SACS Reaffirmation
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Assessment : 2007 - 2008 : Educational Programs :
Family and Consumer Sciences BS (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 inters 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 averaged. |
| 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 Rating 100% of employers rated program graduates for 2007-2008 (as interns) at least a 3.5 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 (all were rated 4 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 with FCS Interns 100% of business supervisors of program graduates for 2007-2008 (supervising them as fashion merchandising interns) indicated that they would hire the intern 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 for 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/merchandising 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 a grade of Pass or High Pass according to the standardized grading rubric. |
| Finding | Knowledge and Skills 100% of program graduates of 2007-2008 scores a grade of Pass or High Pass on the program''s exit survey according to the standardized grading rubric. |
Actions for Objective:
| Action | Knowledge And Skills Although this expectation was exceeded, as a regular part of the process, 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 ratings of the facility that 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 60% of responding program graduates rated departmental building and facilities a 3.0 or greater on a 4.0 scale. (One program graduate from 2007-2008 did not respond.) |
Actions for Objective:
| Action | Building/Facilities Three of the five respondents (of six program graduates) for the BS in the 2007-2008 academic year rated the building/facilities 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, and the other two students rated the building 2.0 on a 4.0 scale. Faculty will contact the students with the low rating in order to ascertain their 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 that 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 | Faculty 100% of respondents rated faculty in the fashion merchandising program as 3.0 or greater on a 4.0 scale. (Only one did not rate program faculty as a 4.0; that one rated program faculty as 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 providing 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 100% of respondents (one of the program graduates did not respond to this item) for 2007-2008 rated opportunities for networking as a 3.0 or greater on a 4.0 scale. |
Actions for Objective:
| Action | Opportunities for Networking Although the response of students indicated that opportunities for networking were adequate, faculty in program will make a more concerted effort to direct students toward networking opportunities, including career fairs, career days, and guest speakers. |
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 100% of responding program graduates for 2007-2008 rated professional organizations a 3.0 or greater on a 4.0 scale. (One program graduate did not respond to this item.) |
Actions for Objective:
| Action | Professional Organizations Although this group indicated that professional organizations were adequate, perhaps this objective should be removed from the feedback loop; often when students commute or are required to work long hours in order to stay in school, this may not translate into an appropriate measure of program effectiveness. |
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 that 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 program graduates for 2007-2008 rated program content 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. |