Biology and Marine Biology

this SLO that permit us to

monitor the progress each

student has made towards

publication by asking

whether chapters of their

dissertation have been

submitted for publication or

have already been

published.

with levels >85% in all
categories. However, it is
important to recognize how
small the sample size was
for 2010-2011. The Ph.D.
program is much smaller
than our other graduate
programs, and as such it will
take longer to accumulate
enough data to see any real
trends in performance.
SLO 5: A graduate student
should be able to create
new teaching materials.
Link to UNCW Learning
Goals: thoughtful
expression, critical thinking,
information literacy, and to
some extent global
citizenship.

Successful completion of

Teaching practicum course

and a formal lecture or

laboratory presentation in

an undergraduate course.

The student’s committee

evaluates the teaching

ability of the student using

the Last question on the

Evaluation of Teaching form

that asks about the overall

effectiveness of teaching.

Each student in the program

is assessed by each of

his/her committee

members. Data on overall

effectiveness of teaching

are collected.

Implementation of the

assessment of this SLO was

planned for the 2010 - 2011

year.

In 2010-2011 we had only

one respondent for this SLO.

The overall effectiveness of

teaching was assessed as

very good (level 5).

However this is only one

data point. The program is

small and we may not

necessarily have any

students completing

requirements to be

assessed each year for this

SLO.

Results were discussed at

the Faculty retreat in

August. We will continue to

collect data on this SLO in

2011 - 2012 and will improve

the mechanism for faculty

response to this SLO in the

lecture or lab class taught

by the student.

University of North Carolina Wilmington

Educational Program Assessment Plan and Report

(M.Sc. Marine Biology, Dept of Biology & Marine Biology – revised October 15 2010)

Assessment Plan for 2009 - 2010

Primary Contact Name/Info: Heather Koopman, [email protected], 962-7199

Program Outcome

UNCW Strategic Goal

Tools Implementation Summary of Findings Actions Taken

What is the intended or
desired effect of your
programming or services?

Tools or measures of

program outcomes must

address the outcome

Identify who will be

responsible for

implementation; what data

What was learned from

the collection and analysis

of data for the program

What changes were made

because of what you learned?