Assessing Academic Programs at IPFW

1. Assessing Academic Programs at IPFW Overview of process, reporting structure and support for programmatic assessment

2. Assessment Reporting Process

3. Annual Assessment Report Outline Section 1: Student Learning Outcomes for the Program (SD 15-6, Appendix D Section I) Section 2: Curricular Maps a. Map of Programmatic SLO’s to Baccalaureate Framework (Appendix D, Section II) b. Map of Programmatic SLO’s to Identified “core courses” in the curriculum (Appendix D, Section III)

4. Annual Assessment Report Outline Section 3:Assessment Plan a. Description of Departments Assessment Model b. Measures used c. Rubrics or evaluation metric descriptions d. Dissemination plan

5. Annual Assessment Report Outline Section 4:Assessment Results a. Current year assessment findings b. Proposed changes to address findings c. Prior year findings and assessment of changes d. Assessment findings for curricular changes made Section 5:Conclusions, next steps, and reporting plan

6. Department/Program Level Assessment Activities and Results Assessing, Making Interventions, and Reassessing to Improve Programmatic Capacity for Improving Student Learning

7. SLO’s, Maps, and The Assessment Plan • Sections 1,2, and 3 should be fairly static (require minimal changes) over time • Section 4 reporting is informed by the PLAIR Model emphasizing a process of “assess-intervene-reassess” (Fulcher, Good, Coleman, and Smith, 2015). • Sections 5 and 6 draw conclusions to demonstrate the improving quality of the program, suggest how the faculty plan on continuing to improve program support of student learning, and communicate to internal and external constituents what students are learning.

8. Part 2: College Level Review of Departmental Assessment Rubrics for Evaluating Academic Program Review from Appendix D of Proposed Revision to SD 98-22

9. Appendix D-I: Clearly Stated Student Learning Outcomes

10. Appendix D-II: Alignment with Baccalaureate Framework

11. Appendix D-III: Programmatic Curriculum Map

12. Appendix D-IV: Assessment Plan

13. Appendix D-V: Reporting Results

14. Appendix D-VI: Report Dissemination and Collaboration

15. College Level Report Template for Assessment CouncilOverview of Report Section 1: Summary of findings detailing scores of all academic departments of the college. Section 2: Summary of recommendations made to academic departments based on their assessment findings. Section 3: Summary of results of changes made or actions taken as a result of prior year findings including results of student learning and a summary of impact (positive or negative). Section 4: Conclusions providing an overall evaluation of assessment n the College and a description of changes in process planned to improve the quality of student learning.

16. Example of College Level Reporting Part 1a: Summary of Findings Within a Department

17. Example of College Level Reporting Part 1b: Summary of Findings Across Departments

18. Part 3: Supporting Programmatic Assessment The Office of Assessment, IPFW Assessment Academy, and Assessment Council as the Departmental Support Team

19. Overview of Institutional Assessment Team • Office of Assessment – Coordinates and provides support for assessment activities • The Assessment Council – Shared governance focused group of faculty charged with recommending policy and providing oversight of assessment process. • The IPFW Assessment Academy Leadership Team – Faculty group charged with creating and supporting learning communities focused on developing and improving assessment at IPFW.

20. Support Available to Academic Departments • 2016-17 Workshop Series – Delivered in general sessions and available as Departmentally Focused Series • IPFW Assessment Academy – Cohort based community to support departments through a full cycle of assessment • Assessment Director – Provides ongoing and on demand support, resources, and leadership for programmatic and course level assessment