University of Northern Iowa Biology
Department
Student Outcomes Assessment (SOA)
Plan
UNI Biology Department Outcomes ................................... 2
Recommendations by SOA Committee .............................. 3
Proposed Timeline of SOA Important Events ................... 4
Appendices:
Appendix A: Bachelor of Arts Track .................................. 5
Appendix B: B.A Biotechnology Track ............................ 13
Appendix C: B.A. Plant Bioscience Emphasis Track .... 18
Appendix D: Bachelor of Science Track ......................... 23
Appendix E: B.A. Microbiology Emphasis Track .......... 30
Appendix F: B.A. Ecology and Systematics Track ........ 33
Appendix G: B.A. Biology Teaching Track ..................... 38
1
UNI Biology Department Outcomes
1. Demonstrate an understanding of genetics from molecules through populations.
2. Demonstrate an understanding of the anatomy, development, and physiology of
cells and organisms.
3. Demonstrate an understanding of biodiversity and the relationship of living things
with their environment and with each other over time.
4. Demonstrate and understanding of evolution, including mechanisms, evolutionary
history, and evolutionary theory.
5. Employ logical reasoning and scientific methodology to ask and answer questions
about the biological world.
6. Collect, organize, analyze and interpret data.
7. Critically read and evaluate primary and secondary research literature.
8. Evaluate current issues and ethical topics in biology.
9. Use biological terms, concepts, and graphical representations properly in written
and oral communications.
10. Construct written documents in standard scientific style, including proper citation
of other’s work.
11. Procure and present biological data and information using a variety of appropriate
methods.
2
Recommendations of the Biology Student Outcomes
Assessment (SOA) Committee:
1. This is a reform that the Biology department needs to adopt as a method for
improving curriculum and student learning, not simply a bean-counting activity to
satiate upper administration.
2. Any data collected for the purposes of SOA will not be used for promotion,
tenure, or annual performance (either punitive or beneficial).
3. Skills attained during the core sequence will be assessed through a pre/post exam
approved by the core instructors.
a. New students should attend a 1st year orientation (to be held prior to the
first day of the semester) where they will be given the skills assessment.
b. At the end of the core sequence, students will take the skills assessment
again to be used in a pre/post comparison.
i. In order to assure that students take the test, the post test may be
used as a pre-requisite for upper-level courses.
c. Transfer students will also take the skills assessment, in part, to get an idea
of skills being developed at previous schools.
4. Skills attained during upper-level courses will be assessed through collections of
representative student work, including, if applicable, class averages on said
assignments/exam questions.
5. Syllabi from each course should include any of the 12 agreed-upon biology
outcomes they meet.
6. Regular program meetings should occur to discuss/update changes as necessary.
3
Proposed Timeline for Important SOA Events
Programs review outcomes
and curriculum
Faculty have assessment
plans in place
(December and May)
Results to faculty
(August retreat and
Spring faculty meeting)
Faculty assessments
(December and May)
SOA compiles data
Assessments to SOA
(January and June)
4
Appendix A
Name of Department/Unit:
Biology
Program:
B. A. Biology
Methods Used for Sharing
Assessment Information
Summary of Findings
Information will be kept on file at the department office
and made available to faculty and program committees
annually.
Data is being collected for the first time this semester,
Fall 2009. Courses no longer being offered but still on the
books were not included.
Core Courses Outcomes – All students will be given an introduction to all eleven
biology outcomes during their four core courses. Objectives met in each course are listed
in the table below. Additionally, measurables for each met objective are also listed
below. Data is currently being collected for the first time during the 2009 Fall semester.
Course #
51
52
100
140
Name
Org. Diversity
Gen Bio. CS&F
Eco/Evo Theory
Genetics
1
X
X
X
2
X
X
3
X
X
X
4
X
X
X
X
5
X
X
X
6
X
X
7
X
X
X
8
X
X
9
X
X
X
X
10
X
X
11
X
Core Course Measurables
840:051:
#2. Exam, lab exercises, lab practical
#3. Exam, lecture assignments, lab exercises, lab practical
#4. Exam
#7. Lecture/Lab assignment
#9. Exam, lab exercises
#10. Lecture/Lab assignment
840:052:
#1. Exam
#2. Exam
#4. Exam
#5. Exam
#6. Lab Activities
#7. Exam
#8. Exam
#9. Exam
#10. Research Paper
#11. Exam
840:100:
#1. discussions, and presentations that include the topic
#3. discussions, and presentations that include the topic
5
#4. discussions, and presentations that include the topic
#5. discussions, and presentations that include the topic
#7. discussions, and presentations that include the topic
#9. discussions, and presentations that include the topic
840:140:
#1. Exam
#2. Exam
#4. Exam
#5. Exam
#6. Lab activities
#8. Oral Presentation
#9. Exam
Elective Course Outcomes—Due to the open nature of the major (students may take 1719 credits of the following courses), it is possible that some students may not receive
additional exposure to all eleven outcomes. Objectives met in each course are listed in
the table below. Additionally, measurables for each met objective are also listed below.
Data is currently being collected for the first time during the 2009 Fall semester.
Course #
102
105
106
112
114
115
119
120
121
122
127
128
129
132
137
138
142
144
146
147
150
151
152
153
154
155
160
164
166
167
Name
Anat/Phys 2
Wildlife Eco.
Vert. Anat.
Invert. Zoo.
Comp. Phys.
Comp. Phys.Lab
Intro Biotech.
Plant Divers.Evol.
Plant Biotech.
Plant Physiology
Bioinformatics
Cell Biol.
Genom & Proteo
Parasitology
Vert Phy Lab
Vert. Phy.
Evol. Biol.
Virology
Dev. Anim.
