Template Revised 1/21/11
Annual Update to Student Learning and Support Services: Year 3 (2011)
1. Please update the curriculum currency, SLO development, assessment plans and assessment results since your last Program Review or Annual Update.
(the entries in tables are for example purposes only!)
Course Number & Name / Date Last Updated / Learning Outcomes Developed / Assessment Plans Developed / Assessment Plans Analyzed / SLO Dialogue Complete /BIOL 75 - Zoogeography / 11/06 / X / X / X
BIOL 102 - Oceanography / 2/08 / X / X
BIOL 204 – DNA & You / 7/04 / X / X / X / X
BIOL 300 – Animal Behavior / 6/05 / X / X / X / X
Course Number & Name / Date Last Updated / Learning Outcomes Developed / Assessment Plans Developed / Assessment Plans Analyzed / SLO Dialogue Complete /
AJ 011 - Intro To Criminal Justice / 10/18/2007 / X / X / X / X
AJ 013 - Community Relations / 11/02/09 / X / X / X / X
AJ 014 - Criminal Law I / 02/22/2008 / X / X / X / X
AJ 025 - Constitutional Law / 9/22/09 / X / X / X / Fall 2012
AJ 045 - Terrorism And Freedom / 03/01/2006 / X / X / X / Fall 2012
AJ 111 - Communications / 2/11/10 / X / X / X / Fall 2012
AJ 112 - Legal Aspects Of Evidence / 02/22/2008 / X / X / X / X
AJ 113 - Juvenile Laws & Procedures / 2/11/10 / X / X / X / Fall 2012
AJ 114 - Juvenile Delinquency / 02/22/2008 / X / X / X / Fall 2012
AJ 115 - Criminal Law 2 / 9/2/09 / X / X / X / Fall 2012
AJ 117 - Correction/Counseling / 04/06/2009 / X / X / X / Fall 2012
AJ 118 - Criminal Investigation / 02/22/2008 / X / X / X / Fall 2012
AJ 119 - Criminal Identification / 05/06/2009 / X / X / X / Fall 2012
AJ 120 - Women In Criminal Justice / 05/05/2004 / X / X / Not offered
/ Fall 2012
AJ 121 - Introduction To Corrections / 02/14/2009 / X / X / X / Fall 2012
AJ 123 - Criminal Justice Ethics / 12/08/2008 / X / X / X / X
AJ 125 - Leadership And Supervision / 03/06/2006
Pending / X / X / Not offered
AJ 130 - Legal Aspects Of Corrections / 3/14/2011 / X / X / X / Fall 2012
AJ 155 - The Study Of Public Safety / 12/13/2010 / X / X / Not offered
AJ 200M1 - Basic Police Academy, Module 1 / 12/06/2006 / Police Academy / Police Academy / Police Academy / Police Academy
AJ 200M2 - Basic Police Academy, Module 2 / 02/20/2007 / Police Academy / Police Academy / Police Academy / Police Academy
AJ 200M3 - BASIC POLICE ACADEMY, MODULE 3 / 02/20/2007 / Police Academy / Police Academy / Police Academy / Police Academy
AJ 208 - Pc 832 (Non Firearms) / 04/25/1991 / Police Academy / Police Academy / Police Academy / Police Academy
AJ 209 - Pc 832/Agency Firearms / 03/17/1994 / Police Academy / Police Academy / Police Academy / Police Academy
AJ 213AB - Interview & Interrogation / 03/17/1999 / Police Academy / Police Academy / Police Academy / Police Academy
AJ 214AC - Arrest & Control Techniques / 09/29/1999 / Police Academy / Police Academy / Police Academy / Police Academy
AJ 215 - Drug Symptomology / 05/05/1999 / Police Academy / Police Academy / Police Academy / Police Academy
AJ 216AB - Search Warrant Preparation / 03/20/2002 / Police Academy / Police Academy / Police Academy / Police Academy
AJ 218AD - Perishable Skills Update / 05/05/2004 / Police Academy / Police Academy / Police Academy / Police Academy
AJ 219 – Police Patrol Procedures (new course) / 3/5/2010 / X / X / X / X
AJ 313AB - Basic Academy Preparation / 12/31/2000 / Police Academy / Police Academy / Police Academy / Police Academy
ANTH 004 - Precol Art &Cult/Americas-Meso / 12/13/10 / Deleted / Deleted / Deleted / Deleted
ANTH 005 - Precol Art&Cult/Americas-S.Ame / 12/13/10 / Deleted / Deleted / Deleted / Deleted
ANTH 010 - Cultural Anthropology / 10/13/2008 / X / X / X / X
ANTHRO 10H – Honors Cultural Anthropology / 10/18/10
New course / X / X / 1st offered Spring 2012 / 1st offered Spring 2012
ANTH 011 - Physical Anthropology / 10/14/2008 / Science Division / Science Division / Science Division / Science Division
ANTH 012 - Archaeology / Ready for Senate Approval
Fall 2011 / X / X / New course / New course
ECON 040 - Principles Of Microeconomics / 12/16/2008 / X / X / See plans below
ECON 040H - Principles Of Microeconomics- Honors / 9/02/09 / X / 1st offered Spring 2012 / 1st offered Spring 2012 / 1st offered Spring 2012
ECON 050 - Principles Of Macroeconomics / 12/16/2008 / X / X / X / X
ECON 025 - Introduction To Economics / 04/12/2010 / X / X / See plans below
