Biology and Marine Biology

60% in professional poise.

No data were returned for

this SLO in 2011-2012. In

2010 - 2011, student

performance (determined

as fraction of students

performing at levels 4 or 5

on a scale of 5) on this SLO

was notably improved over

previous years. Faculty

determined that students

did better in ability to

articulate (78%),

demonstrate breadth (78%)

and depth (67%) of

knowledge, and poise

(89%).

September 12 2014
department faculty
meeting, the faculty passed
the following motion
associated with this SLO:
“1. Continued monitoring
of performance on SLO #2
(oral exam) for M.Sc.
students. The department
has made some changes in
recent years to improve
performance on this SLO,
which may not have had
adequate time to take
effect. We will gather
another year of data and
then evaluate whether
further action is required.”
SLO3: A graduate student

should be able to

communicate his or her

research to a broadly-

trained public audience.

Link to UNCW Learning

Goal: Thoughtful

expression.

Departmental Seminar

presentation of thesis

research is successfully

completed. An assessment

form is filled out by

departmental faculty

members after the thesis

seminar.

Each student in the program

is assessed by all faculty

members in the department

attending the seminar. Data

on presentation quality,

mastery of research,

professional poise and

ability to answer questions

are collected.

During 2013-2014, 112

respondents deemed

student performance on this

SLO to continue to be good.

>79% of students were

assessed as being at levels 4

or 5 for organization,

mastery and poise. Of slight

concern is the ability to

answer questions (only 71%

at levels 4 or 5). In 2012-

2013, student performance

on this SLO was strong

[n=24 respondents].

Presentation quality and

poise were judged at 88%

and 91% (students

performing at level 4 or 5),

mastery of research was

92%, and ability to answer

questions was 96%. In

The faculty discussed the

results of assessment to

date at the 2014 retreat and

decided that our students

are meeting our

expectations in this SLO and

that no action will be taken.