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Academic Assessment

BS in Information TechnologyBS in Applied Science – Information Technology Concentration

Thursday, October 1, 2015 – Room A205A

Bonnie Jones, Ph.D.Assistant Vice President for Institutional Research & Effectiveness

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IT Faculty Assessment Resources• USF Sarasota-Manatee > Institutional Research & Ef

fectiveness >Assessment > Academic Assessment > Information Technology Faculty – Assessment Resources

• usfsm.edu/ir/it

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Culture of Assessment: Goal of Continuous Improvement• SACSCOC: Regional Accreditor• NCATE: College of Education Accreditor

• Florida Board of Governors• IT Program Review 2013-14• External Reviewer

• ABET Accreditation for IT? No date yet established on BOG status report.

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Student Learning Outcomes• The Florida Board of Governors (BOG) requires

learning outcomes assessment (termed Academic Learning Compacts or ALCs) at the undergraduate level as detailed in BOG Regulation 8.016. Internally, USF System Policy 10-060 supports the BOG mandate by requiring ALCs for all undergraduate academic programs.

• 3 knowledge and skill areas: content, communication, critical thinking

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Annual Assessment Cycle Timeline

Fall/SpringSubmission of Data by Faculty: Faculty submit to IR student learning outcome data gathered as described in the Means/ Methods of Assessment portion of their annual assessment plan.

Summer

Samples Selected/Scores Calculated: IR prepares clean samples of student work and renders them anonymous with the removal of any personal identifiers. Sample size is representative of the quantity of work submitted. IR selects samples randomly. IR forwards scoring rubrics and the samples to faculty raters for scoring. IR tracks data, such as embedded test scores, on spreadsheets and adds them to the assessment report for comparison to previous year results.

Late SummerPreparation for Faculty Review: IR records rubric scores onto spreadsheets along with calculated statistics (e.g. means) for review by faculty.

Early FallAssessment Review: Faculty meet to review results of assessment cycle reports. Faculty comment and record initiatives. College’s dean reviews and comments on degree program’s results/plans.

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2015-16 ACADEMIC ASSESSMENT & PLANNING RECORD

[Degree] in [Program]

I. Mission College or program mission stated here. II. Student Learning Outcomes

Student Learning Outcomes identified here. Students will be able to demonstrate the following:

III. Means of Assessing Student Learning Outcomes Method of assessment, course, and detail of measure described here. Typical assessment methods include case analysis, embedded questions, capstone assessment, i.e., presentation, research paper, internship, etc., graduate, alumni, or faculty survey, and student self-assessment.

IV. Previous Cycle (From 2014-15 Report)

Analysis of Results and Planned Changes Summary of Program Improvement Initiatives (to be pursued in the next academic year): Dean’s Response on 2014-15 Report:

http://usfsm.edu/institutional-research/assessment/assessment-tools/

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ACADEMIC PROGRAM:

[Program Listed Here] CIP Code: XX.XXXX

Student Learning

Outcomes

Means of Assessing Outcome

Target Assessment Results

1. Student Learning Outcomes identified on page 1 are listed here. 

     

     

     

     

     

     

V. Assessment Results from 2015-16 Cycle

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VI. Current Cycle Analysis of Results and Planned Changes

1. Student Learning Outcome 1, etc.Faculty discussion recorded for each Student Learning Outcome

Faculty Comments:

 

Curricula Changes:

 

Changes to the Assessment Process: 

 

VII. Summary of Program Improvement Initiatives to be pursued in the coming academic year

VIII. Dean’s Response

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IR Assessment Website

• http://usfsm.edu/institutional-research/assessment/academic-assessment/

Degree CIP Code Yr Est. 2014-15 Plan

2013-14 Report

2012-13 Report

BS in Information Technology

11.0103 01/2011 PDF PDF PDF

BSAS in Information Technology

24.0102 01/2011 PDF PDF PDF

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Assessment Activities: Both Degrees - BSIT, BSAS in IT

By November 2, 2015 – Extension 1. Finalize 2014-15 Assessment Report2. Review Mission3. Review Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs or ALCs) – based on

ABET?4. Determine Means of Assessing Outcomes 5. Submit 2015-16 Assessment Plan

Fall 2015/Spring 2016: Collect Student Outcome Data from tests, projects, surveys, etc.

Summer 2016: Score student work; IR adds data to tables

Fall 2016: Review student outcome data and finalize 2015-16 assessment report. Cycle starts again with new assessment plan for 2016-17.