Instructional Planning Yearly Update
Date ____November 26, 2012______________
Department ____Biology_____________________
Division ______NAS___________________
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 six-year plan In progress
Goal Met
Comments
(identify source
of funding)
1. Replace lab technician
2. Replace contract faculty
3. Increase equipment budget for maintenance
and replacement
In spring 2012, this position was permanently eliminated. We
currently have two 100% technicians, down from two 100%
and one 80% positions.
We hired Matt Halter to replace last year's resignation. We
Cost:
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$80,000 per year have not yet been able to replace Tom Sourisseau's retirement.
ASCC and
Grant funding was used to purchase replacement pH meters
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FGSS grants and upgrade physiology software.
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4. Maintain current supply budget
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5. Acquire additional space in 600 building
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The former Dental Hygiene rooms are scheduled to undergo
remodeling summer 2012 for new Chemistry lab space and
new lecture space. Once the new lecture halls become
available, we hope to be able to convert 615 into a fourth
Biology lab room.
New Goals and Recommendations
List any new goals and recommendations identified by the department
Goal/Recommendation
Cost
Explanation/Evidence of Need
Goal 1 above has once again become our top
priority.
Restore lost TUs and expand course offerings.
1) We would like to restore 2 hours of class time to our BIO 201
microscope course. This was decreased from 8 hours to 4 hours,
which has proven to be an insufficient amount of time for students to
acquire the necessary skills, evidenced by the degradation in the
condition of our microscopes. 2) Field courses have not been offered
for several semesters. 3) Curriculum has been approved for several
courses that we have never had the opportunity to offer (Animal
Behavior, Biotechnology).
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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 not every thing was completed, explain why.
Fall 2012 is the second semester of Year Four, when Core 4 assessments are due. We completed these assessments on schedule. Our department
met twice this semester to discuss SLO assessments. At the first meeting during Flex week, individual outcomes were assessed. Several of our
courses have not been offered in several years due to TU cut backs. Discussion included if these courses should be suspended since assessment is
not possible. Core Four outcomes were assessed at the second meeting held on 9/28/12.
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
SLO, or CTE Program SLO
Assessed. Example: all course
SLOs for English 1A, 1B and 2
Course SLOs & Assessment
Course SLO Assessment
Date of meeting where
analysis / dialogue took
place. Example: Department
Meeting 8/27/10
12/5/11
8/23/12
Core 4 Assessment
9/28/12
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.
Share rubrics for class presentation assignments
Continue to share information on student performance and suggestions for
improvements.
Revisit prerequisites; Improve communication with counselors re: course
sequence and class load; share assignments with other faculty;
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