Department name: Politics Major: Politics Department mission: Courses in which Measure (Method to gauge Target (Overall level for satisfactory Timeline (How Action Plan (Based on Associations Student Learning Findings - CWMLOS Objective (Students achievement of expected performance on a Measure- Objective often will your findings, plans to students receive will demonstrate the feedback on this results. A measure can combination.) measure/data be improve /maintain the learning objective. relate to multiple objectives) collected?) level of accomplishment ability to +[Bloom’s action verb]+ [something] Students will be able to analyze political issues and phenomena using POLI 113, 204, 85% of politics majors will score a 3 or Capstone senior project Every even year EXAMPLES → political science 212, 213, 494 higher on the rubric. (Scored out of 4). concepts, theories, and methods. 4.1 Understanding Senior Survey Questions 4, Data collected 75% of students will indicate 4 or 5 on O1: Explain foundational foundational 5, 6, 7 and 8 annually and questions 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 on the Senior content, practices and content, practices assessed every Survey. philosophical and ethical and philosophical three years Spring assumptions of political and ethical POLI 113, POLI Final Exam OR Exam 2011 75% of students will score at least 70% on science. assumptions of 204, POLI 212, Questions OR Culminating the exam or designated question(s) OR 75% specialized one’s POLI 213 Paper using CWMLO 1 area of study. of students will score at least 2 on the rubric rubric if a paper. 4.1 O2: Explain the empirical POLI 204 Final Exam OR Exam 75% of students will score at least 70% on Data collected POLI334 not offered and normative approaches POLI 334 Questions OR Culminating the exam or designated question(s) OR 75% annually and 2017-2018 of political science inquiry Paper using CWMLO 1 of students will score at least 2 on the rubric assessed every rubric if a paper. three years Spring 2012 (Spring 2015) POLI 243 Original Research Paper 75% of students will score at least 2 on the (POLI 243) using CWMLO rubric. POLI 243 not offered 1 rubric 2017-2018 POLI 494 75% of students will score at least 3 on the Senior Seminar Papers rubric. (POLI 494) using CWMLO 1 rubric
Department name: Politics Major: Politics Department mission: Associations - CWMLOS Student Learning Objective (Students will demonstrate the ability to +[Bloom’s action verb]+ [something] Courses in which students receive feedback on this learning objective. Measure (Method to gauge achievement of expected results. A measure can relate to multiple objectives) Target (Overall level for satisfactory performance on a Measure- Objective combination.) Timeline (How often will measure/data be collected?) Findings Action Plan (Based on your findings, plans to improve /maintain the level of accomplishment EXAMPLES → Students will be able to analyze political issues and phenomena using political science concepts, theories, and methods. POLI 113, 204, 212, 213, 494 Capstone senior project 85% of politics majors will score a 3 or higher on the rubric. (Scored out of 4). Every even year 4.1 Understanding foundational content, practices and philosophical and ethical assumptions of one’s specialized area of study. O1: Explain foundational content, practices and philosophical and ethical assumptions of political science. POLI 113, POLI 204, POLI 212, POLI 213 Senior Survey Questions 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 Final Exam OR Exam Questions OR Culminating Paper using CWMLO 1 rubric 75% of students will indicate 4 or 5 on questions 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 on the Senior Survey. 75% of students will score at least 70% on the exam or designated question(s) OR 75% of students will score at least 2 on the rubric if a paper. Data collected annually and assessed every three years Spring 2011 4.1 O2: Explain the empirical and normative approaches of political science inquiry POLI 204 POLI 334 POLI 243 POLI 494 Final Exam OR Exam Questions OR Culminating Paper using CWMLO 1 rubric Original Research Paper (POLI 243) using CWMLO 1 rubric Senior Seminar Papers (POLI 494) using CWMLO 1 rubric 75% of students will score at least 70% on the exam or designated question(s) OR 75% of students will score at least 2 on the rubric if a paper. 75% of students will score at least 2 on the rubric. 75% of students will score at least 3 on the rubric. Data collected annually and assessed every three years Spring 2012 (Spring 2015) POLI334 not offered 2017-2018 POLI 243 not offered 2017-2018
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