Archived Assessment Report
| Program | Health Services Management Degree |
| Assessment Reporter | [email protected] |
| Theme | Practicing Community |
| Review Year | 2024-2025 - Midpoint Report |
| Learning Outcome (or Gen Ed Essential Skill) | Focus Area |
|---|---|
| 5. Describe required certifications and licensures within the healthcare workplace. | 75% of students participate in Week 10 Chapter 17 Discussion Forum-Risk Management and Quality Improvement |
| 6. Manage regulatory compliances and related processes. | 75% of students earn a grade of B or higher on the Chapter 10 Assignment HIPAA. |
| Learning Outcome (or Gen Ed Essential Skill) | Description of Assessment Tool | Population or Courses Assessed | Hypothetical Analysis/Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. Describe required certifications and licensures within the healthcare workplace. | 75% of students participate in Week 10 Chapter 17 Discussion Forum-Risk Management and Quality Improvement. Utilize Brightspace to view the roster and final grades from the discussion. | HIT 1070 - Legal/Ethical Aspects of Health Information | 75% of students participate |
| 6. Manage regulatory compliances and related processes. | 75% of students earn a grade of B or higher on the Chapter 10 Assignment HIPAA. Utilize Brightspace to view the roster and final grade from the assignment. | HIT 1060 - Health Information Management Systems | 75% of students earn a grade of B or higher |
| Learning Outcome (or Gen Ed Essential Skill) | Summary of Results | Reflection on Focus Area | Intepretation of Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. Describe required certifications and licensures within the healthcare workplace. | 5 out of 7 students participated in the discussion, which equates to 71%. Two students may have stopped engaging entirely in the courses. They should have been advised to drop the course and not receive a final grade. | The results support the hypothesis that students engage in important content that aligns with the course objectives. | We almost met the goal of achieving 75% engagement from students with content related to course objectives. |
| 6. Manage regulatory compliances and related processes. | All students earned 100% on the assignment. | The results support the hypothesis that students successfully completed the assignment aligned with the course objectives. | There is room to make the assignment or rubric more rigorous to challenge students. |
| 5. Describe required certifications and licensures within the healthcare workplace. | |
|---|---|
| Describe the change that was implemented. | I will send customized emails tailored to programs encouraging instructors to voluntarily drop students who are no-shows or send Early Alerts for students who are showing difficulty comprehending materials during the first two weeks of the term. |
| Type of Change |
|
| Change in Assessment Approach or Tools? | No. |
| What data motivated the change? | Collected data from the LMS within the course. |
| Hypothesis about the effect the change will have? | Teachers dropping students who stop engaging in the course early or reaching out for assistance using Early Alert will help with retention for the program and the college. |
| 6. Manage regulatory compliances and related processes. | |
|---|---|
| Describe the change that was implemented. | Changes were made during the evaluation process. Kristen Ferris assisted with embedding a rubric in this course to reduce subjectivity. |
| Type of Change |
|
| Change in Assessment Approach or Tools? | No. |
| What data motivated the change? | Relied on the expertise of the Assessment Department to make necessary changes to the course. |
| Hypothesis about the effect the change will have? | Embedded scored rubrics will shift perspectives that assignments are graded objectively by being measured. |
| Learning Outcome (or Gen Ed Essential Skill) | Description of Assessment Tool | Population of Courses Assessed |
|---|---|---|
| 5. Describe required certifications and licensures within the healthcare workplace. | ||
| 6. Manage regulatory compliances and related processes. |
| Learning Outcome (or Gen Ed Essential Skill) | Summary of Second Round Results | Intepretation of Results, Pre- and Post-Change | Follow up questions, possible next steps |
|---|
Describe any change in student achievement observed as part of this assessment process, and what led to those changes.
Describe long-term changes in the program(s) that the assessment process led to, and what motivated those changes?
What did you learn about the teaching and learning of "Practicing Community" in your programs?
Describe any external factors affecting the program or affecting assessment of the program.