SACS Reaffirmation
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Assessment : 2006 - 2007 : 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. Business supervisors were asked to rate interns on a scale of 1 to 5 with 1 being poor and 5 being exceptional. |
| Finding | Business Supervisors'' Ratings of Interns Business supervisors were asked to rate interns on a scale of 1 to 5 with 1 being poor and 5 being exceptional. 89% of business supervisors rated interns at least 3.5 on this scale; the avg. rating was 3.94; therefore this indicator was met. |
Actions for Objective:
| Action | Employer rating Continue current course. Work closely with business supervisors to ascertain that the curriculum is meeting business needs. |
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 | Business Supervisor''s Assessment of Hirability Internship business supervisors were asked whether they would hire the intern for a suitable opening in their business. 90% of business supervisors indicated that they would hire the student; therefore this indicator is met. |
Actions for Objective:
| Action | Employer Satisfaction with Interns Continue current course. Work closely with business supervisors to ascertain that the curriculum is meeting business needs. |
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 | Score on Exit Survey Exam Exams over general content area are administered at the end of students'' program. Scores are given as fail, low pass, pass, high pass. 89% of students scored pass or high pass; therefore, this indicator is met. |
Actions for Objective:
| Action | Knowledge and Skills Continue current course. Over the next two years, we will be looking to revise the exam to better reflect what students need. |
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 | Student Satisfaction Survey Results Students were asked whether building facilities were adequate, more than adequate, less than adequate. 67% of students indicated that building facilities were adequate; therefore this indicator was not met. |
Actions for Objective:
| Action | Student Satisfaction Survey Results Survey students to determine what aspects of the building are considered inadequate. |
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. Students were asked whether faculty was very satisfactory, satisfactory, unsatisfactory, or very unsatisfactory. |
| Finding | Student Satisfaction Survey Results 2 Students were asked whether faculty was very satisfactory, satisfactory, unsatisfactory, or very unsatisfactory. 100% of students indicated that the faculty was very satisfactory; thus this criterion was more than adequately met. |
Actions for Objective:
| Action | Student Satisfaction Survey Results 2 Continue current course. |
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 | Student Satisfactory Survey Results 3 Students were asked whether opportunities for networking were very satisfactory, satisfactory, unsatisfactory, or very unsatisfactory. 83% of students indicated that opportunities for networking were satisfactory; thus this criterion was met. |
Actions for Objective:
| Action | Student survey results - networking opportunities Continue current course. More closely monitor student participation in fashion career days to assure that each student is appropriately attending at least one. |
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 | Student Satisfaction Survey Results 4 Students were asked whether professional organizations in the dept. were very satisfactory, satisfactory, unsatisfactory, or very unsatisfactory. 83% of students responded that organizations were at least satisfactory; thus, this criterion was met. |
Actions for Objective:
| Action | Student survey results - 4 Continue current course. Encourage more students to participate in professional organizations. |
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 | Student Satisfactory Survey Results 5 Students were asked whether program content in the major was very satisfactory, satisfactory, unsatisfactory, or very unsatisfactory. 100% of students reported a score of very satisfactory (83%) or satisfactory (17%); thus this criterion was met. |
Actions for Objective:
| Action | Student survey results - program major Continue current course. Curriculum will be reviewed to continue to meet student needs and also meet criterion established by the state. |