Cancer
Immunology
Gen. Micro
Micro. Molec. Gen.
Recom. DNA
Aquatic Ecol
Ecotox.
Field. Zool.
Mammalogy
Plant Systm.
Consrvtn. Biol.
1
2
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
3
4
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
8
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
7
9
10
11
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
6
X
X
X
X
5
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
6
168
170
172
Ecology
Entomology
Plant Dev.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Elective Course Measurables
840:102:
2. Exam
8. Exam
840:105:
2. Exam
3. Exam, Management Plan Assignment
5. Lab Report and Exam
6. Lab Report and Exam
7. Reflection Paper, Management Plan Assignment
9. Lab Report and Exam, Management Plan Assignment
10. Lab Report and Exam, Management Plan Assignment
11. Lab Report and Exam
840:106:
2. Exam
3. Exam
4. Exam
840:112:
2. Lab Notebooks
3. Exam
6. Lab notebooks
9. Lab Notebooks and Exam
10. Lab Reports
11. Lab Notebook and Reports
840:114:
2. Exam
3. Exam
4. Exam
7. Primary papers assigned
9. Exam
840:115:
2. Exam
3. Exam and Lab exercises
5. Lab write-ups and exam
6. Data analysis activity
9. Lab Reports
10. Lab Reports
7
11. Lab Notebooks
840:119:
6. Exam, Poster Presentation
9. Report and Presentation
11. Report and Presentation
840:120:
1. Exam
2. Exam, Lab Practical
3. Lab Practical
4. Exam
9. Exam
840:121:
2. Exams and Lab Report
6. Lab Report
7. Presentations
8. Exams
9. Exams and Lab Report
840:122:
2. Exams, problem sets
3. Exams
5. Exams, problems sets, lab exercises & writeups
6. Lab exercises & writeups
9. Exams, lab writeups, project report
10. Lab writeups, project report
11. Labs
840:127:
1. Exam and Lab Writeup
3. Exam and Lab Writeup
4. Exam
5. Exam
6. Lab Writeup
7. Presentation
9. Exam
840:128:
2. Exam
4. Exam
5. Discussion
6. Lab Reports
9. Presentation
10. Writing Labs
8
11. Lab Report
840:129:
3. Exam
5. Discussion
840:137:
2. Exam
3. Exam
5. Lab write-ups
6. Data analysis activity
9. Lab Report
10. Lab Notebook
11. Lab Notebook
840:138:
2. Exam
3. Exam
4. Exam
7. primary papers assigned
9. Presentation
840:142:
3. Exam
4. Exam
5. Exam and paper
7. Writing Assignment
9. Writing Assignment
840:144:
4. Exam
7. Group Presentation
9. Lab Exam
10. Presentations
11. Presentations
840:146:
2. Exam
4. Exam
5. Student projects designed/written
6. Lab Reports
7. Required for lab reports
8. Exam
9. Exam and Lab Report
10. Lab Report
11. Lab Report
9
840:147:
1. Exam
2. Exam
3. Written paper
5. Written paper
7. Required for research paper
9. Paper
10. Paper
11. Paper
840:150:
1. Exam
2. Exam
3. Exam
5. Exam
7. Exam
9. Exam
11. Exam
840:151:
3. Exam
4. Exam
6. Lab activities
8. Exam
9. Lab Exam
840:152:
1. Exam
2. Exam
5. Lab Project
6. Lab Project
9. Research Paper
10. Research Paper
840:153:
6. Lab manual and reports
9. Reports
10. Reports and Presentation
840:154:
5. Written Paper
6. Project
9. Presentations
10. Presentations
11. Presentations
10
840:155:
5. Written Paper
6. Project
9. Presentations
10. Presentations
11. Presentations
840:160:
2. Lab Exam
3. Lab Practical
4. Exam
840:164:
2. Lab Exam
3. Lab Practical
4. Exam
7. Presentation
9. Presentation
11. Presentation
840:166:
2. Daily work with plant specimens and examining with their anatomy. 4. Exam 5. Exam
840:167:
1. Exam
3. Exam
4. Exam
5. Paper
6. Take-Home Exam
7. Paper
8. Paper
9. Exam and papers
10. Paper
840:168:
1. Exams/quizzes
2. Exams/quizzes
3. Exams/quizzes/short papers
4. Exams/quizzes
7. Readings/short papers and presentations
8. Short paper/presentations/discussion
9. Exams/quizzes/short papers
840:170:
2. Exam
11
3. Exam
5. Field Data Project
6. Field Data Project
7. Field Data Project
10. Exam
840:172:
2. Lab practical and term paper
5. Written paper & Oral Presentation
6. Project
7. Required for project
9. Exam
10. Project
11. Project
12
Appendix B
Name of Department/Unit:
Biology
Program:
B. A. Biotechnology
Methods Used for Sharing
Assessment Information
Summary of Findings
Information will be kept on file at the department office
and made available to faculty and program committees
annually.
Data is being collected for the first time this semester,
Fall 2009. Courses no longer being offered but still on the
books were not included.
Core Courses Outcomes – All students will be given an introduction to all eleven
biology outcomes during their four core courses. Objectives met in each course are listed
in the table below. Additionally, measurables for each met objective are also listed
below. Data is currently being collected for the first time during the 2009 Fall semester.
