Proposas for Program Review Course Reduction
Chemistry Department
15 January 2011
- Aims:
Short Term
The short term goals of the coursereduction are to:
a)address the issues raised in the response to our 2010 Annual Report by the Program Review Committee
b)gather and organize the data required for the 2011 Annual Report (tracking graduates)
c)write the 2011 Annual Report
d)gather and organize the data for the 2012 annual report (ACS exam scores and MCAT scores).
Long Term
The long term goals of the course reduction include examining the overall progress of the chemistry department towards its 6-yr report due in 2014.
- Time line:
Short Term
Task / Due Dateaddress Issues in 2010 report / March 1, 2011
gather and organize data for 2011 report / July 1, 2011
write 2011 report / September 15, 2011
gather and organize data for 2012 report / March 1, 2012
Long Term
MULTI-YEAR ASSESSMENT PLAN
Outcomes / 9-10 / 10-11 / 11-12 / 12-13 / 13-14 / 14-15* / Means of Assessment- Student Preparedness for Chemistry Careers
- Students demonstrate breadth and depth of knowledge
- Students demonstrate laboratory skills and participate in summer research
- Students demonstrate enthusiasm for chemistry
- Students demonstrate knowledge of interface between Faith and Science.
*6 year report due
3)Responsibilities:
The department chair will oversee and organize the assessment process with the following support.
Means of Assessment / Person(s) ResponsibleTrack graduates / Entire department/Administrative Assistant
ACS exams and MCAT exams / Each faculty member will administer the ACS exam and report the results to the chair; the pre-med advisor will report the results of the MCAT to the chair.
Track summer research; administer essay lab exam to seniors in P. Chem / P.Chem II lab instructor is responsible for administering essay lab exam; P. Chem. II lab instructor together with chair responsible for assessing the exam. Chair and administrative assistant will track summer research students.
Track participation in Chemistry club; track graduates / Administrative assistant will track participation in Chem club. Entire department with the aid of the administrative assistant will track graduates.
Administer essay exam in Senior Seminar course. / Seminar instructor will administer essay exam. Seminar instructor and chair will assess according to rubric
The data will be shared with the rest of the department at department meetings. The chair together with the administrative assistant will archive the work.
4)Deliverables:
The deliverables associated with the course release are specified under 2. Time line.