ANNUAL PROGRAMASSESSMENT & EFFECTIVENESS REPORT –FY14 – Farm Business Management

PROGRAM FACULTY: Brad Augustin, Ira Beckman, Aaron Brudelie, Eric Kinsley, Tina LeBrun, Myron Oftedahl, Al Roesler, Wayne Schoper, Robin Schwieger, Pam Uhlenkamp, Mark Wehe, Doug Wertish

College Mission:

South Central College provides accessible higher education to promote student growth and regional economic development.

Institutional Goals (Supported):Institutional Core Competencies Supported:

1.Appreciative Inquiry Culture1.Civic knowledge and engagement

2.Quality Education2.Intercultural knowledge and competence

3.Partnerships & Collaboration3.Ethical reasoning and action

4.Marketing & Branding4.Foundations and skills for lifelong learning

5.Holistic Learner Services5.Teamwork and problem-solving

6.Analysis and inquiry

7.Critical and creative thinking

8.Written and oral communication

DEPARTMENT MISSION:

The mission of the Farm Business Management program is to be the preferred provider of management education.

Learning Outcomes / Means of Assessment / Criteria for Success / Assessment Results / Use of Results
1. Students will establish, compile, maintain, and understand business records / Learning activities related to Management Portfolio scored with a faculty developed rubric utilized as a direct assessment tool (by faculty) and indirect assessment tool (by students) / What are the findings (data here) / How will interpretations of the data (from your bi-annual discussions) be used to change pedagogy, course mapping, curriculum, etc.
2. Students will perform analysis and inquiry of financial data, production data, and historical financial ratios / Learning activities related to Management Portfolio scored with a faculty developed rubric utilized as a direct assessment tool (by faculty) and indirect assessment tool (by students)
3. Students will establish and regularly evaluate business goals and plans / Learning activities related to Management Portfolio scored with a faculty developed rubric utilized as a direct assessment tool (by faculty) and indirect assessment tool (by students)
4. Students will acquire the necessary skills to manage the resources of the business / Learning activities related to Management Portfolio scored with a faculty developed rubric utilized as a direct assessment tool (by faculty) and indirect assessment tool (by students)
5. (SCC Outcome) Foundations and skills for lifelong learning: display an understanding of learning as a lifelong process through demonstration of a desire to learn, the willingness to apply learning to other areas of their lives, the ability to think and act independently, be willing to take the initiative to get projects done, and demonstrate the ability to reflect upon what has occurred and how it impacts the student and others.
6. Operational Goals
Persistence: Maintain student persistence at or above the college desired targets.
Graduate Placement: Maintain graduate placement at or above college target levels.
Student Satisfaction Level: Maintain student, employer, and graduate satisfaction at appropriate levels.
Collegiate Core Competencies: Support SCC Core Competencies through pedagogy and curriculum. / 6a. Review annual program student persistence
6b. Review Graduate Placement rates
6c.Review results of annual college-wide surveys
6d.Review summary of course instructor evaluations (average of all course instructor evaluations – not individual results) – will be available for FY15.
6e. Review employer survey of graduates and/or internships.
6f. Review alumni survey results. Data for this metric will begin to be collected for programs during program review in FY15.
6g. Review and identify areas where SCC core competencies are supported within the program.
6h. Review program/course supported engagement in campus and external community initiatives and activities and survey of students attending events (e.g. diversity initiatives, global conference/global committee activities, special conferences, campus speakers, classroom guest speakers, etc.). / 6a. Persistence at or above 66.2%.
6b. 87.9% of graduates will be employed in their field of study within twelve months of graduation.
6c. Student satisfaction with will average 5.5 or higher on SSI scales ‘Instructional Effectiveness’ and ‘Concern for the Individual’. CCSSE benchmark scores for ‘Active/Collaborative Learning (AL)’, ‘Student Effort (SE)’, ‘Academic Challenge (AC)’, and ‘Student-Faculty Interaction (SFI)’ will be greater than 50.
6d. Student evaluation will rate average course organization and management, and average instructor performance as 5 or greater. Not available until FY15.
6e. Employer response to overall satisfaction will average at least a 2.5 on a 1 to 3 Likert scale.
6f. Graduate scores for ‘Overall my education prepared me for employment in my field’ will average at least a 2.5 on a 1 to 3 Likert scale.
6g. 100% of SCC core competencies are supported through pedagogy and/or curriculum within the program.
6h. xx% of students attending program/course supported engagement initiatives indicate value/benefit gained through attendance of the event/activity/speaker/ conference/etc. / 6a. Goalnotmet. Persistence rate for Fall 2012 cohort was 0% for part-time students.

6b. Goal not met. Placement rate for FY13 graduates was 0%

6c. Not available for this program.
6d. Tabled for FY15 report.
6e. Not available until program completes program review.
6f. Tabled for FY15 report.
6g. Institutional core competencies are assessed across the college on a rotation. The current Farm Business Managementdegree curriculum supports 100% of SCC core competencies.
6h. / Note: there were 5 part-time students in the Fall 2012 cohort.
Note: there were 2 graduates in the FY13 cohort.

SUMMARY CONCLUSIONS:

Initiatives for next cycle with budgetary implications:

Item / Cost ($) / Justification (you may copy/past from the “Use of Results Column” above)
Total Assessment Request / See Annual Program Assessment & Effectiveness Report

DATE COMPLETED:

Note: Attach all standardized testing reports, if applicable, to this document.

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