ETHN 001 - Black American Studies / 6/21/10 / X / X / Adjunct faculty and no lead full-time faculty for planning
ETHN 002 - American Indian Studies / 6/21/10 / X / X / Has not had an instructor / Has not had an instructor
ETHN 003 - Mexican-American Studies / 10/13/08 / X / X / Spring 2012
ETHN 004 - Asian American Studies / 6/21/10 / X / X / Has not had an instructor / Has not had an instructor
ETHN 005 - American Ethnic Origins / 12/14/09 / X / X / Has not been offered / Has not been offered
GEOG 001 - Physical Geography / 04/13/2008 / Science Division / Science Division / Science Division / Science Division
GEOG 001L - Physical Geography Lab Class / 9/22/2009 / Science Division / Science Division / Science Division / Science Division
GEOG 002 - World Regional Geography / 9/22/2009 / X / X / X / X
HIST 004 - Western Civilization To 1648 / 2/23/2010 / X / X / Spring 2012
HIST 005 - West Civilization Since 1648 / 2/23/2010 / X / X / Spring 2012
HIST 017 - People Of The US To 1877 / 05/06/2009 / X / X / Spring 2012
HIST 017H - U.S. History To 1877-Honors / 05/06/2009 / X / X / Offered Fall 2012
HIST 018 - The People Of The United States After 1865 / 12/3/2009 / X / X / Spring 2012
HIST 023 - Mexican American / 1/27/2010 / X / X / Spring 2012
HIST 025 - World History To 1500 / 05/07/2009 / X / X / Spring 2012
HSRV 101 – Group Design & Leadership skills. / 5/4/2010 / X / New Course / New Course / New Course
HSRV 102 – Drug and Alcohol / 5/4/2010 / X / New Course / New Course / New Course
HSRV 120 - Intro To Social Welfare / 10/15/2007 / X / X / Spring 2012
HSRV 121 - Interviewing / 04/16/2007 / X / X / X
HSRV 122 - Intro Of Human Services / 10/15/2007 / X / X / Spring 2012
HSRV 228 - Alcohol Interv Treat & Recov / 05/03/2011 / Deleted / Deleted / Deleted / Deleted
HSRV 229 - Aspects Of Drug Use / 09/29/2011 / Deleted / Deleted / Deleted / Deleted
PHIL 001 - Introductory Philosophy / 08/13/11 / X / X / X / X
PHIL 001H - Introductory Philosophy-Honors / 05/01/2010 / X / X / First offered Fall 2012
PHIL 005 - Ethics / 08/13/11 / X / X / X / X
PHIL 006 - Ethics Of Living And Dying / Fall 2011
/ Course deleted / Course deleted / Course deleted / Course deleted
PHIL 012 - Comparative Religion / 05/01/2010 / X / X / X / X
PHIL 013 - Introduction To The Old Testament / 08/13/11 / X / X / X / X
PHIL 014 - Introduction To The New Testament / 05/01/2010 / X / X / X / X
PHIL 017 - Philosophy Of Religion / Spring 2011 / Course
deleted / Course deleted / Course deleted / Course deleted
PHIL 020 - Introductory Logic– / 02/23/2008 / X / Not offered due to low staffing / Not offered / Not offered
PHIL 025 - Critical Thinking / 08/13/11 / X / X / X / X
POLS 005 - Federal, State & Local Govt / 1/27/2010 / X / X / X / X
POLS 005H - Fed, State & Local Gov-Honors / 4/27/2010 / X / Course offered Spring 2012
POLS 006 - Comparative Politics / 4/27/10 / X / Course has not yet been offered due to budget cuts
POLS 8 - International Relations – new course / 4/27/10 / x / Course has not yet been offered due to budget cuts
POLS 110 - California Government and Politics / 2/18/2010 / X / X / X / X
PSY 001 - General Psychology / 4/20/2010 / X / X / X / X
Psych 001H – General Psychology HONORS / 4/6/2010 / X / New course offered Spring 2012
PSY 005 - Social Psychology / 10/3/2011 / X / X / X / X
PSY 010 - Human Sexuality / Updated 10/24/2010 / X / X / X / X
PSY 034 - Abnormal Psychology / 10/3/2011
Refining SLOs, conducting Pre & Post Assessments / X / X / X / X
PSY 129 - Research Methods / 10/1/2011 / X / 1st offered Spring 2013 / 1st offered Spring 2013 / 1st offered Spring 2013
PSY 130 - Intro To Behavior Modification / 11/17/2009 / X / Not offered due to faculty reduction / Not offered / Not offered
PSY 133 - Personal And Social Growth / 10/3/2011 / X / X / X / X
SOC 10 – Sociology of Gender / 04/10/2010 / X / X / Spring 2012
SOC 023 - Urban Sociology / 02/18/08 / X / X / Class cancelled
SOC 026 - Marriage And Family Life / 8/12/11 / X / X / X / X
SOC 043 - Sociology Of Deviance / 4/17/07 / X / X / Spring 2012
SSCI 036 - Introduction To Aging / 12/06/2006 / X / X / Not offered
SSCI 025 – Statistics – Social Science / 10/13/2010 / X / 1st offered Spring 2012 / 1st offered Spring 2012 / 1st offered Spring 2012
2) Please describe any course assessments completed since your last Program Review or Annual Update.
