Instructional Planning Yearly Update
Date ________5-9-14_______________
Department ___Radiologic Technology_____________
Division __________HAWK________
Goals and Recommendations from Program Plan
List the top five Goals and Recommendations from the last Program Plan and indicate whether they have been met?
Goals / Recommendations from In
Goal Met
Goal
Comments
(identify source
six-year plan
progress
Not Met
of funding)
When the current program
officials retire or the program
director or clinical coordinator
position becomes vacant, replace
1.0 contract faculty as necessary
when notice of
retirement/vacancy is received
as per CCFT contract or position
becomes available.
Increase retention and decrease
attrition by integrating the ACE
Foundation course into the RT
program curriculum.
X
No program officials have submitted notice of resignation or
retirement.
The RT program did not meet its benchmark of 76% retention rate
for the “Class of 2012”. The program accreditation agency,
JRCERT, required an action plan submitted summer 2013, to
address program attrition. One objective of the Action Plan
submitted and approved by the JRCERT, was a grant funded ALH
FC pilot for the “Class of 2015”. Positive outcomes for this cohort
show that sustainable ACE FC curriculum needs to be designed and
implemented to increase retention and decrease attrition.
Emerging Educator special modality clinical assignment is offered
and stated in the RT Program Policy Handbook, Class of 2014. One
student completed the rotation this Spring 2014 and is on track to
become a RT instructor in the future.
X
Continue to offer the Emerging
Educator special modality
clinical assignment in the spring
semester second year of the
program, where students
develop teaching skills in
RT61L laboratory.
Add 1 laboratory section to
RT50L, RT51L, RT61L,
RT70L, and RT71L
Shift funding for the
Mammography program from
Revised December 9, 2013
X
X
Adding laboratory sections to become compliant is a budgetary
issue, prohibitive at this time.
The Mammography program needs to be offered each year. The
laboratory off-site facility is too small to accommodate more than
outside funding to the general
fund, thus providing outside
funding resources to grow other
programs like CT and MRI
indicated as a need in results of
employer surveys and
recommended by advisory
committee).
New Goals and Recommendations
Goal/Recommendation
X
10-12 students. Graduate RT students are not as competitive in the
job market if they do not have the opportunity to attain State
mammography certification along with radiography certification at
graduation.
List any new goals and recommendations identified by the department
Cost
Explanation/Evidence of Need
SLO Assessment Progress: In a sentence or two, describe where your department should be on the Revolving Wheel of Assessment (what
assessment you should have done in the last year) and what was actually done. If you’re not sure where you should be on the Revolving Wheel
contact the SLO Coordinator (x6366). If any task was not completed, explain why.
The Radiologic Technology Program Plan was presented to the CIP, Spring 2013.
The program has assessed outcomes for Fall 2012, Spring 2013, and Fall 2013.
Fill out the Assessment Results section below.
SLO Assessment Results: List SLO assessments, dialogues, and priorities identified as a result of your assessment below. Attach
Departmental Assessment Analysis Forms completed in the last two semesters.
Core Competency, Course
Date of meeting where
SLO, or CTE Program SLO analysis / dialogue took
Assessed. Example: all course place. Example: Department
SLOs for English 1A, 1B and 2 Meeting 8/27/10
Revised December 9, 2013
Priorities identified for program as a result of assessment. Example:
Develop strategies for teaching research and documentation skills; share
rubrics for research papers; provide more instructional support outside of
class.
The Program Assessment Plan,
Class of 2014, is attached.
Revised December 9, 2013
RT Department Meeting
1-24-14 + 5-12-14
The program continues to assess each student situation on a case by case
basis, design individual remedial plans and allow program re-entry only
when the student has met the terms of remediation.
RT Information Night provides a venue for prospective students to
experience interactive simulations of various radiographic procedures
Program preparedness: study effect of waitlist (long wait time to get in;
assign more students to alternate status; explore multi-criteria selection
process.
Use Foundation course to build strong cohorts prior to starting the program
to minimize drop rates.