Assessment : 2012 - 2013 : Educational Programs :
General Studies BGS
2 Goals 2 Objectives 2 Indicators 2 Criteria 2 Findings 2 Actions
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GOAL: Develop Professional Skills
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Objective
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Professional Career Skills
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Students who complete UNIV 4301, the BGS capstone course, will demonstrate at least average professional career skills.
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Indicator
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A common rubric is used to judge the form, format, and writing techniques of the resume and cover letter students complete in collaboration with SHSU Career Services.
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At Least 75% On Professional Career Documents
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Students are expected to score at least 75% on the rubric judging the professional career documents.
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A total of ten students were enrolled in UNIV 4301 - Capstone Course for 2012-2013. Eight of ten students scored 75 percent or greater in demonstrating average professional career skills.
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Actions for Objective:
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Since the BGS is a new degree program and the sample size for the criterion is still quite small, no action changes will be made for the 2013-2014 review period. As the program grows, more representative findings will be used to evaluate and revise this criterion.
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GOAL: Integration Of Concepts And Content Related To Academic Minors
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Objective
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Capstone Integrated Paper
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Students completing UNIV 4301 will demonstrate critical thinking and writing skills by writing a paper integrating content and concepts from at least two of the three minors.
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Indicator
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Score Rubric For Integrated Paper
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A common rubric will be used to score the integrated paper stressing the ability to write an paper integrating concepts and content for at least two of the three academic minors.
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75% Score On Integrated Paper
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Students will be expected to score 45 out of 60 points, or 75%, on the integrated minor paper.
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2012-2013 Integrated Paper Findings
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A total of ten students were enrolled in UNIV 4301 - Capstone Course for 2012-2013. Eight of ten students scored 45 (or more) out of a possible 60 points on the integrated minor paper.
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Actions for Objective:
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2012-2013 Integrative Paper Action
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Since the BGS is a new degree program and the sample size for the criterion is still quite small, no action changes will be made for the 2013-2014 review period. As the program grows, more representative findings will be used to evaluate and revise this criterion.
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Previous Cycle's "Plan for Continuous Improvement"
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Since the BGS program is new and small to date, we had no students enrolled in the common capstone course, UNIV 4301, during 2011-2012. However, we are expecting at least three students to be enrolled and graduate during 2012-2013.
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Update on Previous Cycle's "Plan for Continuous Improvement"
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Since the BGS program is still a very small program, only ten students were enrolled for UNIV 4301 during 2012-2013. Program growth in anticipated for the 2013-2014 academic year. As the program grows, a more representative sample will be available for the development of a continuous improvement plan.
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Plan for Continuous Improvement
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Since the BGS program is still a very small program, only ten students were enrolled for UNIV 4301 during 2012-2013. Program growth in anticipated for the 2013-2014 academic year. As the program grows, a more representative sample will be available for the development of a continuous improvement plan.
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