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Auto Collision Repair Assessment Plan FY10

Program goal: “During their coursework, students will develop the technical, communication, critical thinking and interpersonal/workplace skills necessary for employment. “

Area:  Auto Collision

Responsibility:  Alan Eaton, Richard Fairchild

Timelines: Yellow - September 15; Green - May 31

Measure:

 
  1.  Students will average 2.0 or better on each individual competency completed in the competency profile.
  2. 70% of students will score a grade of “C” or better in the class.  FYI: Workplace skills such as attendance, timeliness, attitude, teamwork, etc are built into 60% of the course grade. This was encouraged and in part developed by advisory committee input.

Explain how you plan on measuring learning?  

Each technical program assesses technical, communication, and critical thinking skills using a variety of instructional strategies, including tests, projects, quizzes, homework, hands-on demonstrations, etc. Student mastery of these skills is documented in the competency profile. Competency profiles are stored in the registrar’s office.

Each technical program assesses interpersonal/workplace skills using a variety of instructional strategies. Student development of these skills is documented in the student’s final class grade.

What were the end of year results?

Any other “indirect” measures of student learning? Graduate and job placement data? Student survey data? NOCTI scores? % of students meeting graduation requirements?

  1. Students averaged above 2.0 in each course finished.
  2. 84% of students scored a 70% or better in the program.
  3. All graduates completed the Job Prep class.
  4. Students were EPA Rule 40 certified.
  5. Each graduate successfully completed at least one live work project.  Many completed several projects.
  6. All graduates completed the NOCTI Written and Performance test.
  7. Two students completed internships and three students went out on OWE.
Four students have jobs, four plan on continuing education, several have interviews, and others are searching.

 

What changes need to be made in teaching or the curriculum?

 

 

 

Next year will be the first year of the state wide curriculum for Auto Collision Repair, so changes are ongoing.  The instructors’ number one goal is to become familiar and comfortable with the new curriculum by studying and practicing.

Instructors will work with local employers to establish more internship opportunities for all interested students who meet the criteria. We will contact and work with employers to try to get more relationships developed to help increase internships available. This will give students a chance to experience the shop environment and understand employer expectations as well as possibly witness more of the customer relations that happen on a daily basis in the workplace.  Instructors believe this may also help with placement by giving the successful students some exposure to employers.

Instructors will try to increase the number of  live work projects for students who are accelerating in the program.  These projects must meet our advisory board criteria.  More smaller jobs will be scheduled to give students a chance to do the more complex repairs as well as the smaller, quicker jobs often seen in collision shops. This will increase their ability to multi task which is necessary to be successful in the auto collision field.  Instructors will try to accomplish this by asking satisfied customers to recommend us to friends, family and co-workers.   Instructors hope that residents of the Salina area will become more familiar with the ACR program at SATC and in what kind of projects we are interested.