SACS Reaffirmation
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Assessment : 2006 - 2007 : Educational Programs :
Family and Consumer Sciences BA (Interior Design)
4 Goals 8 Objectives 9 Indicators 9 Criteria 9 Findings 9 Actions
GOAL: Employer Satisfaction
| Objective | Employer Satisfaction With IND Intern | |
| The employers of Interior Design interns will be willing to hire the intern for an entry-level employment position within their company. Associated Goals: Employer Satisfaction |
| Indicator | Employer Satisfaction  The business supervisor evaluation form contains a question regarding the interior design intern's potential as an employee that will be extracted and reported as a percentage. |
| Criteria | Employer Satisfaction At least 70% of business supervisors of IND student interns will indicate that they would hire the intern if there was an employment postion available in their company. |
| Finding | Employer Satisfaction 80% of business supervisors of IND student interns indicated that they would hire the intern if they had an employement position available. |
| Indicator | Employer Satisfaction Rating Of IND Intern The business supervisor evaluation form for IND interns includes a supervisor's rating of the intern that will be extracted and averaged. |
| Criteria | Employer Satisfaction With IND Interns At least 80% of business supervisors of IND interns would rate the intern''s work performance a 3.5 or higher on a 5.0 scale. |
| Finding | Employer Satisfaction With IND Interns 60% of business supervisors rated the IND intern 3.5 or higher. The average score given by business supervisors was 4.0/5.0. |
Actions for Objective:
| Action | Employer Satisfaction Maintain graduating IND students that meet employer expectation for entry-level position in the field of interior design. |
| Action | Employer Satisfaction With IND Interns Enhance the rigor of the current program with information on employer expectations, the most current interior resource information, and new software for drafting and illustrating. |
GOAL: Interior Design Program Accreditation
| Objective | Progress Toward IND Accreditation | |
| The program will make progress toward IND accreditation. Associated Goals: Interior Design Program Accreditation |
| Indicator | Progress Toward IND Accreditation Curriculum changes will be made in keeping with program needs for accreditation. |
| Criteria | Progression toward IND Accreditation 100% of needed interior design curriculum changes will be proposed and approved. |
| Finding | Progress toward IND Accreditation 100% of curriculum changes for the IND program have been sumitted to the college level curriculum commitee. Approval is pending. |
Actions for Objective:
| Action | Progress toward IND Accreditation Curriculum changes have been submitted and are waiting approval. Junior level studio courses have been developed and offered through an upper level independent study course number. |
GOAL: Student Knowledge And Skills
| Objective | Knowledge And Skills | |
| The interior design student who graduates will demostrate the knowledge and skills necessary for entry-level positions in the interior design profession. Associated Goals: Student Knowledge And Skills |
| Indicator | Interior Design Knowledge And Skills The program Exit Survey for interior design majors includes a section that test the retention of course material. It is evaluated as a high pass, pass and low pass. |
| Criteria | Interior Design Knowledge and Skills At least 80% of interior design students who complete the IND program Exit Survey will score a Pass or High Pass. |
| Finding | Interior Design Knowledge and Skills 100% of interior design students who completed the program''s Exit survey scored a Pass. The average score was 80%. |
Actions for Objective:
| Action | Interior Design Knowledge and Skills Continue to provide the interior design students with learning opportunities that lead to high retention of course materials. |
GOAL: Student Satisfaction
| Objective | Building/Facilities | |
| The AB2 building and facilities used by the interior design student will be regarded as satisfactory. Associated Goals: Student Satisfaction |
| Indicator | Building/Facility The program Exit Survey data that includes rating of this dimension will be extracted and averaged. |
| Criteria | Building Facilities At least 80% of graduating interior design students will rate this dimension of the department with an average score of 3.0/4.0. |
| Finding | Building/Facilities 50% of graduating interior design students indicated their satisfaction with the building and facilities in AB2 at a 3.0/4.0 or higher. The average score however was 2.5/4.0 was indicated by the interior design students. |
Actions for Objective:
| Action | Building/Facilities Enhance the interior design studio space (Room 315) with computer/drafting tables to increase quality of facilities to meet the student expectation. Continue to maintain other parts of the building and facilities that meet the expectations of the students. |
GOAL: Student Satisfaction
| Objective | Faculty | |
| The Department of Family and Consumer Sciences will employ faculty who are viewed as satifactory by interior design students. Associated Goals: Student Satisfaction |
| Indicator | Faculty The Program Exit Survey data that includes rating of faculty will be extracted and averaged. |
| Criteria | Faculty At least 80% of graduating interior design students will rate this dimension of the department with an average score of 3.0/4.0. |
| Finding | Faculty 100% of interior design graduating students rated the faculty 3.0/4.0. The average score of all interior design students was 3.0/4.0. |
Actions for Objective:
| Action | Faculty Continue to provide professional, high-quality instructional service to interior design students. |
GOAL: Student Satisfaction
| Objective | Networking Opportunties | |
| The interior design program will provide students networking opportunitues with interior desgin professional that will be regarded as satifactory. Associated Goals: Student Satisfaction |
| Indicator | Networking Opportunitues The program Exit Survey data that includes ratings of this dimension will be extracted and averaged. |
| Criteria | Networking Opportunties At least 80% of graduating interior design students will rate this dimension of the department with an average score of 3.0/4.0. |
| Finding | Networking Opprtunitues 100% of graduating interior design students rated they were satisfied with their networking opportunitues with a score of 3.0/4.0 or higher. The average score was a 3.2/4.0. |
Actions for Objective:
| Action | Networking Opportunities Continue to provide a broad range of networking opportunities for students. |
GOAL: Student Satisfaction
| Objective | Professional Organzations | |
| The interior design program will provide the student professional organizations, American Society for Interior Designers and Kappa Omicron Nu, that will be viewed as satisfactory for professional growth. Associated Goals: Student Satisfaction |
| Indicator | Professional Organizations The program's Exit Survey data that includes rating of this dimension witll be extracted and averaged. |
| Criteria | Professional Organizations At least 80% of graduating interior design students will indicate a satifaction with the program''s professional organization with a score of 3.0/4.0. |
| Finding | Professional Organizations 100% of graduating interior design students indicated they were satisfied with a rating of 3.0/4.0 for the program''s professional organization. The average score was 3.0/4.0. |
Actions for Objective:
| Action | Professional Organizations Continue to provide students with appropiate opportunities for partipation in professional organizations. |
GOAL: Student Satisfaction
| Objective | Program Content For IND Majors | |
| The interior design program will provide the student a program of curriculum which will be viewed as satisfactory. Associated Goals: Student Satisfaction |
| Indicator | Program Content For IND Majors The program's Exit Survey data that includes rating of this dimension will be extracted and averaged. |
| Criteria | Program Content for IND Majors At least 80% of graduating interior design students will rate the interior design program content with as satisfactory with an average score of 3.0/4.0. |
| Finding | Program Content for IND Majors 100% of graduating interior design students rated the interior design program as satisfactory or above with an average score of 3.2/4.0. |
Actions for Objective:
| Action | Program Content for IND Majors Continue to provide rigorous, relevant and current content for interior design. Continue to enhance the interior design curriculum with new technology and software. |