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A. Programs may request
permission to substitute a professional accreditation process as the
assessment protocol by showing how that professional accreditation process maps onto the institutional framework
for assessment. Q. What programs will be assessed? A. All degree or certificate
granting programs listed in the graduate and undergraduate bulletins such as
the BA, BS, MA, MS, Ph.D., JD, MSW, Ed.D., M.D. must be assessed. School and
campus-level general education curricula will also be assessed. Q. May a school or campus aggregate majors for the purpose of
assessment? A. Schools and campuses may choose
to aggregate majors with strong overlap in goals and curricula. Departments
and programs may assess Areas of Concentrations within majors. Q. How should dual degree
programs be handled? A. Dual degree programs (e.g.
AA/AS, BA/BS, MA/MS, MD/PhD), and joint degree programs (BS in
Econ/Statistics) should be assessed if these are separate programs for the
purposes of assessing student learning outcomes. Departments should make that decision
after considering if the programs have considerably different goals and
outcomes that would warrant separate assessment plans. Q. Who should participate in the
assessment process? A. Faculty are integral to the
assessment process since they are the ones who are best qualified to set and
assess the goals for student learning in their discipline. Q. Is assessment just a
temporary trend in higher education or is it here to stay? A. Assessment is now mandated on
all levels including federal and state government and professional and
regional accrediting agencies. It is likely to remain an integral part of how
we prove and, perhaps more importantly improve,
institutional effectiveness. Q. Do we need to assess every
aspect of our program every year? A. It is not necessary to assess
every aspect of a program each year. Useful information can be obtained by
assessing three to five learning outcomes every three to five years. Q. In what manner should
assessment matrix documents be submitted? A. Deans, directors, and campus
presidents are to submit documentation of the assessment process in the form
of an Assessment Matrix (with the first three columns
completed) for each degree program as part of their annual planning document.
Assessment Matrix materials should be ordered by department, with a table of
contents included, and burned on to a CD. Schools in the health sciences
should send the CD to Vice Provost, Patricia Beeson in 809 CL by March 1,
2007.
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