Area: Computer Applications 

Responsibility:  Trena Lackey

Timelines: Yellow - September 25; Green - May 31

Measure:

CS105: Students will demonstrate mastery of critical thinking skills by averaging 2 or higher on two course projects: 

1. Creating a spreadsheet and charts to analyze, investigate and/or interpret numerical financial data to support the problem-solving process.
2. Design, create and maintain a database

Please explain how you plan on measuring learning.

Student scores will be averaged for the above two assignments, 3 = excellent; 2 = acceptable; 1 = unacceptable. Each assignment will have an average score.

What were the end of year results?

There were 12 total students who represent the data for the results for the year 2009-2010. 

The scores are Excellent – 6 students
Acceptable – 4 students
Unacceptable – 2 students  (1 student dropped about 2/3 through the semester)

As for instruction, I demonstrated each unit as much as I could and fielded questions within the allotted time and then was available via email should they have other questions.

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

I believe the curriculum is just fine and the most current being used in the workforce.  As for the class layout, the daytime class setup works best on the Tues/Thurs because the students have more time in the class for instruction and work time.  When the class was on MWF, it was a much shorter time period and most of the students either failed to complete their work outside of class or they were always behind and not making an attempt to get caught up until almost exam time. 

Area: English 

Responsibility:  Trena Lackey

Timelines: Yellow - September 25; Green - May 31

Measure:

ENG 100: 80% of students will average 2.0 or higher on the Technical Communication writing assignment.  

Please explain how you plan on measuring learning.

An assignment will be designed to evaluate a student’s written communication skills. The assignment must be appropriate for the workplace, clear, professional, and concise. A rubric will be used for scoring consistency: 3 = excellent; 2 = acceptable; 1 = unacceptable. Student scores will be averaged and analyzed.

What were the end of year results?

There were 24 total students who represent the data for the results for the year 2009-2010. 

The scores are:

Excellent – 14 students
Acceptable – 6 students
Unacceptable – 4 students  (1 student dropped about 1/2 through the semester)

Both semesters of students did well in the employment section and activities that were presented. 

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

I believe that a new textbook should be chosen for this class.  The flow of the teaching and the curriculum was much smoother second semester than first semester.  The students adapted better to the lessons and understanding of the content than the first semester.  I believe more emphasis needs to be made on the writing of letters as the students did not retain the information about the basic layouts of what should be included in any letter for the professional world.  Both semesters of students did well in the employment section and activities that were presented. 

Area:  Ethics in the Workplace

Responsibility:  Aaron White

Timelines: Yellow - September 25; Green - May 31

Measure:

HUM 101:  Students will demonstrate understanding of the dynamics involved in workplace relations and broader corporate ethical concerns: common ethical principles, corporate/employee relations, corporations and the environment, employee rights, corporation/consumer relations, discrimination in the workplace by score 70% or greater on class assignments, written assignment, mid-terms, and final.

Please explain how you plan on measuring learning.

Students will be evaluated on multiple criteria: Classroom participation, assignments outside the classroom (such as test cases and written assignments), writing assignment concerning corporate policies governing employee relations, and written tests covering reading and lecture material.

What were the end of year results?

• 100% of students in fall semester scored 70% or better on their final grade.

• 100% of students in the spring semester scored 70% or better on their final grade.

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

• The instructor plans to add more current event discussions.  For example, after lecture on a particular section, he will take a class period to discuss current events that deal with that issue, not just discuss case studies. 

Area:  Math

Responsibility:  John Black

Timelines: Yellow - September 25; Green - May 31

Measure:

Math students will demonstrate mastery of critical thinking by scoring 70% or higher on the critical thinking questions.

Please explain how you plan on measuring learning.

Each class will have a final exam that includes critical thinking questions designed to demonstrate student’s ability to “solve problems involving several steps of analysis and judgment.”

Data will be collected for Math 101 and Math 105 in the fall and Math 150 in the spring.

What were the end of year results?

HVAC Math 101:
14 students x 8 questions = 112 critical thinking questions answered
82 right / 30 wrong        73.2% / 26.8%
93% of the 2 step problems were completed correctly.
86% of the 3 step problems were completed correctly.
21% of the 4 or more step problems were completed correctly.

Welding Math 101:
10 students x 9 questions = 90 critical thinking questions answered.
56 right / 34 wrong        62.2% / 37.8%
63% of the 2 step problems were completed correctly.
57% of the 3 step problems were completed correctly.
10% of the 4 or more step problems were completed correctly.

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

More emphasis needs to be put upon critical thinking questions.

Area:  General Psychology

Responsibility:  Aaron White

Timelines: Yellow - September 25; Green - May 31

Measure:

PSY 101: Students will demonstrate understanding of the basic principles of psychology: basic theories, anatomy of the brain/central nervous system cognitive processes, biological basis of behavior, theories of learning/intelligence by scoring 70% or greater on sectional tests.   

Please explain how you plan on measuring learning.

Students will be evaluated on multiple criteria: participation in in-class discussion and activities, and performance on sectional tests covering text and lecture material.

What were the end of year results?

• 100% of students in the fall semester scored a 70% or better for their final grade.
  
  
•  80% of students in the spring semester scored a 70% or greater on their final grade.

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

• The instructor will change the length of tests.  Testing over 3 chapters is too much information.  Tests need to be limited to 2 chapters. 

• The instructor will incorporate additional outside information: videos/research findings/current issues/current studies. 

• The instructor would also like to incorporate more in-class activities.  The few that were incorporated into the class were well received.