Department/s:

(joint proposals encouraged)

Library
Other depts TBA

Participating Members:

Cat Finney, Tina Hovekamp, David Bilyeu
Other members TBA

Project focus

·        What is the “meaningful question” your department seeks to explore through this assessment project?

See also: Step 1 of 5 Step Process for COCC Instructional Program Assessment

Addressing Board End #1:Have an adult population with the proficiencies and learning skills necessary for lifelong employment at a family wage level.

Addressing Board End #2: Have an adult population with academic achievements and learning skills necessary to successfully pursue education at and beyond the community college level.

What is the "success" of COCC students completing Lib 127 as determined by:

(1) completion rate and survey of non-completers

(2) survey of student confidence in information research skills before completing Lib 127 and after completing Lib 127

(3) survey of faculty confidence in information research skills acquired by students completing Lib 127

(4) performance on information literacy competency exam before completing Lib 127 and after completing Lib 127

(5) comparative analysis of  learning outcomes in courses for which Lib 127 is a pre-req and Lib 127.

(6) banner based tracking of final grades of students completing courses for which Lib 127 is a pre-req...comparing grades of students who completed Lib 127 satisfactorily to those who did not.

What information to you need to answer that question? (Note that assessment normally involves multiple measures, and that putting measures in place can be the most challenging aspect of assessment.)

·        What data will you seek?

·        What measures are in place or will you put in place?

·        What methodology will you employ?

See also:
 --Step 2 of 5 Step Process for COCC Instructional Program Assessment
--Banner Data Request Form

(1) Need from Banner/Student records: completion and non-completion data for Lib 127 

(2) Need survey results measuring student confidence 

(3) Need survey results measuring faculty confidence

 (4) Need to development of Information Competency tool...also need to compile several terms worth of results

(5) Need list of courses (plus their learning outcomes) for which Lib 127 is pre-req. 

 (6) Need Banner info tracking final grades of students completing courses for which Lib 127 is a pre-req...comparing grades of students who completed Lib 127 satisfactorily to those who did not.

Projected date by which you will be ready to analyze data:

Collect Data from Banner Fall 2003
Implement Surveys Fall 2003
Develop competency tool 2002-2003.  Test tool Fall 2003 and Winter 2004.
Analyze data Spring 2004.
 

Possible actions to be taken by department based on results:

 Making curricular changes in Lib 127 as needed by feedback from students, faculty. 

Making curricular changes in Lib 127 based on comparison of data gathered from Banner.

Implement communication and review mechanisms between Lib 127 faculty and faculty in departments depending on Lib 127 as a pre-req.

Note: Completed Department / Program Assessment Project forms due by June 15, 2003
(submit to Betty McKee)

Proposals for PEA mini-grant funding  for Summer 2003 due by April 30, 2003
(submit to Bruce McClelland)

Kathy Walsh, rev. 11 March 2003