Program: Natural Resources & Environmental Mgt (BS)
Degree: Bachelor's
Date: Fri Nov 20, 2020 - 8:31:11 pm
1) Program Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) and Institutional Learning Objectives (ILOs)
1. Students value science and scientific evidence in NREM.
(1a. General education, 1b. Specialized study in an academic field, 3c. Stewardship of the natural environment)
2. Students demonstrate what is expected of an entry-level professional working in the field of natural resources and environmental management.
(3c. Stewardship of the natural environment, 3d. Civic participation)
3. Students describe and interpret the theory and application of the linkages among the environment, economics, and society.
(1b. Specialized study in an academic field, 2b. Conduct research, 3c. Stewardship of the natural environment)
4. Students demonstrate the relevance of biological, physical, and social science using analytical and quantitative skills in the context of NREM.
(2a. Think critically and creatively, 2b. Conduct research, 3c. Stewardship of the natural environment)
5. Students communicate proficiently in writing and orally to both technical and general audiences in natural and social sciences.
(2c. Communicate and report, 3d. Civic participation)
2) Your program's SLOs are published as follows. Please update as needed.
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3) Please review, add, replace, or delete the existing curriculum map.
- File (11/21/2020)
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.
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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):
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6) Did your program engage in any program learning assessment activities between November 1, 2018 and October 31, 2020?
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7) What best describes the program-level learning assessment activities that took place for the period November 1, 2018 and October 31, 2020? (Check all that apply.)
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8) Briefly explain the assessment activities that took place since November 2018.
We collected data on SLO achievement in core courses and narratives from instructors to explain how their courses assess student learning.
We modified the types of evidence used to assess SLOs.
9) What types of evidence did the program use as part of the assessment activities checked in question 7? (Check all that apply.)
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10) State the number of students (or persons) who submitted evidence that was evaluated. If applicable, please include the sampling technique used.
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11) Who interpreted or analyzed the evidence that was collected? (Check all that apply.)
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12) How did they evaluate, analyze, or interpret the evidence? (Check all that apply.)
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13) Summarize the results from the evaluation, analysis, interpretation of evidence (checked in question 12). For example, report the percentage of students who achieved each SLO.
NREM students socre high achievement (80% or better) for most SLOs in most courses. The lowest achievement is in the SLO 1 Valuing science, especially in highly quantitative courses, such as statistics, soil science, and geographic information systems. Students demonstrate high achievement of SLO 3 - linkages among natural and social sciences, SLO 4 - natural resource management, and SLO 5 - written and oral communication. These are valuable skills for natural resource management employers and professions.
14) What best describes how the program used the results? (Check all that apply.)
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15) Please briefly describe how the program used its findings/results.
NREM simplified and standardized the types of evidence used for assessment to help faculty provide useful assessment data from their courses and to link SLO mastery and achievement across courses. NREM faculty are also modifying the pedagogy of lower-level core courses to improve SLO achievement and better prepare them for higher level courses.