Appendix A: AAU Public Research University Assessment Plans and Resources University Plan Structure Program &/or Course Resources ($ and On-line resources Level Assessment staff) Georgia Assessment mission, principles, https://www.assessment.gatech.e Matrix for program 5 staff members Web page of links: Institute of and roles derived from du/ assessment Technology university’s vision http://inside.mines.edu/fs_ https://www.assessment.gatech.edu/ https://www.assessment.gatech.ed Office of Assessment provides home/rlmiller/matrix.htm u/mission-statement/ information and technical Also, see “Learning Terms expertise to assist units at all https://www.assessment.g Glossary” levels in measuring and atech.edu/oats/ http://staging.cetl.gatech.edu/sites/d improving student learning and Online Assessment efault/files/resources/learningterms. outcomes; Tracking System for pdf documenting student Separate Institutional Research learning and continuous and Planning Office improvement http://www.irp.gatech.edu/ https://www.assessment.g atech.edu/adors/

Indiana Web site with mission and roles, Assessment plan and committee Unit assessment plans Two member staffs, Forms & reporting templates under University plans and results, and key General Education Plan Associate vice Plans & Results information http://www.iun.edu/campus- and separate plans for chancellor and http://www.iun.edu/campus- assessment/assessment- each college unit assistant: assessment/index.htm http://www.iun.edu/campus- committee.htm http://www.iun.edu/camp http://www.iun.edu/ca assessment/ us- mpus-assessment/meet- assessment/assessment- our-staff/index.htm plans/index.htm Course embedded system for program assessment http://www.iun.edu/camp us- assessment/assessment- plans/school- of%20business-and- economics.htm

Iowa State Plans and guidelines available Each college develops its own General procedures for does not appear to Assessment of Learning Outcomes program assessment following academic program review have a central staff to reports from academic departments http://www.provost.iastate.edu/he general university guidelines http://www.provost.iastate support assessment. are available. They include detailed lp/student-outcomes issued by the Provost’s Office. .edu/help/student- Each department has its learning outcomes and methods of The university website outcomes/guidelines own detailed assessment—largely indirect summarizes the results for each assessment process: measures such as graduation rates college. For instance, here’s the The Provost’s Office has and student opinions. See the report 8

one for Business: a schedule for program http://google.iastate.edu from Chemistry: http://www.provost.iastate.edu/h review, including policies /search?output=xml_no http://www.chem.iastate.edu/assess elp/student-outcomes/business and procedures and a _dtd&client=default_fr mentfo report format. See ontend&sitesearch=&pr http://www.provost.iastate oxystylesheet=default_f .edu/help/program- rontend&q=assessment review/schedule +of+learning+outcomes &btnG=

Colleges have their own offices of curricular and student assessment: E.g., the office in the College of Veterinary Medicine: http://vetmed.iastate.ed u/about/services/office- curricular-and-student- assessment

Michigan State Program reviews are required Offices of Assessment Calendar and methods for MSU has a Director of Website on Institutional and University academic program Assessment and an Programmatic Student Outcomes Office of Academic Program review: Associate Provost for Assessment provides resources from Review http://www.esp.msu.edu/ Academic Services who other universities: APR.asp is responsible for program review: http://fod.msu.edu/oir/institutional- Guidelines for self- and-programmatic-student- study and other outcomes-assessment resources are available: http://www.esp.msu.ed Departmental reports available: u/APR.asp http://socialwork.msu.edu/msw/docs /Statewide_Blended_MSWClinical_ ASSESSMENT%20OF%20STUDE NT%20LEARNING%20OUTCOM ES%20FORM.pdf

Resources for program review from the Director of Assessment’s office: http://fod.msu.edu/search/node/direc

tor%20of%20assessment%20type% 3Aoir

Teaching and learning resources for assessment are available, including 9

rubrics, tests, and portfolios for course assessment. http://fod.msu.edu/oir/institutional- and-programmatic-student- outcomes-assessment

