Program: Undergraduate Academic Advising
Date: Fri Oct 12, 2012 - 2:28:28 pm
1) Below are your program's student outcomes (SOs). Please add or update as needed.
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 OUTCOMES (See Table 1)
Outcome 1: Students will be able to design and achieve a reasonable and timely academic plan that leads to a Bachelor of Social Work degree.
Outcome 2: Students will be able to identify academic and professional goals that incorporate his/her personal values, interests, aptitudes and skills.
Outcome 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) Your program's SOs are published as follows. Please update as needed.
Program's Website. URL: 
Student Handbook. URL, if available online: http://www.hawaii.edu/sswork/forms/bsw/BSW_Handbook_2012.pdf Information Sheet, Flyer, or Brochure. URL, if available online: UHM Catalog. Page Number: Other: BSW New Student Orientation Other: Academic Advisors Training Powerpoint3) 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.
- File (10/12/2012)
4) Did your program engage in any program assessment activities between June 1, 2011 and September 30, 2012? (e.g., establishing/revising outcomes, aligning activities to outcomes, collecting evidence, interpreting evidence, using results, revising the assessment plan, creating surveys, etc.)
Yes
No (skip to question 14)5) For the period June 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012: State the assessment question(s) and/or assessment goals. Include the student outcomes that were targeted, if applicable.
- 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.
- 100% of student files will have an academic plan form that is updated every semester by the student and a faculty advisor.
- In the BSW Exit Survey, 90% of respondents will indicate that they received assistance, if requested, in examining academic and professional goals for themselves.
- 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.
6) State the type(s) of evidence gathered to answer the assessment question and/or meet the assessment goals that were given in Question #5.
- Orientation attendance through sign-in sheets (Measurement A)
- Academic Advising forms (Measurement B)
- BSW Exit Survey (Measurements C & D)
7) State how many persons submitted evidence that was evaluated. If applicable, please include the sampling technique used.
- A. Orientation – all students
- B. Academic Advising forms – 83 students and faculty advisors
- C. & D. BSW Exit Survey – 10 BSW graduates
8) Who interpreted or analyzed the evidence that was collected? Check all that apply.
Program faculty/staff member(s) Faculty/staff committee Ad hoc faculty/staff group Director or department chairperson Persons or organization outside the university Students (graduate or undergraduate) Dean or Associate Dean Advisory Board Other: 9) How did he/she/they evaluate, analyze, or interpret the evidence? Check all that apply.
Compiled survey results Used quantitative methods on student data (e.g., grades, participation rates) or other numeric data Used qualitative methods on interview, focus group, or other 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: 10) For the assessment questions/goals stated in Question #5, summarize the actual results.
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.
As of 9/12/12:
70/83 = 84.3% of BSW students completed orientation session.
Measurement B: 100% of student files will have an academic plan form that is updated every semester by the student and a faculty advisor.
Starting from 11/2011 (for advising for the Spring 2012 semester), instituted a requirement for all student files to have an academic plan form.
As of 9/12/12:
79/83 = 95.2% of BSW student files have an academic plan form.
74/83 = 89.2% of BSW student files have an academic plan form that appears to be updated.
Measurement 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.
11/30 (36.7%) have completed BSW exit survey.
Among 11 respondents, nine students reported that they requested assistance in examining academic goals, and 88.9% (8/9) reported that they received assistance.
Among 10 respondents, five students reported that they requested assistance in examining professional goals, and 100% (5/5) reported that they received assistance.
Measurement 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.
Four out of ten respondents reported that they requested assistance in identifying and utilizing appropriate resources, and 100% (4/4) reported that they received assistance.
11) What was learned from the results?
Academic advising is occurring with improved consistency and focus on progress towards degree completion. New student orientations are, for the most part, being completed by almost all students. When students requested assistance, 90-100% received related assistance. About 90 % of respondents requested assistance in examining academic goals, but less than half of respondents requested assistance in either examining professional goals, or identifying and utilizing appropriate resources.
12) State how the program used the results or plans to use the results. Please be specific.
Plans will include developing strategies to improve monitoring of advising and new student orientation participation. We will also improve on faculty advisor trainings to broaden knowledge of undergraduate education and requisite courses for the major.
13) Reflect on the assessment process. Is there anything related to assessment procedures your program would do differently next time? What went well?
For future planning: Measurement A
- Develop a stricter follow-up to ensure that absent students complete an orientation make-up.
- Provide more direct training in the tools described in Measurement A.
For future planning: Measurement B
- Develop a system to determine a clear yes/no on whether the academic plan was reviewed and updated.
For future planning: Measurement C & D
- Develop a better strategy to increase the response rate for the exit survey.
- May consider paper-and-pencil questionnaire administration in a class setting.