Political Science Department Peter Rex 2011-2013 Assessment Plan

Student Academic Measurable Measurement Time Frame Performance – Criteria Tool Outcome 1: Ethics Students will successfully The college-wide ethics Tool: A qualitative Winter Quarter, 2012: begin to align demonstrate an understanding rubric (outcome A): paper or assignment course curriculum to meet outcomes of of ethical responsibilities and that measures student the college-wide ethics rubric. consequences. More The goal is to have at least understanding of specifically, students will meet 90% of the students meet ethical responsibilities Spring Quarter 2012: Continue with the the following outcome from the the standards of level 3 (or and consequences as it assessment and set progress goals for college-wide ethics rubric: higher) on the ethics rubric relates to topic. the quarter in Political Science 202 (student can identify complex Students will be course. A: Identify an ethical issue in a ethical issues but does not provided with a copy problem or case. grasp relationships among and explanation of the Fall, Winter, Spring 2012-2013: Examine . issues). ethics rubric as it results and modify progress goals. relates to the Evaluate one political science course assignment to be each quarter. assessed

Student Academic Measurable Measurement Time Frame Performance – Criteria Tool Outcome 2: Critical Thinking Students will question, search The college-wide critical Two analytical papers Winter Quarter, 2012: begin to establish for answers and thinking rubric (outcome A) (or alternative baseline data for proficiency with the understanding, evaluate ideas assignment to be critical thinking rubric and information, and develop determined by and support meaningful The goal is to increase the individual professors) Spring Quarter 2012: Continue with the conclusions. More specifically, number of students meeting will measure critical assessment and set progress goals for students will exhibit the the level 2 or higher standard thinking. The first will the quarter in Political Science 202 following outcome: of the college-wide rubric to serve as a pre-test course. A. Creates, integrates, and 3 or higher by at least 20 (early in the quarter) to evaluates ideas and percent from the first paper measure baseline Fall, Winter, Spring 2012-2013: information across a to second paper. skills. The second Examine results and modify progress range of contexts, paper will serve as a goals. Evaluate one political science cultures, and/or areas of post test to measure course each quarter. knowledge. progress toward this goal.

Student Academic Measurable Measureme Time Frame Performance - Criteria nt Tool Outcome 3: Multicultural Awareness Students will understand The college-wide Instructors Winter Quarter, 2012: themselves in relation to others in multicultural awareness will assign a begin to align course a multicultural world. More rubric (outcome A). term paper, curriculum and establish specifically, students will project or baseline data for demonstrate the following The goal is to have at least assignment proficiency with the outcome: 90% of the students meet that allows multi-cultural awareness the standards of level 3 (or students to rubric. A. Exhibits an understanding higher) on the ethics rubric demonstrate (student can identify an Spring Quarter 2012: of how economic, political, complex ethical issues but understandin Continue with the social, and/or cultural does not grasp g of assessment and set factors impact the relationships among themselves progress goals for the interactions between issues). The goal is to in relation to quarter in Political people of different have at least 90% of the others in a Science 202 course. backgrounds. students meet the multicultural standards of level 3 (or world. More Fall, Winter, Spring higher) on the multicultural specifically, 2012-2013: Examine

awareness rubric (students this will focus results and modify will understand themselves on their progress goals. in relation to a multicultural knowledge of Evaluate one political world). dominant science course each groups and quarter. groups excluded on basis of any of the following: culture, age, religion, creed, race/ethnicity , national origin, gender, sexual orientation, socio- economic status, or disability. Students will be provided with a copy and explanation of the multi- cultural awareness rubric as it relates to the assignment to be assessed