Course Number & Name / Assessments (include dates) / Assessment Results /AJ 011 - Introduction to Criminal Justice / Embedded questions on individual rights and social order were placed in the midterm and final.
(Spring 2011) / Two sessions were examined:
39 of 40 (97.5) correctly answered the embedded question.
41 of 43 (95.3) correctly answered the embedded
question
80 total students 96.4 average
AJ013 – Community Relations / Students were given an embedded question regarding “community relations” and public “relations policing” models. / 43 of 52 (95.3%) students correctly answered the embedded question
AJ014 –Criminal Law 1 / Fill-in exam was administered regarding California
criminal law to provide information to the public about rights and responsibilities.
(Spring 2011) / One Session was examined:
The class overall average for this assessment was 87%
AJ 025 – Constitutional Law / Thirty nine students completed a brief and presented it to the class. The assignment was worth ten points each, 5 points for completing the brief and five points for the oral presentation.
(April 2011) / 39 case briefs completed including oral presentation @ 10 points each = 390 points
- 10 points for oral presentation and -9 points for written documents = 19 points
390 – 19 points = 371 points total
Average percentage for this assessment was 95%
AJ045 – Terrorism and Freedom / In a written exam (mid-term/final), students were asked to identify nation states founded on terrorism in the 20th Century.
(Spring 2011) / 39 students were tested of which 27 passed the assessment process: 71%
AJ111 - Communications / Students were given a video scenario in which they were assigned to complete an accurate narrative report of the incident they viewed, using information presented in the video.
(September 2011) / 68% of the students were able to complete an accurate and thorough narrative repot with a grade of 85% or higher with minimal spelling and grammatical errors
AJ112 – Legal Aspects of Evidence / Students were give a fill-in examination asking them to identify the need to use proper procedures and techniques so as to maintain the value and admissibility of evidence.
(Spring 2010) / Thirty-five students were tested, and the class average was 77%
AJ113 – Juvenile Laws and Procedures / Students were administered a quiz asking them to identify and articulate court and law enforcement procedures when handling juvenile offenders.
(March 30, 2011) / Thirty (3) students were examined, and the average score was 86.2%
AJ114 – Juvenile Delinquency / Students were tested via the use of Blue Book and asked to describe the basic theories of delinquency causation, including the biological, psychological and sociological approaches to juvenile delinquency.
(Spring 2010) / The passing percentage for those taking the examination was 80%
AJ 115 – Criminal
Law 2 / Students were administered two examinations (mid-term/final) in which they were asked to identify corpus delicti and elements of a crime.
(Spring 2010) / Three sessions were examined:
33 students were tested/27 passed – 82%
17 students were tested/13 passed – 78%
33 students were tested/25 passed – 75.7%
83 total students 78.5% average
AJ117 – Corrections/Counseling / Students were asked to explain the nature and process of counseling typologies and modalities, including strategies, evaluation, and interview techniques.
Emphasis was on communication skills.
(March 2011) / An embedded question was given on the Mid-Term and Final.
The overall percentage of those correctly answering the question on the Mid-Term was 45%, prompting further instruction.
The same question was administered on the Final and the overall percentage of those correctly answering the question was 90%.
AJ118 - Criminal Investigation / The student were administered a fill-in quiz asking them to identify the importance of crime scene analysis, the identification, collection and preservation of evidence.
(3/18/2011) / Identify the four (4) key points (in order) that every police/corrections officer must consider as it relates to a crime scene, and explain why it is important to maintain any and all evidence.
Forty-five (45) students were examined. The class average was 86%
AJ121 – Introduction to Corrections / Given a multiple choice test, the students were asked to define the purpose of corrections and describe the correctional system in the United States with a score of 70% or better.
(Spring 2010) / Class average for this examination was 75%
AJ123 – Criminal Justice Ethics / Students answered an essay question regarding their views on the subject of ethics in the field of criminal justice and in their own personal lives. Their answers were based on 15 non-ethical behaviors of which they were required to identify five.