performing extremely well,
with 100% at level 4 or 5.
No data were available for
the 2009-2010 year.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.In 2011-2012, we had 5
respondents for this SLO.
Students are generally
performing well, with 80%
at level 4 or 5 for all
elements of the seminar
(professional presentation,
mastery of research, ability
to answer questions, and
poise). In 2010-2011, we
had 8 respondents for this
SLO. the faculty assessed
performance of this learning
outcome to be good for the
majority of students, in
organization (88%), mastery
of research (75%), ability to
field questions from the
audience (75%) and
professional poise (75%).In
2009 - 2010, the faculty
assessed performance of
this learning outcome to be
good for the majority of
students, in organization
(90%), mastery of research
(70%), ability to field
questions from the
audience (60%) and
professional poise (80%).The faculty discussed the
results of assessment to
date at the 2012 retreat and
decided that our students
are meeting our
expectations in this SLO,
matching the acceptable
performance of previous
years, and that no action
will be taken.SLO 4: A graduate student
should be able to write up
his or her research in the
Thesis is successfully
completed. The student’s
committee evaluates theEach student in the program
is assessed by each of
his/her committeeIn 2011-2012, we had 9
respondents for this SLO.
Faculty judged students asThe performance on this
SLO, especially for mastery
of research, may require