College of Liberal ArtsSeptember 18, 2014

2014-2015 Overview Fall 2014 Review the Curriculum

November 3 Deadline Submit Recommendations for Curriculum Revision to

the Office of the Dean

Spring 2015 Revise the Curriculum March 2 Deadline

Submit Course Revisions and Proposals to the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee and Office of the Dean

Moving ForwardJSU Planning and Assessment Department

AY ‘15 Academic Assessment Presentation – PowerPoint @

http://www.jsums.edu/dpa/forms/

University Priorities (slide 5)

o Priority 1: Review and restructure academic programs. Departmental Missions (slide 13)

Student Learning Outcomes (slide 15)

o What do you want students to know, think, or do when they have completed the program?

3-5 SLO’so SLOs should be measurable

Reflect outcomes of the curriculum

University Guidelines General Graduation Requirement – 124 hours*

o General Education Requirement – 40-47 hours Foreign language requirement (6 hrs) may have been met

o Major Requirement – 30-39 hourso Concentration Requirement – 12-18 hourso Electives – any level if requirements for the course have been

met With a maximum of Gen Ed, Major, & Concentration hours,

20 hours remain for electives – Liberal Arts Education Benefit

*Justification required for any deviance (Sources: JSU 2013-2015 Catalog and Ms. Patricia

Sherriff-Taylor)

Fall 2014 Overview

Today

• Mission Statement

• SLOs for Majors

For Oct. 16

• Review Courses

• Share Findings

Due Nov. 3

• Submit Report / Proposal

Agenda for Today Each Department to Report (< 5 minutes)

o Mission Statemento Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) for Majors

Plan to Review the Catalog Identify faculty team Use SLOs to sort through courses 1 at a time Identify mechanism to help map courses

• Examples available, i.e., Bloom’s Taxonomy grid

Catalog Review Process

Consider Each Course

2013-2015 Catalog

Total Number of Courses

How many have been

taught in the past 4-5 years?

# Have Not

# Have

Have not: Do we need it?

If no, explain in 1-2

sentences.

If yes, does it need to be updated?

If yes, do we have

someone to teach it?

Have: Plot on Grid

What kind of grid?

Do we need more than one grid or

graph?

Bloom’s Taxonomy

Plot Each Course on a Grid or

Graph

What kind do we need?

MAJOR Level 1Semester 1Junior

Level 2Semester 2

Level 3Semester 3 Senior

Level 4Semester 4

Capstone

SLO 1 Content **Skill ***

* **

SLO 2 * ****

* **

SLO 3 ******** **

**

SLO 4 **

**

Whatever works for you

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 40

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

SLO 3SLO 2SLO 1

Review Your Findings:

Any Clusters or Gaps?

If courses are clustered Are they similar in content? Is a skill being repeated rather than practiced and reinforced? Identify courses that may need

o Revised course descriptions – note 1-2-sentence rationale for eacho Revised SLOs – note 1-2-sentence rationale for eacho Might courses be taught online? – briefly note ideas

If a gap occurs What content may need to be covered? What skill may need to be introduced, practiced, or reinforced? Identify courses that may

o Move into the gap with revision – note 1-2-sentence rationaleo Need to be proposed – note 1-2-sentence rationaleo Require additional expertise – note 1-2-sentence rationaleo Might courses be taught online? – briefly note ideas

October 16th Meeting

Report Findings

1. Total Number of Courses _____o _____ Have Not Been Taughto _____ Have Been

2. Summarize Findings • Of those courses that have not been taught

o How many need to be deleted or updated? Require new expertise?

• Of those courses that have been taughto How many need to be revised? Briefly share why.o How many need to be developed?o How many could be taught online?o What faculty development opportunities may be needed?

A Template will be provided for your Nov. 3 report.

Thank you!

CLA OverviewAdvising Form Standardized 2013

Art o Oct. 2012 – 124 hrs

Criminal Justice & Sociologyo Fall 2009 & July 2007 – 122 hrs

English & Modern Foreign Languages – 4 Concentrations o June 2007 – 124 hrs

History & Philosophyo Aug. 2007 – 122 hrs

Mass Communication – 3 Concentrationso June 2013 – 124 hrs

Military Science o not a major

Music – 8 Concentrationso Aug. 2007 – 121 hrs

Political Science – 1 Concentrationo Aug. 2012 – 124 hrs

Psychologyo July 2007 – 124 hrs

Speech Communication & Theatreo No date – 123 & 122 hrs

Review Your CatalogOne Course at a Time

Has it been taught in the last 4-5 years? Yes / Noo If No

Should we delete it? Yes / No If no, do we need to revise it? And, could it be taught by faculty in our

department? If no, do we need to consider hiring someone to teach it?

o If Yes – Plot Course on a Grid Example - Bloom’s Taxonomy Grid in Sept. handouts Do we need more than one grid or graph? One for content & one for skills? What helps you see how students achieve SLOs?

Review Your Findings: Note any Clusters &/or Gapso What course[s] need to be revised? Why? o What course[s] need to be developed? Why?o Do we need a new faculty line? Additional resources? Why?

Record decision about each course in a 1-2 sentence rationale

o Relate each rationale to an Overall SLO