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Update of UAB SACS Site Visit March 22-24, 2005

Department of Physics Meeting. Update of UAB SACS Site Visit March 22-24, 2005. David Shealy Jams Martin Department of Physics, UAB. Outline. What is SACS, and what does site accreditation and site visit mean? (DLS)

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Update of UAB SACS Site Visit March 22-24, 2005

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  1. Department of Physics Meeting Update of UAB SACS Site VisitMarch 22-24, 2005 David Shealy Jams Martin Department of Physics, UAB

  2. Outline • What is SACS, and what does site accreditation and site visit mean? (DLS) • What are Learning Outcomes Assessment (LOA) for degree programs and how will these affect the Physics degree programs and their graduates? (DLS) • What is the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP)? (JCM)

  3. SACS: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools • Council of Accreditation and School Improvement. • Commission on Colleges • SACS Level VI institutions going through peer review 2005: • Florida Institute of Technology • Georgia Institute of Technology • Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center • Louisiana Tech University Mercer • University Texas Tech • The University of Alabama at Birmingham • The University of Alabama • The University of Memphis • The University of Tennessee • University of New Orleans • University of South Florida

  4. UAB SACS Web sites • UAB Compliance Audit Project • www.uab.edu/sacs requests uab\BlazerID login • UAB Outcomes Assessments • http://www.uab.edu/outcomesassessment • http://sacs.ad.uab.edu/SACS/Outcomes/OutcomesAssessment.asp • Physics LOA

  5. Some Selected Outcomes • BS Outcomes 01. Knowledge of fundamental physics concepts and their application and its measurement • Ph.D. LOA • 01 Knowledge of physics concepts at the basic graduate level with ability to apply this knowledge • 02. Ability to perform independent and original research • 03. Ability to communicate at a professional level • 04. High-quality training of doctoral students

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