CURONTO: A Semantic Model of the Curriculum for Program Assessment and Improvement
Journal Article
Alfaries, Auhood . 2014
Publication Work Type:
Full Journal Article
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Magazine \ Newspaper:
International Journal of Engineering Education
Issue Number:
5
Volume Number:
30
Pages:
1083-1094
Publication Abstract:
The Continuous Improvement Process (CIP) of an academic program in higher education is a tedious and time consuming task. Updating any part in the curriculum requires a thorough review of all the related and subsequent courses. Since 2008 the B.Sc. program of Information Technology (BSIT) in King Saud University (KSU), has initiated a CIP based on outcomes of both course and program levels in response to ABET accreditation requirements. To ensure the program delivers its educational objectives and student outcomes through a well-designed curriculum, we propose, in this paper, a semantic representation to model a complete curriculum using OWL ontology. Using such representation permits a global view of the internal relations and dependencies within elements of a curriculum and hence enables the CIP to be carried out easily.