PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES:Please Complete the Section(S) That Applies to Your Proposal

PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES:Please complete the section(s) that applies to your proposal

1. List the program learning outcomes for the proposed new program/majorOR existing major.

The student will be able to:

1. List the program learning outcomes for the proposed new concentration OR cognate/specialization.

The student will be able to:

1. List the program learning outcomes for the proposed certificate program OR new stand-aloneminor

The student will be able to:

EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT

1.Provide a thorough plan for the regular assessment of the program in accord with the established University guidelines.

The will be assessed on a regular basis by applying the university Program and Learning Assessment Cycle for Excellence (PLACE). PLACE requires that programs establish outcomes and targets, collect and analyze data, report findings, and create and implement improvement action plans when targets are not met. PLACE will be used to guide the assessment and evaluation of all aspects of the. The program learning outcome clusters will be assessed over a three-year cycle. Acomplete review of the course syllabi will be conducted during the university three-year cycle for syllabi review. A full program review will be conducted at a designated time during the university five-year cycle for program reviews. The full review will assess and evaluate quality of faculty and staff, enrollment trends, facilities and equipment, comparison of the program to comparable programs at carefully selected benchmark institutions, the structure and content of the curriculum, and other important aspects of the program.Faculty within the will also conform to the university faculty evaluation process by submitting a complete portfolio every year.

(Note:If program accreditation is a goal, include here a brief explanation of what the accrediting body expects in the way of program evaluation and assessment beyond what is outlined above.)

2.If graduate teaching assistants are to be used, provide a plan that will assess their teaching as well as your department's responsibility in helping them succeed as both students and teachers.

The department will use the Graduate Student Assistant Supervisor Evaluation Form provided by the Graduate School to evaluate the teaching of any graduate assistants who are instructors in the . The department will require that all GSAs teaching in the attend an orientation session conducted by the Graduate School, and will monitor the instructional practices of the Graduate Student Assistants and provide mentoring when needed.

3.Describe means to monitor and ensure quality of the degree program, off campus site, services and operations.

The quality of the, as well as services and operations, will be monitored by the program faculty using the University’s assessment management system. It has been structured to store assessment data collected using the PLACE assessment process. Outcomes, measures, targets, and findings pertaining to the will be placed into the University’s assessment management system, monitored, and updated on an annual basis by the program faculty in conjunction with a program Assessment Coordinator and an Office of Institutional Effectiveness Assessment Facilitator. In addition, the academic department assesses its service and operations activities using such measures as satisfaction surveys, efficiency reviews, and technological support reviews. The findings of these measures and subsequent action plans for improvement are monitored through the University’s assessment management system on an annual basis.

The Advisory Committee will also monitor the quality of the degree program, its operations and services. (Note: include the above statement if the program will have an advisory committee).

4.Summarize procedures for systematic evaluation of instructional results.

The instructional results will be monitored in two ways. First, data collected from the assessment of the three clusters of program learning outcomes will be used as diagnostic information to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the instruction taking place throughout the program.

Second, student evaluations for all courses in the program will be collected on a regular basis (currently each semester or online term) and the information will be used to evaluate the quality of instruction in each course as well as quality of the course structure.

For online courses in the program, an Instructional Mentor will conduct an ongoing assessment of instructor compliance with established course instruction guidelines whenever the course is being offered. For each online course in the program, a Subject Matter Expert (SME) will evaluate the structure and content of the course when it comes up for the three year cycle of syllabi review. Department Chairs review the evaluations completed by Instructional Mentors and the Associate Deans review the online course updates by the SMEs. Ongoing changes in online course curriculum may also stem from updated resources (book edition changes) and/or other variables in the discipline which the SME is aware of and needs to add to keep the curriculum current. (Example: tax laws in an accounting course, new software in an informational technology course, etc.)

5.Summarize procedures for using results of evaluation to improve institutional programs, services, and operations.

The PLACE assessment process requires that academic programs establish outcomes, set targets, collect data, report findings, and establish and implement action plans when targets are not met. For the , this assessment information will be stored in the University’s assessment management system on an annual basis so that program faculty can systematically monitor progress being made toward the planned improvements.

6.Online Programs: Methodology for Determining Comparability. Describe the methodology for determining that levels of knowledge and competencies comparable to requirements of traditional programs have been achieved.(Please select the correct response below.)

A.The method for determining that levels of knowledge and competencies are comparable in the online degree program and corresponding residential program will be through the assessment and evaluation of common knowledge and competency program learning outcomes.

B.The is a/an program only.

Office of Institutional Effectiveness9/21/2015

[1]Concentration: specific grouping of 18 or more credit hours. Cognate: specific grouping of 9 to 17 credit hours.

[2]Minor: freestanding/stand-alone minors are minors that consist of a group of courses that do not have a supporting major or concentration.

[3]Certificates: program learning outcomes are required only if there is not a supporting major or concentration.