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Moving from Moving from

ProgramProgram Assessment Assessment to to

Core CurriculumCore Curriculum AssessmentAssessment

Vicky L. Putman, Ph.D.Vicky L. Putman, Ph.D.

Collin CollegeCollin CollegeTAIR 2008TAIR 2008

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Background on Collin CollegeBackground on Collin College

2 year college in Collin County2 year college in Collin County

Fall 2007 credit headcount = 20,143Fall 2007 credit headcount = 20,143

Spring 2008 credit headcount = Spring 2008 credit headcount = 19,27319,273

Multi-campus district, steady growthMulti-campus district, steady growth

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Previous Assessment ProcessPrevious Assessment Process

Academic programs assessed Academic programs assessed separatelyseparately strategic plan, personnel, budgetstrategic plan, personnel, budget action plan action plan internal and external reviewinternal and external review

Needed to make process more Needed to make process more relevant and streamlinedrelevant and streamlined

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Switch to Assessing CoreSwitch to Assessing Core

Re-alignment of administratorsRe-alignment of administrators

“ “Departments” and “Divisions” Departments” and “Divisions” became hard to define with growth of became hard to define with growth of the collegethe college

Student Learning Outcomes and Student Learning Outcomes and WEAVEonline WEAVEonline

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Assessment GroupAssessment Group

Faculty members selected by Faculty members selected by Vice-President/Provosts and Vice-President/Provosts and DeansDeans

Representative of core Representative of core disciplinesdisciplines

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Course Specific Section Course Specific Section

Enrollment and Completion Enrollment and Completion

Course Success RatesCourse Success Rates

Course Objectives and Course Objectives and Measurement of Student Measurement of Student Learning Outcomes Learning Outcomes

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Core Area SectionCore Area Section

Enrollment and Completion PatternsEnrollment and Completion Patterns Course Success PatternsCourse Success Patterns

Basic Competencies and Exemplary Basic Competencies and Exemplary Learning ObjectivesLearning Objectives

Compare Core AreasCompare Core Areas

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Cohort Analysis SectionCohort Analysis Section

PersistencePersistence

Graduation and Core Completion Graduation and Core Completion

Transfer DataTransfer Data

Community College Learning Community College Learning Assessment (CCLA) DataAssessment (CCLA) Data

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SACS Core Requirements & SACS Core Requirements & Comprehensive Standards Comprehensive Standards

((Related to Core Curriculum)Related to Core Curriculum)

Answers to Previous Sections as ContextAnswers to Previous Sections as Context

Group Discussion of StandardsGroup Discussion of Standards

Continuous Reflection on SACS ConceptsContinuous Reflection on SACS Concepts

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Strategic PlanningStrategic Planning

Assessment Group Creates Assessment Group Creates Recommendations and Innovations to Recommendations and Innovations to Strengthen Collin’s Core Curriculum Strengthen Collin’s Core Curriculum

Connect with College’s Goals & Connect with College’s Goals & ObjectivesObjectives Measurement of Results for Milestones Measurement of Results for Milestones Part of College’s Process for Reporting Part of College’s Process for Reporting

on Strategic Plan Statuson Strategic Plan Status

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Status at CollinStatus at Collin

Finishing WEAVEonline setup of Finishing WEAVEonline setup of course and program hierarchycourse and program hierarchy

Creating connections from Creating connections from student learning outcomes to student learning outcomes to assessment questionsassessment questions

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Next Assessment ChangesNext Assessment Changes

Workforce Education programs Workforce Education programs

Administrative & Support Administrative & Support Services departmentsServices departments

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Any questions or comments?Any questions or comments?

Thank you for attending!Thank you for attending!

Vicky PutmanVicky Putman

Collin CollegeCollin College

VPutman@ccccd.eduVPutman@ccccd.edu

972-377-1058 (Office)972-377-1058 (Office)