2011 year with the hopes
that this will improve faculty
participation in the
Assessment process.
SLO2: A graduate student
should be able to
independently answer
questions regarding their
research field. Link to
UNCW Learning Goals:
critical thinking (information
literacy and critical thinking)
and thoughtful expression
(thoughtful expression).
Written and oral
comprehensive exams are
successfully completed. The
student’s committee
evaluates performance in
the exams 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 in
both oral and written
formats, on the depth and
breadth of his/her
knowledge, and
professional poise are
collected. Implementation
of the assessment of this
SLO was planned for the
2009 - 2010 year.In the 2009-2010 year, no
PhD students took their
comprehensive exams.N/A
SLO3: A graduate student
should be able to
communicate his or her
research to a broadly-
trained public audience.
Link to UNCW Learning
Goals: thoughtful
expression (thoughtful
expression).
Departmental Seminar
presentation of dissertation
research is successfully
completed. An assessment
form is filled out by
departmental faculty
members after the 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 the 2009-2010 year, we
have no assessments to
report. Even though several
PhD students presented a
seminar, no data on
performance was returned.
This indicates that faculty
are not being as compliant
as we would like with
Assessment evaluations.
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-