Abstract
Conference Title: 2018 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON) Conference Start Date: 2018, April 17 Conference End Date: 2018, April 20 Conference Location: Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, Islas Canarias, Spain A significant aspect of quality assurance in higher education concerns the assessment of course learning outcomes (CLOs) and program learning outcomes (PLOs). This assessment ensures achieving the intended developmental goals and protects the quality of education delivered to students from falling down. This study is intended to develop a methodology to assess the CLOs and PLOs of the Communications and Networks Program. We use a case study of a course on information theory and coding to illustrate the proposed methodology. We develop a rubric to precisely define students' expectations and to be able to assess their achievements in terms of learning outcomes. In addition, a mapping between the CLOs and PLOs is introduced. Moreover, indirect assessment is also used. The proposed methodology is general in a sense that it can be applied in any engineering program. The results are used for corrective decisions to be taken on both course and program levels to assure the best delivery of education.