Course #
51
52
100
140
Name
Org. Diversity
Gen Bio. CS&F
Eco/Evo Theory
Genetics
1
X
X
X
2
X
X
3
X
X
X
4
X
X
X
X
5
X
X
X
6
X
X
7
X
X
X
8
X
X
9
X
X
X
X
10
X
X
11
X
Core Course Measurables
840:051:
#2. Exam, lab exercises, lab practical
#3. Exam, lecture assignments, lab exercises, lab practical
#4. Exam
#7. Lecture/Lab assignment
#9. Exam, lab exercises
#10. Lecture/Lab assignment
840:052:
#1. Exam
#2. Exam
#4. Exam
#5. Exam
#6. Lab Activities
#7. Exam
#8. Exam
#9. Exam
#10. Research Paper
#11. Exam
840:100:
#1. discussions, and presentations that include the topic
#3. discussions, and presentations that include the topic
#4. discussions, and presentations that include the topic
13
#5. discussions, and presentations that include the topic
#7. discussions, and presentations that include the topic
#9. discussions, and presentations that include the topic
840:140:
#1. Exam
#2. Exam
#4. Exam
#5. Exam
#6. Lab activities
#8. Oral Presentation
#9. Exam
Elective Course Outcomes—Due to the open nature of the major (students may take 1218 credits of the following courses), it is possible that some students may not receive
additional exposure to all eleven outcomes. Objectives met in each course are listed in
the table below. Additionally, measurables for each met objective are also listed below.
Data is currently being collected for the first time during the 2009 Fall semester.
Course #
114
115
119
121
122
127
128
129
137
138
144
146
150
151
152
Name
Comp. Phys.
Comp. Phys.Lab
Intro Biotech.
Plant Biotech
Plant Physiology
Bioinformatics
Cell Biol.
Genom & Proteo
Vert Phy Lab
Vert. Phy.
Virology
Dev. Anim.
Immunology
Gen. Micro
Microb. Mol. Genet
1
2
X
X
X
X
X
3
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
4
5
6
X
X
X
X
8
X
X
X
X
7
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
9
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
10
11
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Elective Course Measurables
840:114:
2. Exam
3. Exam
4. Exam
7. Primary papers assigned
9. Exam
840:115:
2. Exam
3. Exam and Lab exercises
14
5. Lab write-ups and exam
6. Data analysis activity
9. Lab Reports
10. Lab Reports
11. Lab Notebooks
840:119:
6. Exam, Poster Presentation
9. Report and Presentation
11. Report and Presentation
840:121:
2. Exams and Lab Report
6. Lab Report
7. Presentations
8. Exams
9. Exams and Lab Report
840:122:
2. Exams, problem sets
3. Exams
5. Exams, problems sets, lab exercises & writeups
6. Lab exercises & writeups
9. Exams, lab writeups, project report
10. Lab writeups, project report
11. Labs
840:127:
1. Exam and Lab Writeup
3. Exam and Lab Writeup
4. Exam
5. Exam
6. Lab Writeup
7. Presentation
9. Exam
840:128:
2. Exam
4. Exam
5. Discussion
6. Lab Reports
9. Presentation
10. Writing Labs
11. Lab Report
840:129:
15
3. Exam
5. Discussion
840:137:
2. Exam
3. Exam
5. Lab write-ups
6. Data analysis activity
9. Lab Report
10. Lab Notebook
11. Lab Notebook
840:138:
2. Exam
3. Exam
4. Exam
7. primary papers assigned
9. Presentation
840:144:
4. Exam
7. Group Presentation
9. Lab Exam
10. Presentations
11. Presentations
840:146:
2. Exam
4. Exam
5. Student projects designed/written
6. Lab Reports
7. Required for lab reports
8. Exam
9. Exam and Lab Report
10. Lab Report
11. Lab Report
840:150:
1. Exam
2. Exam
3. Exam
5. Exam
7. Exam
9. Exam
11. Exam
16
840:151:
3. Exam
4. Exam
6. Lab activities
8. Exam
9. Lab Exam
840:152:
1. Exam
2. Exam
5. Lab Project
6. Lab Project
9. Research Paper
10. Research Paper
17
Appendix C
Name of Department/Unit:
Biology
Program:
B. A. Biology (Plant Bioscience Emphasis)
Methods Used for Sharing
Assessment Information
Summary of Findings
Information will be kept on file at the department office
and made available to faculty and program committees
annually.
Data is being collected for the first time this semester,
Fall 2009. Courses no longer being offered but still on
the books were not included.
Core Courses Outcomes – All students will be given an introduction to all eleven
biology outcomes during their four core courses. Objectives met in each course are listed
in the table below. Additionally, measurables for each met objective are also listed
below. Data is currently being collected for the first time during the 2009 Fall semester.
Course #
51
52
100
140
Name
Org. Diversity
Gen Bio. CS&F
Eco/Evo Theory
Genetics
1
X
X
X
2
X
X
3
X
X
X
4
X
X
X
X
5
X
X
X
6
X
X
7
X
X
X
8
X
X
9
X
X
X
X
10
X
X
11
X
Core Course Measurables
840:051:
#2. Exam, lab exercises, lab practical
#3. Exam, lecture assignments, lab exercises, lab practical
#4. Exam
#7. Lecture/Lab assignment
#9. Exam, lab exercises
#10. Lecture/Lab assignment
840:052:
#1. Exam
#2. Exam
#4. Exam
#5. Exam
#6. Lab Activities
#7. Exam
#8. Exam
#9. Exam
#10. Research Paper
#11. Exam
840:100:
#1. discussions, and presentations that include the topic
#3. discussions, and presentations that include the topic
#4. discussions, and presentations that include the topic
18
#5. discussions, and presentations that include the topic
#7. discussions, and presentations that include the topic
#9. discussions, and presentations that include the topic
840:140:
#1. Exam
#2. Exam
#4. Exam
#5. Exam
#6. Lab activities
#8. Oral Presentation
#9. Exam
Plant Course Outcomes—(Students all courses in this section) Objectives met in each
course are listed in the table below. Additionally, measurables for each met objective are
also listed below. Data is currently being collected for the first time during the 2009 Fall
semester.
