Information requested

I. Title Page

Include title, date, department chair, and primary author of report if different than department chair

II.  General Information

• Location of the department within the divisional structure of the college
• Departmental Mission Statement

III.  Analysis of the Department – Supplied by the Department Head or Designee

(Two overarching issues that should be threaded through the report:  What has been learned by the department from previous assessments and how have changes arising from that previous assessment been implemented since that assessment?)

A. Student Learning Outcomes and Goals

1. Assess how the offered programs of study support the mission statement of the department.
2. Evaluate student learning within the context of the department’s stated goals.
3. Evaluate the department's efforts to facilitate their students' transition from apprentice to practitioner in the discipline.
4. Assess the department’s use of outside agents such as alumni, advisory boards, or accreditation boards to evaluate its program.
5. Assess the effectiveness of the department’s participation in curricular activities outside the classroom in meeting the stated goals of the department. (e.g. internships, practica, creative projects, research, field trips, etc.)
6. Evaluate the effectiveness of what the department does to reflect developments and trends within its discipline or field.           

            B. Resources (e.g. money, personnel, technology, etc.)

1. Analyze and assess how the resources at the disposal of the department are allocated to deliver the department's program.
2. Evaluate the department’s use of learning resources (e.g. classroom and laboratory facilities, Dunn Library, Hawley, Counseling and Career Services, Information Services, work-study and undergraduate assistantships, residence life).
3. Assess how faculty and staff load issues affects the department's ability to deliver its mission.

C. Pedagogy and Effective Teaching

1. Assess how well student learning is enhanced by innovative teaching practices.
2. Explain how the departmental faculty keeps current in the discipline.
3. Explain how the department uses technology to enhance student learning. 
4. How is the use of technology aimed at student learning been assessed, and how has that assessment shaped the use of technology?

D. Ethical and Responsible Use of Knowledge

1. Explain the ways the department uses to ensure that students know how to use knowledge in the discipline in responsible ways, and how does the department know these ways are effective?
2. Evaluate ways the department ensures that students understand the ethical implications of their discipline.

E.  Looking to the Future

1. List the five-year goals for the department.
2. Evaluate how the department uses formal assessment to meet its goals.
3. How and how often does the department regularly review and evaluate its goals?