Implementation Plan
| Recommendation | Proposed follow-up and resource implications | Responsibility for leading follow-up | Timeline for addressing recommendation |
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| CEAB Common Finding 1. Learning outcomes and graduate attribute indicators used interchangeably. There appeared to be some confusion between the differences between the two. |
A faculty-wide course syllabus template was created. The template provides a clear distinction between graduate attributes and learning outcomes. A faculty-wide policy explains the difference between graduate attributes, learning outcomes and evaluation activities. |
Dean of Engineering | July 2023-January 2024. |
| CEAB Common Finding 2. Insufficient indicators were used. In some cases, there was only a single measurement for an indicator or there was reliance on a single course and/or the indicator. For some graduate attributes not all indicators were used. Often, Introduced and Applied were identified, but no Developed. | Graduate attribute tracking spreadsheets were modified to include at least three indicators spread throughout the curriculum (I,D,A). Direction was provided to Department Heads and department representatives on how to modify curriculum maps accordingly. | Dean of Engineering | July 2023-May 2024. |
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CEAB Common Finding 3. Stakeholder engagement is limited mostly to internal representation. A broader set of external stakeholders including alumni (still in military and ex-military) should be engaged. Also, stakeholder roles in the improvement process is inadequately demonstrated. |
Advisory boards were created for each Engineering program. Composition of each advisory board includes: active military members outside or RMC, industry members, students, curriculum committee members, and engineering faculty outside RMC. Furthermore, the Dean of Engineering will now sit in the Canadian Forces’ Annual Military Occupation Review for those military occupations directly related to our engineering programs. |
Dean of Engineering |
September 2023-and ongoing. |
| CEAB Electrical Finding 1. It is not possible to conclude whether graduates do/do not possess the attribute based on the collected data. |
A GA redesign is underway for the Electrical and Computer Engineering programs to adjust the amount of data we collect to ensure our graduates have the required attributes. Our current system collects around 84 measures, and the planned redesign will increase this to 115 measures. In addition, some measurement points will be moved from the final design project to other courses throughout the programs. These changes will enable us to measure the different stages of student progression (introduced, developed and applied), showing the ongoing progress of students' abilities with regard to these attributes. These new data will be mapped against previous data to enable ongoing historical analysis, which is assessed in the annual program evaluation report, which includes faculty evaluation and rectification of several areas of concern, feeding into our continuous improvement processes. |
ECE Department Head | Will be implemented prior to Fall 2024 |
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ERC Recommendation 1. Ensuring the professional licensing of the military faculty |
Completed in previous cycles. | ECE Department Head | Complete |