SACS Reaffirmation
| 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 100% of business supervisors of IND student interns with the BA degree indicated they would hire the intern if they had an employment 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 100% of business supervisors rated the IND intern with a BA degree 3.5 or higher. The average score given by business supervisors was 4.5/5.0. |
| Action | Employer Satisfaction Maintain graduating IND students with a BA degree 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 design resource information, and new software for drafting and illustrating. |
| 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 | Progression toward IND Accreditation Curriculum changes have been approved through the Board. see attached curriculum report. Other changes will be forthcoming. |
| Action | Progression toward IND Accreditation Other changes will be proposed as needed. |
| 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 50% of interior design students with a BA degree who completed the program''''s Exit Survey scored a Pass. The average score was 75%. |
| Action | Interior Design Knowledge and Skills Continue to provide the interior design students working on the BA degree with learning opportunities that lead to high retention of course materials. Encourage students to complete the program''s Exit Survey assessment so it accurately reflects the student''s knowledge and skills. Of the small number of students, 1/4, the impact of the lack of appropriate student assessment of knowledge and skills had a great affect on the outcome of the findings in this area. Evidence from the business supervisors who would hire students with a BA degree indcates that the student knowledge and skills is strong. |
| 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 75% of graduating interior design students with a BA degree indicated their satification with the buinding and facilities in AB2 at a 3.0/4.0 or higher. The average score of 2.75/4.0 was indicated by the interior design students with a BA degree. |
| Action | Building Facilities Continue to maintain the interior design studio space (AB2-Room 315) with computers/drafting table to increase quality of facilities to meet the expectations of the interior design students working on the BA degree. Continue to maintain other parts of the building and facilities that meet the expectation of the students. Student assessment of faculities has improved over previous year with the addition of the computers in the Design Studio space (AB2-Room 315), however the space is crowded with additional resource materials that are difficult to keep organized. |
| 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 with a BA degree rated the faculty 3.0/4.0. The average score of all interior design students with a BA degree was 3.0/4.0. |
| Action | Faculty Continue to provide professional, high-quality instruction service to inteiror design students working on the BA degree. |
| 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 Opportunities 75% of graduating interior design student with a BA degree rated they were satisfied with their networking opportunities with a score of 3.0/4.0 or higher. The average score was 2.75. |
| Action | Networking Opportunities Continue to provide a broad range of networking opportunties for interior design students working on the BA degree. Emphasize to students that networking during their term at Sam Houston should start when they enter the program and includes all classroom guest speakers, participation in professional organization activities and contacts made during an internship experience. Of the small number of students, 1/4, the impact of the lack of students interest in seeking out networking opportunities had a great affect on the outcome of the findings in this area. |
| Objective | Professional Organzations | |
| The interior design program will provide the student professional organizations, ASID and KON, 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 50% of graduating interior design students with a BA degree indicated they were satified with a rating of 3.0/4.0 for the programs''''s professional organization. The average score was 2.5/4.0. |
| Action | Professional Organizations Continue to provide interior design students working on the BA degree with appropriate opportunties for partipation in professional organizations. Of the small number of students, 2/4, the impact of the lack of students interest in the professional organization had a great affect on the outcome of the findings in this area. |
| 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 75% of graduating interior design student with a BA degree rated the interior design program as satisfactory or above with an average score of 2.75/4.0. |
| Action | Program Content for IND Majors Continue to provide rigorous, relevent and current content for interior design. Continue to enhance the interior design curriculum with new technology and software. Of the small number of students, 1/4, the impact of the lack of appropriate student evaluation of the program content had a great affect on the outcome of the findings in this area. Evidence from the business supervisors who would hire students with a BA degree indcates that the program content is strong. |