Workshop

During spring, 2001, department chairs from across campus participated in a series of four classes devoted to outcomes assessment. These classes were based upon James Nichols' 1995 text, Departmental Guide and Record Book for Student Outcomes Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness. The purpose was to provide chairs with a step-by-step guide for developing departmental mission statements through identifying specific objectives to meet the department's mission. Classes involved discussion and small group work. PowerPoint presentations from all four classes are available at the end of this page.

In the spring of 2005, a workshop was presented by Dr. Donald Whitaker from Ball State University, as part of the Chairs' Workshop Series. Dr. Whitaker is the Executive Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Professor of Mathematical Sciences at Ball State University. He coordinates university academic assessment efforts and institutional research activities. He also assists departments in refining their assessment plans by establishing goals, selecting appropriate assessment techniques, developing time frames for assessment activities, and creating a process for using the results.

Power Point presentation from Spring 2001:

Class One: Assessment as a Deductive Process

• What is assessment?
• Assessment planning
• Departments chairs's role
• Step 1: Developing your department's mission

Class Two: Identifying Student Learning Outcomes

• What are student outcomes?
• What is the nature of student outcomes?
• Outcomes as result rather than process

Class Three: Measuring Student Learning Outcomes

• Measuring acquisition of knowledge, skills and abilities
• Types of measurements

Class Four: Summary and Future Directions

• Review
• Summary
• Discussion and Implementation

 

 

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