Review Assessment Report
Part 1: Contact & Program Identification
| Report Year and Contact Information | ||
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| Academic Year | Modified By | Date Modified |
| 2022-2023 | [email protected] | 2023-10-10T19:00:56.441Z |
| School | Name of Program | Courses |
|---|---|---|
| BIT | Payroll Clerk Certificate | ACCT 1135,ACCT 1150,ACCT 2110,ACCT 2120,ACCT 2170,BCIS 1110,BUSA 1110,BUSA 1130 |
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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In comparison to the prior academic year, there has been a decrease in graduate awards for this certificate and in the number of declared majors. |
Part 3: Data Review
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | |
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| Annual number of graduate awards is greater than 10 | 62 | 53 | 46 |
| Number of declared majors | 11 | 13 | 11 |
| Average Class Size | 20.5 | 17.5 | 17.6 |
| Annual Average Class withdrawal rate is 30% or below (SAGE 35%) | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| Annual C-Pass rate for coursework is 60% or above | 72% | 71% | 71% |
| Average class fill rate at 60% or above capacity within a term or over a year | 74% | 63% | 64% |
| Graduate Transfer to 4-year Schools | 10% | n/a | n/a |
| Full-time Faculty Coverage by Section | 56% | 46% | 18% |
| Summarize how your program met or did not meet the target measures based on the data above |
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Targets met. |
Part 4: Program Learning Outcome Analysis
| Learning Outcome | Population or Course(s) Assessed | Description | Summary of Assessment Results |
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| 1. Compute wages, deductions, and employer taxes and prepare common payroll accounting documents such as payroll registers and employee earnings records. | Acct 2170, Payroll Accounting |
| Target: 75% of students will score 75% or higher on Final Exam problems 1 - 7.
Result: Target met. 78% of Acct 2170 students received a score of 75% or higher on these specific final exam problems. The average grade on these 7 exam questions was 82.12%. |
| 2. Utilize payroll information to prepare Federal payroll tax reports and Federal tax filings. | Acct 2170, Payroll Accounting |
| Target: 75% of students will score 75% or higher on Final Exam problems 8 and 9.
Results: Target not met. 64% of Acct 2170 students received a score of 75% or higher on these specific final exam problems. The average grade on these specific exam problems was 74.25%. |
| 3. Analyze, journalize and post payroll transactions. | Acct 2170, Payroll Accounting |
| Target: 75% of students will score 75% or higher on the last problem on the Final Exam.
Results: Target not met. 70% of Acct 2170 students received a score of 75% or higher on these specific final exam problems. The average grade on this Final Exam problem was72.91%. |
| Interpretation of Assessment findings |
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Students continue to do well meeting the learning outcome #1, the computations required in payroll accounting.
Regarding learning outcomes #2 and #3, even though this target was not met, there was an increase in number of students meeting this target in comparison to the prior year's assessment.
Because of last year's SAAC report, the Acct 2170 course team met and one recommendation that came from that meeting that was implemented was to rearrange the order of the Final Exam problems, moving these last three questions (which are measured in learning outcomes #2 and #3) to the first three questions on the Final Exam and see what impact that has on the student's success in meeting these two learning outcomes. This was done in the Spring 2023 sections of Acct 21700. Preliminary results show a marked improvement (20%+) in the average grade for these specific problems on the Final Exam. Acct 2170 faculty are anxiously waiting to see if a full year of data shows the same trend. |
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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| 2022-2023 | ||
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| 2022-2023 |