VC Strategic Goal 1: Continuously improve educational programs and services to meet student, community, and workforce development needs.
VC Objective 1: Continuously assess Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) for all courses and programs.
VCCCD Board Goal 1: Access and Student Success
VC Accreditation Recommendation: As noted in 2004, in order to fully meet this Standard the team recommends that the college accelerate its efforts to identify measurable student learning outcomes for every course, instructional program, and student support programs. In conjunction with this effort the college should assess all learning outcomes and incorporate analysis of student learning assessments into course and program improvements. (Accreditation Standard II.B.1-7, II.A.1.c, II.A.2.a-b, II.A.2.e-f, II.B.4, II.C.2)
| # | Action Steps | Responsible Party | Timeline | Progresss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Apply SLO assessment results from prior semester to improve programs and document those improvements | Department Chairs, Supervisors, Deans, Faculty | August -December, 2011 | Completed/In process |
| 1.2 | Assess SLOs at course levels and SUOs at program levels and document assessment process and results | Department Chairs, SLO facilitators, Deans, SLO Committee | August – December, 2011 | Completed |
| 1.3 | Attend WASC Conference | Dean, Institutional Effectiveness, SLO Facilitator | September, 2011 | Completed |
| 1.4 | Use SLO assessment results in the revised Program Review process, documenting any need for resources associated with plans for improvements. | Deans, Department Chairs, Supervisors, Program Review Facilitators |
October, 2011 |
Completed |
| 1.5 | Review results of SLO course and SUO assessments and work with faculty/staff to improve (to be done after program review) | Department Chairs, SLO facilitators, Deans, SLO Committee | October, 2011-February, 2012 | Completed |
| 1.6 | Review and select software for SLO/SUO management | VP Business Services, Dean, Institutional Effectiveness, Dean, Math/Science, Supervisor, LRC, SLO Committee | Spring, 2012 |
Completed |
| 1.7 | Review results of SLO course and SUO assessments and work with faculty/staff to improve | Department Chairs, SLO facilitators, Deans, SLO Committee | Spring, 2012 | In process |
| 1.8 | Apply SLO assessment results from prior semester to improve programs and document those improvements | Department Chairs, Supervisors, Deans, Faculty | January-May, 2012 | In process |
| 1.9 | Review and assess SLO assessment process; modify as necessary | SLO Committee | February, 2012 | Completed |
| 1.10 | Establish multi-year assessment plan that paces assessment of course, program, and institutional level SLO assessments. | SLO Committee, Academic Senate, SLO Facilitators, Faculty, Staff, Deans | February - July, 2012 | In process |
| 1.11 | Formatively assess SLOs at course levels and SUOs at program levels and document assessment process and results | Department Chairs and Coordinators, Faculty, Staff, Deans | February - April, 2012 | Completed |
| 1.12 | Review and revise institutional level SLOs | SLO Committee, Academic Senate | February - March, 2012 | Completed |
| 1.13 | Programs are trained on how to align course, program, and institutional level SLOs | Dean, Institutional Effectiveness, SLO Committee | March – May, 2012 | Completed |
| 1.14 | Develop a model to assess program-level SLOs | SLO Committee, Academic Senate | February – March, 2012 | Completed |
| 1.15 | Develop a model to assess institutional-level SLOs | SLO Committee, Academic Senate | March– April, 2012 | Completed |
| 1.16 | Review results of formative SLO course and SUO assessments | Department Chairs, SLO facilitators, Deans, SLO Committee | May - July, 2012 | Pending |
| 1.17 | Survey faculty and staff on SLO process |
Dean, Institutional Effectiveness, SLO Committee |
May, 2012 | Completed |
| 1.18 | File bi-annual SLO report | Dean, Institutional Effectiveness | June, 2012 | Pending |
| 1.19 | Review SLOs to be loaded into TracDat (SLO software program) | Dean, Institutional Effectiveness, SLO Committee, SLO Facilitator, Department Chairs | Spring, 2012 | Pending |
| 1.20 | Load SLO data into TracDat | Dean, Institutional Effectiveness | Summer, 2012 | Pending |