SACS Reaffirmation
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Assessment : 2007 - 2008 : Educational Programs :
Family and Consumer Sciences BA (Fashion Merchandising)
3 Goals 8 Objectives 8 Indicators 8 Criteria 8 Findings 8 Actions
GOAL: Employer Satisfaction
| Objective | Employer Rating | |
| Employers will rate fashion merchandising interns as "above average" or higher on the business supervisor evaluation forms. Associated Goals: Employer Satisfaction |
| Indicator | Evaluation Rating Data The supervisor evaluation form for fashion merchandising interns includes a supervisor rating of the intern that will be extracted and reported as a percentage. |
| Criteria | Evaluation Rating Data 80% of business supervisors of fashion merchandising interns would give the intern a rating of 3.5 or higher on a 5.0 scale. |
| Finding | Employer Satisfaction with FCS Interns 100% of business supervisors of program graduates from 2007-2008 rated interns 4.0 or higher on a 5.0 scale. |
Actions for Objective:
| Action | Employer Satisfaction Employer ratings of student interns who graduated during the 2007-2008 year were high (4.0, 4.5, and 5.0 on a 5.0 scale) indicating that the overall program is very sound and that no major changes in the program are recommended. |
GOAL: Employer Satisfaction
| Objective | Employer Satisfaction With FMD Interns | |
| Employers of Fashion Merchandising interns will view them as worthy of recruitment for entry-level management employment in their companies. Associated Goals: Employer Satisfaction |
| Indicator | Evaluation Data The supervisor evaluation form contains a question regarding the intern's potential as an employee of the business that will be extracted and reported as a percentage. |
| Criteria | Evaluation Data 70% of business supervisors of fashion merchandising interns will indicate that they would hire the intern given the availability of a suitable entry-level management position in the company. |
| Finding | Employer Satisfaction 100% of business supervisors of these students as interns indicated that they would hire the program graduate given the availability of a suitable entry-level management position in the company. |
Actions for Objective:
| Action | Employer Satisfaction With FCS Interns 100% of employers recommended hiring or made entry-level management positions offers to interns/program graduates for 2007-2008 meaning that the graduates were well-prepared work in fashion merchandising. No further action is required in this regard. |
GOAL: Student Knowledge Of Content Area
| Objective | Knowledge And Skills | |
| Students graduating from the fashion merchandising program will demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary for entry-level management in fashion retailing/merchndising positions. Associated Goals: Student Knowledge Of Content Area |
| Indicator | Survey Data  The exit survey for fashion merchandising majors includes a section that tests retention of course material and a case study that applies directly to retail apparel merchandising; it is graded on a pass/fail basis. |
| Criteria | Survey Data 80% of students who complete the fashion merchandising program''s Exit Survey will score of a grade of Pass or High Pass according to the standardized grading rubric. |
| Finding | Knowledge and Skills 67% of program graduates for 2007-2008 scored a grade of Pass or High Pass on the fashion merchandising program''s Exit Survey according to the standardized grading rubric. |
Actions for Objective:
| Action | Knowledge and Skills Faculty in the fashion merchandising program will review the exam to determine whether the content is appropriate (i.e, reflective of content in the curriculum). A further change could be a revamp of the Exit Survey. Other factors (employer ratings, e.g.) indicate that course content is thorough and appropriate. |
GOAL: Student Satisfaction
| Objective | Building Facilities | |
| The faculty and staff will provide a department viewed by the students as satisfactory in regard to the building facilities. Associated Goals: Student Satisfaction |
| Indicator | Survey Data - Building Exit Survey data that includes a rating of the facility will be extracted and analyzed. |
| Criteria | Student rating score - building 80% of graduating seniors will rate the facility used by the department with a score of 3.0 or greater on a 4.0 scale. |
| Finding | Building/Facilities 67% of program graduates for 2007-2008 rated the building and facilities for the program at least 3 on a 4.0 scale. |
Actions for Objective:
| Action | Building/Facilities Two out of three program graduates for the BA in the 2007-2008 academic year rated the building/facilities 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, and the other student rated the building 1.0 on a 4.0 scale. Faculty will contact the one student with the low rating in order to ascertain her concerns regarding the building/facilities. |
GOAL: Student Satisfaction
| Objective | Faculty | |
| The faculty will provide a department viewed by the students as satisfactory in regard to the
faculty. Associated Goals: Student Satisfaction |
| Indicator | Survey Data - Faculty Exit survey data that includes a rating of the faculty in the program will be extracted and analyzed. |
| Criteria | Student rating score - faculty 80% of graduating seniors will rate the faculty in the program with a score of 3.0 or greater on a 4.0 scale. |
| Finding | Survey Data - Faculty 100% of program graduates for 2007-2008 rated the faculty in the fashion merchandising program at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. |
Actions for Objective:
| Action | Faculty No major change in faculty is needed based on this survey data feedback. (Minor change in one adjunct teaching in the program occurred due to a change in availability of instructors.) |
GOAL: Student Satisfaction
| Objective | Opportunities For Networking | |
| The faculty will provide a department viewed by the students as satisfactory in regard to opportunities for networking.
Associated Goals: Student Satisfaction |
| Indicator | Survey Data - Networking Exit survey data that includes a rating of the opportunities for networking provided to the student will be extracted and analyzed. |
| Criteria | Student rating score - networking 80% of graduating seniors will rate the opportunities for networking with a score of 3.0 or greater on a 4.0 |
| Finding | Opportunities for Networking 33% of graduates for the 2007-2008 academic year rated opportunities for networking 3.0 or greater on a 4.0 scale. |
Actions for Objective:
| Action | Opportunities for Networking Faculty in program will make a more concerted effort to direct students toward networking opportunities, including career fairs, career days, and guest speakers. Dr. White and Dr. Griggs will work on this. |
GOAL: Student Satisfaction
| Objective | Professional Organizations | |
| The faculty will provide a department viewed by the students as satisfactory in regard to professional organizations. Associated Goals: Student Satisfaction |
| Indicator | Survey Data - Professional Organizations Exit survey data that includes a rating of the professional organizations will be extracted and analyzed. |
| Criteria | Student rating score - organizations 80% of graduating seniors will rate professional organizations in the department with a score of 3.0 or greater on a 4.0 scale. |
| Finding | Professional Organizations 33% of program graduates for the 2007-2008 year rated the professional organizations 3.0 or greater on a 4.0 scale. |
Actions for Objective:
| Action | Professional Organizations Perhaps this objective should be removed from the feedback loop -- there were only three students included in this group of BA graduates in 2007-2008, and one commuted, making it difficult for her to participate in the professional organization and another choose not to participate. |
GOAL: Student Satisfaction
| Objective | Program Content For FMD Major | |
| The faculty will provide a department viewed by the students as satisfactory in regard to the program content for the major. Associated Goals: Student Satisfaction |
| Indicator | Survey Data - Program Major Exit survey data that includes a rating of the program content in the major will be extracted and analyzed. |
| Criteria | Student rating score - program content 80% of graduating seniors will rate the program content in the major with a score of 3.0 or greater on a 4.0 scale. |
| Finding | Program Content 100% of the graduates for 2007-2008 rated the program content of the program at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. |
Actions for Objective:
| Action | Program Content Program will continue offering content as outlined in the college catalog and course syllabuses and with current textbook offerings except for a change of textbook in FCS 266 based on student survey data. A newly published textbook for FCS 266 is superior in content to what was previously available. |