Department Level Learning Goalsand / Or*Program Level Learning Goals

OAPR/JAG:12/2009

COLLEGE MISSION

INSTITUTION LEVEL GOALS

DEPARTMENT LEVEL LEARNING GOALSAND / OR*PROGRAM LEVEL LEARNING GOALS

COURSE LEVEL LEARNING GOALS

The diagram above shows the general relationships among various levels of learning goals and the College Mission and Institutional goals. The College Mission and Institutional level goals are attached to this planning worksheet for your convenience. The completed worksheet may be submitted to the Office for Assessment and Program Review at any time but must be submitted no later than February 15, 2010. It must be submitted electronically as an attached file to the OAPR email at . You may expand the worksheet sections as needed to complete your planning.

Section 1. Department level learning goals. (This section must be completed by departments with no discrete degree granting programs. Those with degree granting programs may choose to complete both Section 1 and Section 2 or, if you choose toidentify program level goalsonly, you may skip to Section 2.)

List department level student learning goals and,briefly, how you (will) measure them.

Briefly describe how these are linked to and support the College Mission and specific Institutional level goals.

Briefly describe how course level goals reflect and are aligned with department level goals.

Section 2. Program level learning goals. (This section must be completed by departments with discrete degree granting programs.This section is not required for departments with no discrete degree granting programs.)

List the department’s discrete degree granting programs.

For each discrete degree granting program, list program level student learning goals and, briefly, how you (will) measure them.

Briefly describe how these are linked to and support (a) the College Mission and specific Institutional level goals, as well as how they are linked to (b) department level learning goals, if you have chosen to identify these.

Briefly describe how course level goals reflect and are aligned with program level goals.

MISSION OF THE COLLEGE

NassauCommunity College, a constituent member of the State University of New York system, is a comprehensive, full-opportunity institution of higher education. All who can benefit from its resources have the opportunity to expand their knowledge and skills and to pursue the goal of lifelong learning. The College is dedicated to high quality, low-cost education and career preparation to meet the needs and interests of the community it serves. It is committed to academic excellence and the dignity and worth of the individual. To this end, NassauCommunity College offers Associate in Arts, Associate in Science, and Associate in Applied Science degrees, as well as Certificate and continuing education programs. Its curricula span the liberal arts and sciences, as well as pre-professional and professional areas, for the benefit of a diverse population. The College places a high priority on small classes, taught by qualified, experienced faculty, to provide an optimal educational environment.

In fulfillment of this Mission,

NassauCommunity Collegeaffirms these goals:

• To maintain an open admissions policy that ensures the availability of educational programs for traditional and non-traditional students;

• To create educational programs that respond to and satisfy diverse community needs;

• To provide general education that teaches students to think critically and analytically about a body of knowledge conducive to lifelong learning;

• To maintain developmental programs which upgrade student skills for success in college level courses, and to provide special courses of study which enhance general education;

• To provide the support services necessary for students to realize their maximum potential;

• To create a wide variety of activities and cultural programs to enrich student and community life;

• To create a multicultural environment which fosters the synthesis of knowledge, aesthetic appreciation, and commitment to ethical and social values;

• To encourage faculty development with programs that promote scholarship and creativity, and to encourage the adoption of innovative teaching methods and technology to enhance student learning;

• To support and strengthen academic programs which best prepare students for transfer to senior institutions, and to provide career programs to prepare students for regional

and global employment opportunities;

• To provide administrative leadership which assures educational quality, furnishes adequate student support services, maintains effective budgeting and facilities management, and stimulates thoughtful planning for the future of the College;

• To enhance the economic and cultural vitality of the County by promoting an educational environment which responds to the changing needs of the community.

* Departments with no discrete degree or certificate granting programs will have broad learning goals, e.g., adapted general education and/or discipline-specific goals, that are integrated throughout the curriculum for students taking department courses. Departments with one or more discrete degree or certificate granting programs will have learning goals specific to each program and mayalso have one or more very broad department level learning goals that encompass the goals of all of its programs, though this is not required.