Review Assessment Report
Part 1: Contact & Program Identification
| Report Year and Contact Information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Academic Year | Modified By | Date Modified |
| 2021-2022 | [email protected] | 2023-01-10T17:30:55.926Z |
| School | Name of Program | Courses |
|---|---|---|
| CHSS | COMM Communications Gen Ed | COMM 1130,COMM 2120,COMM 2140,COMM 2150,COMM 2160,COMM 2180 |
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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The communication Gen Ed program focuses on Public Speaking (1130) and Interpersonal Communication (2110), with regular but less wide-reaching Gen Ed offerings in Small Group Communication (2140), Communication for Teachers (2150), Gender Communication (2160), and Business and Professional Communication (2180). The Gen Ed program in Communication is designed to prepare students in a variety of communication modalities, including active listening, that will serve them in various transfer programs and/or career pathways. The Communication department faced the difficult task of taking public speaking courses online during the pandemic, and the program has benefited from that move currently as more online offerings are available to students and online instruction has improved since the spring of 2020. |
Part 3: Data Review
| 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual number of graduate awards is greater than 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Number of declared majors | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Average Class Size | 23.9 | 23.4 | 22.7 |
| Annual Average Class withdrawal rate is 30% or below (SAGE 35%) | 10% | 9% | 10% |
| Annual C-Pass rate for coursework is 60% or above | 76% | 69% | 69% |
| Average class fill rate at 60% or above capacity within a term or over a year | 86% | 85% | 82% |
| Graduate Transfer to 4-year Schools | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Full-time Faculty Coverage by Section | 57% | 69% | 25% |
| Summarize how your program met or did not meet the target measures based on the data above |
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Average Fill Rate:
Fall 2021: 86%; Spring 2022: 83%; Summer 2022: 81%
Average: 83%
Average retention rate:
Fall 2021: 87%; Spring 2022: 88%; Summer 2022: 86%
Average: 87%
C-Pass Rate:
Fall 2021: 67%; Spring 2022: 70%; Summer 2022: 70%
Average: 69%
Graduates, 2021-2022: 50 |
Part 4: Program Learning Outcome Analysis
| Learning Outcome | Population or Course(s) Assessed | Description | Summary of Assessment Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communication (Gen Ed & PLO) | Comm 1130, Comm 2120 |
| No COMM courses were assessed in this cycle |
| Critical Thinking (Gen Ed & PLO) | Comm 1130, Comm 2120 |
| No COMM courses were assessed in this cycle |
| Information and Digital Literacy (Gen Ed) | Comm 1130, Comm 2120 |
| No COMM courses were assessed in this cycle |
| Interpretation of Assessment findings |
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The Absence of assessment processes in this discipline offer a unique opportunity to rethink assessment practices. The coming cycle’s assessment activities will focus on preparation for the transition to the Assessment Academy model in fall 2023. With the help of the Senior Director of Assessment, faculty in these programs will engage in facilitated activities and conversations designed to address faculty understanding and perceptions of the role of assessment in effective teaching and learning. Planned activities, including an Introduction to Assessment workshop and discipline-specific guided conversations, will (re)introduce concepts of informed teaching and prompt faculty to begin considering what they want to know about their teaching, student success, and the curriculum. |
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 | ||
| 2021-2022 | ||
| 2021-2022 |