Program: Interdisciplinary Studies (BA)
Degree: Bachelor's
Date: Tue Oct 02, 2018 - 3:13:12 pm
1) Program Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) and Institutional Learning Objectives (ILOs)
1. To acquire knowledge and understanding in students' chosen interdisciplinary field of study
(1a. General education, 1b. Specialized study in an academic field, 2a. Think critically and creatively, 2b. Conduct research, 2c. Communicate and report, 3a. Continuous learning and personal growth, 3b. Respect for people and cultures, in particular Hawaiian culture, 3c. Stewardship of the natural environment, 3d. Civic participation)
2. To develop skills in exploring interdisciplinary relationships
(1a. General education, 1b. Specialized study in an academic field, 2a. Think critically and creatively, 2b. Conduct research, 2c. Communicate and report, 3a. Continuous learning and personal growth, 3b. Respect for people and cultures, in particular Hawaiian culture, 3c. Stewardship of the natural environment, 3d. Civic participation)
3. To develop critical thinking skills through comparing, contrasting, and synthesizing a variety of perspectives
(1a. General education, 1b. Specialized study in an academic field, 2a. Think critically and creatively, 2b. Conduct research, 2c. Communicate and report, 3a. Continuous learning and personal growth, 3b. Respect for people and cultures, in particular Hawaiian culture, 3c. Stewardship of the natural environment, 3d. Civic participation)
4. To communicate clearly both orally and in writing
(1a. General education, 1b. Specialized study in an academic field, 2a. Think critically and creatively, 2b. Conduct research, 2c. Communicate and report, 3a. Continuous learning and personal growth, 3b. Respect for people and cultures, in particular Hawaiian culture, 3c. Stewardship of the natural environment, 3d. Civic participation)
5. To develop problem-solving and life-long learning skills
(1a. General education, 1b. Specialized study in an academic field, 2a. Think critically and creatively, 2b. Conduct research, 2c. Communicate and report, 3a. Continuous learning and personal growth, 3b. Respect for people and cultures, in particular Hawaiian culture, 3c. Stewardship of the natural environment, 3d. Civic participation)
2) Your program's SLOs are published as follows. Please update asneeded.







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) Does the program have learning achievement results for its program SLOs? (Example of achievement results: "80% of students met expectations on SLO 1.")(check one):




6) Did your program engage in any program learning assessment activities between June 1, 2015 and October 31, 2018?


7) What best describes the program-level learning assessment activities that took place for the period June 1, 2015 to October 31, 2018? (Check all that apply.)







8) Briefly explain the assessment activities that took place.
1. Current Student Survey
2. Grad Exit Survey
3. IS Proposal Review
9) What types of evidence did the program use as part of the assessment activities checked in question 7? (Check all that apply.)





















10) State the number of students (or persons) who submitted evidence that was evaluated. If applicable, please include the sampling technique used.
11) Who interpreted or analyzed the evidence that was collected? (Check all that apply.)










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







13) Summarize the results of the assessment activities checked in question 7. For example, report the percentage of students who achieved each SLO.
2015 -16: Between 4.50 & 4.63 2017-18: 4.45 & 4.59
Q#3: I have developed problem-solving skills for life-long learning. (SLO 5)
2015 -16: Between 4.57 & 4.67 2017-18: 4.27 & 4.41
Q#5: Writing the IS proposal as part of my application helped me to undertand how to create an academically rigorous problem-focused major in the area of my interest. (SLO 4)
2015 -16: Between 4.91 & 4.79 2017-18: 4.30 & 4.36
Q#6: As an Interdisciplinary Studies major, I was able to explore different academic perspectives and thereby improve my critical thinking skills. (SLO 1 & 3)
2015 -16: Between 4.45 & 4.39 2017-18: 4.55 & 4.86
Q#7: My interdisciplinary Studies adviser assisted me in the process of developing a meaningful academic curriculum in the broad area of my interest. (SLO 1)
2015 -16: Between 4.73 & 4.75 2017-18: 4.09 & 4.73
Q#9: Through the courses in my IS major, I have learned to explore issues from a variety of academic perspectives, which has improved my written communication skills. (SLO 2, 3)
2015 -16: Between 4.23 & 4.50 2017-18: 4.09 & 4.45
Q#10: I have improved my critical thinking skills by learned to compare, contrast, and synthesize a variety of perspectives in my academic field. (SLO 2, 3)
2015 -16: Between 4.50 & 3.92 2017-18: 4.36 & 4.55
Q#13: Considering everything, how would you rate your Interdisciplinary Studies adviser?
2015 -16: Between 4.32 & 4.50 2017-18: 4.36 & 4.32
Each prospective IS major submits an IS proposal before h/she can officially declare IS as a major. The proposal is reviewed by the Review Committee. The reviewer uses the following rubric to review the proposal:
14) What best describes how the program used the results? (Check all that apply.)








