Review Assessment Report

Part 1: Contact & Program Identification

Report Year and Contact Information
Academic Year	Modified By	Date Modified
2022-2023	[email protected]	2023-10-03T22:47:46.407Z

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
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 Communication program introduces students to communication strategies and processes. This program prepares students for transfer to a four-year program in Communication or Speech, with a concentration in one or more of the following areas: Interpersonal Communication, Intercultural Communication, Organizational Communication, Public Communication, Mass Communication. Post-pandemic the program continues to offer a higher ratio of online courses to meet student demand and has piloted new modalities for delivery, such as Attend Anywhere and fusion courses. The Communication department has faced several challenges with faculty turnover, but hired two new full-time faculty members in Spring 23.

Provide a high level review of the program to include highlights, successes, challenges, significant changes, and significant resources needed to support the program

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 Communication program introduces students to communication strategies and processes. This program prepares students for transfer to a four-year program in Communication or Speech, with a concentration in one or more of the following areas: Interpersonal Communication, Intercultural Communication, Organizational Communication, Public Communication, Mass Communication. Post-pandemic the program continues to offer a higher ratio of online courses to meet student demand and has piloted new modalities for delivery, such as Attend Anywhere and fusion courses. The Communication department has faced several challenges with faculty turnover, but hired two new full-time faculty members in Spring 23.

Part 3: Data Review

	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023
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	23.4	22.7	23.8
Annual Average Class withdrawal rate is 30% or below (SAGE 35%)	9%	10%	9%
Annual C-Pass rate for coursework is 60% or above	69%	69%	72%
Average class fill rate at 60% or above capacity within a term or over a year	85%	82%	85%
Graduate Transfer to 4-year Schools	n/a	n/a	n/a
Full-time Faculty Coverage by Section	69%	58%	18%

Summarize how your program met or did not meet the target measures based on the data above
Average class fill rate is well above the 60% threshold, with an 85% fill rate for the 2022-2023 period. Likewise the average retention rate is above the 70% threshold at 91%. The pass rate for students has increased slightly over recent years, from 69% in 2020-2012 to 72% for 2022-2023. Number of 2022-2023 graduates is 44, which is greater than 10, but this represents a decrease from 2020-2021 which was 60.

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

Average class fill rate is well above the 60% threshold, with an 85% fill rate for the 2022-2023 period. Likewise the average retention rate is above the 70% threshold at 91%. The pass rate for students has increased slightly over recent years, from 69% in 2020-2012 to 72% for 2022-2023. Number of 2022-2023 graduates is 44, which is greater than 10, but this represents a decrease from 2020-2021 which was 60.

Part 4: Program Learning Outcome Analysis

Learning Outcome	Population or Course(s) Assessed	Description	Summary of Assessment Results
2b. Critical Thinking: Evidence Acquisition	COMM gen ed

Interpretation of Assessment findings
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.

Interpretation of Assessment findings

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
2022-2023
2022-2023
2022-2023

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

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