Course #
121
122
172
Name
Plant Biotech.
Plant Physiology
Plant Dev.
1
2
X
X
X
3
X
4
5
X
X
6
X
X
X
7
X
X
8
X
9
X
X
X
10
X
X
11
X
X
Plant Course Measurables
840:121:
2. Exams and Lab Report
6. Lab Report
7. Presentations
8. Exams
9. Exams and Lab Report
840:122:
2. Exams, problem sets
3. Exams
5. Exams, problems sets, lab exercises & writeups
6. Lab exercises & writeups
9. Exams, lab writeups, project report
10. Lab writeups, project report
11. Labs
840:172:
2. Lab practical and term paper
5. Written paper & Oral Presentation
6. Project
7. Required for project
9. Exam
19
10. Project
11. Project
Biology Course Outcomes—Due to the open nature of the major (students must take 4
credits of the following courses), it is possible that some students may not receive
additional exposure to all eleven outcomes. Objectives met in each course are listed in
the table below. Additionally, measurables for each met objective are also listed below.
Data is currently being collected for the first time during the 2009 Fall semester.
Course #
120
166
Name
Plant Divers.Evol.
Plant Systm.
1
X
2
X
X
3
X
4
X
X
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
X
X
Biology Course Measurables
840:120:
1. Exam
2. Exam, Lab Practical
3. Lab Practical
4. Exam
9. Exam
840:166:
2. Daily work with plant specimens and examining with their anatomy.
4. Exam
5. Exam
Elective Course Outcomes—Due to the open nature of the major (students may take 4-5
credits of the following courses), it is possible that some students may not receive
additional exposure to all eleven outcomes. Objectives met in each course are listed in
the table below. Additionally, measurables for each met objective are also listed below.
Data is currently being collected for the first time during the 2009 Fall semester.
Course #
103
120
128
142
144
151
152
153
154
155
166
168
170
Name
Appld. Eco.
Plant Divers.Evol.
Cell Biol.
Evol. Biol.
Virology
Gen. Micro
Micro. Molec. Gen.
Recom. DNA
Aquatic Ecol
Ecotox.
Plant Systm.
Ecology
Entomology
1
X
2
X
X
3
X
X
X
X
X
4
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
5
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
6
7
8
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
9
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
10
11
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
20
Elective Course Measurables
840:120:
1. Exam
2. Exam, Lab Practical
3. Lab Practical
4. Exam
9. Exam
840:128:
2. Exam
4. Exam
5. Discussion
6. Lab Reports
9. Presentation
10. Writing Labs
11. Lab Report
840:142:
3. Exam
4. Exam
5. Exam and paper
7. Writing Assignment
9. Writing Assignment
840:144:
4. Exam
7. Group Presentation
9. Lab Exam
10. Presentations
11. Presentations
840:151:
3. Exam
4. Exam
6. Lab activities
8. Exam
9. Lab Exam
840:152:
1. Exam
2. Exam
5. Lab Project
6. Lab Project
9. Research Paper
10. Research Paper
21
840:153:
6. Lab manual and reports
9. Reports
10. Reports and Presentation
840:166:
2. Daily work with plant specimens and examining with their anatomy.
4. Exam
5. Exam
840:168:
1. Exams/quizzes
2. Exams/quizzes
3. Exams/quizzes/short papers
4. Exams/quizzes
7. Readings/short papers and presentations
8. Short paper/presentations/discussion
9. Exams/quizzes/short papers
840:170:
2. Exam
3. Exam
5. Field Data Project
6. Field Data Project
7. Field Data Project
10. Exam
22
Appendix D
Name of Department/Unit:
Biology
Program:
B. S. Biology
Methods Used for Sharing
Assessment Information
Summary of Findings
Information will be kept on file at the department office
and made available to faculty and program committees
annually.
Data is being collected for the first time this semester,
Fall 2009. Courses no longer being offered but still on
the books were not included.
Core Courses Outcomes – All students will be given an introduction to all eleven
biology outcomes during their four core courses. Objectives met in each course are listed
in the table below. Additionally, measurables for each met objective are also listed
below. Data is currently being collected for the first time during the 2009 Fall semester.
Course #
51
52
100
140
Name
Org. Diversity
Gen Bio. CS&F
Eco/Evo Theory
Genetics
1
X
X
X
2
X
X
3
X
X
X
4
X
X
X
X
5
X
X
X
6
X
X
7
X
X
X
8
X
X
9
X
X
X
X
10
X
X
11
X
Core Course Measurables
840:051:
#2. Exam, lab exercises, lab practical
#3. Exam, lecture assignments, lab exercises, lab practical
#4. Exam
#7. Lecture/Lab assignment
#9. Exam, lab exercises
#10. Lecture/Lab assignment
840:052:
#1. Exam
#2. Exam
#4. Exam
#5. Exam
#6. Lab Activities
#7. Exam
#8. Exam
#9. Exam
#10. Research Paper
#11. Exam
840:100:
#1. discussions, and presentations that include the topic
#3. discussions, and presentations that include the topic
#4. discussions, and presentations that include the topic
23
#5. discussions, and presentations that include the topic
#7. discussions, and presentations that include the topic
#9. discussions, and presentations that include the topic
840:140:
#1. Exam
#2. Exam
#4. Exam
#5. Exam
#6. Lab activities
#8. Oral Presentation
#9. Exam
Required Anatomy Course Outcomes—Due to the open nature of the major (students
may take 19-20 credits of the following courses), it is possible that some students may
not receive additional exposure to all eleven outcomes. Objectives met in each course are
listed in the table below. Additionally, measurables for each met objective are also listed
below. Data is currently being collected for the first time during the 2009 Fall semester.
