Members Present:
Mary Connolly, ELHS Liaison
Gloria Goldman, ALH Liaison
Sue Merrell, Team Leader
Jane Myong, LAS Liaison
Joan Patten, Assistant Director, IPR
Teresa Prosser, Assessment Chair
Steve Wendel, EGR Liaison
Ned Young, BUS Liaison
Lori Zakel, FPA Liaison Gen Ed Chair
Rebecca Butler, Project Manager
Tom Huguley, AQIP Coordinator
Members Absent: None / Thursday, 30 September 2004
1:00-3:00 pm
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subsequent scheduled meetings:
1 - 3 pm, Thu, Oct 7
1 - 3 pm, Thu, Oct 14
1 - 3 pm, Thu, Nov 4
1 - 3 pm, Thu, Dec 2
Meeting Objective(s):
1. Orient new team members to AQIP
2. Review the performance targets of our action project
3. Discuss year one tasks
4. Consider the ideal state
Agenda Item / Process / Time / Person Responsible /
Orient team members to AQIP / Document Review / 10 / Tom and Sue
Performance Target Discussion / 10 / All
Task Analysis / 60 / All
Ideal State / 30 / All
Homework / Sue
Performance Targets for the Assessment Action Project
June 1, 2004 – May 31, 2005
Year One – Current state of assessment at Sinclair documented and accessible via the Internet and other publications; general education outcomes approved; Curriculum Management Tool developed and beta tested; Learning Liaisons identified and work initiated; end-user training of newly developed tools.
June 1, 2005 – May 31, 2006
Year Two – General education assessment methodology and instrumentation developed with limited pilot testing; research and implementation of institution-wide outcomes repository options completed. Systematic updates of the current and future state of assessment, including work plans, posted to and accessible via the Internet and other publications.
June 1, 2006 – May 31, 2007
Year Three – Assessment process operational and enculturated.
Meeting Minutes
1. Introduction of committee members and introduction of AQIP and its processes by Tom Huguley, AQIP coordinator, to the entire committee.
2. Sue Merrell, team leader, reviewed the packet of materials distributed to each committee member including information about the three AQIP Action Projects, the Assessment Project Plan, the Annual Report to AQIP, Assessment website information, Collective Responsibility survey drafts, and CMT project plan.
3. Sue Merrell reviewed the performance targets for the Assessment Project. She indicated that we need to estimate any funds we’ll need for the next fiscal year by December 1st and get that information to Tom Huguley.
4. Discussion regarding current Assessment website: Sue Merrell and Teresa Prosser did an analysis of the current website over the summer and drafted ideas on how to organize an improved assessment website (handout presented to committee). Discussion about allowing people to enter the site based on what the person’s interest is (i.e. interested in learning more about assessment methodology? Click here.)
5. Discussion about assessment versus evaluation and how this pertains to the project and in the classroom: Assessment is formative in nature; evaluation is summative. Both can occur at individual, aggregate, and institutional levels. The key to assessment is using the information to see how improvements can be made, individually and/or institutionally. The Cecilia Lopez’ Levels of Assessment were distributed to the Learning Liaisons. The work of the Assessment Action Project team is intended to help move the institution to a Level III on the Lopez’ Levels.
6. Assessment surveys: Sue announced that IPR has prepared several assessment surveys to be distributed this fall, using Zoomerang where possible, to faculty, staff, and a representative sample of students. The goal is to see how well assessment is integrated into the culture at Sinclair.
7. Lori Zakel reported on General Education measurable outcomes: The outcomes are built into the CMT and have been approved by key stakeholders on campus. In winter and spring quarters of 2005, her team will work on identifying measurement instruments.
Homework:
· Joan Patten will compile a list of the Top 45 courses by division for the Learning Liaisons. See attached. At the next meeting we will discuss this.
· Rebecca Butler will draft the minutes and email to Sue Merrell.
· Sue Merrell will draft a task timeline for the project and distribute to team members. Will be distributed at the next meeting.
· All team members will think about their core areas of interest as the project proceeds (to enable a “divide and conquer” approach).
· All team members will review “Outcomes-Based Program Assessment” from Gloria Rogers.
· All team members will consider the feasibility of a common rubric development for the core assessment tasks built into CMT.
TOP 45 COURSES FOR FY 2003-04DIVISION / COURSE / COURSE TITLE
ALLIED HEALTH / ALH / ALH 103 / Intro to Health Care Delivery
ALH / ALH 104 / Allied Health Informatics
ALH / HIM 121 / Basic Medical Terms
BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES / BUS / BIS 160 / Intro Word, Powerpoint, Excel
BUS / ACC 111 / Principles of Accounting I
BUS / MAN 105 / Introduction to Business
BUS / ECO 201 / Principles of Economics I
BUS / MRK 201 / Marketing I
BUS / MAN 205 / Principles of Management
BUS / LAW 101 / Business Law I
BUS / ACC 112 / Principles of Accounting II
BUS / BIS 101 / PC Keyboarding
EXTENDED LEARNING & HUMAN SERVICES / ELHS / DEV 108 / Intro to Mathematics
ELHS / DEV 085 / Fundamentals of Arithmetic
ELHS / DEV 110 / Fundamentals of Composition
ELHS / DEV 065 / Fundamentals of Reading
ELHS / PED 106 / Weight Training
ELHS / DEV 075 / Fundamentals of English
ELHS / PED 142 / Beginning Pilates
ELHS / PED 154 / Aerobic Conditioning
FINE & PERFORMING ARTS / FPA / COM 206 / Interpersonal Communications
FPA / COM 211 / Effective Speaking I
FPA / ART 101 / Art Appreciation
LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES / LAS / ENG 111 / English Composition I
LAS / MAT 101 / Elementary Algebra
LAS / ENG 112 / English Composition II
LAS / PSY 121 / General Psychology I
LAS / SOC 111 / General Sociology I
LAS / MAT 102 / Intermediate Algebra
LAS / PSY 122 / General Psychology II
LAS / ENG 113 / English Composition III
LAS / PSY 119 / General Psychology
LAS / HIS 111 / West Civilization (0-1300)
LAS / CHE 120 / Introduction to Chemistry
LAS / BIO 107 / Human Biology
LAS / BIO 141 / Principles of Anat + Physiology
LAS / MAT 116 / College Algebra
LAS / SOC 145 / Comparing Cultures
LAS / PSY 208 / Life Span Human Development
LAS / HIS 112 / West Civilization (1300-1815)
LAS / HUM 125 / The Human Image
LAS / MAT 105 / Business Mathematics
LAS / HIS 101 / U.S. History (1607-1815)
LAS / ENG 131 / Business Communication I
LAS / HIS 113 / West Civilization (1815-pres)
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