Academic Assessment BS in Information Technology BS in Applied Science – Information Technology Concentration Thursday, October 1, 2015 – Room A205A Bonnie Jones, Ph.D. Assistant Vice President for Institutional Research & Effectiveness 1

IT Faculty Assessment Resources USF Sarasota-Manatee > Institutional Research & Effectiveness >Assessment > Academic Assessment > Information Technology Faculty – Assessment Resources USF Sarasota-Manatee > Institutional Research & Effectiveness >Assessment > Academic Assessment > Information Technology Faculty – Assessment Resources usfsm.edu/ir/it 2

Culture of Assessment: Goal of Continuous Improvement SACSCOC: Regional Accreditor NCATE: College of Education Accreditor Florida Board of Governors IT Program Review External Reviewer ABET Accreditation for IT? No date yet established on BOG status report. 3

Student Learning Outcomes The Florida Board of Governors (BOG) requires learning outcomes assessment (termed Academic Learning Compacts or ALCs) at the undergraduate level as detailed in BOG Regulation Internally, USF System Policy supports the BOG mandate by requiring ALCs for all undergraduate academic programs. BOG Regulation 8.016USF System Policy knowledge and skill areas: content, communication, critical thinking 4

Annual Assessment Cycle Timeline Fall/Spring Submission of Data by Faculty: Faculty submit to IR student learning outcome data gathered as described in the Means/ Methods of Assessment portion of their annual assessment plan. Summer Samples Selected/Scores Calculated: IR prepares clean samples of student work and renders them anonymous with the removal of any personal identifiers. Sample size is representative of the quantity of work submitted. IR selects samples randomly. IR forwards scoring rubrics and the samples to faculty raters for scoring. IR tracks data, such as embedded test scores, on spreadsheets and adds them to the assessment report for comparison to previous year results. Late Summer Preparation for Faculty Review: IR records rubric scores onto spreadsheets along with calculated statistics (e.g. means) for review by faculty. Early Fall Assessment Review: Faculty meet to review results of assessment cycle reports. Faculty comment and record initiatives. College’s dean reviews and comments on degree program’s results/plans. 5

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7 ACADEMIC PROGRAM: [Program Listed Here]CIP Code: XX.XXXX Student Learning Outcomes Means of Assessing Outcome TargetAssessment Results 1. Student Learning Outcomes identified on page 1 are listed here. V. Assessment Results from Cycle

8 VI. Current Cycle Analysis of Results and Planned Changes 1.Student Learning Outcome 1, etc. Faculty discussion recorded for each Student Learning Outcome Faculty Comments: Curricula Changes: Changes to the Assessment Process: VII. Summary of Program Improvement Initiatives to be pursued in the coming academic year VIII.Dean’s Response

IR Assessment Website research/assessment/academic-assessment/ research/assessment/academic-assessment/ 9 DegreeCIP CodeYr Est Plan Report Report BS in Information Technology /2011PDF BSAS in Information Technology /2011 PDF

Assessment Activities: Both Degrees - BSIT, BSAS in IT By November 2, 2015 – Extension 1.Finalize Assessment Report 2.Review Mission 3.Review Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs or ALCs) – based on ABET? 4.Determine Means of Assessing Outcomes 5.Submit Assessment Plan Fall 2015/Spring 2016: Collect Student Outcome Data from tests, projects, surveys, etc. Summer 2016: Score student work; IR adds data to tables Fall 2016: Review student outcome data and finalize assessment report. Cycle starts again with new assessment plan for