Course #
106
112
114
115
119
120
122
128
129
137
138
142
144
146
147
151
153
154
155
160
164
166
167
168
170
172
Name
Vert. Anat.
Invert. Zoo.
Comp. Phys.
Comp. Phys.Lab
Intro Biotech.
Plant Divers.Evol.
Plant Physiology
Cell Biol.
Genom & Proteo
Vert Phy Lab
Vert. Phy.
Evol. Biol.
Virology
Dev. Anim.
Cancer
Gen. Micro
Recom. DNA
Aquatic Ecol
Ecotox.
Field. Zool.
Mammalogy
Plant Systm.
Consrvtn. Biol.
Ecology
Entomology
Plant Dev.
1
2
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
3
X
X
X
X
X
X
4
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
7
8
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
6
9
10
11
X
X
X
X
X
X
5
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Elective Course Measurables
840:106:
24
2. Exam
3. Exam
4. Exam
840:112:
2. Lab Notebooks
3. Exam
6. Lab notebooks
9. Lab Notebooks and Exam
10. Lab Reports
11. Lab Notebook and Reports
840:114:
2. Exam
3. Exam
4. Exam
7. Primary papers assigned
9. Exam
840:115:
2. Exam
3. Exam and Lab exercises
5. Lab write-ups and exam
6. Data analysis activity
9. Lab Reports
10. Lab Reports
11. Lab Notebooks
840:119:
6. Exam, Poster Presentation
9. Report and Presentation
11. Report and Presentation
840:120:
1. Exam
2. Exam, Lab Practical
3. Lab Practical
4. Exam
9. Exam
840:122:
2. Exams, problem sets
3. Exams
5. Exams, problems sets, lab exercises & writeups
6. Lab exercises & writeups
9. Exams, lab writeups, project report
25
10. Lab writeups, project report
11. Labs
840:128:
2. Exam
4. Exam
5. Discussion
6. Lab Reports
9. Presentation
10. Writing Labs
11. Lab Report
840:129:
3. Exam
5. Discussion
840:137:
2. Exam
3. Exam
5. Lab write-ups
6. Data analysis activity
9. Lab Report
10. Lab Notebook
11. Lab Notebook
840:138:
2. Exam
3. Exam
4. Exam
7. primary papers assigned
9. Presentation
840:142:
3. Exam
4. Exam
5. Exam and paper
7. Writing Assignment
9. Writing Assignment
840:144:
4. Exam
7. Group Presentation
9. Lab Exam
10. Presentations
11. Presentations
26
840:146:
2. Exam
4. Exam
5. Student projects designed/written
6. Lab Reports
7. Required for lab reports
8. Exam
9. Exam and Lab Report
10. Lab Report
11. Lab Report
840:147:
1. Exam
2. Exam
3. Written paper
5. Written paper
7. Required for research paper
9. Paper
10. Paper
11. Paper
840:151:
3. Exam
4. Exam
6. Lab activities
8. Exam
9. Lab Exam
840:153:
6. Lab manual and reports
9. Reports
10. Reports and Presentation
840:154:
5. Written Paper
6. Project
9. Presentations
10. Presentations
11. Presentations
840:155:
5. Written Paper
6. Project
9. Presentations
10. Presentations
11. Presentations
27
840:160:
2. Lab Exam
3. Lab Practical
4. Exam
840:164:
2. Lab Exam
3. Lab Practical
4. Exam
7. Presentation
9. Presentation
11. Presentation
840:166:
2. Daily work with plant specimens and examining with their anatomy.
4. Exam
5. Exam
840:167:
1. Exam
3. Exam
4. Exam
5. Paper
6. Take-Home Exam
7. Paper
8. Paper
9. Exam and papers
10. Paper
840:168:
1. Exams/quizzes
2. Exams/quizzes
3. Exams/quizzes/short papers
4. Exams/quizzes
7. Readings/short papers and presentations
8. Short paper/presentations/discussion
9. Exams/quizzes/short papers
840:170:
2. Exam
3. Exam
5. Field Data Project
6. Field Data Project
7. Field Data Project
10. Exam
28
840:172:
2. Lab practical and term paper
5. Written paper & Oral Presentation
6. Project
7. Required for project
9. Exam
10. Project
11. Project
29
Appendix E
Name of Department/Unit:
Biology
Program:
B. A. Biology (Microbiology Emphasis)
Methods Used for Sharing
Assessment Information
Summary of Findings
Information will be kept on file at the department office
and made available to faculty and program committees
annually.
Data is being collected for the first time this semester,
Fall 2009. Courses no longer being offered but still on the
books were not included.
Core Courses Outcomes – All students will be given an introduction to all eleven
biology outcomes during their four core courses. Objectives met in each course are listed
in the table below. Additionally, measurables for each met objective are also listed
below. Data is currently being collected for the first time during the 2009 Fall semester.
Course #
51
52
100
140
Name
Org. Diversity
Gen Bio. CS&F
Eco/Evo Theory
Genetics
1
X
X
X
2
X
X
3
X
X
X
4
X
X
X
X
5
X
X
X
6
X
X
7
X
X
X
8
X
X
9
X
X
X
X
10
X
X
11
X
Core Course Measurables
840:051:
#2. Exam, lab exercises, lab practical
#3. Exam, lecture assignments, lab exercises, lab practical
#4. Exam
#7. Lecture/Lab assignment
#9. Exam, lab exercises
#10. Lecture/Lab assignment
840:052:
#1. Exam
#2. Exam
#4. Exam
#5. Exam
#6. Lab Activities
#7. Exam
#8. Exam
#9. Exam
#10. Research Paper
#11. Exam
840:100:
#1. discussions, and presentations that include the topic
#3. discussions, and presentations that include the topic
#4. discussions, and presentations that include the topic
30
#5. discussions, and presentations that include the topic
#7. discussions, and presentations that include the topic
#9. discussions, and presentations that include the topic
840:140:
#1. Exam
#2. Exam
#4. Exam
#5. Exam
#6. Lab activities
#8. Oral Presentation
#9. Exam
Elective Course Outcomes—Due to the open nature of the major (students may take 611 credits of the following courses), it is possible that some students may not receive
additional exposure to all eleven outcomes. Objectives met in each course are listed in
the table below. Additionally, measurables for each met objective are also listed below.
