Program: Physics (MS, PhD)
Degree: Master's & Doctorate
Date: Tue Oct 09, 2012 - 4:42:50 pm
1) Below are your program's student learning outcomes (SLOs). Please update as needed.
PHYSICS / STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES / Master’s and Doctorate
[1] Engage in advanced theoretical and experimental physics studies of core principles
[2] Establish expertise in focused areas of physical theory and experiment
[3] Exposure in current topics in theoretical and experimental physics in specific areas of physics research
[4] Produce directed study or original research in theoretical or experimental physics in a specific discipline
Student learning outcomes for individual courses are described in courses syllabi found on the departmental web site:
http://www.phys.hawaii.edu/
2) Your program's SLOs are published as follows. Please update as needed.
Department Website URL: http://www.phys.hawaii.edu/
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: http://www.phys.hawaii.edu/ Other: Other: 3) Select one option:
- 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.
0% 1-50%
51-80% 81-99% 100%5) Did your program engage in any program assessment activities between June 1, 2011 and September 30, 2012? (e.g., establishing/revising outcomes, aligning the curriculum to outcomes, collecting evidence, interpreting evidence, using results, revising the assessment plan, creating surveys or tests, etc.)
Yes No (skip to question 14)6) For the period June 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012: State the assessment question(s) and/or assessment goals. Include the SLOs that were targeted, if applicable.
GRADUATE PHYSICS PROGRAM ASSESSMENT SURVEY
LEARNING OUTCOMES
The following statements are the Learning Outcomes of the Graduate Physics Program. Circle one of the possible answers below each statement that indicate your response to the statement.
[1] Engage in advanced theoretical and experimental physics studies of core principles
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree
[2] Establish expertise in focused areas of physical theory and experiment
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree
[3] Exposure in current topics in theoretical and experimental physics in specific areas of physics research
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree
[4] Produce directed study or original research in theoretical or experimental physics in a specific discipline
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree
OPTIONAL COMMENTS
Use the space below (and on the back side of this page) for written comments you may have concerning the Graduate Physics Program. Your comments should not be an evaluation of particular courses or instructors, rather, an assessment of the program as embodied in the above statements of Learning Outcomes of the Graduate Physics Program.
7) State the type(s) of evidence gathered to answer the assessment question and/or meet the assessment goals that were given in Question #6.
The survey in Question #6 was e-mailed to the 4 students who earned their MS or PhD Physics degrees during AY2011-12. Responses were gathered and compiled anonymously by a department secretary.
8) State how many persons submitted evidence that was evaluated. If applicable, please include the sampling technique used.
Unfortunately, as of Oct. 9, 2012, none of the 4 MS or PhD Physics graduates (from AY 2011-12) returned his/her survey via e-mail.
9) Who interpreted or analyzed the evidence that was collected? (Check all that apply.)
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: 10) How did they evaluate, analyze, or interpret the evidence? (Check all that apply.)
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: 11) For the assessment question(s) and/or assessment goal(s) stated in Question #6:
Summarize the actual results.
Due to the null response (from an already small group of 4 MS/PhD-earning graduates), no valid conclusions can be drawn about the AY2011-12 graduate physics program at this time. If any surveys are eventually received, they will be combined with the AY2010-11 surveys (which asked identical questions) to provide a statistically valid sample.
12) State how the program used the results or plans to use the results. Please be specific.
Every year's survey results are forwarded to the Physics Department Chair and Physics Dept. Graduate Program Advisory Committee for their consideration. This year, there were no survey replies yet received. In the event that any surveys are eventually received, they will be combined with the AY2010-11 surveys (which asked identical questions) to provide a statistically valid sample, and the combined results will be reported to the Chair and Graduate Program Cmte.
13) Beyond the results, were there additional conclusions or discoveries?
This can include insights about assessment procedures, teaching and learning, program aspects and so on.
Given the very positive results of the AY2010-11 MS/PhD survey (with a large sample size of 12 replies), no changes were made to the graduate program after the survey results were reviewed.
14) If the program did not engage in assessment activities, please explain.
Or, if the program did engage in assessment activities, please add any other important information here.
No additional comments.