SOCIAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT/GIS 101-Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Responsible person(s): Luis Oliveri Instructor Deirdre Garrity-Benjamin - Report writer – Data collection semester: Spring 2013 Data analysis and action plan development semester: Summer 2013 Outcome Assessment Strategies Expected Benchmark Results (data) Action Plan Use a Describe the techniques and you used to assess Describe your After grading the How will the faculty final projects, 80% student learning including, but not limited to: expectations for student address the results of system of GIS accomplishment of the of the students assessment? software such The assessment tools used were a Final Project as outcome. received a B or as ARC GIS to well as dependent and independent exercises given better. Students met this manipulate and throughout the semester 75% of students will learning objective analyze data 1 part-time faculty member conducted the achieve good Throughout the assessment. There were a total of 12 students performance on this semester 80% Assessment of this enrolled in the class. evaluation metric, students on learning objective will The final project required students to design a map earning a grade of 80% average received a take place again in 2 from concept to completion which included the or higher on the final B or better on the years since a revision gathering manipulating and analyzing of data. The exam. dependent and of this course and Final project including grading rubric is attached. independent addition of learning Dependent and independent exercises given exercises objectives will take throughout the semester, which consisted of place in the Fall of tutorial exercises. 2014.
SOCIAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT/GIS 101-Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Responsible person(s): Luis Oliveri – Instructor Deirdre Garrity-Benjamin - Report writer Data collection semester: Spring 2013 Data analysis and action plan development semester: Summer 2013 Outcome Assessment Strategies Expected Benchmark Results (data) Action Plan Use a system of GIS software such as ARC GIS to manipulate and analyze data Describe the techniques and you used to assess student learning including, but not limited to: The assessment tools used were a Final Project as well as dependent and independent exercises given throughout the semester 1 part-time faculty member conducted the assessment. There were a total of 12 students enrolled in the class. The final project required students to design a map from concept to completion which included the gathering manipulating and analyzing of data. The Final project including grading rubric is attached. Dependent and independent exercises given throughout the semester, which consisted of tutorial exercises. Describe your expectations for student accomplishment of the outcome. 75% of students will achieve good performance on this evaluation metric, earning a grade of 80% or higher on the final exam. After grading the final projects, 80% of the students received a B or better. Throughout the semester 80% students on average received a B or better on the dependent and independent exercises How will the faculty address the results of assessment? Students met this learning objective Assessment of this learning objective will take place again in 2 years since a revision of this course and addition of learning objectives will take place in the Fall of 2014.
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