Review Assessment Report
Part 1: Contact & Program Identification
| Report Year and Contact Information | ||
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| Academic Year | Modified By | Date Modified |
| 2020-2021 | [email protected] | 2021-11-17T22:34:04.635Z |
| School | Name of Program | Courses |
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| MSE | Nutrition AS Degree | BCIS 1110,ENGL 2210,BIOL 1140,NUTR 2110,BIOL 2210,BIOL 2210L,BIOL 2225,PSYC 1110,BIOL 2225L,MATH 1350,CHEM 1215,CHEM 1225L,BIOL 1140L,CHEM 1215L,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 |
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For the academic year 2020-2021, there were 164 declared Nutrition majors. Fourteen Nutrition AS degrees were awarded for the 2020-2021 year.
The Nutrition program introduced a Nutrition Majors meeting via Zoom. Students were able to meet CNM and UNM Nutrition faculty as well as become connected with other Nutrition majors and ask questions/gain information about future study and careers in the field. Another highlight was the successful hire of a full-time faculty member to bring the total back up to four full time faculty.
Challenges included the transfer of all coursework from Blackboard to Brightspace at the start of the Spring 2021 term. While most nutrition instructors and students made a relatively seamless transition to Brightspace, some struggled quite a bit. Another challenge was the drop in enrollment CNM-wide, which limited course offerings and part time instruction.
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Part 3: Data Review
| 2018-2019 | 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | |
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| Annual number of graduate awards is greater than 10 | 16 | 17 | 14 |
| Number of declared majors | 270 | 235 | 164 |
| Average Class Size | 26.8 | 25.8 | 23.1 |
| Annual Average Class withdrawal rate is 30% or below (SAGE 35%) | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| Annual C-Pass rate for coursework is 60% or above | 69% | 68% | 63% |
| Average class fill rate at 60% or above capacity within a term or over a year | 85% | 83% | 80% |
| Graduate Transfer to 4-year Schools | 56% | 35% | n/a |
| Full-time Faculty Coverage by Section | 45% | 47% | 48% |
| Summarize how your program met or did not meet the target measures based on the data above |
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All target measures were met, exceeding goals in each of the required categories. |
Part 4: Program Learning Outcome Analysis
| Learning Outcome | Population or Course(s) Assessed | Description | Summary of Assessment Results |
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| Demonstrate effective communication. | NUTR 2110 |
| The nutrition team developed a rubric for a discussion post based on a weight management-related podcast. Average across the 20 NUTR 2110 courses reported over Fall 2020 to Spring 2021 was 94%, with the lowest course reporting of 82% and the highest reporting of 98% mastery. |
| 1. Demonstrate ability to locate, interpret, and evaluate professional literature. | NUTR 2110 |
| Common questions on an exam were used to assess proficiency. Proficiency was achieved at 92%. This is up from 88% in 2019-2020. |
| 6. Identify and use mathematical methods to calculate nutrient needs. | NUTR 2110 |
| Common questions on an exam were used to assess proficiency. Proficiency was achieved at 76%. This is up from 67% in 2019-2020. |
| 7. Identify cultural, behavioral, and social influences on food choices. | NUTR 2110 |
| Common questions on an exam were used to assess proficiency. Proficiency was achieved at 93%. This is up from 90% in 2019-2020. |
| Interpretation of Assessment findings |
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Students demonstrated a high level of effective communication via the Weight Management Podcast discussion across all 15 reporting sections of NUTR 2110. These results were on par with the data from last year.
Students also showed proficiency in Identifying cultural, behavioral, and social influences on food choices, as well as in demonstrating ability to locate, interpret, and evaluate professional literature, and identifying and using mathematical methods to calculate nutrient needs. In addition, all of these areas showed improvement in proficiency levels as compared to last year’s results.
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Part 5: Additional Action Plan in Support of Student Learning (If Appropriate)
| Upcoming Year | Changes Planned for the upcoming year | Data Motivating this change |
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| 2021-2022 | The nutrition program has completed assessment for these particular learning outcomes and will move on to the next learning outcomes for the 2021-2022 school year. | Goals have been successfully met. |
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