Using Outcomes-based Assessment as an Assurance Tool for Assurance Education
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We discuss our efforts to deliver a graduate-level assurance curriculum with a strong emphasis on logic and formal methods. Specifically, we describe what we are teaching in two of our foundational courses, as well as what our students are learning. We also advocate the use of an outcomes-based approach when developing IA courses and curricula. We have found that focusing on the desired educational outcomes from the outset has made it easier to identify what is working and what is not, and we wish to share our experiences.
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تاریخ انتشار 2003