What do course syllabi reveal about program goals?
What relevant preparation for assessing those goals/outcomes do you/your staff currently have? What level of preparation are you aiming for? What available methods best suit your goals and level of preparation? “A key ingredient in successful program review is the quality of evidence documenting the educational outcomes of the program. This evidence should assess the quality of student learning. It should be aggregate, focusing on the program and no on individual students or courses. It should be derived from multiple assessment strategies; no one approach can provide adequate information. Assessment should focus on students’ growth from the time they enter the program through their graduation from it. It should provide evidence of the kinds of work students are attempting, their increasing capacity to synthesize and integrate knowledge from different parts of the program, and their ability to use the approaches of their field in framing and analyzing problems and results. It should pr