Data is currently being collected for the first time during the 2009 Fall semester.
Course #
128
147
150
Name
Cell Biol.
Cancer
Immunology
1
X
X
2
X
X
X
3
4
X
X
X
5
X
X
X
6
7
X
X
X
8
9
X
X
X
10
X
X
11
X
X
X
840:128:
2. Exam
4. Exam
5. Discussion
6. Lab Reports
9. Presentation
10. Writing Labs
11. Lab Report
840:147:
1. Exam
2. Exam
3. Written paper
5. Written paper
7. Required for research paper
9. Paper
10. Paper
11. Paper
840:150:
1. Exam
2. Exam
31
3. Exam
5. Exam
7. Exam
9. Exam
11. Exam
32
Appendix F
Name of Department/Unit:
Biology
Program:
B. A. Ecology and Systematics Emphasis
Methods Used for Sharing
Assessment Information
Summary of Findings
Information will be kept on file at the department office
and made available to faculty and program committees
annually.
Data is being collected for the first time this semester,
Fall 2009. Note: Courses no longer being offered but
still on the books were not included.
Core Courses Outcomes – All students will be given an introduction to all eleven
biology outcomes during their four core courses. Objectives met in each course are listed
in the table below. Additionally, measurables for each met objective are also listed
below. Data is currently being collected for the first time during the 2009 Fall semester.
Course #
51
52
100
140
Name
Org. Diversity
Gen Bio. CS&F
Eco/Evo Theory
Genetics
1
X
X
X
2
X
X
3
X
X
X
4
X
X
X
X
5
X
X
X
6
X
X
7
X
X
X
8
X
X
9
X
X
X
X
10
X
X
11
X
Core Course Measurables
840:051:
#2. Exam, lab exercises, lab practical
#3. Exam, lecture assignments, lab exercises, lab practical
#4. Exam
#7. Lecture/Lab assignment
#9. Exam, lab exercises
#10. Lecture/Lab assignment
840:052:
#1. Exam
#2. Exam
#4. Exam
#5. Exam
#6. Lab Activities
#7. Exam
#8. Exam
#9. Exam
#10. Research Paper
#11. Exam
840:100:
#1. discussions, and presentations that include the topic
#3. discussions, and presentations that include the topic
#4. discussions, and presentations that include the topic
33
#5. discussions, and presentations that include the topic
#7. discussions, and presentations that include the topic
#9. discussions, and presentations that include the topic
840:140:
#1. Exam
#2. Exam
#4. Exam
#5. Exam
#6. Lab activities
#8. Oral Presentation
#9. Exam
Elective Course Outcomes—Due to the open nature of the major (students may take 1719 credits of the following courses), it is possible that some students may not receive
additional exposure to all eleven outcomes. Objectives met in each course are listed in
the table below. Additionally, measurables for each met objective are also listed below.
Data is currently being collected for the first time during the 2009 Fall semester.
Course #
106
112
114
115
120
122
137
138
142
146
154
155
160
164
166
167
168
170
172
178
180
Name
Vert. Anat.
Invert. Zoo.
Comp. Phys.
Comp. Phys.Lab
Plant Divers.Evol.
Plant Physiology
Vert Phy Lab
Vert. Phy.
Evol. Biol.
Dev. Anim.
Aquatic Ecol
Ecotox.
Field. Zool.
Mammalogy
Plant Systm.
Consrvtn. Biol.
Ecology
Entomology
Plant Dev.
Fire Management
Restoration Eco
1
X
2
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
3
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Elective Course Measurables
840:106:
2. Exam
3. Exam
4. Exam
34
840:112:
2. Lab Notebooks
3. Exam
6. Lab notebooks
9. Lab Notebooks and Exam
10. Lab Reports
11. Lab Notebook and Reports
840:114:
2. Exam
3. Exam
4. Exam
7. Primary papers assigned
9. Exam
840:115:
2. Exam
3. Exam and Lab exercises
5. Lab write-ups and exam
6. Data analysis activity
9. Lab Reports
10. Lab Reports
11. Lab Notebooks
840:120:
1. Exam
2. Exam, Lab Practical
3. Lab Practical
4. Exam
9. Exam
840:122:
2. Exams, problem sets
3. Exams
5. Exams, problems sets, lab exercises & writeups
6. Lab exercises & writeups
9. Exams, lab writeups, project report
10. Lab writeups, project report
11. Labs
840:137:
2. Exam
3. Exam
5. Lab write-ups
6. Data analysis activity
9. Lab Report
35
10. Lab Notebook
11. Lab Notebook
840:138:
2. Exam
3. Exam
4. Exam
7. primary papers assigned
9. Presentation
840:142:
3. Exam
4. Exam
5. Exam and paper
7. Writing Assignment
9. Writing Assignment
840:146:
2. Exam
4. Exam
5. Student projects designed/written
6. Lab Reports
7. Required for lab reports
8. Exam
9. Exam and Lab Report
10. Lab Report
11. Lab Report
840:154:
5. Written Paper
6. Project
9. Presentations
10. Presentations
11. Presentations
840:155:
5. Written Paper
6. Project
9. Presentations
10. Presentations
11. Presentations
840:160:
2. Lab Exam
3. Lab Practical
4. Exam
36
840:164:
2. Lab Exam
3. Lab Practical
4. Exam
7. Presentation
9. Presentation
11. Presentation
840:166:
2. Daily work with plant specimens and examining with their anatomy. 4. Exam 5. Exam
840:167:
1. Exam
3. Exam
4. Exam
5. Paper
6. Take-Home Exam
7. Paper
8. Paper
9. Exam and papers
10. Paper
840:168:
1. Exams/quizzes
2. Exams/quizzes
3. Exams/quizzes/short papers
4. Exams/quizzes
7. Readings/short papers and presentations
8. Short paper/presentations/discussion
9. Exams/quizzes/short papers
840:170:
2. Exam
3. Exam
5. Field Data Project
6. Field Data Project
7. Field Data Project
10. Exam
840:172:
2. Lab practical and term paper
5. Written paper & Oral Presentation
6. Project
7. Required for project
9. Exam
37
10. Project
11. Project
840:178:
3. Exam, Project
5. Field Trips
6. Exam, Project
7. Discusssion, Exam
8. Exam, Project
10. Project
11. Project
840:180:
3. Exam
5. Discussion
7. Exam
8. Discussion
9. Exam
11. Exam
38
Appendix G
Name of Department/Unit:
Biology
Program:
B. A. Biology Teaching
Methods Used for Sharing
Assessment Information
Summary of Findings
Information will be kept on file at the department office
and made available to faculty and program committees
annually.
