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Requirements approved on
November 9, 2006 For
each program and for their general education curriculum, schools and regional
campuses must: 1.
Assess all degree and certificate granting programs listed in the graduate
and undergraduate bulletins including each major at each degree level, e.g.,
Associate of Science in Nursing, Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Master
of Public Health, Doctor of Philosophy in English; MD, JD, MPPM, MAT, EdD, MSW, etc.* 2. Articulate the program’s
mission and goals which are reflective of national disciplinary norms as
well as unique features of the 3. Identify three to five learning outcomes that are consistent with the University’s goals for all of our graduates. 4.
Identify the methods of assessment that will be used including when in the
curriculum, and how, learning outcomes will be assessed. (Assessment of
specific outcomes may be based on a sample of students.) 5. Include at least some direct
evidence in the assessment process. 6. Conduct periodic validation external to the course
and instructor, if a specific course is part of the assessment. 7. Determine standards
of comparison/target for results of assessment. 8.
Outline a process of faculty and administrative review that ensures
assessment results are used for program improvement. 9.
Complete an Assessment
Plan Matrix** (download a Word version here) with the
information requested above.***
10. Employ a multi-year assessment process in which the
progress towards certain goals will be assessed at least every three to five
years. *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. ***
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.
For
more information, view the Assessment Guidelines here. Review
the FAQ section of this
Web site for more information about specific requirements.
Program
faculty are responsible for the development and
administration of the assessment processes of individual programs in
accordance with the appropriate programmatic or departmental governance
structure. Department
chairs are responsible for coordinating the assessment process for
departmentally-based programs. Deans,
directors, and campus presidents are responsible for coordinating the
assessment process for school- and campus-based programs. Schools
and regional campuses are responsible for developing internal procedures for
documenting program assessment. Deans,
directors, and campus presidents are to report annually to the Provost on the
school’s and campus’ assessment activities and relevant results
as part of their planning process. Timetable March 2007 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. March 2008 Deans and campus presidents are to submit documentation of their assessment processes for general education in their undergraduate programs. Reports should be submitted electronically to Vice Provost Patricia Beeson by March 17, 2008. March 2008
Initial
assessments (columns 4 and 5 of the matrix) of each certificate and degree granting program should be conducted and results reported. (Note that every
outcome need not be assessed every year, however, results for at least one outcome must be provided by March 2008.)
March 2009
Initial
assessments of general education (undergraduate) programs should be conducted and results
reported.
Department Chairs
and program faculty should check with their Dean’s Office for
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