Module 6: PO & PSO Attainment Calculation and Reporting Facilitator Notes & Handouts

Content for Module 6: PO & PSO Attainment Calculation and Reporting, suitable for:

• ✅ Facilitator Notes – Slide-wise content with talking points and tips

• ✅ Participant Handout – Summarized, printable content with space for notes and key tables

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📘 Facilitator Notes – Module 6: PO & PSO Attainment Calculation and Reporting

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🎯 Slide: What are Program Outcomes (POs) and PSOs?

• Talking Points:

  • POs: Graduate attributes expected at the end of a program (e.g., engineering knowledge, problem solving).

  • PSOs: Program-specific capabilities aligned with departmental or industry needs.

  • PO/PSO attainment measures how well these objectives are achieved by students.

• Facilitation Tips:

  • Display NBA’s list of 12 POs and ask participants to identify common ones.

  • Provide real-world examples for PSOs in specific disciplines (e.g., AI applications in CSE).

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🎯 Slide: How PO Attainment is Measured

• Talking Points:

  • Direct Mapping from COs → POs via CO-PO Matrix.

  • Indirect Assessment via surveys (student exit, alumni, employer feedback).

  • Uses quantitative data from course performance and qualitative feedback.

• Facilitation Tips:

  • Display a CO–PO mapping matrix with sample weightings.

  • Emphasize that every CO should contribute to at least one PO.

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🎯 Slide: Aggregating COs to Calculate PO Attainment

• Talking Points:

  • Step 1: Compute CO attainment for each course.

  • Step 2: Multiply CO attainment levels by mapping weights (1/2/3) for each PO.

  • Step 3: Aggregate across courses to get final PO attainment value.

• Facilitation Tips:

  • Provide a walkthrough example using a sample dataset.

  • Use a color-coded Excel sheet to visualize the computation process.

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🎯 Slide: Attainment Levels and Benchmarking

• Talking Points:

  • Define thresholds for attainment levels:

    • Level 1: <60%

    • Level 2: 60–70%

    • Level 3: >70%

  • Compare attainment with set targets.

  • Identify gaps for improvement.

• Facilitation Tips:

  • Show how to plot PO attainment levels using bar charts.

  • Discuss how benchmarking is done semester-wise or year-wise.

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🎯 Slide: Indirect Attainment for POs/PSOs

• Talking Points:

  • Based on perception data (student/alumni/employer surveys).

  • Typically given 20–30% weightage in final PO attainment calculation.

  • Survey responses are averaged and mapped to attainment levels.

• Facilitation Tips:

  • Share sample survey items like “Rate your ability to design a system (PO3).”

  • Explain Likert scaling conversion to levels.

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🎯 Slide: Final Calculation Formula

• Talking Points:

  • Final PO Attainment = (Direct × W1) + (Indirect × W2)

  • Example: If Direct = 2.8, Indirect = 3, W1 = 80%, W2 = 20%
    → Final PO = (2.8 × 0.8) + (3 × 0.2) = 2.84

• Facilitation Tips:

  • Use Excel calculators to demonstrate live.

  • Reinforce the value of objective + subjective data integration.

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🎯 Slide: Reporting and Using PO/PSO Attainment

• Talking Points:

  • Document attainment per PO and PSO in NBA SAR format.

  • Use outcomes to initiate improvements in curriculum, teaching, resources.

  • Close the loop via CQI (Continuous Quality Improvement).

• Facilitation Tips:

  • Share a sample CQI Action Plan.

  • Discuss how this ties back to institutional goals and accreditations.

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📝 Participant Handout – Module 6: PO & PSO Attainment and Reporting

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Module 6: PO & PSO Attainment Calculation & Reporting

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🔷 Understanding PO and PSO

Program Outcomes (POs)	Program Specific Outcomes (PSOs)
Generic graduate skills defined by NBA (e.g., ethics, communication, problem-solving)	Department-specific outcomes tailored to industry and academic expectations

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🔷 Attainment Sources

Assessment Type	Description	Typical Weight
Direct	Derived from CO–PO mapping	70–80%
Indirect	Surveys, feedback	20–30%

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🔷 CO to PO Aggregation Process (Sample)

1. Map COs to POs (weights: 1, 2, 3)

2. Multiply CO attainment by weight

3. Average across all mapped COs

Example Calculation for PO1:

CO	Attainment Level	Mapping to PO1	Weighted Score
CO1	3	3	9
CO2	2	2	4
CO3	2.5	1	2.5

Total Weighted Score = 15.5 / (3+2+1) = 2.58

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🔷 Attainment Scale (for POs/PSOs)

Attainment Level	Criteria
Level 1	<60% achieved
Level 2	60–70% achieved
Level 3	>70% achieved

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🔷 Indirect PO Assessment Sample

Survey Question (Likert 1–5)	PO Mapped	Avg. Score	Mapped Level
"I can analyze complex problems using engineering tools"	PO2	4.1	Level 3

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🔷 Final PO Attainment Calculation

Formula:
Final PO Attainment = (Direct × 0.8) + (Indirect × 0.2)

Example:
Direct = 2.6, Indirect = 3
Final = (2.6 × 0.8) + (3 × 0.2) = 2.68

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🔷 Reporting Format (Snapshot)

PO #	Attainment	Target	Gap	Action Taken
PO1	2.6	3.0	0.4	Added lab sessions
PO2	2.9	3.0	0.1	Review assessments

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📝 Notes:

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✅ Useful Templates (on request):

• CO–PO Mapping Matrix

• PO Attainment Calculator (Excel)

• PO Survey Form (Likert-scale)

• NBA SAR-format Attainment Summary

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