Women's Studies
Assessment Plan
Graduates of the Women’s Studies program will:
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Know the main social, economic political, and psychological
issues in contemporary women’s lives, globally and locally;
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Know the main topics in theories and methodologies of
feminisms;
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Know women’s class, sexual orientation and cultural
(historically "racial") diversity;
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Know in depth one aspect of women’s experience learned
through (for example) a literary genre, a time period, a geographic region, or
focus on a very narrow topic (this could be accomplished through
electives, a research paper, an internship, etc.);
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Possess the ability to connect ideas and concepts about
oppression and patriarchy about women within various fields to common themes or
topics;
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Possess the ability to write a focused and coherent
analytical essay based upon and sustained by evidence;
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Possess the ability to design and implement a project
demonstrating studied topics.
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Outcome |
How
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When
Assessed
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Who
Assesses |
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1 |
Class assignments from Intro Course and Methodologies: short papers,
tests, presentations;
(placed in portfolio);
Exit interview
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Every other year beginning Spring 2000 |
Teaching Faculty ; Executive Council subcommittee |
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2 |
Tests and papers from Theories class (placed in portfolio);
Exit interview
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Every other year beginning Fall 2000 |
Theories Teaching faculty; Executive Council subcommittee (for final portfolio)
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3 |
To be developed |
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4 |
Research/Internship Proposal; short papers in cross-listed courses;
in-class and conference presentations
(placed in portfolio)
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Every Year beginning Fall 2000 |
Methodologies Teaching faculty; Executive Council subcommittee |
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5 |
To be developed |
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6 |
Seminar capstone paper |
Every year beginning Spring 2000 |
Seminar director; Executive council subcommittee |
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7 |
To be developed |
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