Queensborough Community College
DEPARTMENT:
Year-end Report – Teaching Department
HISTORY
June 2013
YEAR: 2012-2013
A. DEPARTMENT SERVICES/ACTIVITIES REPORT IN 2012-13
1.
Department-sponsored services (fall and spring semesters combined)
Area of Service
General education, Liberal Arts, Humanities
Number Served
2,800 per semester / 5,400 for
the year (approx.)
Area of service (for example): a department-run learning laboratory (not laboratories for which students register as part of their courses), the reference desk or reserve area of the
Library, department tutoring program, etc. (Note: Do not report courses or laboratories for which students register.)
2.
Department-sponsored faculty/staff development activities
Type of Activity and Topic
Date
Number Attending
Not applicable
Note: Faculty and staff development activities (grants, presentations, exhibitions, performances, publications, instructional improvement activities, laboratory development,
curriculum development, etc.)
INSTRUCTIONS:
For each activity, please indicate
1. whether department members organized the activities or gave presentations or both
2. the topic and type of activity and name of organizer/presenter, if applicable
3. the date (if not the exact date, indicate the month)
4. the number attending the event
B. COURSE CHANGES IN 2012-13
INSTRUCTIONS: For each course that changed, indicate:
1. whether the course is new, revised, or deleted
2. the course number
3. the course title
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4. the semester the change was approved at the Academic Senate
5. for revised courses, in the Comments section, describe the type of change(s)—i.e., course title, description, pre/corequisites, credits, hours, designation
New, revised, or
deleted
New
Course
number
178
Course title
Semester approved
Comments
Mexican and U.S. Relations
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Special Topic, not part of
permanent offerings
C. PROGRAM CHANGES IN 2012-13
Program
Program change*
Concentration in American
Studies
Concentration in Global
Stidoes
New program
Effective Date (Semester
and year)
2013
New program
2013
Comments
*Key: (a)=initiated, (b)=closed, (c)=renamed, (d)=modified
INSTRUCTIONS:
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Use the full title of the program, i.e. A.A. in Visual and Performing Arts.
Indicate whether the program change is initiated, closed, renamed, or modified. (If a new program has been approved by
the CUNY Board (or is expected to be approved by June 2013), use fall 2013 as the effective date.)
Describe the exact status (i.e., proposal submitted to CUNY Board; approved by CUNY Board; etc.) in the Comments.
D. DEPARTMENT CHANGES IN 2012-13
Type (see menu below)
New Hire
Description of
Change
Dr. James Nichols
Reason for Change
Need for American
Historian
Date/Semester
9/2012
Evaluation of Change*
Faculty member was
reappointed
*Please note that, if change has been too recent to evaluate, you may indicate NA.
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Type of change
Personnel or organizational change
Facilities/space
Equipment
Other
Description
New hires, retirees, resignations, promotions, department name changes, etc.
Renovations or development of office space or new facilities (i.e., computer laboratories)
Acquisition of new or disposition of old equipment
Other changes affecting the department not included above and including interactions with other departments
E. DEPARTMENT ASSESSMENT IN 2012-13
1.
Departmental procedures for conducting assessment
The fundamental elements of standard 14 (assessment of student learning) of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education
include: clearly articulated statements of expected student learning outcomes…at all levels (institution, degree/program, course)
and for all programs that aim to foster student learning and development; a documented, organized, and sustained assessment
process to evaluate and improve student learning; evidence that student learning assessment information is shared and discussed
with appropriate constituents and is used to improve teaching and learning.
Describe below the department’s ongoing procedures for assessing student learning and using assessment results to
improve teaching and learning. In your description, please explain how the department fulfills each of the Middle
States fundamental elements above.
The Department developed the Historical Literacy Assessment Tool (tested on two 110 courses); to be gradually
implemented in subsequent semesters. The assessment tool measures the level of cultural literacy within the field of
history. Rather than specific knowledge, the assessment tool seeks to measure the ability of the students to use
historical judgment in order to analyze information.
2a.
Departmental participation in self-study/program review during 2012-2013, if applicable
Program(s) reviewed: (GIVE FULL TITLE, i.e., A.A.S. in Digital Art and Design)
External Agency or Reviewers: (GIVE NAME OF AGENCY OR NAME OF REVIEWER[S])
Date of site visit
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Major conclusions of self-study
Not applicable
Major conclusions of external reviewers
Not applicable
Resulting action plan
Not applicable
2b.
Program review follow-up
Action item from program review
Timeline for completion
Accomplishments during current year
Not applicable
3.
Course assessment
Courses assessed
(list individually)
Relevant QCC
Educational Objectives
Relevant Curricular
Objectives (cite both
curriculum and objectives)
Evaluation of Assessment
Results
Action plan
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HIS110
To make educated and
logical inferences (higher
level of cognitive
performance).
Use of analytical
reasoning
Integrate knowledge
and skills in their
program of study
To be able to apply
geographic knowledge.
Differentiate and make
informed decisions
To be able to discern
about issues based on cultural differences based
multiple value systems on linguistic cues.
Ongoing
Full implementation to
start in Fall of 2013
June 2013
Method will be
implemented next
semester on HIS111; a
new course will be
assessed on
subsequent semesters.
All survey courses
taught by the History
Department will be
gradually incorporated
into the process.
To be able to place
technological changes
within a chronological
framework.
New questionnaires
will be added to the
battery currently
available.
To be able to determine
meaning of concepts
through etymological
cues.
A greater number of
sections will be
assessed each term.
Questions in
Assessment Tool will
be evaluated for
effectiveness.
Evaluation of
questions will
determine continued
use.
Assessment Tool will
be issued in a Scantron
format in order to
retrieve more accurate
relevant data.
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Results of certification exams, employer and alumni surveys, student surveys, advisory board recommendations
(if applicable, please use the table below)
Data Source
Results
Certification exams
Employer/alumni surveys, including
graduation and placement survey
Student surveys (current students)
Advisory Board recommendations
Not applicable
Not applicable
5.
June 2013
Action plan
Not applicable
Not applicable
Other assessment activity
F. DEPARTMENT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
1.
Goals/objectives for 2012-2013
(Please indicate [Yes or No] if the objectives were part of the College’s Strategic Plan for 2011-2012.)
Departmental goals/objectives 2011/2012
-To hire a new full-time member on a tenuretrack position in the field of Medieval History
Strategic
Plan Y/N
N
Evaluation of achievement
Resulting action plan
Search committee successfully
completed process and selected Dr.
Nicole Lopez-Jantzen
-Unable to find a person to fill in the position in N
World History
Search committee could not find a
qualified candidate
Search will continue;
aim is to find a suitable
candidate to start in the
Spring of 2014
-To implement an assessment plan for the
courses offered by the department
Under review
Process will be
implemented each
semester utilizing
different courses
Y
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Goals/objectives for 2013-2014
(Explain how these goals/objectives align with the College’s goals and Strategic Plan for 2013-2014)
Departmental goals/objectives 2012-2013
To find a suitable candidate for the position in World
History
To proceed with assessment process
Mission/Strategic Plan
Planned method of evaluation
Utilization and fine-tuning of Historical
Literacy Assessment Tool
Expanding the assessment process to
other courses offered by the department
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