The Program Assessment Institute comes at time when there is a strong need to improve existing program assessment systems within in higher education. The increasing demands of external accrediting organizations requires institutions to take a new look at their programs and outcomes. A new set of questions is being asked and must be addressed.
In a program:
What determines its quality and how will this be measured?
What student performance or learning outcomes should be explicitly stated?
How will you determine if students have met these performance outcomes?
How will performance be measured, assessed and evaluated, for both students and faculty?
Will the program assessment design meet the standards for external review, and how are their criteria determined?
During this Institute, you will produce a draft of a program assessment system that:
Helps meet program goals and standards
Clarifies your program’s processes, systems and structures
Significantly benefits your program
Evidences qualities of the program by key outcomes