Program: Women's Studies (BA)
Degree: Bachelor's
Date: Mon Oct 12, 2009 - 12:56:09 pm
1) List your program's student learning outcomes (SLOs).
1. Application of critical thinking skills; 2. Application of key concepts in Women's Studies; 3. Improved writing skills; 4. Improved oral communication skills; 5. Awareness of interdisciplinarity of Women's Studies; 6. Understanding and applying analysis of gender, race, sexuality, and colonialism in the Asia-Pacific context; 7. Ability to connect the classroom with real world issues; 8. Awareness of issues of masculinity in addition to those of femininity.
2) Where are your program's SLOs published?







3) Upload your program's current curriculum map(s) as a PDF.
4) What percentage of courses have the course SLOs explicitly stated on the course syllabus, department website, or other publicly available document? (Check one)





5) State the SLO(s) that was Assessed, Targeted, or Studied
1 - 8 are the items questioned and elaborated in the exit interviews of our majors conducted at the end of each semester. In addition, all the courses measure 2 through exams, written assignments, oral presentation, and program-wide teaching evaluations.
6) State the Assessment Question(s) and/or Goal(s) of Assessment Activity
Exams, written and oral assignments/presentations, teaching evaluations, exit interviews of the majors.
7) State the Type(s) of Evidence Gathered
See (6).
8) State How the Evidence was Interpreted, Evaluated, or Analyzed
Each instructor evaluates the students' progress in the activities cited above. In addition, undergraduate advisors and chair engage in regular discussions regarding the instructional methods and their outcomes reflected in students' achievement and mastery.
9) State How Many Pieces of Evidence Were Collected
10) Summarize the Actual Results
As reflected in the CSS External Review conducted in Spring 09, WS has accomplished much in terms of students progress and graduation since its start as a BA granting program two years ago. The results of the review are available at CSS and VCAA.
11) Briefly Describe the Distribution and Discussion of Results
Faculty meetings; meetings involving chair and undergraduate advisors.
12) Describe Conclusions and Discoveries
See (10).
13) Use of Results/Program Modifications: State How the Program Used the Results --or-- Explain Planned Use of Results
As the program has been through various forms of evaluations in the past two years and streamlined the course offerings, etc., WS undergraduate program is now running very well. The challenge at the moment is to deal with various ramifications of fiscal crisis which affect not only this program but UHM as a whole.
14) Reflect on the Assessment Process
None.
15) Other Important Information
At the CSS chairs retreat and in response to the presentation of the assessment office at the beginning of Fall 09, it was pointed out that a lack fo resources on the part of the institution would hamper full iand meaningful mplementation of assessment methods devised by the assessment office. This and other points raised by CSS chairs and directors point to the need of serious discussions concerning resource availability and instituitonal need to implement meaningful evaluative methods of curriculum and instructions.