Program Reviews Serving UIW since year to 5-year CONTEXT: – IMPROVE STUDENT LEARNING – CONVERSATION AMONG FACULTY – CONVERSATION WITH YOUR DEAN – “CLOSE THE LOOP” BIG PICTURE
Closing the Loop Pick Some Things to Improve (“plan”) – Ideal: Plan Long Range Cycles Try Some Fixes (“act”) Look at evidence of student work (“assess”) – Direct / Indirect Analyze & Report (“reflect”) Lather, Rinse, Repeat...
Program Reviews BASIC – KEEP IT SIMPLE – Use the Template / Tell Stories If you have External Accreditation… – Shortcut is Appropriate !! Some New Items Step thru the Template … INSTRUCTIONS / TIPS
Program Reviews Yes, please address: – Learning Communities – Courses that serve other majors and introduce Core Learning Outcomes – … UPDATE 4-year sample course sequence – Review your Student Learning Outcomes – Graduation Rates in your program INSTRUCTIONS / TIPS
Program Reviews Visit DASH and USE the info that’s there: – Numbers of majors Demographics of your majors Grades in courses – Numbers of degrees conferred – Comparisons with other institutions that offer your program – Survey results you can filter for your majors: Student Satisfaction Graduation Exit NSSE (Nat’l Survey of Student Engagement)
Program Reviews ed reference info – Coming soon to the IR web site... YOU WILL HAVE DASH LOGIN – Data IS Available Helpful Links – assessment/university-assessment- plan/five-year-program-review-materials/ assessment/university-assessment- plan/five-year-program-review-materials/ – – learningoutcomeassessment.org learningoutcomeassessment.org LOTS OF SUPPORT, HELP, and RESOURCES AVAILABLE