Data is being collected for the first time this semester,
Fall 2009. Courses no longer being offered but still on
the books were not included.
Core Courses Outcomes – All students will be given an introduction to all eleven
biology outcomes during their four core courses. Objectives met in each course are listed
in the table below. Additionally, measurables for each met objective are also listed
below. Data is currently being collected for the first time during the 2009 Fall semester.
Course #
51
52
100
140
142
Name
Org. Diversity
Gen Bio. CS&F
Eco/Evo Theory
Genetics
Evol. Biol.
1
X
X
X
2
X
X
3
X
X
X
X
4
X
X
X
X
X
5
X
X
X
X
6
X
7
X
X
X
X
8
X
X
X
9
X
X
X
X
X
10
X
X
11
X
Core Course Measurables
840:051:
#2. Exam, lab exercises, lab practical
#3. Exam, lecture assignments, lab exercises, lab practical
#4. Exam
#7. Lecture/Lab assignment
#9. Exam, lab exercises
#10. Lecture/Lab assignment
840:052:
#1. Exam
#2. Exam
#4. Exam
#5. Exam
#6. Lab Activities
#7. Exam
#8. Exam
#9. Exam
#10. Research Paper
#11. Exam
840:100:
#1. discussions, and presentations that include the topic
#3. discussions, and presentations that include the topic
39
#4. discussions, and presentations that include the topic
#5. discussions, and presentations that include the topic
#7. discussions, and presentations that include the topic
#9. discussions, and presentations that include the topic
840:140:
#1. Exam
#2. Exam
#4. Exam
#5. Exam
#6. Lab activities
#8. Oral Presentation
#9. Exam
840:142:
3. Exam
4. Exam
5. Exam and paper
7. Writing Assignment
9. Writing Assignment
Plant Group Course Outcomes—Due to the open nature of the major (students may
take 4 credits of the following courses), it is possible that some students may not receive
additional exposure to all eleven outcomes. Objectives met in each course are listed in
the table below. Additionally, measurables for each met objective are also listed below.
Data is currently being collected for the first time during the 2009 Fall semester.
Course #
120
122
166
172
Name
Plant Divers.Evol.
Plant Physiology
Plant Systm.
Plant Dev.
1
X
2
X
X
X
X
3
X
X
4
5
6
7
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
8
9
10
11
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Plant Group Course Measurables
840:120:
1. Exam
2. Exam, Lab Practical
3. Lab Practical
4. Exam
9. Exam
840:122:
2. Exams, problem sets
3. Exams
5. Exams, problems sets, lab exercises & writeups
40
6. Lab exercises & writeups
9. Exams, lab writeups, project report
10. Lab writeups, project report
11. Labs
840:166:
2. Daily work with plant specimens and examining with their anatomy.
4. Exam
5. Exam
840:172:
2. Lab practical and term paper
5. Written paper & Oral Presentation
6. Project
7. Required for project
9. Exam
10. Project
11. Project
Animal Group Course Outcomes—Due to the open nature of the major (students may
take 4 credits of the following courses), it is possible that some students may not receive
additional exposure to all eleven outcomes. Objectives met in each course are listed in
the table below. Additionally, measurables for each met objective are also listed below.
Data is currently being collected for the first time during the 2009 Fall semester.
Course #
106
114
115
146
160
164
Name
Vert. Anat.
Comp. Phys.
Comp. Phys.Lab
Dev. Anim.
Field. Zool.
Mammalogy
1
2
X
X
X
X
X
X
3
X
X
X
X
X
4
5
6
X
X
X
X
X
7
X
X
X
X
X
X
8
9
X
X
X
X
10
X
X
11
X
X
X
Animal Group Course Measurables
840:106:
2. Exam
3. Exam
4. Exam
840:114:
2. Exam
3. Exam
4. Exam
7. Primary papers assigned
9. Exam
41
840:115:
2. Exam
3. Exam and Lab exercises
5. Lab write-ups and exam
6. Data analysis activity
9. Lab Reports
10. Lab Reports
11. Lab Notebooks
840:146:
2. Exam
4. Exam
5. Student projects designed/written
6. Lab Reports
7. Required for lab reports
8. Exam
9. Exam and Lab Report
10. Lab Report
11. Lab Report
840:160:
2. Lab Exam
3. Lab Practical
4. Exam
840:164:
2. Lab Exam
3. Lab Practical
4. Exam
7. Presentation
9. Presentation
11. Presentation
Cellular Group Course Outcomes—Due to the open nature of the major (students may
take 4 credits of the following courses), it is possible that some students may not receive
additional exposure to all eleven outcomes. Objectives met in each course are listed in
the table below. Additionally, measurables for each met objective are also listed below.
