Mapping Programs to
Outcomes
Assessment Brown Bag
January 30, 2012
The Pennsylvania State University
Residence Life
Amanda R. Knerr
ark14@psu.edu
Mark Rameker
mjr22@psu.edu
Session Roadmap
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Presentation Outcomes
Introductions
What is mapping?
Where do I start?
Practice
Questions/Discussion
Presentation Outcomes
• Participants will be able to explain the
basic steps in the mapping process
• Participants will be able to identify two
Cocurricular or First Year outcomes
utilized at PSU
• Participants will be able to map a program
to departmental and university learning
outcomes
GROUP ACTIVITY
Basic Assumptions
• The entire campus community is a
learning community
• A student’s individual campus experience
provides a multitude of opportunities for
learning and development
• These experiences may include classroom
work, service learning, student clubs or
organization involvement, leadership
opportunities, or something as simple as
interactions with faculty, staff, and peers
over coffee
What is mapping?
Explore
Institutional
Outcomes,
Priorities, and
Culture
Identify
Institutional
Partnerships
Craft the
learning
Environment
Provide
Connections
Between
Programs and
Institutional
Culture
Explore Institutional Outcomes,
Priorities, and Culture
Recognize Current
Learning Sites
Archeological Dig
Identify Neglected
Learning Opportunities
Identify Institutional (or Community)
Partnerships
What relationships do students need in order to
successfully meet outcomes?
What relationships need cultivated by us in order
for students to successfully meet outcomes?
What relationships can “we” host to maximize
learning environment?
Craft the Learning Environment
Organize events around student
learning. What result or direct impact do
you want related to student learning?
Develop services that create seamless
learning environments for students.
Each program has clear learning
outcomes connected back to mission,
priorities, and culture
Each program should integrate student
affairs work into student learning
Provide Connections Between
Programs and Institutional Culture
Be Open to
New Ideas
Think
Outside the
Box
Don’t Get
Stuck in
a Rut!
Connect
Dots in a
Different
Order
Build New
Partnerships
Basic Steps:
1. Explore mission of the institution
2. Explore primary learning documents
including institutional, division, or unit
learning outcomes/objectives
3. Review your current programs and
services and determine linkages
4. Explore dots that could be there, but
aren’t currently connected (culture,
relationships, mission, and priorities)
5. Refine programs and services to better
align with mission, relationships, and
culture
MAPPING
Intended
learning
outcomes
for the
institution
Intended
learning
outcomes
for the
Division
Intended
Learning
outcomes
for the
Department
Intended
learning
outcomes
for the
Program
Intended Learning Outcomes for the
Institution
Penn State Cocurricular Outcomes
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Knowledge Acquisition/Application
Cognitive Competency
Life Skills and Self-Knowledge
Personal Integrity and Values
Intercultural Development
Leadership and Active Citizenship
EDGE – Enhance Your Degree. Grow Through Experience.
http://edge.psu.edu/
Penn State’s First-Year Student
Outcomes and Competencies
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Understand and meet academic expectations; engage in
active learning and use effective time management to balance
academic work with extra-curricular activities.
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Learn about the value of higher education to both society and
to individuals; appreciate the value of the general education
curriculum and the worth of lifelong learning and
scholarship.
3.
Be familiar with student service and academic
resources on campus; actively use those
resources and interact with staff.
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Engage with faculty in and outside of the
classroom.
5.
Interact effectively with peers in social settings,
and through educationally purposeful student
activities.
Penn State’s First-Year Student
Outcomes and Competencies
6.
Refine short-term and long-term academic goals; learn about
career management; establish more specific career goals.
7.
Achieve a higher competency in writing, note-taking, active
reading, critical thinking, and quantitative reasoning to be able
to master college-level work.
8.
Expand knowledge of human diversity and
cultural competence; effectively interact with
others.
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Engage in activities leading to improved personal
health and fitness; learn about making
responsible decisions in a college environment.
10. Be a positive and contributing member of the
Penn State community; engage in community
service activities.
Student Affairs
Vision and Mission
• Vision:
– We strive to provide the highest quality
educational programs and services that
challenge and support Penn State students as
they become active and responsible members
of their communities.
• Mission:
– Student Affairs cultivates student intellectual
and personal development by promoting
engagement in teaching and learning,
academic success, and integration into the
Penn State community.
Residence Life
Vision and Mission
• Vision:
– Residence Life creates the highest quality
living-learning environments, programs and
services to challenge and support Penn State
students as they become active and
responsible members within their communities.
• Mission:
– Residence Life provides a safe, comfortable,
secure and nurturing living-learning
environment that is conducive to students’
academic pursuits and personal growth while
fostering a sense of community, civic
responsibility and an appreciation of diversity.
Residence Life
Educational Priority
Respect and Responsibility
Residents will explore, understand and
demonstrate:
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Respect for self and others
Responsibility for self, community and
the environment
Responsibility for Environment
• Sustainability:
– Outcome: Residents will be able to describe
three specific actions they can take in their
residence area to decrease their negative
impacts on the environment.
– Implementation Plan:
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Great Recycling Challenge
Energy Challenge
“Stall Stories”
Coordinator e-mail message
FY #: 10
CoCurr #: 1 & 6
Respect for Others
• Conflict Resolution
– Residents will be able to identify personal
styles and preferences for living and adapt
strategies that address and prevent potential
conflicts in their living environment
– Implementation plan:
• Discuss roommate agreement during
RA/CA chats
• “Stall Stories”
• Coordinator E-mail Message
FY #: 5
CoCurr#: 1 & 3
Respect for Self
• Alcohol Policies
– As a result of attending a floor meeting,
students will be able to paraphrase the
alcohol policy and state two potential
effects/ramifications/risks to themselves of
using alcohol under the age of twenty-one.
– Implementation plan:
• Floor meeting
• Quiz
• ½ sheet flier
FY #: 9
CoCurr#: 1 & 3
Create a map of a current program or activity.
GROUP ACTIVITY
Resources
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Learning Reconsidered 2
Edge.psu.edu
Outcomemapping.ca
ACPA Residential Curriculum Institute