BACHLEOR OF SCIENCE, SPORT ADMINISTRATION 2015-2016

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES AND ACHIEVEMENT DATA

Outcome One – CPC Content Areas

Program Learning Goal: Provide a core curriculum that allows students to acquire knowledge in specific core content areas, such as history of sport, sociology, ethical/legal issues, marketing, finance, and management theory.

Student
Learning
Outcome / Student Learning Outcome Tool & Benchmark / Findings:
Total Observed / Assessment Results
Demonstrate an understanding of the subject matter for Sport Administration that reflects a variety of concepts from history, sociology, ethical legal issues, marketing, finance and management theory. / Content knowledge exam (direct) Acceptable target is 70% of graduating seniors will score 70% or better
Ideal target is 80% of graduating seniors will score 70% or better
Perception of knowledge of subject matter (indirect – exit survey)
Acceptable target is an average score for each content area will be 3.0 or greater.
Ideal target is an average score for each content area will be 3.5 or greater on a 1-5 scale. / Ninety-one (91) students enrolled in KIN 4513 took the test in Fall, 2015 and thirty-five (35) students in the Spring, 2016. The class mean in the fall, 2015 was 65.13% and in the spring, 2016 was 64.48%.
The percentage of students who scored 60% or higher are 72.2% and percentage of students who scored 70% or higher on the content knowledge test for 2015-16 are 41.3%.
N=77
Average student rating for the student perception of knowledge of subject matter was 4.31. / Acceptable target: Not Met
Ideal target: Approaching
Acceptable target:
Exceeded
Ideal target:
Exceeded

OutcomeTwo – Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills Component

Program Learning Goal: Facilitate the development of critical thinking and problem solving skills throughout the curriculum.

Student
Learning
Outcomes / Student Learning Outcome Tool & Benchmark / Findings:
Total Observed / Assessment Results
Demonstrate an understanding of sport administration that is needed to apply critical thinking skills, identify problems and make sound decisions in practical settings in the sport industry. / Internship Supervisor Evaluation (indirect)
Acceptable target is 70% of students will be rated as acceptable (2) or better on a 3-point scale.
Ideal target is 80% of students will be rated as acceptable (2) or better on a 3-point scale.
Perception of level of preparation or future plans (indirect – exit survey)
Acceptable target is 70% of students will perceive being well prepared (4) or better on a 1-5 scale.
Ideal target is 80% of students will perceive being well prepared (4) or better on a 1-5 scale. / N=81
71 students were rated as exemplary (3).
10 students were rated as acceptable (2).
0 students were rated as unacceptable (1).
100% of students engaged in the internship were rated as acceptable or above by their supervisor.
N=79
Generally, the students feel prepared for the next level of education or career field - a total of 84.8% of the students surveyed perceived being well prepared or better. / Acceptable target:
Exceeded
Ideal target:
Exceeded
Acceptable target:
Exceeded
Ideal target:
Exceeded

Outcome Three – Communication

Program Learning Goal: Facilitate the development of interpersonal, written and oral communication skills with individuals and groups throughout the curriculum.

Student
Learning
Outcomes / Student Learning Outcome Tool & Benchmark / Findings:
Total Observed / Assessment Results
Use interpersonal communication skills with individuals and groups; disseminate information in a variety of oral, written, technological and electronic formats to diverse populations such as clients, employees and managers. / Writing Samples (direct)
Acceptable target is 70% of students will score acceptable (2) or exemplary (3) in written communication
Ideal target is 80% of students will score acceptable (2) or exemplary (3) in written communication.
Oral Presentations (direct)
Acceptable target is 70% of students will score acceptable (2) or exemplary (3) in oral communication.
Ideal target is 80% of students will score acceptable (2) or exemplary (3) in written communication.
Perception of ability to effectively communicate in written and oral modes (indirect – exit survey)
Acceptable target is an average rating of all students who complete the survey will be 3.0 or higher on a 1-5 scale.
Ideal target is an average rating of all students who completes the survey will be 3.5 or higher on a 1-5 scale. / N=15
It was found that 80% of the students sampled scored a “2” or better on three of the four criterion with the "sources and evidence" criterion being below that target. On this criterion 70% of the students sampled scored a “2” or better which is approaching the target.
Oral presentation data was collected from 67 students. 65/67 students scored a 2 or better on each of the criteria in the rubric.
N=79
Average= 4.21
Average scores indicate student ratings of how the undergraduate Sport Administration experiences prepare the student for this learning outcome. The ratings are based on a 5-point scale (5=exemplary 4=significantly helpful, 3=helpful, 2=somewhat helpful, 1= not helpful).
/ Acceptable target:
Exceeded
Ideal target:
Approaching
Acceptable target:
Exceeded
Ideal target:
Exceeded
Acceptable target:
Exceeded
Ideal target:
Exceeded

Outcome Four – Research Component

Program Learning Goal: Develop abilities to understand and apply research throughout the curriculum.

Student
Learning
Outcomes / Student Learning Outcome Tool & Benchmark / Findings:
Total Observed / Assessment Results
To understand, interpret, critique and apply research to improve practice in the chosen field. / Student artifact (direct)
Acceptable target is 70% of students will score acceptable (2) or exemplary (3) using a 3-point scale rubric.
Ideal target is 80% of students will score acceptable (2) or exemplary (3) using the 3-point scale rubric.
Perception of ability to apply research (indirect – exit survey)
Acceptable target is an average rating of all students who complete the survey will be 3.0 or higher on a 1-5 scale.
Ideal target is an average rating of all students who completes the survey will be 3.5 or higher on a 1-5 scale. / N=15
It was found that 80% of the students sampled scored a “2” or better on three of the four criterion with the "conclusions" criterion being below that target. On this criterion 70% of the students sampled scored a “2” or better which is approaching the target.
N=78
Student's ratings of their ability to apply current research findings to their chosen field. (average = 3.89) / Acceptable target:
Exceeded
Ideal target:
Approaching
Acceptable target:
Exceeded
Ideal target:
Exceeded