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Program Presentation for the American Library Association Committee on Accreditation – October 2015 Dominican University Graduate School of Library and Information Science Master of Library and Information Science Table of Contents Declaration ................................................................................................................... i Introduction and Program Information .......................................................................... 1 Chapter I: Mission, Goals, and Objectives ...................................................................... 6 Standard I.1. ............................................................................................................. 6 Figure I.1 Alignment of the GSLIS mission to the Dominican University mission ....... 8 Figure I.2 Planning events and results summary, 2010-2015 ...................................... 8 Figure I.3 2011-2015 Strategic plan inventory by faculty ......................................... 11 Figure I.4 MLIS program student learning goals and outcomes ............................... 25 Standard I.2 ............................................................................................................ 27 Figure I.5 MLIS program student learning goals and outcomes mapped to ALA standards I.2.1 through I.2.10 ............................................................................... 28 Standard I.3 ............................................................................................................ 30 Figure I.6 Summary of university-wide and GSLIS assessment activities by stakeholder groups ................................................................................................................ 30 Chapter II: Curriculum ............................................................................................... 40 Standard II.1 .......................................................................................................... 40 Figure II.1 MLIS program student learning goals and outcomes .............................. 40 Figure II.2 GSLIS continuous improvement assessment system logic model ............. 44 Figure II.3 Curriculum committee course revision outputs over recent years ............. 47 Figure II.4 Evolution of the e-Portfolio .................................................................. 48 Standard II.2 .......................................................................................................... 49 Standard II.3 .......................................................................................................... 51 Figure II.5 MLIS course alignment to COA standards II.3.1-7................................. 51 Standard II.3.1 ........................................................................................................ 54 Figure II.6 Selected examples of course-embedded assessment activities that support learning outcomes aligned with the ALA curriculum standard II.3.1 ........................ 55 Standard II.3.2 ....................................................................................................... 55 Figure II.7 Selected examples of course-embedded assessment activities that support learning outcomes aligned with the ALA curriculum standard II.3.2 ........................ 56 Standard II.3.3 ........................................................................................................ 56 Figure II.8 Technologies taught across the MLIS curriculum ................................... 58 Figure II.9 Selected examples of course-embedded assessment activities that support learning outcomes aligned with the ALA curriculum standard II.3.3 ........................ 60 Standard II.3.4 ........................................................................................................ 61 Figure II.10 Selected examples of course-embedded assessment activities that support learning outcomes aligned with the ALA curriculum standard II.3.4 ........................ 63 Standard II.3.5 ........................................................................................................ 63 Figure II.11: Selected examples of course-embedded assessment activities that support learning outcomes aligned with the ALA curriculum standard II.3.5 ........................ 64 Standard II.3.6 ........................................................................................................ 64 Figure II.12 Selected examples of course-embedded assessment activities that support learning outcomes aligned with the ALA curriculum standard II.3.6 ........................ 65 Standard II.3.7 ........................................................................................................ 66 Figure II.13 Selected examples of course-embedded assessment activities that support learning outcomes aligned with the ALA curriculum standard II.3.7 ........................ 67 Standard II.4. ......................................................................................................... 67 Figure II.14 Construction of the MLIS degree ........................................................ 67 Figure II.15 GSLIS pathways ............................................................................... 73 Figure II.16 GSLIS interdisciplinary coursework .................................................... 75 Figure II.17 Current student rating of curriculum flexibility ..................................... 76 Standard II.5 .......................................................................................................... 77 Standard II.6 ......................................................................................................... 77 Figure II.18 GSLIS student preference about course delivery options ....................... 79 Standard II.7. ......................................................................................................... 79 Figure II.19 e-Portfolio data 2013-2014.................................................................. 80 Figure II.20 e-Portfolio data with revised rubric for spring 2015 & summer 2015 ....... 81 Figure II.21 MLIS student report of progress along student learning goals ................ 84 Figure II.22 Employer rating of GSLIS graduates' competency on the student learning goals ................................................................................................................... 85 Figure II.23 Employer rating of GSLIS graduates’ workplace skills .......................... 85 Figure II.24 Alumnae/i perception of how well the GSLIS prepared them for a career in LIS ................................................................................................................. 86 Figure II.25 Alumnae/i perception of preparedness across content areas .................. 86 Figure II.26 GSLIS graduating student satisfaction with the overall academic experience 2012-2014 ........................................................................................... 87 Figure II.27 Stakeholder rating of GSLIS academic rigor ........................................ 87 Figure II.28 Graduating student perception of academic rigor 2012-2014.................. 88 Figure II.29 GSLIS graduating student satisfaction with the relevance of courses 2012- 2014 ................................................................................................................... 88 Chapter III: Faculty .................................................................................................... 90 Standard III.1 ......................................................................................................... 90 Figure III.1 Faculty rank, tenure status and area of specialty arranged alphabetically within rank ......................................................................................................... 90 Figure III.2 Full-time faculty credentials/degree specialties ..................................... 92 Figure III.3 GSLIS adjunct faculty degree, institution, areas of expertise, and courses taught ................................................................................................................. 94 Figure III.4 Increase in full-time faculty teaching GSLIS courses since 2008 ............. 96 Figure III.5 Comparison of courses taught by full-time faculty over various terms average 2008-15 ................................................................................................... 97 Figure III.6 Comparison of student-faculty ratios across the university graduate schools 2014-15 ............................................................................................................... 97 Standard III.2. ........................................................................................................ 98 Standard III.3. ...................................................................................................... 102 Figure III. 7 Demographic profile of current full-time and part-time GSLIS faculty . 103 Standard III.4. ...................................................................................................... 104 Figure III.8 Average aggregate GSLIS course evaluation ratings 2011-14 ............... 104 Standard III.5. ...................................................................................................... 107 Figure III.9 Faculty intellectual contributions 2008-15 .......................................... 108 Figure III.10 Full-time faculty research and scholarly specialties ...........................

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