Academic Affairs Assessment Council (AAAC)

 

1. Evaluate the quality and thoroughness of program student learning outcomes, assessment plans and means of assessment. If changes or additions to program student learning outcomes are deemed necessary, then the Deans and faculty members on the Outcomes Assessment Committee or AAAC will assist programs with developing or modifying their program student learning outcomes.
   
   
2. Determine whether programs are obtaining learning assessment data and using the data to improve student learning (“closing the loop”). The AAAC recognizes that course modifications need to be based on sound, repeated measures. Therefore, the AAAC will track acquisition and use of data over successive academic years. If consistent weaknesses are noted in a particular area after two or three years of sampling, then programs are expected to address these weaknesses through course modifications or well-reasoned explanations.
   
   
3. Review data trends in program learning outcomes and periodically submit reports to academic programs, the University Curriculum Committee, Deans, and Provost.
   
   
4. Periodically review the effectiveness of the processes for assessing program learning assessment processes and submit reports to the Strategic Planning Oversight Committee.

Reviews of both program student learning outcomes and program outcomes will occur in August and September in meetings with the Provost and Deans. Ad hoc faculty members may assist with review of student learning assessment plans but will not participate in annual program reviews.