Data is currently being collected for the first time during the 2009 Fall semester.
Course #
128
150
151
Name
Cell Biol.
Immunology
Gen. Micro
1
X
2
X
X
3
4
X
X
X
X
5
X
X
6
7
8
X
X
X
X
9
X
X
X
10
X
11
X
X
Cellular Group Course Measurables
42
840:128:
2. Exam
4. Exam
5. Discussion
6. Lab Reports
9. Presentation
10. Writing Labs
11. Lab Report
840:150
1. Exam
2. Exam
3. Exam
5. Exam
7. Exam
9. Exam
11. Exam
840:151:
3. Exam
4. Exam
6. Lab activities
8. Exam
9. Lab Exam
Electives Course Outcomes—Due to the open nature of the major (students may take 4
credits of the following courses), it is possible that some students may not receive
additional exposure to all eleven outcomes. Objectives met in each course are listed in
the table below. Additionally, measurables for each met objective are also listed below.
Data is currently being collected for the first time during the 2009 Fall semester.
Course #
101
102
106
112
114
115
119
120
122
128
129
137
138
142
Name
Anat/Phys 1
Anat/Phys 2
Vert. Anat.
Invert. Zoo.
Comp. Phys.
Comp. Phys.Lab
Intro Biotech.
Plant Divers.Evol.
Plant Physiology
Cell Biol.
Genom & Proteo
Vert Phy Lab
Vert. Phy.
Evol. Biol.
1
2
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
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Virology
Dev. Anim.
Cancer
Immunology
Gen. Micro
Recom. DNA
Aquatic Ecol
Ecotox.
Field. Zool.
Mammalogy
Plant Systm.
Consrvtn. Biol.
Ecology
Entomology
Plant Dev.
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Elective Course Measurables
840:101:
2. Exam
8. Exam
840:102:
2. Exam
8. Exam
840:106:
2. Exam
3. Exam
4. Exam
840:112:
2. Lab Notebooks
3. Exam
6. Lab notebooks
9. Lab Notebooks and Exam
10. Lab Reports
11. Lab Notebook and Reports
840:114:
2. Exam
3. Exam
4. Exam
7. Primary papers assigned
9. Exam
840:115:
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2. Exam
3. Exam and Lab exercises
5. Lab write-ups and exam
6. Data analysis activity
9. Lab Reports
10. Lab Reports
11. Lab Notebooks
840:119:
6. Exam, Poster Presentation
9. Report and Presentation
11. Report and Presentation
840:120:
1. Exam
2. Exam, Lab Practical
3. Lab Practical
4. Exam
9. Exam
840:122:
2. Exams, problem sets
3. Exams
5. Exams, problems sets, lab exercises & writeups
6. Lab exercises & writeups
9. Exams, lab writeups, project report
10. Lab writeups, project report
11. Labs
840:128:
2. Exam
4. Exam
5. Discussion
6. Lab Reports
9. Presentation
10. Writing Labs
11. Lab Report
840:129:
3. Exam
5. Discussion
840:137:
2. Exam
3. Exam
5. Lab write-ups
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6. Data analysis activity
9. Lab Report
10. Lab Notebook
11. Lab Notebook
840:138:
2. Exam
3. Exam
4. Exam
7. primary papers assigned
9. Presentation
840:142:
3. Exam
4. Exam
5. Exam and paper
7. Writing Assignment
9. Writing Assignment
840:144:
4. Exam
7. Group Presentation
9. Lab Exam
10. Presentations
11. Presentations
840:146:
2. Exam
4. Exam
5. Student projects designed/written
6. Lab Reports
7. Required for lab reports
8. Exam
9. Exam and Lab Report
10. Lab Report
11. Lab Report
840:147:
1. Exam
2. Exam
3. Written paper
5. Written paper
7. Required for research paper
9. Paper
10. Paper
11. Paper
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840:151:
3. Exam
4. Exam
6. Lab activities
8. Exam
9. Lab Exam
840:153:
6. Lab manual and reports
9. Reports
10. Reports and Presentation
840:154:
5. Written Paper
6. Project
9. Presentations
10. Presentations
11. Presentations
840:155:
5. Written Paper
6. Project
9. Presentations
10. Presentations
11. Presentations
840:160:
2. Lab Exam
3. Lab Practical
4. Exam
840:164:
2. Lab Exam
3. Lab Practical
4. Exam
7. Presentation
9. Presentation
11. Presentation
840:166:
2. Daily work with plant specimens and examining with their anatomy. 4. Exam 5. Exam
840:167:
1. Exam
3. Exam
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4. Exam
5. Paper
6. Take-Home Exam
7. Paper
8. Paper
9. Exam and papers
10. Paper
840:168:
1. Exams/quizzes
2. Exams/quizzes
3. Exams/quizzes/short papers
4. Exams/quizzes
7. Readings/short papers and presentations
8. Short paper/presentations/discussion
9. Exams/quizzes/short papers
840:170:
2. Exam
3. Exam
5. Field Data Project
6. Field Data Project
7. Field Data Project
10. Exam
840:172:
2. Lab practical and term paper
5. Written paper & Oral Presentation
6. Project
7. Required for project
9. Exam
10. Project
11. Project
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