Program: Zoology (MS)
Degree: Master's
Date: Thu Nov 19, 2020 - 7:34:24 am
1) Program Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) and Institutional Learning Objectives (ILOs)
1. Demonstrate advanced knowledge in a specialized area of the biological sciences and general knowledge of related areas, as defined by the student�s committee.
(1. Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge in one or more general subject areas related to, but not confined to, a specific area of interest.)
2. Conduct original and independent scientific research, including critical analysis, synthesis and use of information and data, that contributes to one�s field of study.
(2. Demonstrate understanding of research methodology and techniques specific to one’s field of study., 3. Apply research methodology and/or scholarly inquiry techniques specific to one’s field of study., 4. Critically analyze, synthesize, and utilize information and data related to one’s field of study., 6. Conduct research or projects as a responsible and ethical professional, including consideration of and respect for other cultural perspectives.)
3. Proficiently communicate and disseminate scientific information in oral and in written form.
(5. Proficiently communicate and disseminate information in a manner relevant to the field and intended audience.)
4. Conduct research responsibly and ethically.
(2. Demonstrate understanding of research methodology and techniques specific to one’s field of study., 3. Apply research methodology and/or scholarly inquiry techniques specific to one’s field of study., 4. Critically analyze, synthesize, and utilize information and data related to one’s field of study., 6. Conduct research or projects as a responsible and ethical professional, including consideration of and respect for other cultural perspectives., 7. Interact professionally with others.)
5. Engage professionally and collegially with the larger scientific community and with society.
(5. Proficiently communicate and disseminate information in a manner relevant to the field and intended audience., 6. Conduct research or projects as a responsible and ethical professional, including consideration of and respect for other cultural perspectives., 7. Interact professionally with others.)
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 (10/20/2020)
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 November 1, 2018 and October 31, 2020?


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.)






8) Briefly explain the assessment activities that took place since November 2018.
Student proposals were evaluated at the time of admission to candidacy (preliminary evaluation). Student theses and oral presentations were evaluated at the time of the defense.
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.
Four MS students were evaluated. Three were evaluated at their defense (final evaluation), and one was evaluated when advancing to candidacy (preliminary evaluation.
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 from the evaluation, analysis, interpretation of evidence (checked in question 12). For example, report the percentage of students who achieved each SLO.
All four students met expectations for each SLO. None failed to meet expectations and none exceeded expectations.
14) What best describes how the program used the results? (Check all that apply.)









15) Please briefly describe how the program used its findings/results.
No action was taken because results were very positive.
16) 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.
Nothing to report.