Unit: Tropical Agriculture & Human Resources, College of
Program: Student Affairs
Date: Tue Oct 13, 2015 - 9:29:02 am

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

CTAHR's Academic and Student Affairs Office (ASAO) supports the following student outcomes (SO):

CTAHR graduates…

  • Are able to communicate orally in an effective manner. (oral communication)

  • Have competent analytical/problem solving skills. (analytical/problem solving)

  • Are able to interact with others effectively and appropriately. (human relations)

  • Have applied their learning in real-world experiences. (“real world” experience)

  • Have had cultural experiences that increased their global perspective. (global perspective)

The above student outcomes (SO) are part of a longer list of "10 Critical Skills and Competencies for a CTAHR Graduate."

 

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

Program's Website. URL: SOs are a subset of CTAHR's Critical Skills and Competencies, which appears at www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/site/downloads/acad/SkillsAndCompetencies.pdf
Student Handbook. URL, if available online:
Information Sheet, Flyer, or Brochure. URL, if available online: SOs are a subset of CTAHR's Critical Skills and Competencies, which are disseminated at CTAHR's annual New Student Orientation
UHM Catalog. Page Number: SOs are a subset of CTAHR's Critical Skills and Competencies, which appear in the 2015-2016 UHM Catalog (page 331) as CTAHR Program Goals
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 2015:

4) Did your program engage in any program assessment activities between June 1, 2014 and September 30, 2015? (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 between June 1, 2014 and September 30, 2015: State the assessment question(s) and/or assessment goals. Include the student outcomes that were targeted, if applicable.

All five SOs were targeted. In addition to the assessment tools shown in the survey map in question 3, CTAHR students were asked the following questions in an electronic survey.
Rate as Strongly Disagree, Disagree, Undecided, Agree, Strongly Agree:

  • I am able to communicate orally in an effective manner.
  • I have competent analytical and problem solving skills.
  • I am able to interact with others effectively and appropriately.
  • I have applied my learning in real-world situations.
  • I have had cultural experiences that have increased my global perspective.

Also, the following open-ended questions:

  • If you have applied your learning in real world situations, please share what those experiences have been.
  • If you have had cultural experiences that have increased your global perspective, please share what those have been.

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.

Evidence gathered are bolded below.

CTAHR graduates…

• Are able to communicate orally in an effective manner.
Performance in CTAHR Student Research Symposium
Performance by CTAHR Student Ambassadors in classroom presentations and during training

• Have competent analytical/problem solving skills
Performance in CTAHR Student Research Symposium

• Are able to interact with others effectively and appropriately.
Performance by participants of CTAHR's Meaningful Experience
Performance by participants on various committees

• Have applied their learning in real-world experiences.
Performance of students placed by CTAHR ASAO in internships and evaluations by student interns and employers
Performance of students in project-based activities such as FSHN students working on new product development projects and FDM students participating in the Senior Fashion Show

• Have had cultural experiences that increased their global perspective.
Interviews or surveys of students and faculty participating in study abroad and other organized international programs

Additionally, students were surveyed to assess the extent to which all five SOs were being met.

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

We surveyed CTAHR students and received 89 responses (significantly higher than last year's 52 responses).

  • Performance by CTAHR Student Ambassadors in classroom presentations and during training: CTAHR's Instruction and Student Support Specialist and CTAHR's professional academic advisors lead the training program. Classroom presentations are normally delivered by two students or by a student and CTAHR's Instruction and Student Support Specialist.Performance by participants of Meaningful Experience: One of CTAHR's professional academic advisors organized the Meaningful Experience Teambuilding and Communications activities and critiqued the students.
  • Performance by participants on various committees: CTAHR's Instruction and Student Support Specialist supervises and evaluates students on the CTAHR NSO Planning Committee, WBICB Planning Committee, Spring Event Planning Committee, Career Workshop Planning Committee, Ambassador Planning Committee, RIO and Funding Committee.  CTAHR's Student Services Specialist supervises and evaluates students on the Ka Pouhana Award Selection Committee, Pookela Award Selection Committee.
  • Performance of students placed by CTAHR ASAO in internships and evaluations by student interns and employers: Student interns and employer mentors provided evaluations of the student internships arranged by ASAO.
  • Performance of students in project-based activities such as FSHN students working on new product development projects and FDM Senior Fashion Show: Faculty advisors for both projects provide reports on the activities.
  • Attitudes and experiences reported by students participating in study abroad and other organized international programs and faculty/staff involved in those programs. This year, for the second time, CTAHR's Instruction and Student Support Specialist led an international voluntary service project involving four CTAHR students.
  • Electronic surveys were completed by 89 students (significantly higher than last year's 52 responses).
  • Performance in CTAHR Student Research Symposium: Evaluation forms of ~75 judges of undergraduate and graduate oral and poster presentations were reviewed. CTAHR's Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs organizes the Student Research Symposium.

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: CTAHR's Academic and Student Affairs Office

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: Outcomes of CTAHR Student Research Symposium

10) For the assessment questions/goals stated in Question #5, summarize the actual results.

Link to summary of survey responses

The student survey results were comparable to those in the previous year, showing a generally positive outcomes.

11) What was learned from the results?

Overall, CTAHR students are meeting expectations.

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

CTAHR's ASAO evaluates every co-curricular activity offered by the college.  We will use the results of the assessment program to refine our activities, expand some, and drop those that are not meeting our goals.

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

We will continue to seek-out more objective, direct measurements of SOs. We might develop rubrics to strengthen the assessment process. ASAO surveys all graduating seniors. We plan to revise our exit survey to gather additional information on
these SOs.

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.

We do not have additional important information to add here.