Program: Undergraduate Academic Advising
Date: Mon Oct 17, 2011 - 12:10:56 pm
1) List your program's student outcomes.
PROGRAM GOAL
The goal of advising for the Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work is to assist students in achieving success in their academic and professional objectives and graduating on a timely basis from the Bachelor of Social Work program.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES (See Table 1)
Objective 1: Students will be able to design and achieve a reasonable and timely academic plan that leads to a Bachelor of Social Work degree.
Objective 2: Students will be able to identify academic and professional goals that incorporate his/her personal values, interests, aptitudes and skills.
Objective 3: Students will be able to identify and utilize resources to support them in achieving their academic and professional goals.
MEASUREMENT
A. 100% of our students will attend a mandatory orientation session where students will receive training on multiple academic/curricular management tools including the STAR system, UHM Catalog, BSW Credit Check form, and the Student Handbook.
B. 100% of student files will have an academic plan form that is updated every semester by the student and a faculty advisor.
C. In the BSW Exit Survey, 90% of respondents will indicate that they received assistance, if requested, in examining academic and professional goals for themselves.
D. In the BSW Exit Survey, 90% of respondents will indicate that they received assistance, if requested, in identifying and utilizing appropriate resources to support them in achieving their academic and professional goals.
Table 1
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No |
Learning Objective |
Measurement |
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1 |
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Measure A: Training Measure B: Academic plan |
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2 |
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Measure B: Academic plan Measure C: Assistance in examining goals |
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3 |
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Measure D: Assistance in identifying and utilizing resources |
2) Where are your program's student outcomes published? Mark all that apply and include URLs when appropriate.
Program's Website. URL: NA Student Handbook. URL, if available online: NA
Information Sheet, Flyer, or Brochure. URL, if available online: UHM Catalog. Page Number: Other: Posted on Student Activity Center, SSW bulletin boards Other: Electronic and hard copy mailing via student list serve and mailboxes3) Provide the program's activity map or other graphic that illustrates how program activities/services align with program student outcomes. Please upload it as a PDF.
4) For the period June 1, 2010 to September 30, 2011: State the assessment question(s) and/or assessment goals. Include the student outcomes that were targeted, if applicable.
We started to develop an Assessment Plan this year. It is still in the devleopment stage.
5) State the type(s) of evidence gathered to answer the assessment question and/or meet the assessment goals that were given in Question 4.
6) State how many persons submitted evidence that was evaluated. If applicable, please include the sampling technique used.
7) Who interpreted or analyzed the evidence that was collected. Check all that apply.
Program faculty/staff Faculty/staff committee Ad hoc faculty/staff group Director or department chairperson Persons or organization outside the university Students (graduate or undergraduate) Dean Other 8) How did he/she/they evaluate, analyze, or interpret the evidence? Check all that apply.
Compiled survey results Used qualitative methods on interview, focus group, open-ended response data Scored exams/tests/quizzes Used a rubric or scoring guide Used professional judgment (no rubric or scoring guide used) External organization/person analyzed data (e.g., Social Science Research Institute) Other: 9) For the assessment questions/goals stated in Question 4, summarize the actual results.
10) What was learned from the results?
11) State how the program used the results or plans to use the results. Please be specific.
12) Reflect on the assessment process. Is there anything related to assessment procedures your program would do differently next time? What went well?
13) Other important information
2010-2011 marked a period of major transition for the Schoolf of Social Work. Dr. Noreen Mokuau was appointed new Interim Dean for the SSW in August 2010. By the end of that academic year, there were many new changes in faculty positions. The following positions changed faculty:
Asst. to the Dean, BSW Program Chair, MSW Program Chair, and the Assessment Committee Chair.
The shifts in leadership also impacted the continuity of operations and the program focus. As a result, the plans of the advising assessment also transitioned -- hopefully, with a beter refinement of purpose & methods.
Unfortunately, the initial date that we collected and gave to the Assessment Committee was lost in the transition of faculty. This year, the BSW program chairs met with the new Assessment Chair, Dr. Seunghye Hong, Sara Okamura & mari Ono to develop an Assessment Plan.