The State College assessment mission is College of Arts & Sciences has a Assessment of general Unclear staff Resources are available from University outlined on the web support department called education Colleges seem to do AAC&U and links to other Curriculum & Assessment their own thing. universities: http://asccas.osu.edu/assessment Services http://asccas.osu.edu/asses sment/ge-assessment http://asccas.osu.edu/assessment/res http://asccas.osu.edu/ ources and program assessment

http://asccas.osu.edu/asses sment/majors-program- assessment

Pennsylvania Has a web site outlining plan, Complete on-line outline and Program and course level An assessment Links are available on State policies, and reports: description of plan, expectations, procedures coordinating committee http://www.assess.psu.edu/ University and resources and cover http://www.assess.psu.edu/ http://www.schreyerinstit Staff with at least 9 Expectations and due dates ute.psu.edu/tools/program professionals (similar to our TLT) Assessment report template Process includes http://www.schreyerinst Getting started, itute.psu.edu/staff Assessment plan evaluation identifying goals, guidelines identifying objectives, aligning goals and Examples of a learning outcomes objectives, providing assessment plan evidence, interpreting evidence, and developing A self-paced module on learning an assessment plan outcomes assessment

http://www.schreyerinstit Past events and their resources ute.psu.edu/tools/program Purdue Assessment web site outlines plan Assessment office in the Assessment office Assessment Offers testimonials and case studies: Provost’s Office conducts a Graduating Coordination Team is http://www.purdue.edu/provost/asse http://www.purdue.edu/provost/as Senior Learning chaired by Director of ssment/use/index.html sessment/ Learning outcomes are listed for Outcomes Survey Assessment each college draws from staff from http://www.purdue.edu/oi provost’s office and Lists internal resources to support http://www.purdue.edu/provost/a r/PDF_files/2012%20Gra elsewhere instruction and assessment: ssessment/ duating%20Students%20 http://www.purdue.edu/provost/asse 10

Learning%20Outcomes% http://www.purdue.edu/ ssment/resources/index.html 20Survey%20University- provost/assessment/con wide%20Report.pdf tact/coordination.html Sponsors Learning Outcomes Mini Grants See university-wide results: http://www.purdue.edu/oi r/PDF_files/University- wide%20GSLOS%20App endix%202012.pdf University of Assessment Activities at the Home page for Learning Course level assessment 1 Assoc VP Campus working group Maryland at University of Maryland Outcomes Assessment including https://www.irpa.umd.edu 15 staff https://www.irpa.umd.edu/CAWG/ College Park forms, instructions, and /Assessment/crs_eval.sht https://www.irpa.umd.e https://www.irpa.umd.edu/Assess examples ml du/about_menu.cfm?act ment/ https://www.irpa.umd.edu/Asses ion=staff sment/LearningOutcomes/ & learning outcomes https://www.irpa.umd.edu /Assessment/LearningOut comes/ University of Planning Home page: Program level Resources provided by CRLT site http://www.crlt.umich.edu/assess http://www.crlt.umich.edu/assess http://www.crlt.umich.edu CRLT http://www.crlt.umich.edu/consultat ment/planning ment with structure of /programs ions-teaching & university level curricular http://www.crlt.umich.edu/programs assessment and evaluation University of The Office of Planning and Office of planning and analysis Program level Strategic planning http://www.planning.umn.edu/ , Analysis supports an institutional http://www.planning.umn.edu/ http://www.planning.umn. resources Twin Cities culture of assessment and edu/about-opa/mission http://www.planning.u evidence through the systematic mn.edu/resources/strate measurement of the University’s gic-planning-resources performance, standing, and progress. 6 staff http://www.planning.umn.edu/init http://www.planning.u iatives/metrics mn.edu/about- opa/directory

