Queensborough Community College
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Year-end Report – Teaching Department
HISTORY
June 2013
YEAR: 2013-2014
A. DEPARTMENT SERVICES/ACTIVITIES REPORT IN 2013-2014
1.
Department-sponsored services (fall and spring semesters combined)
Area of Service
General education, Liberal Arts, Humanities
Number Served
2,900per semester /
6,500 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 2013-14
INSTRUCTIONS: For each course that changed, indicate:
1. whether the course is new, revised, or deleted
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the course number
the course title
the semester the change was approved at the Academic Senate
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
New
177
Classical Mythology
Pagans and Christians
Comments
Special Topic, not part of
permanent offerings
Permanent offering
C. PROGRAM CHANGES IN 2013-14
Program
Program change*
Effective Date (Semester
and year)
Comments
n/a
*Key: (a)=initiated, (b)=closed, (c)=renamed, (d)=modified
INSTRUCTIONS:
 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 2013-14
Type (see menu below)
New Hire
New Hire
Description of
Change
Nicole LopezJantzen
Frank Jacob
Reason for Change
Date/Semester
Need for a Medieval 9/2013
Historian
Need for a specialist 9/2014
in Word History
Evaluation of Change*
Faculty member was reappointed
Faculty member was appointed
*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 2013-14
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 111 AND 112 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. A battery of new tests has been developed and placed in a SCANTRON format in order to
facilitate its administration and the mining of data.
2a.
Departmental participation in self-study/program review during 2013-2014, 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 Not applicable
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Program review follow-up 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
HIS111
HIS112
Use of analytical
reasoning
To make educated and
logical inferences (higher
level of cognitive
performance).
Ongoing
Once all surveys
have been
assessed; the
department will
evaluate the
effectiveness and
usefulness of the
assessment tool
Method will be implemented next
semester on HIS127; a new course
will be assessed on subsequent
semesters.
All survey courses taught by the
History Department will be gradually
incorporated into the process.
Integrate
knowledge and
skills in their
To be able to apply
program of study geographic knowledge.
Differentiate and
make informed
decisions about
issues based on
multiple value
systems
To be able to discern
cultural differences based
on linguistic cues.
To be able to place
technological changes
within a chronological
framework.
To be able to determine
meaning of concepts
through etymological cues.
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New questionnaires will be added to
the battery currently available.
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 and relevant data.
Results of certification exams, employer and alumni surveys, student surveys, advisory board recommendations
(if applicable, please use the table below) Not applicable
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Other assessment activity
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Not applicable
F. DEPARTMENT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
1.
Goals/objectives for 2013-2014
(Please indicate [Yes or No] if the objectives were part of the College’s Strategic Plan for 2013-2014.)
Departmental goals/objectives 2013-14
Successful search for a World History position
Assessment process is proceeding as planned
2.
Strategic
Plan Y/N
Y
Y
Evaluation of achievement
Resulting action plan
N/A
Assessment Report for HI112
N/A
Continue implementation in
HI127 and HI128
Goals/objectives for 2014-2015
(Explain how these goals/objectives align with the College’s goals and Strategic Plan for 2014-15)
Departmental goals/objectives 2014-15
-To hire a new full-time member on a tenure-track
professorial in the field of Ancient History
-To hire a Lecturer in the field of American history with the
ability to teach Medieval and/or Ancient history surveys
-To hire a new full-time member on a tenure-track
professorial line in the field of American History
To proceed with assessment process
Mission/
Strategic Plan
Y
Planned method of evaluation
Y
Y
Y
Utilization and fine-tuning of Historical
Literacy Assessment Tool
Expanding the assessment process to
other courses offered by the department
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