Program: East Asian Lang & Lit: Korean (PhD)
Degree: Doctorate
Date: Mon Oct 05, 2015 - 1:20:40 pm
1) Below are your program's student learning outcomes (SLOs). Please update as needed.
[Ph.D. in Korean Language and Linguistics]
1. Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge about the field, especially in areas of their expertise and its connection of related areas of research
2. Evaluate the purposes, approaches, designs, and analyses of published research in areas of their expertise
3. Produce scholarly work at the level of quality adequate for publication
4. Establish membership in their field and develop their presence in that discipline
5. Design and teach graduate-level courses in the areas of their specialization
6. Handle a job interview and job talk
[Ph.D. in Korean Literature]
[In addition to the M. A. SLOs,] recipients of the Ph.D. in Korean literature should be able to:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of current secondary literature in the field by critically engaging the arguments of major scholars.
2. Produce a significant and original contribution to current scholarly discourse in his/her area of specialization.
1) Institutional Learning Objectives (ILOs) and Program Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
2) Your program's SLOs are published as follows. Please update as needed.







3) Please review, add, replace, or delete the existing curriculum map.
4) For your program, the percentage of courses that have course SLOs explicitly stated on the syllabus, a website, or other publicly available document is as follows. Please update as needed.





5) Did your program engage in any program learning assessment activities between June 1, 2014 and September 30, 2015?


6) What best describes the program-level learning assessment activities that took place for the period June 1, 2014 to September 30, 2015? (Check all that apply.)







7) Briefly explain the assessment activities that took place in the last 18 months.
1. Exit survey result
2. Students' term papers were collected.
3. Qualifying and comprehensive exams
8) What types of evidence did the program use as part of the assessment activities checked in question 6? (Check all that apply.)
Direct evidence of student learning (student work products)














Indirect evidence of student learning







Program evidence related to learning and assessment
(more applicable when the program focused on the use of results or assessment procedure/tools in this reporting period instead of data collection)




9) State the number of students (or persons) who submitted evidence that was evaluated. If applicable, please include the sampling technique used.
[Korean Language/Linguistics] Exit survey result: A total of 9 students graduating during the period from fall 2013 to spring 2015 were invited to respond and 6 students completed the survey (response rate=67%).
[Korean Literature] Two students' term papers were graded with comments and suggestions.
10) Who interpreted or analyzed the evidence that was collected? (Check all that apply.)










11) How did they evaluate, analyze, or interpret the evidence? (Check all that apply.)







12) Summarize the results of the assessment activities checked in question 6. For example, report the percent of students who achieved each SLO.
The exit surveys result reflects overall students’ experience with the program, learning outcomes in terms of publications and conference presentations, full-time job allocation, etc. All 9 PhD graduates in Korean Linguistics are currently teaching at top US colleges and universities teaching as full-time lecturers or a research faculty. Overall, students were satisfied with the graduate program and curriculum, although some concerns with the financial support and institutional resources. Majority of the participants felt they have achieved comprehensive knowledge about the field and established membership in their field. Students made special remarks on the academic profoundness, great faculties and professors, and the opportunity for graduate students to teach at a college level. They also made some recommendations on more opportunity for research and related funding.
13) What best describes how the program used the results? (Check all that apply.)









14) Please briefly describe how the program used the results.
In pursuit of excellence in research and teaching, the UH Korean Section has strived for program development and diversity, innovative curricula, tailored advising and dedicated services, professional development, and numerous other efforts. The outcome of such effort is comprehensive and highly productive Korean programs that have grown rapidly with clear objectives.
15) Beyond the results, were there additional conclusions or discoveries? This can include insights about assessment procedures, teaching and learning, and great achievements regarding program assessment in this reporting period.
NA
16) If the program did not engage in assessment activities, please explain.
NA