Program: Chemistry (MS)
Degree: Master's
Date: Thu Oct 28, 2010 - 3:27:25 pm
1) Below are the program student learning outcomes submitted last year. Please add/delete/modify as needed.
The program aims to develop scientists able to perform independent research with moderate supervision in a subdiscipline of chemistry and to present the research results orally and in writing to an audience of peers. The extent to which this goal is reached is assessed with the following SLO's:
a) progress reports to the student's committee;
b) completion of 18 credits of advanced course work;
c) presentation of background for research project and of research results in an open forum;
d) publication of research results in peer reviewed journals.
2) As of last year, your program's SLOs were published as follows. Please update as needed.
Department Website URL: www.manoa.hawaii.edu/chem
Student Handbook. URL, if available online: Information Sheet, Flyer, or Brochure URL, if available online: UHM Catalog. Page Number: Course Syllabi. URL, if available online: Other: Other: 3) Below is the link to your program's curriculum map (if submitted in 2009). If it has changed or if we do not have your program's curriculum map, please upload it as a PDF.
4) The percentage of courses in 2009 that had course SLOs explicitly stated on the syllabus, a website, or other publicly available document is indicated below. Please update as needed.
0%
1-50% 51-80% 81-99% 100%5) State the assessment question(s) and/or goals of the assessment activity. Include the SLOs that were targeted, if applicable.
At present we do not have a formal assessment program for the MS degree. Assessment happens, informally, at the level of the thesis committee. Committees are structured in such a way that one memeber is not from the chemistry subdiscipline in which the candidate has done research. This ensures that the faculty is aware of standards in the subdisciplines.
6) State the type(s) of evidence gathered.
7) Who interpreted or analyzed the evidence that was collected?
Course instructor(s) Faculty committee Ad hoc faculty group Department chairperson Persons or organization outside the university Faculty advisor Advisors (in student support services) Students (graduate or undergraduate) Dean/Director Other: 8) How did they evaluate, analyze, or interpret the evidence?
Used a rubric or scoring guide Scored exams/tests/quizzes Used professional judgment (no rubric or scoring guide used) Compiled survey results Used qualitative methods on interview, focus group, open-ended response data External organization/person analyzed data (e.g., external organization administered and scored the nursing licensing exam) Other: 9) State how many persons submitted evidence that was evaluated.
If applicable, please include the sampling technique used.
10) Summarize the actual results.
Graduate course program needs to be revised, frequency of course offerings needs to be increased and courses need to be offered ona predictable schedule.
11) How did your program use the results? --or-- Explain planned use of results.
Please be specific.
Graduate course program needs to be revised, frequency of course offerings needs to be increased and courses need to be offered ona predictable schedule.
12) Beyond the results, were there additional conclusions or discoveries? This can include insights about assessment procedures, teaching and learning, program aspects and so on.
see 11