Program: Journalism (BA)
Degree: Bachelor's
Date: Fri Nov 06, 2015 - 9:59:01 am
1) Institutional Learning Objectives (ILOs) and Program Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
1. SLO #1: Gather, analyze and organize information, and to communicate it clearly, effectively and responsibly using multiple media platforms.
(1a. General education, 1b. Specialized study in an academic field, 2a. Think critically and creatively, 2b. Conduct research, 2c. Communicate and report, 3d. Civic participation)
2. SLO #2: Demonstrate an understanding of the social, cultural and historical contexts of reporting on social institutions as well as on individuals and groups.
(1a. General education, 1b. Specialized study in an academic field, 1c. Understand Hawaiian culture and history, 2b. Conduct research, 3b. Respect for people and cultures, in particular Hawaiian culture, 3c. Stewardship of the natural environment, 3d. Civic participation)
3. SLO #3: Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of a free, vigorous and responsible press to the maintenance of an informed citizenry to exercise the rights of self-governance in a democracy.
(1a. General education, 1b. Specialized study in an academic field, 3d. Civic participation)
4. SLO #4: Contribute to lifelong learning through reports that enlighten and enliven audiences, whether in print, broadcast, online or other new media formats.
(1a. General education, 1b. Specialized study in an academic field, 2a. Think critically and creatively, 2c. Communicate and report, 3a. Continuous learning and personal growth, 3d. Civic participation)
2) Your program's SLOs are published as follows. Please update as needed.







3) Please review, add, replace, or delete the existing curriculum map.
- File (03/16/2020)
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.
We have held regular curriculum refinement meetings, usually once or twice a month, that have covered many aspects of curriculum reform, student feedback, and student assessment.
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.
20
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.
Question | Avg score | |||||||||||||||||||||
1. Through the UH Manoa Journalism Program, I am able to gather, analyze and organize information, and to communicate it clearly, effectively and responsibly using multiple media platforms (e.g., print, video and web). | 4.00 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 80 |
2. Through the UH Manoa Journalism Program, I am knowledgeable about public institutions (e.g., state government, law enforcement, the courts, etc.) and how to report about them. | 3.25 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 65 |
3. Through the UH Manoa Journalism Program, I understand the importance of a free, vigorous and responsible press in maintaining an informed citizenry. | 4.20 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 84 |
4. Through the UH Manoa Journalism Program, I am able to write like a journalist (e.g., using AP Style, writing in the inverted pyramid structure when appropriate, incorporating material from sources into news stories, etc.) | 4.10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 82 |
5. Overall, I feel as though I have received (or am receiving) the training and preparation necessary for me to work as a professional journalist after I graduate from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. | 3.70 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 74 |
13) What best describes how the program used the results? (Check all that apply.)









14) Please briefly describe how the program used the results.
We have carefully considered feedback from all students in the program, from various perspectives, including the survey results posted. In our regular curriculum refinement meetings, we have been discussing making many changes to the curriculum. We have a solid plan developed, so the next step for us is to gather the resources needed to implement the plan.
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.
We have realized a few holes in our curriculum and a few areas that need more support; recruitment is a good example; in the previous curriculum change, Jour 150 was dropped as a required course, which left the program without a broad survey course through which to recruit new students. This change has had some negative effects on the program, so we are considering various ways to bring Jour 150 back into our required curriculum.
16) If the program did not engage in assessment activities, please explain.
NA