90% of students performed
at level 4 or 5 for all
elements of the seminar. In
2011 - 2012, 80% of students
performed at level 4 or 5 for
all elements of the seminar
(professional presentation,
mastery of research, ability
to answer questions, and
poise; n=5 respondents).
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.Student performance on
this SLO was similar to last
year. During 2013-2014, 18
respondents assessed
student performance as
being at levels 4 or 5 for
>78% of students. In 2012-
2013 [n=15 respondents],
thesis quality, mastery of
the research and likelihood
of publication were
assessed at levels 4 or 5 in
80 - 86% of all cases. In 2011-
2012, thesis quality was
judged at 78% (fraction of
students performing at level
4 or above), mastery of
research was 67%, and
likelihood of publication was
78% [n=9 respondents].The faculty discussed the
results of assessment to
date at the 2014 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.