Review Assessment Report

Part 1: Contact & Program Identification

Report Year and Contact Information
Academic Year	Modified By	Date Modified
2020-2021	[email protected]	2021-11-30T23:36:43.727Z

School	Name of Program	Courses
MSE	Biotechnology AS Degree	BCIS 1110,ENGL 1120,ENGL 1110,BIOL 2110L,BIOL 2110,BIOL 2410,BIOL 2720,BIOL 2710,BIOL 2410L,CHEM 1215,MATH 1220,MATH 1440,BIOL 2715,COMM 1130,CHEM 1225L,CHEM 1215L,MATH 1430,CHEM 1225

Part 2: Program Summary

Provide a high level review of the program to include highlights, successes, challenges, significant changes, and significant resources needed to support the program
The Biotechnology Program began strong in its new home at the Montoya Campus with 12 students completing the program in December of 2020. Because of Covid the program did not run in Spring or Summer of 2021. A new cohort was begun in Fall of 2021 with 13 students.

Part 3: Data Review

	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
Annual number of graduate awards is greater than 10	0	1	9
Number of declared majors	44	55	53
Average Class Size	22.7	22.2	20.4
Annual Average Class withdrawal rate is 30% or below (SAGE 35%)	14%	16%	16%
Annual C-Pass rate for coursework is 60% or above	71%	70%	65%
Average class fill rate at 60% or above capacity within a term or over a year	85%	84%	80%
Graduate Transfer to 4-year Schools	n/a	n/a	n/a
Full-time Faculty Coverage by Section	42%	41%	43%

Summarize how your program met or did not meet the target measures based on the data above
Biotechnology's fill rate is at 80%, above the 60% fill rate target. The retention rate for Biotech is substantially higher than target (84% versus 70%). The C pass rate listed for Biotech is incorrect. The vast majority of students receive either A's or B's in the three classes, so the date presented is incorrect. The pass rate for coursework is likely closer to 98%. We have 9 graduates for the 2020 - 2021 cohort out of 12 student completing (and 15 beginning) all three classes. This is an excellent number as Covid presented many difficulties for the students, including a two semester delay between them being able to take the second and third class in the sequence.

Summarize how your program met or did not meet the target measures based on the data above

Biotechnology's fill rate is at 80%, above the 60% fill rate target. The retention rate for Biotech is substantially higher than target (84% versus 70%). The C pass rate listed for Biotech is incorrect. The vast majority of students receive either A's or B's in the three classes, so the date presented is incorrect. The pass rate for coursework is likely closer to 98%. We have 9 graduates for the 2020 - 2021 cohort out of 12 student completing (and 15 beginning) all three classes. This is an excellent number as Covid presented many difficulties for the students, including a two semester delay between them being able to take the second and third class in the sequence.

Part 4: Program Learning Outcome Analysis

Learning Outcome	Population or Course(s) Assessed	Description	Summary of Assessment Results
3. Safety: Demonstrate an understanding of basic laboratory safety and the handling and disposal of radioactive, biological, and chemical wastes	BIOL 2720, and BIOL 2710.
4. Nucleic Acids: Demonstrate an understanding of the basic properties of nucleic acids, as well as, techniques used to isolate, purify, and analyze these molecules	BIOL 2720, and BIOL 2715.

Interpretation of Assessment findings
Lab safety skills were assessed during the Fall 2020 semester (BIOL 2720). They were not assessed in BIOL 2710 as this course did not run in Fall of 2020 or Spring of 2021. Objectively, 100% of students scored 75% or better on all final exam and lab practical questions. Subjectively, all students exhibited proper laboratory safety etiquette and asked questions if they were unsure during in-class activities. Nucleic acid skills were assessed during the Fall 2020 semester (BIOL 2720). They were not assessed in BIOL 2715 as this course did not run in Fall of 2020 or Spring of 2021. 83% of students scored 75% or better on all nucleic acid final exam questions.

Interpretation of Assessment findings

Lab safety skills were assessed during the Fall 2020 semester (BIOL 2720). They were not assessed in BIOL 2710 as this course did not run in Fall of 2020 or Spring of 2021. Objectively, 100% of students scored 75% or better on all final exam and lab practical questions. Subjectively, all students exhibited proper laboratory safety etiquette and asked questions if they were unsure during in-class activities. Nucleic acid skills were assessed during the Fall 2020 semester (BIOL 2720). They were not assessed in BIOL 2715 as this course did not run in Fall of 2020 or Spring of 2021. 83% of students scored 75% or better on all nucleic acid final exam questions.

Part 5: Additional Action Plan in Support of Student Learning (If Appropriate)

Upcoming Year	Changes Planned for the upcoming year	Data Motivating this change
2021-2022	Students scored well in both areas assessed during this time period. No changes to the curriculum are planned. The only planned change to assessment is to improve record keeping of assessment results.	Desire for more organized records of assessment results.
2021-2022
2021-2022

Please select all of the following that characterize the types of changes described in the above action plan

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