Student Outcome Assessment: A Comprehensive Collaborative Assessment Process between Industry and the Department of Industrial Technology at the University of Nebraska at Kearney

As with any organization, it is good practice to constantly evaluate oneself to remain up-to-date and competitive.The Department of Industrial Technology not only considers itself as part of the College of Business and Technology, an institution of student learning, but a business as well.Our programs are not part of the general studies curriculum and as such we exist only to the extent that business and industry recruit and hire our graduates.Our product is our graduates and one of the most important assessments of our product is to the degree which they are recruited, hired, and retained by our industry partners.The ITEC Department boosts an almost perfect 100%

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2026-04-16
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2-370-58239
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2
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Engineering Education and Curriculum Development
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Student Outcome Assessment: A Comprehensive Collaborative Assessment Process between Industry and the Department of Industrial Technology at the University of Nebraska at Kearney

Stanley L. Lightner, Richard A. Meznarich
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Engineering Education and Curriculum Development
25.86
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Student Outcome Assessment: A Comprehensive Collaborative Assessment Process between Industry and the Department of Industrial Technology at the University of Nebraska at Kearney

Stanley L. Lightner, Richard A. Meznarich
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Abstract

As with any organization, it is good practice to constantly evaluate oneself to remain up-to-date and competitive.The Department of Industrial Technology not only considers itself as part of the College of Business and Technology, an institution of student learning, but a business as well.Our programs are not part of the general studies curriculum and as such we exist only to the extent that business and industry recruit and hire our graduates.Our product is our graduates and one of the most important assessments of our product is to the degree which they are recruited, hired, and retained by our industry partners.The ITEC Department boosts an almost perfect 100%

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Engineering Education and Curriculum Development
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