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Learning Outcomes |
How Assessed |
When Assessed |
Who Assesses |
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K n o w l e d g e a n
d C o m p r e h e n s i o n |
|
Plant/other organism similarity |
1.
Pre-Test
2. Post-Test
3. Exit Interview
|
1. Pre-Test = Upon Admission to Program
2. Post-Test = Senior Capstone
Courses (Botany 4970,4990)
3.
Just Prior To Graduation |
1.
Entire Faculty
2.
Entire Faculty
3.
Entire Faculty |
| Plants
Unique |
| Plant
Products |
|
F u n d a m e n t a l S k
i l l s |
|
Field/lab research skills
|
1.
Formative:
Upper Division
Courses
2. Summative:
(Portfolio)
|
1.
As Each
Course is
Completed
2. Capstone
Courses-Senior
Yr.
|
1.
Individual
Faculty
2. Entire Faculty
|
|
Critical thinking skills
|
|
Problem solving skills
|
|
Communication skills
|
|
Computer skills
|
1.
Thesis / Seminar Courses
2. Portfolio
|
1.
Senior Year
2. Capstone Courses-Senior Yr.
|
1.
Thesis Advisor/Seminar Instructor
2. Entire Faculty
|
| Information-seeking
skills |
1.
Formative:
All
Courses (esp Botany 3340)
2. Summative:
(Portfolio) |
1.
As Each
Course is
Completed
2. Capstone
Courses-Senior
Yr. |
1.
Individual
Faculty
2. Entire Faculty |
|
Cooperative social skills
|
1.
Employer Survey
2. Portfolio
|
1.
When Co-op Course Taken
2. Capstone Courses-Senior Yr.
|
1.
Department Chair/Seminar Instructor
2. Entire Faculty
|
|
Self-assessment skills
|
1.
Exit Interview
2. Portfolio
|
1.
Just Prior To Graduation
2. Capstone Courses-Senior Yr.
|
1.
Entire Faculty
2. Entire Faculty
|
|
V a l u e s |
|
Appreciation of diversity
|
Portfolio |
Capstone Courses-Senior Year |
Entire Faculty |
|
Ethics
|
|
Non-discrimination
|
|
Liberal arts
|
|
Aesthetic appreciation
|
|
O t h e r O u t c o m e s |
|
General Education Support/Teaching
|
1.
Formative: G.E. Courses
2. Science Teaching Methods Course
|
1.
As Each Course is Completed
2. As Course is Completed
|
1.
Individual Faculty
2. Individual Faculty
|
