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Title: Graduate Program Review: Implementing Continuous and Ongoing Assessment of Graduate Programs


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Graduate Program Review Implementing Continuous
and Ongoing Assessment of Graduate Programs
Duane K. Larick Associate Graduate Dean Summer
Workshop, 2004
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Program Review Website
  • Graduate School Homepage
  • http//www2.acs.ncsu.edu/grad/
  • Program Review
  • http//www.fis.ncsu.edu/grad_publicns/program_revi
    ew/review.htm

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Two Phase Review Process
  • Formal Review of Graduate Programs on an 8 Year
    Schedule.
  • Continuous and Ongoing Assessment of Graduate
    Programs

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Formal Review of Graduate Programs
  • Review Schedule
  • http//www.fis.ncsu.edu/grad_publicns/program_revi
    ew/review.htm
  • Three-Part Process
  • Internal self-study
  • External review
  • Post-review administrative meeting/response
  • Action Plan

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What is Continuous and Ongoing Assessment?
  • Emphasizes development of program specific
    student learning outcomes and assessment
    procedures to determine if they are being
    achieve.
  • Shift to Student Learning Centered Concerns
  • What do we want our students to know?
  • How well does the program promote learning?
  • Moves to How well did the student learn it?
  • Assesses achievement of the outcomes on a
    continuous rather than episodic basis

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How Do the Two Intersect?
  • Ongoing Assessment Will be Included as Part of
    the Self-Study (Section V)
  • http//www.fis.ncsu.edu/grad_publicns/program_revi
    ew/SS20Format20-20Final.pdf
  • Your Assessment Efforts Will be Evaluated by
    External Reviewers
  • Assessment Will Inform Changes for the Future
    would impact all sections of self-study
    (academic, research and outreach)
  • Combined, They Will Strengthen COMPACT Planning

7
What We Propose to Do
  • Provide Training Necessary for Programs to
    Implement Continuous Ongoing Review.
  • Modify the Current Profile Information and Work
    with University Planning and Analysis to Improve
    Utility of Centralized Data Collection and
    Processing.
  • Provide a Web Based Site for Program Review
    Management.
  • Demo Website
  • Increase Efforts Relative to Follow-up After the
    Graduate Program Review Action Plan.

8
Upcoming Workshops
  • Developing Objectives and Outcomes for Graduate
    Program
  • September 7 or September 8
  • Developing Assessment Plans for Graduate Programs
  • October 26 or October 27
  • Each Program will be asked to designate at least
    one person to attend
  • That designee will work with the faculty in that
    program

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Questions?
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Common Graduate Objectives
  • To prepare students to achieve their professional
    goals in blank in a collaborative environment
  • To prepare students to conduct research
    effectively in blank in a collaborative
    environment
  • To maintain and improve the programs leadership
    position nationally and internationally

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Common Graduate Outcomes
  • Students will demonstrate professional
    competencies including
  • Knowledge of concepts in the discipline
  • Ability to conduct independent research
  • Ability to work in teams
  • Ability to use appropriate technologies
  • Ability to find employment in discipline
  • Ability to teach others
  • Oral written communication skills
  • Critical thinking skills

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Examples of Assessment Opportunities
  • Pre-Program/Admissions
  • Quality indicators like GPA, GRE score, etc.
  • In-Program
  • Annual Progress Evaluation
  • Qualifying/Preliminary Examination including
    proposal preparation defense
  • Required seminar presentations
  • Portfolios design, architecture, etc.

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Examples of Assessment Opportunities - continued
  • At Program Completion
  • Presentations
  • Thesis/Dissertation preparation, defense, etc.
  • Published works
  • Exit interview or survey
  • Job placement
  • Long Term
  • Alumni surveys
  • Evidence of lifelong learning
  • Career success
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