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Recommended Citation: Wagner, T A, D D Langan, S A Corman, J P Landry, and H E Longenecker. Development and Preliminary Evaluation of a Rubric for Assessing Educational and Workplace Computing Competence. In The Proceedings of the Information Systems Education Conference 2009, v 26 (Washington DC): §3352. ISSN: 1542-7382.

Development and Preliminary Evaluation of a Rubric for Assessing Educational and Workplace Computing Competence

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9 pages

Teresa A. Wagner    [a1] [a2]
Farmer School of Business
Miami University    [u1] [u2]
Oxford, Ohio, USA    [c1] [c2]

David D. Langan    [a1] [a2]
School of Computer and Information Systems
University of South Alabama    [u1] [u2]
Mobile, Alabama, USA    [c1] [c2]

Steven A. Corman    [a1] [a2]
Weatherhead School of Management
Case Western Reserve University    [u1] [u2]
Cleveland, Ohio, USA    [c1] [c2]

Jeffrey P. Landry    [a1] [a2]
School of Computer and Information Systems
University of South Alabama    [u1] [u2]
Mobile, Alabama, USA    [c1] [c2]

Herbert E. Longenecker, Jr.    [a1] [a2]
School of Computer and Information Systems
University of South Alabama    [u1] [u2]
Mobile, Alabama, USA    [c1] [c2]

Academic programs are expected to produce graduates who satisfy key learning objectives as defined by measurable competencies. This paper describes the development and validation of a rubric used to assess discipline specific skills that enable direct validation of program outcomes and objectives. A case study of a small sample of year-long, full-time externs provides support for the use of such a rubric for assessing the increasing educational and professional maturity of students in four-year, undergraduate computing programs. Additional work is needed to further validate the Computing Competence Metric.

Keywords: accreditation, certification, program outcomes, rubrics

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