Bachelor of Science in Construction Management — Student Learning Outcomes | UH Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

List of Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

Create written communications appropriate to the construction discipline.
Create oral presentations appropriate to the construction discipline.
Create a construction project safety plan.
Create construction project cost estimates.
Create construction project schedules.
Analyze professional decisions based on ethical principles.
Analyze construction documents for planning and management of construction processes.
Analyze methods, materials, and equipment used to construct projects.
Apply construction management skills as a member of a multi- disciplinary
Apply electronic-based technology to manage the construction process.
Apply basic surveying techniques for construction layout and control.
Understand different methods of project delivery and the roles and responsibilities of all constituencies involved in the design and construction process.
Understand construction risk management.
Understand construction accounting and cost control.
Understand construction quality assurance and control.
Understand construction project control processes.
Understand the legal implications of contract, common, and regulatory law to manage a construction project.
Understand the basic principles of sustainable construction.
Understand the basic principles of structural behavior.
Understand the basic principles of mechanical, electrical and piping systems.

Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs):

The Student Learning Outcomes are assessed using one direct measure and one indirect measure. The direct measure is based on student achievements on specific assignments in specific courses. The indirect measure is based on surveys containing questions that are directly mapped to the learning outcomes. Participants are asked to give a score of 1 (Poor), 2 (Adequate), 3 (Good) and 4 (Very Good) to each question they feel confident about answering or leave it blank.

The table below summarizes the program Student Learning Outcomes, their assessment metrics, their assessment frequency, and their data collection procedure.

Assessment Tools	Data Collection Procedure	Frequency of Use
Direct Assessments of Student Achievement of Student Learning Outcomes	Assessment data is shared with the Undergraduate Program Director by the faculty teaching the course.	Every time a course related to the assessment of a specific SLO is taught during a regular semester
Exit Surveys	A link to an exit survey is emailed to all graduating students	Twice a year
Alumni Surveys	A link to an alumni survey is emailed to CM program alumni.	Every Three Years
Employer Surveys	A link to an employer survey is emailed to CM Program student employers.	Every Three Years

The Performance Criteria used to measure the achievement of Student Learning Outcomes are listed below.

For the direct assessment of Student Learning Outcomes, the faculty in each course set the performance criteria for the direct assessment of the achievement of SLOs. The measure is the number of students meeting the criterion divided by the total number of students in the class. The construction faculty have agreed to use the criterion that if 70% or more of the students score 70% (score of 3) or better on the work that is used as an assessment instrument, then the learning outcome is achieved. Moreover, if a learning outcome is assessed in more than one course, then it is considered achieved if its requirements are met in at least one of the courses where it is being assessed.
For the indirect assessment of the Student Learning Outcomes, a learning outcome is considered achieved if 70% or more of the respondents score 3 or better for the outcome. The weighted average of the scores of all the respondents reaches the threshold of 3.0/4.0

SLO Direct Assessments

The ACCE SLOs are integrated in every course in the curriculum as part of the course learning outcomes. The table below lists the courses and shows where the ACCE SLOs are supported and assessed.

SLO Assessment and CNST Course Matrix

No	ACCE SLO	Indirect Assessment Location(s)	Supported Assessment Location(s)	Direct Assessment Location(s)
1	Create written communications appropriate to the construction discipline	Senior Exit, Alumni, & Employer Survey	CNST 4331, 4335, 4341, 4385	CNST 3185
2	Create oral presentations appropriate to the construction discipline	Senior Exit, Alumni, & Employer Survey		CNST 4331, 4335, 4341, 4385
3	Create a construction project safety plan	Senior Exit, Alumni, & Employer Survey	CNST 4331, 4335	CNST 3205, 2310
4	Create construction project cost estimates	Senior Exit, Alumni, & Employer Survey	CNST 2351, 4331, 4335, 4341, 4385	CNST 3351, 3365
5	Create construction project schedules	Senior Exit, Alumni, & Employer Survey	CNST 4331, 4335, 4341, 4385	CNST 3331
6	Analyze professional decisions based on ethical principles	Senior Exit, Alumni, & Employer Survey	CNST 1361, 3185, 3372, 4311, 4315, 4345, 4381	CNST 3355
7	Analyze construction documents for planning and management of construction processes	Senior Exit, Alumni, & Employer Survey	CNST 1301, 1325, 3155, 4341, 4385	CNST 2341, 2345, 3351, 3365
8	Analyze methods, materials, and equipment used to construction projects	Senior Exit, Alumni, & Employer Survey		CNST 1301, 1325, 3155, 3301
9	Apply construction management skills as a member of a multi-disciplinary team	Senior Exit, Alumni, & Employer Survey	CNST 4331, 4335	CNST 3185
10	Apply Electronic-based technology to manage the construction process	Senior Exit, Alumni, & Employer Survey	CNST 3351, 3365, 4341, 4385	CNST 1330, 1315, 3331
11	Apply basic surveying techniques for construction layout and control	Senior Exit, Alumni, & Employer Survey		CNST 3265
12	Understand different methods of project delivery and the roles and responsibilities of all constituencies involved in the design and construction process	Senior Exit, Alumni, & Employer Survey	CNST 1301, 1325, 4302, 4331, 4334	CNST 2341, 2345
13	Understand construction risk management	Senior exit & Employer Survey	CNST 3331, 4331, 4335	CNST 3351, 3365
14	Understand construction accounting and cost control	Senior Exit, Alumni, & Employer Survey	CNST 1361, 3331	CNST 4341, 4385
15	Understand construction quality assurance and control	Senior Exit, Alumni, & Employer Survey		CNST 1301, 1325, 3155
16	Understand construction project control processes	Senior Exit, Alumni, & Employer Survey	CNST 1361, 4341, 4385	CNST 3331
17	Understand the legal implications of contract, common, and regulatory law to manage a construction project	Senior Exit, Alumni, & Employer Survey		CNST 2341, 2345, 4302
18	Understand the basic principles of sustainable construction	Senior Exit, Alumni, & Employer Survey		CNST 1361, 3155
19	Understand the basic principles of structural behavior	Senior Exit, Alumni, & Employer Survey	CNST 4345, 4381	CNST 3355, 3372, 4311, 4315
20	Understand the basic principles of mechanical, electrical and piping systems	Senior Exit, Alumni, & Employer Survey		CNST 2321, 2325

The table below shows the specific assessment measures used to evaluate each SLO.

Course\|SLO	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
1301/1325							S	A				S			A					S
1315/1330										A
1361						S						S		S		S		A
2321/2325																				A
2341/2345							A					A					A
2351				S						S
3155							S	A							A			A
3185	A					S			A
3205/3210			A
3265											A
3301								A
3331					A					A			S	S		A
3351/3365				A			A			S			A
3355						A													A
3372						S													A
4302												S					A
4311/4315						S													A
4331/4335	S	A	S	S	S				S			S
4341/4385	S	A		S	S		S			S			S	A		S
4345/4381						S													S