General Education - Assessment Committee

2008/2009

2009/2010

2010/2011

2011/2012

2012/2013

2013/2014

1. General Education / Assessment Committee

Award stipends for faculty involvement in assessment of courses that satisfy student learning outcomes in all domains of Principle 2 (Breadth of Learning) and advanced /intensive student learning outcomes in Principle 1 
Plan IW year activities
Finalizing the student learning outcomes in Principle 1 (Foundations for Effective Learning and Communication)

Help schools / colleges assess writing / intensive writing with stipends for participation

Publish in the
2010-12 bulletin the five principles of general education, the requirements and outcomes for all principles.
 
Provide support and help with assessment (from Gen Ed / Assessment Excellence Fund)

Provide support and help with assessment (from Gen Ed / Assessment Excellence Fund)  

Provide support and help with assessment (from Gen Ed / Assessment Excellence Fund)

Provide support and help with assessment (from Gen Ed / Assessment Excellence Fund)

2. COAS

Create a  matrix (the first draft) of courses that satisfy and include assessment plans of the four domains of Principle 2 (Breadth of Learning) by December 15, 2008

Assess all Principle 1 Foundation student learning outcomes with stipends (from Gen Ed/Assessment Excellence Fund) for participation
Review and make changes in courses/programs based on   already assessed outcomes.            

Review and make changes in courses / programs based on already assessed outcomes.

Review and make changes in courses / programs based on already assessed outcomes.

Review and make changes in courses / programs based on already assessed outcomes.

3.  All schools/ colleges

Designate courses (with assessment plans) as advanced /intensive in Principle 1  and  process them through appropriate curriculum committees by May 2009
Review and update (with new courses, if necessary) the matrix  of courses that satisfy and include assessment of the four domains of Principle 2 (Breadth of Learning) by March  31, 2009

Designate (with assessment plans) courses / experiences in Principles 3, 4, and 5 and process them through appropriate curriculum committees
Review of possible new positions in all schools/colleges to offer courses / experiences in all principles of general education
Revise general education requirements based on new general education principles and student learning outcomes by November  2009

Review and make changes in courses/programs based on already assessed outcomes.

Assess student learning outcomes in all domains of Principle 2 (Breadth of Learning) with stipends for participation
 Review and make changes in courses/programs based on already assessed outcomes.

Assess student learning outcomes in advanced courses in all domains of Principle 1 (Foundations for Effective Learning and Communication) with stipends for participation
Assess student learning outcomes in Principle 4 according to the developed plans.
Review and make changes in courses / programs based on already assessed outcomes.

Assess student learning outcomes in Principle 3  and    Principle 5 with stipends for participation

Review and make changes in courses/programs based on already assessed outcomes.

4. Faculty Organization

Adopts outcomes for Principles 1, 4 and 5

2006/2007

2007/2008

2008/2009

2009/2010

2010/2011

1. Required courses in Principle 1

COAS planning
(number of evening sections for science labs, reassignment of S122 to S121 sections)

Plan for the assessment of all principle 1 outcomes and conduct pilot baseline assessment of writing outcomes.

Review of possible new positions in COAS to offer 4 required courses for Principle 1

Review of all 4 required courses for Principle 1 with stipends for faculty development

Publish in the
2008-10 bulletin the 5 principles of general education.

Pilot revised required courses in Principle 1 with stipends / funds for course development

Pilot baseline assessment of oral communication, mathematical, and scientific reasoning with stipends / funds for participation

Review and make changes in assessed outcomes

2. Designated
Advanced Courses in Principle 1

Review/creation  of possible IW courses with stipends/funds for course development

Review of possible new positions all divisions to offer IW courses

Pilot possible IW courses with stipends / funds for course development

Review / creation of possible advanced courses in all domains of principle 1 with stipends/funds for course development

Publish in the
2008-10 bulletin IW narrative with the list of IW courses.

Review of possible new positions in all divisions to offer advanced courses in all domains of Principle 1

Assess IW

The narrative with the list of all advanced courses in principle 1 are published in the 2010-2012 catalog

3. Principles
    2-5

Principle 2 requirements and
Outcomes developed

Principles
3 and 4 requirements and outcomes developed

Faculty Organization adopts requirements for Principles 2 and 3.

Principle 5
requirements  and outcomes developed

Review / creation of possible courses in all domains of principles 2 and 3 with stipends / funds for course development
 
Faculty Organization adopts requirements for Principles 4 and 5.

Review / creation of possible courses in principles 4  and 5 with stipends / funds for course development

Review of possible new positions in all divisions to offer courses in all principles of general education

Publish in the
2010-2012 catalog the requirements and outcomes for principles
1-5

Require all fall 2010 new undergraduates admits to achieve new outcomes