Unit: Arts & Sciences, Colleges of
Program: Student Academic Services
Date: Fri Oct 12, 2012 - 5:01:09 pm

1) Below are your program's student outcomes (SOs). Please add or update as needed.

  1. Throughout their academic career, students can identify and explain their interests, strengths, values, and career/life goals.
  2. Students can develop and implement an academic and educational plan.
  3. Students understand how the A&S degree prepares them for success in their personal, academic, and professional lives.

2) Your program's SOs are published as follows. Please update as needed.

Program's Website. URL: http://www.advising.hawaii.edu/artsci/pages/academic_services/about.asp
Student Handbook. URL, if available online: http://www.advising.hawaii.edu/artsci/docs/Advising%20Handbook%20Ch%201.pdf
Information Sheet, Flyer, or Brochure. URL, if available online: http://www.advising.hawaii.edu/artsci/pages/academic_services/coresheets/docs/BA2012_2013.pdf
UHM Catalog. Page Number: http://www.catalog.hawaii.edu/schoolscolleges/arts-sciences/advising.htm
Other:
Other:

3) 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.

Activity Map File(s) from 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.

We had targeted outcome #2 at the outset of the year, but we held off assessing it because of changes to our advising services and programs during the year. We have been exploring the assessment of other outcomes (1 and 3).

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.

Outcome 1: At-risk student program (pilot): Student online self-report on obstacles/strategies; Outcome 3: Web based liberal arts program (pilot): student online self-report on increase in awareness of the value of an A&S degree.

7) State how many persons submitted evidence that was evaluated. If applicable, please include the sampling technique used.

N/A

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.

N/A

11) What was learned from the results?

N/A

12) State how the program used the results or plans to use the results. Please be specific.

N/A

13) Reflect on the assessment process. Is there anything related to assessment procedures your program would do differently next time? What went well?

Because of new advisors and programs in our office during the past year, we have been reevaluating outcome 2 as the targeted outcome for this cycle. In addition, the rubric being used to assess educational planning (outcome 2) did not work in the individual advising appointment and needs to be restructured.  What went well is that we used the outcomes to guide the development of the new programs and services, as well as embedded data collection at the outset.

14) If the program did not engage in assessment activities, please explain.
Or, if the program did engage in assessment activities, please add any other important information here.

Besides these learning outcomes, CASSAS uses other assessment measures. See CASSAS website:

http://www.advising.hawaii.edu/artsci/pages/academic_services/stats.asp