OFFICE OF ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION

GOAL ASSESSMENT REPORT: AY 07/08

MAJOR: BCJ – Homeland Security / Terrorism Major

Section One:

Activity Statement: One of the problems identified by the Department was to ensure ENF 345, ENF 343, and JUS 215 courses and learning objectives are properly de-conflicted and integrated. Several meetings were held with faculty involved in these courses during the academic year. The results of theses meetings were JUS 215 would concentrate on legal principals and directives related to terrorism and homeland security. ENF 343 will build on these principals and directives by discussing the different weapons terrorist may use. ENF 343 will show the student how they should deal with identifying, neutralizing, and the likelihood of which weapon the terrorist may use. ENF 345 takes the legal principals and directives, along with the various weapons of terrorism and challenges the student to utilize critical thinking to prepare for, respond to and recover from a terrorist incident. This AY, the students in ENF 345 was tasked with completing a COOP Plan for Tiffin University and Seneca County Sherriff’s Office. Both of these plans were presented by the students to the respective entity.

To make the three courses complete, a media relations section needs to be added to ENF 345. In JUS 215 and ENF 343 the media relations was discussed but not in the detail it needs to be in ENF 345. Media relations are a significant part of Emergency Operations and needs to be included in ENF 345.

Section Two: Describe which program goal(s) in the Major Program Plan was assessed during the academic year.

Intended Outcome #1: Students will be able to identify factors which influence multi-jurisdictional and emergency responses to domestic and foreign terrorist operations.

Assessment Criteria: Seventy percent of students will have a “75%” or better grade on final quiz/exam that identifies factors influencing jurisdictional emergency responses to domestic and foreign terrorist operations: JUS 215, ENF 343 and ENF 345.

Results of Outcomes Activity:

2007-2008 / Met/Not Met
Met / Data Details
ENF 345 100%
ENF 343 92%
JUS 215 74%

Section Three: Describe analysis of assessment data and action plans for upcoming academic year.

Analysis and Action Plans: Continue to stress the importance of how the three courses integrate the legal principals and directives and build upon each other to allow the students to achieve a working knowledge of “all hazards” approach to homeland security. Incorporate into the courses more media training to allow students familiarity with how the media impacts the response to an emergency incident.

The students will continue to be tasked with developing and drafting several response plans to increase their awareness with the “all hazards” approach used by homeland security agencies today. The students will continue to be involved in emergency planning of the university and the surrounding communities to maintain a “real world” concept to what they are learning. Additionally, guest speakers will be asked to present topics relating to the classes to also provide the “real world” aspect to the classroom lecture and practicals.

The three courses are now being taught by one instructor who will ensure the plan that evolved out of the faculty meetings from AY 07-08 will be implemented.