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2012-13 Cycle Program Learning Outcomes

2012-13 Cycle Program Learning Outcomes. Faculty Team: Counselors Targeted Student Activity: “Students need to engage in early decision making in respect to their academic major .” Counselor Response: Survey students considering when and how they are making decisions about their majors.

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2012-13 Cycle Program Learning Outcomes

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  1. 2012-13 Cycle Program Learning Outcomes Faculty Team: Counselors Targeted Student Activity: “Students need to engage in early decision making in respect to their academic major.” Counselor Response: Survey students considering when and how they are making decisions about their majors

  2. Who Took the Survey?Degree Type

  3. How the survey matched up with Valencia College Demographics Valencia College 2011-12 Male: 42.8% Female: 55.8% Not Indicated: 1.4%

  4. How the survey matched up with Valencia College demographics Valencia College 2011-12 Other: 11.2% Hispanic: 30.5% Caucasian: 36.1% African-American: 17.2% Native Hawaiian: n/a Asian/Pacific Islander: 4.7% Native American: 0.3%

  5. Question 1 (Q1) • What is your chosen major? • Your major is either the field of study for your bachelor degree or (if not going for a bachelor degree) the field of study for your associate degree (e.g., Psychology, Dental Hygiene, Marketing, etc.) For Q 1, students either entered their major or selected ‘I am still undecided’

  6. Q1 What is your chosen major?Comparing Degree Type & Decided/Undecided n= 2706

  7. Question 2 (Q2) • When did you choose your major? For Q 2, students were able to select from: • Before starting my associate degree • In the first or second term of my associate degree • Sometime mid-way through my associate degree • In the final term of my associate degree • I am still undecided

  8. Q2 When did you choose your major? Degree Type

  9. Question 3 (Q3) • How many times did you change your mind before deciding on your chosen major? For Q 3, students were able to select from: • This was my only choice of major • Only once or twice • Three or more times • I am still deciding

  10. Q3 How many times did you change your mind? Degree Type

  11. Question 4 (Q4) • What level of confidence do you have that your chosen major will lead you to your intended career path? For Q 4, students were able to select from: • Very Confident • Somewhat confident • Somewhat uncertain • Very uncertain

  12. Q4 Level of Confidence Degree Type

  13. Question 5 (Q5) • In selecting your chosen major, how helpful were the following resources? • For Q 5, students were able to select from: • Career Center advisor(s) / counselor(s) • Academic advisor(s) / counselor(s) • Other Valencia faculty / staff • LifeMap tools in Atlas (My Career Planner, My Job Prospects, My Education Plan, etc.)

  14. Question 5 (Q5) cont. • Student Life Skills course (SLS 1122; SLS 1301; SLS 1201, etc.) • Internship • Job/volunteer experience • Research on my own • Family or a mentor outside of Valencia • Other (e.g., other courses, social media)

  15. Comparing Confidence and Services Career Center Advising / Counseling (Correlation of .99) Academic Advising / Counseling (Correlation of .73)

  16. Comparing Confidence and Services LifeMap Tools (Correlation .25) Own Research (Correlation .96)

  17. For this survey • Score card • 0- No steps • 1- “Major just seems to fit me, so taking classes” • 2- “I did research to find my major” (or plans to) • 3- “I did research and developed a plan” (or plans to)

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