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Institutional Assessment:

Christine Licata Senior Associate Provost RIT. Anne Wahl Director of Student Learning Outcomes Assessment RIT. Institutional Assessment:. Connecting the Puzzle Pieces MSCHE Presentation December 11, 2011 . Workshop Outcomes. Self-assess infrastructure design and processes

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Institutional Assessment:

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  1. Christine Licata • Senior Associate Provost • RIT • Anne Wahl • Director of • Student Learning Outcomes Assessment • RIT Institutional Assessment: Connecting the Puzzle Pieces MSCHE Presentation December 11, 2011

  2. Workshop Outcomes • Self-assess infrastructure design and processes • Review program level assessment framework • Determine which tools and strategies to adopt or adapt

  3. Institutional Assessment Major “pieces” of the puzzle: • Corner pieces • Infrastructure • Center pieces: • Student learning outcomes assessment • Administrative unit effectiveness

  4. Institutional Assessment Infrastructure - 4 Corner Pieces

  5. Corner Piece: Strategic Vision RIT’s Strategic Plan

  6. Corner Piece: Strategic Vision - Provost’s Academic Quality Dashboard Output Indicators: Learning Outcomes

  7. Corner Piece: Governance Structure Three Central Committees • Student Learning Outcomes Assessment Committee (SLOAC) (Academic Programs) • University Assessment Council (UAC) (Administrative Units) • General Education Committee (GEC) (General Education Framework)

  8. Corner Piece: Governance Structure • Student Learning Outcomes Assessment Committee (SLOAC) • Nine colleges represented • Meet monthly • Formal charge & work plan • Key Support Areas: • Program level assessment • Annual progress report

  9. Corner Piece: Governance Structure • University Assessment Council (UAC) • All divisions represented • Meet every-other month • Formal charge & needs assessment • Key support areas: • Institutional Effectiveness Map • Annual Progress Report

  10. Corner Piece: Governance Structure • General Education Committee (Standing Committee of Academic Senate) • Nine colleges represented • Meet weekly • Formal charge • Key support areas: • General Education Framework • General Education Assessment Plan

  11. Corner Piece: Leadership and Coordination • Centralized Support and Leadership for Assessment • One office responsible for Student Learning Outcomes Assessment – in Provost’s Office • Permanent budget • Building capacity - staff: Director, Senior Assessment Associate, Assessment Management System Coordinator, and Senior Staff Assistant • Director co-chairs UAC and is a member of SLOAC, GEC, Data Warehouse Steering Committee, Survey Council • Developing resources and website • Faculty stipends

  12. Corner Piece: Leadership and Coordination http://www.rit.edu/academicaffairs/outcomes/

  13. Corner Piece: Existing Resources and Data Sources • Examples of Existing Resources • Institutional Research and Policy Studies Office • Data warehouse and student surveys • Teaching and Learning Center • Workshops and events for faculty • Cooperative Education Office • Co-op evaluation • Assessment Management System (TaskStream)

  14. Corner Piece: Existing Resources and Data Sources Samples of Existing Data Sources

  15. Center Piece: Program-Level Assessment Framework Program-Level Student Learning Outcomes: Planning Implementing Using Results Sustaining

  16. Center Piece: Program-Level Student Learning Outcomes Planning • University-wide engagement: Student Learning Outcomes Assessment Committee (SLOAC) • Common language: Program-Level Assessment Plan

  17. Center Piece: Program-Level Assessment Plan

  18. Center Piece: Program-Level Student Learning Outcomes Implementing • Building relationships: from 1:1 to “moving in” • Leveraging accreditation • Providing support and resources for : • Benchmarking • Designing instruments • Developing rubrics • Conducting data analyses

  19. Center Piece: Program-Level Student Learning Outcomes Use of Results • RIT Annual Progress Report (3 samples) • College-level action plans • SLOA office resources/support

  20. Progress Report SampleEmerging Assessment ProgramBS Criminal Justice

  21. Progress Report SampleDeveloped Assessment Program BS Game Design and Development

  22. Progress Report SampleHighly Developed Assessment Program BS Mechanical Engineering

  23. Center Piece: Program-Level Student Learning Outcomes Sustaining • Technology • Assessment Management System • Website • Integrated processes • Academic program review • Annual reporting • Communication - regular sharing and dissemination of findings and use of results • Closing the Loop • Input to budget • Informs strategic planning

  24. Center Piece: Administrative Unit Effectiveness • University Assessment Council (UAC) • Assessment Management System • Institutional Effectiveness (IE) Map • Next Steps: • AMS Annual Report • Develop unit audit

  25. Center Piece: Administrative Unit Effectiveness: IE Map Administrative Unit: Contact Name: Academic Year: Mission:

  26. Center Piece: Institutional Assessment Self-Assessment Self-assessment tool for institutions

  27. Questions

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