The University Unit-level assessment Policy & procedures Program level assessment 12 staff including Tools of North http://oira.unc.edu/institutional- http://oira.unc.edu/institutional- http://oira.unc.edu/institut directors http://oira.unc.edu/institutional- Carolina at effectiveness/unit-level- effectiveness/unit-level- ional-effectiveness/unit- effectiveness/unit-level- Chapel Hill assessment/ assessment/assessment-policies- level- http://oira.unc.edu/abou assessment/assessment-and- & Medical education assessment and-procedures.html assessment/assessment-in- t-us/about-us/contact- evaluation-tools.html http://www.med.unc.edu/otlr/asse academic-programs.html information.html ssment University of Home page Office of Provost; Academic program 4 staff listed Student learning assessment & - http://provost.missouri.edu/assess Center assessment (1) UG, (2) http://provost.missouri.ed http://provost.missouri. others 11

Columbia ment/ research, (3) service u/assessment/programasse edu/assessment/ http://provost.missouri.edu/assessm http://provost.missouri.edu/asses ssment.html ent/ sment/centerassessment.html Schedule http://provost.missouri.ed u/program/schedule.html University of Page with links to assessment Office of academic affairs Program level & 2 staff Student learning; outcomes Oregon http://academicaffairs.uoregon.ed http://academicaffairs.uoregon.e academic units; http://academicaffairs.u http://academicaffairs.uoregon.edu/a u/university-oregon-assessment- du/university-oregon- Each department or oregon.edu/about-us ssessment-student-learning plans assessment-plans program has its own Assessment Council assessment plan http://academicaffairs.uoregon.e du/about-us University of Assessment requirement (2006) Provost office Program level Appears to be very Plenty of resources & links Pittsburgh http://www.academic.pitt.edu/ass http://www.academic.pitt.edu/as http://www.academic.pitt. decentralized; faculty in http://www.academic.pitt.edu/assess essment/requirements.html sessment/index.html edu/assessment/assesssme programs are leading ment/resources.html nt_process.html Process Glossary in http://www.academic.pitt.edu/ass http://www.academic.pitt.edu/assess essment/assesssment_process.htm ment/glossary.html l University Of Assessment Plan Located in Provost’s office Departmental Level Makes annual awards Plenty of useful resources & links* - (written in 2003 revised in 2008) includes details of student from $1k to $20k to Madison http://www.provost.wisc.edu/asse Has a university Assessment learning outcomes support academic http://www.provost.wisc.edu/assess ssment/Assessmentplan2003_R20 Council programs that are ment/manual/manual1.html 08.pdf http://www.provost.wisc.e modifying assessment du/assessment/manual/ma practices No Glossary but terms are explained Background, approach and how to nual1.html#dplan when introduced develop a departmental http://www.provost.wis assessment plan Assessment plans for all c.edu/assessment/13_14 schools and colleges _Call_for_Assess.pdf http://www.provost.wisc.edu/asse ssment/manual/manual1.html http://www.provost.wisc.e du/assessment/SC_Assess ment_Plans.html

Overview at Located in Provost’s office Developing plans for Assessment Resources* Academic Units IAPA has a director and http://www.utexas.edu/provost/plan http://www.utexas.edu/provost/pl Supported by staff (unclear how ning/assessment/iapa/resources/ The University anning/assessment/ The Office of Institutional http://www.utexas.edu/pr many).Tracking Links to a variety of useful pdfs on of Texas at Accreditation and Program ovost/planning/assessmen assessment* Assessment Activity Austin Assessment (IAPA) t/iapa/resources/pdfs/Dev http://www.utexas.edu/provost/plan eloping%20Assessment% with TracDat (web ning/assessment/iapa/workshops.ht http://www.utexas.edu/provost/p 20Plans_Academic.pdf based assessment ml lanning/assessment/iapa/ 12

tracking software) and *

http://www.utexas.edu/ http://www.utexas.edu/provost/plan provost/planning/assess ning/assessment/iapa/resources/ ment/iapa/tracdat.html

