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2014-2015 Overview Fall 2014 Review the Curriculum
November 3 Deadline Submit Recommendations for Curriculum Revision to
the Office of the Dean
Spring 2015 Revise the Curriculum March 2 Deadline
Submit Course Revisions and Proposals to the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee and Office of the Dean
Moving ForwardJSU Planning and Assessment Department
AY ‘15 Academic Assessment Presentation – PowerPoint @
http://www.jsums.edu/dpa/forms/
University Priorities (slide 5)
o Priority 1: Review and restructure academic programs. Departmental Missions (slide 13)
Student Learning Outcomes (slide 15)
o What do you want students to know, think, or do when they have completed the program?
3-5 SLO’so SLOs should be measurable
Reflect outcomes of the curriculum
University Guidelines General Graduation Requirement – 124 hours*
o General Education Requirement – 40-47 hours Foreign language requirement (6 hrs) may have been met
o Major Requirement – 30-39 hourso Concentration Requirement – 12-18 hourso Electives – any level if requirements for the course have been
met With a maximum of Gen Ed, Major, & Concentration hours,
20 hours remain for electives – Liberal Arts Education Benefit
*Justification required for any deviance (Sources: JSU 2013-2015 Catalog and Ms. Patricia
Sherriff-Taylor)
Fall 2014 Overview
Today
• Mission Statement
• SLOs for Majors
For Oct. 16
• Review Courses
• Share Findings
Due Nov. 3
• Submit Report / Proposal
Agenda for Today Each Department to Report (< 5 minutes)
o Mission Statemento Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) for Majors
Plan to Review the Catalog Identify faculty team Use SLOs to sort through courses 1 at a time Identify mechanism to help map courses
• Examples available, i.e., Bloom’s Taxonomy grid
Catalog Review Process
Consider Each Course
2013-2015 Catalog
Total Number of Courses
How many have been
taught in the past 4-5 years?
# Have Not
# Have
Have not: Do we need it?
If no, explain in 1-2
sentences.
If yes, does it need to be updated?
If yes, do we have
someone to teach it?
Have: Plot on Grid
What kind of grid?
Do we need more than one grid or
graph?
Plot Each Course on a Grid or
Graph
What kind do we need?
MAJOR Level 1Semester 1Junior
Level 2Semester 2
Level 3Semester 3 Senior
Level 4Semester 4
Capstone
SLO 1 Content **Skill ***
* **
SLO 2 * ****
* **
SLO 3 ******** **
**
SLO 4 **
**
Review Your Findings:
Any Clusters or Gaps?
If courses are clustered Are they similar in content? Is a skill being repeated rather than practiced and reinforced? Identify courses that may need
o Revised course descriptions – note 1-2-sentence rationale for eacho Revised SLOs – note 1-2-sentence rationale for eacho Might courses be taught online? – briefly note ideas
If a gap occurs What content may need to be covered? What skill may need to be introduced, practiced, or reinforced? Identify courses that may
o Move into the gap with revision – note 1-2-sentence rationaleo Need to be proposed – note 1-2-sentence rationaleo Require additional expertise – note 1-2-sentence rationaleo Might courses be taught online? – briefly note ideas
October 16th Meeting
Report Findings
1. Total Number of Courses _____o _____ Have Not Been Taughto _____ Have Been
2. Summarize Findings • Of those courses that have not been taught
o How many need to be deleted or updated? Require new expertise?
• Of those courses that have been taughto How many need to be revised? Briefly share why.o How many need to be developed?o How many could be taught online?o What faculty development opportunities may be needed?
CLA OverviewAdvising Form Standardized 2013
Art o Oct. 2012 – 124 hrs
Criminal Justice & Sociologyo Fall 2009 & July 2007 – 122 hrs
English & Modern Foreign Languages – 4 Concentrations o June 2007 – 124 hrs
History & Philosophyo Aug. 2007 – 122 hrs
Mass Communication – 3 Concentrationso June 2013 – 124 hrs
Military Science o not a major
Music – 8 Concentrationso Aug. 2007 – 121 hrs
Political Science – 1 Concentrationo Aug. 2012 – 124 hrs
Psychologyo July 2007 – 124 hrs
Speech Communication & Theatreo No date – 123 & 122 hrs
Review Your CatalogOne Course at a Time
Has it been taught in the last 4-5 years? Yes / Noo If No
Should we delete it? Yes / No If no, do we need to revise it? And, could it be taught by faculty in our
department? If no, do we need to consider hiring someone to teach it?
o If Yes – Plot Course on a Grid Example - Bloom’s Taxonomy Grid in Sept. handouts Do we need more than one grid or graph? One for content & one for skills? What helps you see how students achieve SLOs?
Review Your Findings: Note any Clusters &/or Gapso What course[s] need to be revised? Why? o What course[s] need to be developed? Why?o Do we need a new faculty line? Additional resources? Why?
Record decision about each course in a 1-2 sentence rationale
o Relate each rationale to an Overall SLO
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