Assessment Initiative Timeline
To meet the expectations
for departmental/program student learning assessment for the purposes of NASC
accreditation process, each department will need to meet the following
deadlines for data to be input into the Program Review website:
|
DATE DUE |
ASSESSMENT ACTIVITY |
WITH / TO WHOM |
ACCREDITATION
|
|
May 1, 2003 |
Program/Department
Description and Assessment Plan |
Associate Dean and Dean |
Self-Study is ongoing as a result of inputting
information, materials, and data into the Program
Review web site |
|
May 15, 2003 |
Approved Department/Program
Description and Assessment Plan |
Program Review website;
contact Assessment Initiative/CAE for support in uploading |
|
|
June 5, 2003 |
Departments/Programs display
assessment materials at the 3rd Annual PSU Assessment Symposium |
For details contact: Cheryl
Ramette, Bill Becker, or Shelly Bird |
|
|
Fall 2003 |
Implementation Teams fully
constituted |
Associate Dean
and the Implementation Team Leader for each school/college |
|
|
|
Contact OIRP and CAE for
details |
Self Study Visit from the NASC Accreditation Team |
|
|
Fall 2003 Winter 2004 Spring 2004 |
·
Conduct mid- and
end-program assessment; carry out data analysis; use results for program
management ·
Upload process and
results to Program Review website (These materials can be collected and
uploaded throughout) |
·
Collaborate, where
appropriate, with the Assessment Initiative/CAE, your Assessment
Implementation Team and OIRP ·
Assessment
Initiative/CAE facilitates uploading of materials |
Self-Study is ongoing as a result of inputting
information, materials, and data into the Program
Review web site |
|
June 2004 |
·
Departments/Programs
display assessment materials at the 4th Annual PSU Assessment
Symposium ·
On-going mid- and
end-program assessment materials uploaded to the assessment website |
·
Dean and Associate
Dean, for approval; contact Assessment Initiative/CAE for details ·
OIRP and Assessment Initiative/CAE,
facilitates the uploading of materials |
|
|
September 15, 2004 |
·
Continue analysis of
student learning assessment data and related departmental/program
modifications ·
Begin next iteration of
assessment process based results of previous year utilizing mid- and
end-program assessment processes |
·
Associate Dean and
Dean, for review and approval; ·
Assessment
Initiative/CAE for support in implementation of plan and guidance in
uploading to website |
|
|
December 15, 2004 |
·
Continue this
year’s iteration of assessment plan and continue submissions regarding
mid- and end- program materials ·
Continue internal
program management |
·
Associate Dean and Dean,
for approval; ·
Assessment
Initiative/CAE for support in implementation/ analysis and guidance in
uploading to website |
|
|
June 2005 |
·
Select
Departments/Programs to display assessment materials at the 5th
Annual PSU Assessment Symposium ·
On-going mid- and end-program
assessment materials uploaded to the assessment website |
·
Associate Dean and
Dean, for approval; contact CAE for details ·
Assessment
Initiative/CAE for support in analysis and guidance in uploading to website |
|
|
Fall 2005 |
|
Contact OIRP and CAE for details |
NASC Accreditation Team
Visit - Meet, where appropriate, with the visiting accreditation team |
8-11-03