Overview at Coordinated by Institutional Has assessment plans for WEAVE online used Assessment Resources http://web.virginia.edu/iaas/assess Assessment & Studies (IAS) various units at to: track goals, Planning /assessment.shtm objectives, and http://web.virginia.edu/iaas/assess/p Schools have appointed http://web.virginia.edu/iaa outcomes; measure how rocess/plan.shtm assessment coordinators with job s/assess/resources/assessp well the unit is meeting Rubrics http://web.virginia.edu/iaas/assess descriptions lans.shtm established target http://web.virginia.edu/iaas/assess/t /process/plan.shtm Details at levels; and manage the ools/rubrics.shtm University of http://web.virginia.edu/iaas/asses data, documents, and No Glossary but has explanations of Virginia s/resources/coordinators.shtm reports resulting from various terms at planning and http://web.virginia.edu/iaas/assess/f assessment. aq/assessment.shtm

http://web.virginia.edu/i aas/assess/reporting/we ave.shtm

Overview of UW Tacoma at Has academic assessment Assessment plans for Is in the process of Not available http://www.tacoma.uw.edu/acade committee that reports to VP for various units are not establishing resources mic-affairs/academic-assessment- Academic Affairs publicly available for faculty – though committee limited resources University of Is in the process of “developing presently available Washington a culture of continuous improvement in student learning, through systematic assessment that is faculty‐driven and administratively supported.” Overview Office of Accreditation and Rubric for Annual Has a Director. Resources http://www.buffalo.edu/provost/a Assessment has a Director who Assessment Reports Unclear what resources http://www.buffalo.edu/provost/acre credit.html reports to the Provost Academic Programs are made available dit/resources/assessment- http://www.buffalo.edu/provost/ With guidelines at resources.html acredit.html http://www.buffalo.edu/pr Glossary University at ovost/acredit/assessment. Has a glossary of assessment terms Buffalo, html (5 page WORD doc) at http://www.buffalo.edu/provost/acre dit/resources/assessment- resources.html

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Does not appear to have a Assessment seems to be Some limited assessment Few resources on assessment University wide Assessment Plan subsumed in the Office of data is provided for Unclear as to whether available Institutional Research and programs at any resources are Changes in assessment of some Academic Planning available programs are reported at Rutgers http://irp.rutgers.edu/MS http://oirap.rutgers.edu/ A-PRR- http://irp.rutgers.edu/MSA-PRR- 2013/Documents/Appendi 2013/Documents/Appendix5.1.pdf x5.1.pdf

Has Convened an Assessment Task Force convened by the Details re assessment ? For assessment tool see Task Force Provost available at Faculty http://it.stonybrook.edu/services/ass Center/ DoIT essment-tools

Stony Brook http://facultycenter.stonyb course evaluations University rook.edu/assessment and http://it.stonybrook.edu/services/onl http://it.stonybrook.edu/se ine-course-evaluations rvices/by-category/all

A university-wide web-based Office of Institutional Guidelines found at: 7 staff members (5 Built around the WEAVEonline assessment system, WEAVEonline Assessment, ‘Supporting and http://assessment.tamu.ed professionals and 2 site, assisting assessment efforts u/outcomes_achievement/ graduate assistants) (http://assessment.tamu.edu/weave/

They also run an annual across the university’. outcomes_index.html weave_index.html

assessment conference, with >600 They administer WEAVEonline,

attendees: They also use the Critical Faculty and staff can learn about

http://assessment.tamu.edu/confere Thinking Test (CAT), imbedded Annual reports to the and document assessment and

nce/ in capstone courses, and faculty president on the progress quality improvement processes, Texas A & M graded (with stipend) Writing in creating and improving procedures, and evidence. The University Assessment Project (WAP) in assessment plans, in an software can both lead and record

preparing a long (95 pages) extensive (84 pages!) assessment practices in academic,

annual report (over a 3 year annual report to the administrative, and educational

cycle) on all components of their university president. support areas.”

