Marine Biology M.Sc.
program.“commendable”, 54% as
“satisfactory” and only 1%
as “unsatisfactory”.
SLO2: A graduate student
should be able to
independently answer
questions regarding their
research field. Link to
UNCW Learning Goal:
critical thinking (information
literacy and critical thinking)
and thoughtful expression
(thoughtful expression).
Oral preliminary exam is
successfully completed. The
student’s committee
evaluates performance in
the exam with a form.Each student in the program
is assessed by each of
his/her committee
members. Data on the
student’s ability to
articulate information, on
the depth and breadth of
their knowledge, and
professional poise are
collected.No data were available for
the 2009-2010 year as of
July 19 2010 for the M.Sc. in
Biology.
The faculty discussed the
results of assessment to
date at the 2010 retreat and
decided that the Graduate
Assessment Coordinator will
explore options for online
assessment form reporting,
rather than the return of
paper forms, in the 2010-
2011 year with the hopes
that this will improve faculty
participation in the
Assessment process.Note: see the Assessment
report for the Marine
Biology M.Sc. program for
changes we are making to
our program to improve
performance on this SLO.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
(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.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 2010 retreat and
decided to collect another
year of data before making
any changes to our program
in relation to this SLO.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 (thoughtful
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-reviewNo data were available for
the 2009-2010 year as of
July 19 2010.
The faculty discussed the
results of assessment to
date at the 2010 retreat and
decided that the Graduate
Assessment Coordinator will