Tempris Daniels- ePortfolio Research and Assessment Competence Reflection FormThe artifact I chose to represent my research and assessment competency is my program Evaluation for The Loyola Experience: Year Two paper. I worked in conjunction with another graduate student in the higher education program, Caroline Chalker. This was a semester long project where we had the opportunity to work with multiple Loyola staff members including: Terri Thomas, the Director of Student Academic Success, Shannon Howes, the Director of Leadership Development, Sarah Syversen, the Assistant Director of Second-Year Advising, and Michael Beazley, Ph.D., the Director of Assessment in the Division of Student Development. Caroline and I researched and created a assessment plan of the Loyola Experience: Year Two where we provide research around the history of the program, the purpose of our evaluation, and the rationale for using quantitative and qualitative assessments. This assignment challenged us to think about how we could assess the program in both ways as well as the benefits to completing a mixed methods assessment. Additionally, we were challenged to think about what instruments and statistical analysis best represented our findings in the evaluation. This artifact articulates the amount of thought and reasoning behind our approach as well as limitations that could occur throughout the study. In addition, in order to assess our research in best practices, we looked at the different steps needed to take by creating a timeline and making a budget. This project helped Caroline and I work as a team to collaborate in a way that is cohesive where two voices blended. I found this project very developmental because it was a semester long endeavor. Being able to watch our paper grow starting with a logic model to surveys and focus group protocols shows the initiative we took to stay disciplined and motivated. In addition, we made use of technology when thinking about how students may best respond to our surveys and additional request. In the end, we had the opportunity to distribute our paper to the Loyola assessment team.