This page contains links to information gathered as part of the self-study for ABET re-accreditation of the undergraduate computer science degree program. The self-study document was submitted in June 2007, in preparation for the site visit 4-6 November 2007.

Self-Study Report

• large .pdf file
• larger .doc file
• summary of new developments since report was written

List of Course URLs

Web pages for several courses are accessible at the password-protected FSU Blackboard site, http://www.campus.fsu.edu.

Other Web pages maintained by the instructors are hosted on the Computer Science Web server, www.cs.fsu.edu. A table containing links to such Web pages for the courses a student may credit toward an undergraduate degree in Computer Science is accessible via this link.

Other Files of Interest

• Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Web page, including links to minutes.
• Table of approved textbooks.
• Official course syllabi.
• Course committee assignments (coursecommittees.xls).

The following links are to working documents, which were rolled into the self-study report above. They are now out of sync. because corrections were only made to the combined document.

Instructions

1. Every CS Faculty member needs to fill out a faculty information form (ABET CV). (deadline: end of semester).
   The instructions and table of forms are accessible via this link.

2. The faculty coordinator for each course needs to do the following:

   1. Complete a course information form (ABET syllabus), to be included in our self-study report. (deadline: end of semester)
      The instructions and table of links to forms, as well as the identity of the faculty coordinator for each course, are accessible via this link .

      • Read the instructions, which are accessible via this link.
      • Verify that the course objectives on the form include the SMALCs outcomes for the course, if any.
        The SMALCs outcomes for 2005-2006 are accessible via this link, and other links to information about SMALCs are accessible via this link.
      • Verify that the objectives are consistent with the University guidelines.
        The guidelines are accessible via this link.
      • Verify that the textbook listed for the course on the form is one of the approved ones in the master textbook table, which is accessible via this link.

   2. Verify that the 2005-2006 SMALCs objectives, assessments, and actions for the course are correct.
      They are accessible via this link.

      • Read the instructions, which are accessible via this link.
      • Verify that any corrective actions promised there have actually been implemented.

   3. Submit materials for the course display. (deadline: end of summer)
      Instructions for the course display are accessible via this link.

References

• Course display, i.e., detailed information to be provided to on-site reviewers.
  • instructions
• Faculty information form (ABET CV).
  • instructions and links to forms
• Course information form (ABET syllabus).
  • instructions
  • links to actual forms
• CS curriculum committee minutes
• State-Mandated Academic Learning Compacts (SMALCs)
  • objectives, assessments, and actions for 2005-2006.
  • links to other SMALCs documentse
• Table of approved textbooks for undergraduate CS courses.
• Original curriculum forms and file syllabi, as approved by the University Curriculum Committee.
  Beware: Several are missing, and many are out of date.
• ABET/CAC self-study questionnaire (blank)
• ABET/CAC Accreditation Criteria for 2007-2008 cycle
• CS course committee assignments: coursecommittees.xls
• Slides on SMALCS Outcomes: outcomes.ppt, outcomes.odp