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Fall 2010 Program Quality Improvement Report 2009-2010

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Cameron UniversityAdult and Continuing Education

Associate of Science IDS

CIP Code: 250102Program Code: 365

Overview of Program andProposed Assessment Plan

• A.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies Purpose: Designed to serve active duty military personnel and goal directed students whose educational needs are not met by one of the University's structured majors.

• A degree plan, consistent with the individual's stated goals, is designed for each student admitted to the program


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Overview, cont.

• A minimum of 12 semester hours must be completed after admission to the program

• 12 hours must be completed with CU


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Degree Requirements:

• GENERAL EDUCATION - 37 hours• CONCENTRATION – 21-23 hours

Courses selected from two disciplines which in their aggregate comprise a rational combination of skills and concepts.

• ELECTIVES – to total 60 hours


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Overview, cont.

Graduation Requirements

• Meets Interdisciplinary Studies program requirements • Minimum 60 credit hours completed • Completed 12 or more hours since program admission • Complete Graduation Application in Registrar's Office

(Semester prior to graduation semester) • Minimum 2.0 GPA


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Assessment Challenges

• No dedicated faculty for IDS• All programs on campus qualify for

concentrations• No faculty groups have been tasked with

assessment for this program• ACE does not have academic standing or

faculty • BUT, a suggested assessment plan

follows


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Assessment Plan Proposal

• Identify the primary groups of concentration for IDS majors– Military Science– Business– Psychology

• Request formation of an IDS Council to collect and assess data and develop PQIRs annually (Faculty Senate)


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• Identify key student learning outcomes from General Education and each of the primary concentrations for purposes of assessment of IDS

• Identify specific courses in the concentrations that have the highest frequency of enrollment by IDS majors

• Identify specific assessment measures that correlate to identified outcomes to be used consistently in each of the courses described above for trending purposes


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Assessment Plan Proposal, cont.

• Consider developing a 1 – 3 hour IDS capstone course as a required part of the IDS curriculum– Include multiple faculty – Include multiple measures of performance

against identified learning outcomes– Identify similar programs nationwide for

benchmarking purposes


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• Possible Multiple Measures– Capstone project for at least one

concentration– Locally developed or nationally developed

standardized exam– Writing exercise– Communication exercise– Critical thinking exercise– Other?


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• Military Science• Demonstrate leadership potential• Act ethically and morally • • Psychology• Demonstrate knowledge in research methods.• Application of knowledge in research methods.• • Business• Graduates demonstrate critical business skills and competencies

required for effective decision making in modern business.• Graduates demonstrate proficiency in computers and business

software required in modern business.


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Examples of PossibleStudent-Learning Outcomes

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