Institutional Learning Outcome Assessments

Assessment Plan and Reports

The college will assess its ILOs in a four-year cycle:

     1.   Communication and Comprehension (Fall 2010)

1. • Summary Report

   • Institutional Research Data Report

      2.   Critical, Creative, and Analytical Thinking (Spring 2011)

• • Institutional Research Data Report

  • "Core Competency and You" newsletter

  • Break-Out Session Presentation - FlexDay Fall2011

      3.   Professional and Personal Growth (Spring 2012)

• • Institutional Research Data Report

       4.   Community and Collaboration (Fall 2012)

       5.   Information and Technology Literacy (Spring 2013)

       6.   Content Knowledge (Fall 2013)

ILO Alignment

During Spring Flex Day 2010, the college faculty mapped their courses and programs to the College's institutional learning outcomes (ILOs). Using a scale of 1-4 (1=least important and 4=very important) faculty were asked to rate how strongly each ILO was related to each of the program's courses. By doing this, the College has been able to assess the first three ILOs by focusing on courses that are very important to the institutional learning outcome.

The completed alignments are below organized by division.

• Behavior Social Sciences (American Studies, Anthropology, Child Development, Economics, Education/Liberal Studies, Ethnic Studies, Global Studies, History, Human Development, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Women's Studies)
• Business (Business, Computer Information System, Law, Real Estate)
• Fine Arts (Art, Communication Studies, Dance, Film Video, Music, Photography, Theater)
• Health Science and Athletics (Kinesiology Athletics, Kinesiology Fitness/Wellness, Kinesiology Theory, Nursing, Radiological Technology, Recreation, Respiratory Care, SRC/Adapted Physical Education, Sign Language/Interpreter Training)
• Humanities (Academic Strategies, English, ESL, Foreign Language, Journalism)
• Industry and Technology (Administration of Justice, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, Architecture, Auto Collision Repair/Painting, Automation, Robotics, and Manufacturing, Automotive Technology, Computer Aided Design/Drafting, Construction Technology, Cosmetology, Electronics and Computer Hardware Technology, Fashion, Fire and Emergency Technology, Welding)
• Mathematical Sciences (Math, Computer Science, Pre-Engineering)
• Natural Sciences (Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Health Sciences, Horticulture, Physics)