Annual Program Goal Report

Annual Program Goal Report

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Definitions

Student learning goalsare the measurable learning/knowledge expectations for all students graduating from your program which are located on your curriculum map. They are the key knowledge and skills your program graduates should possess. Add a new box for each of any new program-level student learning goals; just add another status update row to report on existing program goals. The first box is filled out as an example.

Operational goalsaddress the functioning of the program. These goals set by and for a program, usually during the 5-year program review process. Operational goals may also be set during review by an external accreditor or between program reviews. Add a new box for each of any new program-level operational goals; just add another status update row to report on existing program goals. The first box is filled out as an example.

Strategy refers to what your department is doing to reach the goal.

The assessment method(s) is the process(es) that will be used to determine whether or not the strategy has been effective in achieving the goal.

Assessment results are the “findings” generated by your assessment method that determine whether or not your strategy has been effective (and/or effectively implemented) in achieving (or helping achieve) the stated program goal.

Program’s response to assessment results is where faculty reactions to the identified assessment results are listed and described briefly.

Resource Need Identified isany resource (equipment, staff development, money, faculty, release time) that your assessment results indicate that you need to ask for to maintain or expand your work on this goal.

Dean’s response to assessment results is where the program’s school dean identifies what he has done, is doing, and/or will be doing about the assessment results.

The status updatecell is the place to document steps taken to execute the strategy and/or assess the strategy’s effectiveness. Do not provide a status update with the first entry identifying a new strategy.

Student LearningGoals

EXAMPLE BOX

Goal
Communicate effectively about research. / Strategy
Teach students how to read and understand primary research articles
Date Adopted
April 2014 / Person Responsible
Shanna Van Slyke / Related to General Education (yes or no) / If yes, which General Education Goal?
___Communication
___Critical Analysis
___Synthesis
___Social Awareness
___Quantitative Literacy / Targeted Completion Date (Note any revisions to completion dates here)
January 2015
Assessment Method(s)-(How did you assess this goal?)
Administer a pre/post-test design in senior proseminar versus freshman seminar where students are given a research article and are asked a series of reading comprehension questions / Assessment Results(What did you find?)
None yet
Program’s Response to Assessment Results(What did you do about what you found?)
None yet / StatusUpdate
8/29/14 – Administered pretest
Resource Need Identified:
None yet
Dean’s Response to Assessment Results
None yet

Goal 1

Goal / Strategy
Date Adopted / Person Responsible / Related to General Education (yes or no) / If yes, which General Education Goal?
___Communication
___Critical Analysis
___Synthesis
___Social Awareness
___Quantitative Literacy / Targeted Completion Date (Note any revisions to completion dates here)
Assessment Method(s)-(How did you assess this goal?) / Assessment Results(What did you find?)
Program’s Response to Assessment Results (What did you do about what you found?) / StatusUpdate
Resource Need Identified:
Dean’s Response to Assessment Results

Goal 2

Goal 3

Goal 4

Operational Goals

EXAMPLE BOX

Goal
Conduct and disseminate cutting-edge empirical research / Strategy
Hire a new faculty member who specializes in statistics and sampling
Date Adopted
September 2014 / Person Responsible
Don Rebovich / Related to General Education (yes or no)
No / If yes, which General Education Goal?
___Communication
___Critical Analysis
___Synthesis
___Social Awareness
___Quantitative Literacy / Targeted Completion Date (Note any revisions to completion dates here)
March 2015
Assessment Method(s)
Whether or not we have hired a new faculty member who specializes in statistics and sampling by March 2015 / Assessment Results
None yet.
Program’s Response to Assessment Results
None yet. / StatusUpdate
9/15/14 – Formed a search committee
9/20/14 – Posted an ad in professional websites
Resource Need Identified:
None yet
Dean’s Response to Assessment Results
None yet

Goal 1

Goal / Strategy
Date Adopted / Person Responsible / Related to General Education (yes or no)
No / If yes, which General Education Goal?
___Communication
___Critical Analysis
___Synthesis
___Social Awareness
___Quantitative Literacy / Targeted Completion Date (Note any revisions to completion dates here)
Assessment Method(s) / Assessment Results
Program’s Response to Assessment Results / StatusUpdate
Resource Need Identified:
Dean’s Response to Assessment Results

Goal 2

Goal 3

Goal / Strategy
Date Adopted / Person Responsible / Related to General Education (yes or no) / If yes, which General Education Goal?
___Communication
___Critical Analysis
___Synthesis
___Social Awareness
___Quantitative Literacy / Targeted Completion Date (Note any revisions to completion dates here)
Assessment Method(s) / Assessment Results
Program’s Response to Assessment Results / StatusUpdate
Resource Need Identified:
Dean’s Response to Assessment Results

Goal 4

Goal / Strategy
Date Adopted / Person Responsible / Related to General Education (yes or no) / If yes, which General Education Goal?
___Communication
___Critical Analysis
___Synthesis
___Social Awareness
___Quantitative Literacy / Targeted Completion Date (Note any revisions to completion dates here)
Assessment Method(s) / Assessment Results
Program’s Response to Assessment Results / StatusUpdate
Resource Need Identified:
Dean’s Response to Assessment Results

Need more boxes of either type? Follow these steps!

Use your cursor to highlight everything from the goal number to slightly beyond the last row in the table

Select “copy” from the home menu (or just right-click your mouse and hit copy).
Move your cursor to the next available space in the section and hit “paste”.
Change the goal number as appropriate for the new set of boxes

2016-07