Assessment of general education natural science courses :: PIP System (SUNY Orange)

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Initiative Title	Assessment of general education natural science courses
Submitted in Previous Year(s)	2012
Critical Information, Notes, Justification, Rationale	General education course offerings must be assessed every three years.
Consequences of this initiative not being funded	may not meet the gen ed requirements of college or state.
Department Goals	Provide a high quality, rigorous and meaningful Architectural curricula which will prepare students for transfer to upper division universities or entrance into the global workforce., Provide a high quality, rigorous and meaningful Engineering curricula which will prepare students for transfer to upper division universities. , Provide a high quality, rigorous and meaningful Astronomy, Geology, Chemistry, Physics and Physical Science curricula which will support SUNY’s general education requirements as well as the requirements of students seeking degrees that are outside of the , Be recognized as having the most outstanding science, engineering and architectural programs among our peers locally and regionally.
Programs	AS Enginerring Science, AS Math Science, Degree Related Course Offerings, General Education
Locations	Main Campus, Newburgh Campus
Estimated Completion Date	05/30/2015
Will this initiative span multiple budget years?	No
Importance	High
Funding Source	Request for Prioritization
Created	03/24/2015 11:35 am
Updated	03/24/2015 1:21 pm

Institutional Goals

Goal	How will the initiative support this institutional goal?
MIDDLESTATES Standard12: General Education a: Departments must provide evidence of how assessment results are used to improve teaching and learning. This includes devising learning strategies to address student learning deficiencies and incorporating those into courses. These should then be reassessed to determine if the course improvements were effective.	assessment of gen ed courses will drive any changes and improvements to our offerings.
STRATEGIC II: Increase the effectiveness of planning and resource allocation for all College operations.	assessment results will inform planning and resource allocation requirements

Action Steps

Action Step	Responsible Party	Order
Distribute general education questions to all full time and part time faculty teaching general education courses.	Chair Sci & Engineering	1

Expected Outcomes

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Improved teaching and learning	1

Assessment Methods

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Student Surveys (Externally developed)	Surveys such as the Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE), Student Opinion Survey (SOS), etc. are regularly administered at the College. The results of the survey describe the engagement and satisfaction of students with various college offices, staff, program and services.		dept chair

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Prioritization

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Assessment

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