1. PART TWO: Assessing Program Outcomes
So: we have to do this together.

2. courses support degree/certificate outcomes
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE DEGREE FOR TRANSFER (AS-T) Program Learning Outcomes: Students completing this program will be able to:
Prepare and analyze financial statements.
Prepare and manage an operating budget.
Evaluate the impact of current economic conditions on a business.
Assess the legal implications of business decisions.
BUS 100 #1: Understand the general business environment.
ACT 121 #4: Prepare financial statements
ECON 100 #2: Analyze macroeconomic issues such as unemployment, inflation and economic growth
MATH 200 #2: Interpret data displayed in tables and graphically.

3. efforts so far
student survey administered at time of degree registration
Department level:
student outreach
success in licensure exams

4. example: English department survey
Spring 2018: Faculty created a survey for students in ENGL 110/165 (capstone composition course) addressing PLO #1 (“Analyze and respond critically to literary and expository texts.”)
Survey administered May 2018.
Fall 2018: Results submitted for discussion / action in department meeting (Aug/Sept 2018).
criteria for good activity:
👍 offers a fresh perspective on student learning
👍 generates meaningful discussion
👍 connects back to teaching in a practical way
👍 is easy for faculty to participate in
👍 helps students reflect on their learning

5. gauging student learning in program outcomes
Ideas for
surveys
embedded assignments
shared rubrics / blueprints for assignments
student activities (forums, portfolios, presentations)
????

6. REFLECTION
(10 minutes)
Consider the degree or certificates offered in your discipline.
Looking over the methods available, sketch out some activities to gauge student learning in your degree or certificate.

7. teamwork
share out
in pairs / threes: compare your ideas for program assessments
ponder:
pros and cons of this method
what you might learn from it
whether this method might work in other disciplines
a few details / examples

8. discussion:
share out
what ideas have we come up with?
are there any methods that we didn’t use?
what concerns remain?