professional poise (86%),
with the exception of ability
to field questions from the
audience (74%). In 2009-
2010, the faculty assessed
performance of this learning
outcome to be generally a
bit higher for the majority of
students, in organization
(95%), mastery of research
(90%), ability to field
questions from the
audience (90%) and
professional poise (90%).
SLO 4: A graduate student
should be able to write up
his or her research in the
form of a manuscript for
publication in a scientific
journal. Link to UNCW
Learning Goal: thoughtful
expression, information
literacy, critical thinking,
inquiry.
Thesis is successfully
completed. The student’s
committee evaluates the
quality of the thesis with a
form.Each student in the program
is assessed by each of
his/her committee
members. Data on the
quality of the writing,
mastery of the research,
and likelihood of being
published in a peer-review
journal are collected.
Department moved to
online forms in 2010- 2011
to improve faculty
participation.This year we had 22
respondents. Faculty
judged student
performance to be
acceptable, with thesis
quality at 86%, mastery of
research at 82%, and
likelihood of publication at
91%. For 2010-2011 (n=19),
faculty determined that
students were performing
well on this SLO, in thesis
quality (95%), mastery of
research (89%), and
likelihood of the data being
published (100%).Performance on this SLO is
lower than last year,
although still very much
acceptable (>80% at 4 or
above). The faculty
discussed the results of
assessment to date at the
2012 retreat and decided to
continue to monitor
performance for another
year before deciding if there
is a trend over time.University of North Carolina Wilmington
Educational Program Assessment Plan and Report
(M.Sc. Biology, Dept of Biology & Marine Biology –October 1 2012)
Assessment Plan for 2011 – 2012 (July 1 to June 30)