken various successful community economic and skillsempowerment initiative programs that have empowered the community. These projects haveranged from community revitalization to business development and job skills empowerment forlow-to-medium income residents of the southeast Greensboro community. Other faculty-led
Page 7 of 13community engagement activities included mentoring of community under-privileged childrenand sports activities to support the university health faculty awareness program.In addition to these community empowerment initiatives, the CM faculty has formedpartnership with other colleagues within and outside the university. Below are few of theintellectual collaborations our CM faculty have engaged in: Dr. Shofoluwe collaborated on research and community outreach programs withcolleagues in the NCAT College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences. He alsocollaborated on published scholarly manuscript and conference presentations with acolleague from Purdue University and Morgan State University. He is also a graduatefaculty member of Indiana State University in the institution’s consortium PhD inTechnology Management program. Dr. Shofoluwe is also a visiting professor at BellsUniversity of Technology in Ota, Nigeria where he currently supervises 4 PhD students.Dr. Ofori-Boadu collaborated with NCA & T College of Engineering, Joint School ofNanoscience and Nanoengineering and Chemistry department resulting in one (1)funded grant, three (3) journal publications, one provisional patent application, two (2)proposals under review, five (5) national presentations, one (1) local presentation, andone journal article submission. She also collaborated with colleagues at NCSU, NCATCollege of Agriculture and Environmental Science, and College of Engineering on grantsproposals and funded grants. She also collaborated with the University of Nevada, LasVegas; Morgan State University; University of Texas; Pittsburg State University onfunded grants and national presentations. Dr. Ofori-Boadu also collaborated with theNational Association of Home Builders resulting in two student competition teamparticipation. She has also collaborated with colleagues at Birmingham City Universityand Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology on scholarly journalpublications.Dr. Mohammed Mawlana collaborated with colleagues in the NCAT College ofEngineering on research and other scholarly activities. He also collaborated withcolleagues on scholarly publications at the University of Twente.Dr. Christian Bock-Hyeng collaborated with colleagues in the NCAT College ofAgriculture and Environmental Sciences. He has also collaborated with colleagues at theRussian People Friendship University and Catholic University Institute Buea-CUIB. He hasalso co-presented scholarly articles with colleagues at the catholic University,Cameroon. Furthermore, Dr. Bock-Hyengb) Student Learning OutcomesThe four student learning outcomes for the BS in Construction Management program aresummarized in Table 5, showing the relationship between the outcomes, the assessment andresults, and the improvements made. Prior to 2018-2019 academic year, multiple courses were usedto assess the outcome. Starting in the 2018-2019 academic year, all SLOs are being measured using thesenior capstone course, CM 401.More detailed narrative follows the table.
Page 8 of 13Table 5. Student Learning Outcomes, Assessments, and ImprovementsName ofProgramBS in CMProgram OutcomeMethod of AssessmentCommunication Skills.Students completing theBS degree program inConstruction Safety willexhibit effectivecommunication skills(written, oral, graphicand interpersonal)appropriate forprofessionals in this fieldof study at the bachelor’slevel.Critical Thinking Skills.Students completing theBS degree program inConstructionManagement willeffectively usequantitative and/orqualitative analyticalproblem-solving skillsappropriate forprofessionals in this fieldof study at the bachelor’slevel.2017-2018: Evaluatedusing ABET SLO G, inCM 401 oralpresentation. 20182019: Evaluated usingSACS SLO in CM 401.Students’ writing skillsand oral presentationare used to measurethe outcome in CM 401for 2018-2019. Fall2019 – Evaluated usingSACS SLO in CM 401.2017-2018: Evaluatedusing ABET SLO B, inCM 394. 2018-2019:Evaluated using SACSSLO in CM 401. Seniorsare requiredto prepare aconstruction scheduleand compute the earlystart and late finish forthe project as well asthe critical path of theproject.Disciplinary Expertise.Students completing theBS degree program inConstructionManagement willdemonstrate a level ofdiscipline-specificexpertise (knowledge,skills, andprofessionalism)appropriate forprofessionals in this fieldof study at the bachelor’slevel.2017-2018: Evaluatedusing ABET SLO K in CM216. For 2018-2019,the outcome wasachieved through asenior-level course, CM401 – Senior Capstone.Graduating studentswill be able to applythe principles andpractices of appliedconstruction projectmanagement in thefield.Results of AssessmentUse of AssessmentResults forImprovement2017-2018: 89% met the Although the set targettarget of 80%. 2018was reached and /or2019: 100% (N 7) metsurpassed, facultythe target withcontinued to emphasizedisaggregated average of the importance of oral90.2%. Student averageand writtenin written communication communication. Morewas 82%.structured writingFall 2019: 100% (N 2) ofassignments were givenstudents met the targetand oral presentationwith a class average oftechniques were87.5%.emphasized.2017-2018: 100% of classmet the target (N 16).2018-2019: 66.2% metthe target (N 7). For thisassessment cycle, theoutcome posed somechallenges to thestudents. For Fall 2019,100% (N 2
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