General Education program. http://assessment.tamu.ed A broad range of very useful

http://assessment.tamu.edu/com u/outcomes_achievement/ resources at:

mittees/2010- General_Education_Asses http://assessment.tamu.edu/resource

2011_AssessmentReviewMemo sment_Report_2011- s/resources_index.html President.pdf 12.pdf

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No evidence for a fully-developed Within 20-member Office of Modest-scale program No sign that academic There is just a series of sketchy plan. Planning, Budget, and Analysis assessment outcomes are assessment is a large outlines: (PBA). posted for UG and Grad part of the focus of (http://www.colorado.edu/pba/m programs PBA. http://www.colorado.edu/pba/outco University of isc/staff.htm (http://www.colorado.edu/ mes/ Colorado, pba/outcomes/units/unitin Boulder dx.htm, but none are more recent than AY 03-04. A number of useful resources, Office of Institutional Research Programs are intended to 18 staff members, Extensive guides to help programs including examples of detailed and Planning Support: use a wide array of including 17 with assessment, outcomes, data program assessment plans. http://oirps.arizona.edu resources and examples of professionals collection, terminology, and assessment plans (across methods are found thru:

OIRP is responsible for several colleges), each http://assessment.arizona.edu/infor

institutional research. including assessment mation_sheets University of findings. Arizona http://assessment.tamu.ed u/resources/example_asse ssment_reports_plans.htm l Building up for re-accreditation. Each program develops its own Intended to be on an 12 member Academic Detailed instructions for developing They have lots of plans assessment plan by following a annual cycle. The Assessment Committee, both graduate and undergraduate (http://assessment.aa.ufl.edu/ detailed set of guidelines, scheduling template all faculty, assessment plans (including undergraduate-academic- including: indicates a start in a.y. administrators, or formulaic templates) are at: assessment-plans), but no clear http://assessment.aa.ufl.edu/aap 2010-11, but there is no students – no http://assessment.aa.ufl.edu/academi follow-thru. indication on the websites professional staff. c-assessment-plan-resources. University of http://assessment.aa.ufl.edu/Data that there are outcomes Florida /Sites/22/media/aap/2012-13- reported. guide-to-developing-an- academic-assessment- plan_v2.pdf http://assessment.aa.ufl.edu/gaap

There are plans for all units, and Separate plans generated by each There are posted Center for Teaching Web resources are not evident, but

most are coherent and in a largely program – but with enough outcomes assessments for Excellence has 16 based upon the degrees of similarity

consistent structure. Most are in stylistic overlap that they clearly all units professional staff, 7 of in structure of some of the unit University of the future tense (dating to 2008, had guidance from the Center for http://cte.illinois.edu/outc whom are in outcomes assessment plans, there - before 2010 re-accreditation) Teaching Excellence staff. Plans omes/unit_assess.html “Measurement and must have been some Urbana vary, with some describing past Some close the loop and Evaluation” Champlain evolution of the programs and some don’t. Many are (http://cte.illinois.edu/a

problems overcome. Most plans anecdotal, but what is bout.html

refer to data to be collected, posted includes more

generally after the ‘will do’ than ‘have done’ An annual outcomes assessment A 7 member Council on Student Departments are expected There is an assessment Some guides & tools for update Learning (comprised of faculty to develop an assessment coordinator. There are departments & programs, but not 15

University of (http://www.uiowa.edu/~outcomes and staff, all with other positions) plan, and assessment $5k assessment very complete. There is a number Iowa / serves as the coordinating body outcomes annually. innovation grants to call for assessment consultations ). for learning outcomes assessment (http://www.uiowa.edu/~o (http://www.uiowa.edu/ (http://www.uiowa.edu/~outcomes/i (http://www.uiowa.edu/~outcomes utcomes/documents/2012 ~outcomes/innovations. nnovations.htm#consultations /contact.htm AssessmentSummary.pdf htm#grants

An annual document lists goals for Emphasis upon core “In 2012-2013, Subsumed within a 15- There are forms and guidelines assessment of 100-200 level competencies, written departments will assess person office of meant to help structure evaluation

courses in a rotating subset of communication, anecdotal undergraduate written Academic Affairs, of written communication. The

departments, but nothing concrete examples of successful learning communication at the which covers undergraduate version is at:

about degree programs or about http://academicaffairs.ku.edu/ass program-level.” everything from http://academicaffairs.ku.edu/under

data, outcomes, etc. essment-student-learning http://academicaffairs.ku. international programs graduate-written-communication University of edu/undergraduate- and online learning to Colleges develop core outcomes written-communication ROTC and continuing

and competencies for general ed.

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