Program and Course Assessment

The Learning Outcomes Assessment Office can set up a variety of surveys to assess any course or program

Course Assessment

Employers surveys: Gauge how your graduates are doing in the real world. Results can identify any curricular gaps that are in demand from employers
Graduate surveys: Hear from your former students regarding which areas they feel strong in and which areas they would have liked had more practice in before entering the workforce
Exit surveys: Learn what the upcoming grads feel prepared for. Understand what equipment may need updating.
Course surveys: Learn what works and what doesn't’t for your students.

The results are yours and yours alone. LOA does not share data with anyone but the requester of the surveys.

Click here for sample survey questions

Program Assessment

In fall 2016 we moved from TK20 to Blackboard Outcomes.
It is an easy to use tool for assessing artifacts. If you use Blackboard to collect assignments, it’s just a few clicks to align to an outcome for assessment.

Simply create your assignment in your Blackboard course, align it to an outcome, and let LOA set up an assessment session for you and your faculty to evaluate your students work.
We have instructions ready to send and can come to your campus for a training session.

Your program learning outcomes have already been built into Blackboard. Simply send your rubrics and we can set up assessments for next semester.

Click here to view a sample assessment plan

Please contact the Learning Outcomes Assessment office to learn more!

Already have an assessment plan?

Click here to view a copy or update your Assessment Plan

What to consider when creating or reviewing your plan:

Program or Course Learning Outcomes:
Are they still accurate? Are they measurable? Contact the Assessment office for a link or copy of your Program or Course Learning Outcomes.

Assessment Tools:
What are you using to assess your outcomes? Surveys? Labs? Assignments? Specific courses and assignments must be listed.

Assessment Cycle:
When do you assess a tool? Once a year? Once a semester? 9 months after graduation?

Benchmarks:
What level of success do you want to achieve in your assessments? 90% satisfaction? 80% get a B or above? 75% pass on the first attempt?

Data Results:
What were the results of your assessments?

Action Plan:
What actions will you take to achieve your goal if your results are lower than your desired benchmark?