General Education - Assessment
Timeline
IU Northwest General Education/Assessment Plan Implementation Timeline Draft 10/24/2008
Body responsible for Implementation
| 1. General Education / Assessment Committee | 2. COAS | 3. All schools/ colleges | 4. Faculty Organization | |
| 2008/2009 | 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) |
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 | 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 |
Adopts outcomes for Principles 1, 4 and 5 |
| 2009/2010 | Help schools / colleges assess writing / intensive writing with stipends for participation | 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 |
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| 2010/2011 |
Publish in the Provide support and help with assessment (from Gen Ed / Assessment Excellence Fund) |
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. | |
| 2011/2012 | Provide support and help with assessment (from Gen Ed / Assessment Excellence Fund) | 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. |
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| 2012/2013 | Provide support and help with assessment (from Gen Ed / Assessment Excellence Fund) | 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 |
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| 2013/2014 | Provide support and help with assessment (from Gen Ed / Assessment Excellence Fund) | 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. | 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. |
IU Northwest General Education Plan Implementation Timeline Draft 02/09/2007
Implementation
| 1. Required courses in Principle 1 | 2. Designated Advanced Courses in Principle 1 |
3. Principles 2-5 |
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| 2006/2007 | 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/creation of possible IW courses with stipends/funds for course development | Principle 2 requirements and Outcomes developed |
| 2007/2008 | 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 | Review of possible new positions all divisions to offer IW courses Pilot possible IW courses with stipends / funds for course development | Principles 3 and 4 requirements and outcomes developed Faculty Organization adopts requirements for Principles 2 and 3. |
| 2008/2009 | 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 |
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 |
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. |
| 2009/2010 | Pilot baseline assessment of oral communication, mathematical, and scientific reasoning with stipends / funds for participation | Review of possible new positions in all divisions to offer advanced courses in all domains of Principle 1 Assess IW | 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 |
| 2010/2011 | Review and make changes in assessed outcomes | The narrative with the list of all advanced courses in principle 1 are published in the 2010-2012 catalog | 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 |
