Kent Core Learning Outcomes Assessment Plan – Micro
Course number, title (credit hours):
Department/School:
Proposed Kent Core Category:
A sample syllabus must accompany the plan.
I. Kent Core learning
objectives
II. Ohio Transfer Module
learning objectives
Acquire critical thinking and
problem solving skills
Evaluate arguments in a
logical fashion; competence in
analysis and logical argument
III. What corresponding
learning outcomes are
included in this course?
1. Students will be
able evaluate the
effect of government
policies on markets
and identify the
appropriate role for
government in
response to market
failures.
IV. What method(s) will be
used to assess student
learning?
One multiple choice quiz will
be administered in the last two
weeks of the semester.
One third of the questions on
the quiz will assess this
outcome. Every semester, the
questions will be randomly
selected from a test bank
created and maintained by the
Department.
The students will submit their
answers using a common
Blackboard Learn page
(Principles of Economics –
Common Space) that every
student at every campus and
in every section of the course
has access to.
Apply principles of effective
written and oral
communication
Broaden their imagination and
develop their creativity
Cultivate their natural curiosity
and begin a lifelong pursuit of
knowledge
Develop competencies and
values vital to responsible
uses of information and
technology
Communicate effectively
V. What evidence of this
assessment will be
presented annually for the
five-year Kent Core review
of this course?
We will:
1. report the distribution of
answers to each question,
2. emphasize the percentage
of students answering each
question correctly,
3. provide a summary
comparison to results
obtained in previous years of
the five-year cycle,
4. provide an analysis of the
results, including corrective
measures if it appears that the
objective is not met.
I. Kent Core learning
objectives
II. Ohio Transfer Module
learning objectives
Engage in independent
thinking, develop their own
voice and vision, and become
informed, responsible citizens
Engage in our democratic
society; be active and
informed citizens; develop a
disposition to participate in
and contribute to our
democracy
Acquire an understanding of
our global and diverse culture
and society
Improve their understanding
of issues and behaviors
concerning inclusion,
community and tolerance
Increase their awareness of
ethical implications of their
own and others’ actions
Integrate their major studies
into the broader context of a
liberal education
Strengthen quantitative
reasoning skills
III. What corresponding
learning outcomes are
included in this course?
Kent Core Learning Outcomes Assessment Plan
24 April 2010 (approved by the University Requirements Curriculum Committee)
17 May 2010 (approved by the Educational Policies Council)
13 September 2010 (approved by the Faculty Senate)
IV. What method(s) will be
used to assess student
learning?
V. What evidence of this
assessment will be
presented annually for the
five-year Kent Core review
of this course?
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I. Kent Core learning
objectives
II. Ohio Transfer Module
learning objectives
Understand basic concepts of
the academic discipline
Employ the methods of inquiry
characteristic of natural
sciences, social sciences and
the arts and humanities
III. What corresponding
learning outcomes are
included in this course?
1. Students will be
able to use the supply
and demand model to
determine market
prices and quantities.
2. Students will be
able to determine the
profit-maximizing
price and quantity for
firms in various
market structures.
IV. What method(s) will be
used to assess student
learning?
One multiple choice quiz will
be administered in the last two
weeks of the semester.
Two thirds of the questions on
the quiz will assess these two
outcomes (one third of the
questions for each outcome).
Every semester, the questions
will be randomly selected from
a test bank created and
maintained by the
Department.
The students will submit their
answers using a common
Blackboard Learn page
(Principles of Economics –
Common Space) that every
student at every campus and
in every section of the course
has access to.
V. What evidence of this
assessment will be
presented annually for the
five-year Kent Core review
of this course?
We will:
1. report the distribution of
answers to each question,
2. emphasize the percentage
of students answering each
question correctly,
3. provide a summary
comparison to results
obtained in previous years of
the five-year cycle,
4. provide an analysis of the
results, including corrective
measures if it appears that the
objective is not met.
ASSURANCES:
By submitting this proposal, we assure that:
1. The faculty members who teach this course have agreed to the learning outcomes and assessment methods.
2. Assessment results will be reviewed annually by the faculty and submitted to the University Requirements Curriculum Committee.
3. Modifications to the course and/or assessment plan will be based on the annual review.
Department Chair/School Director (or designee) Signature __________________________________________ Date ______________________
Kent Core Learning Outcomes Assessment Plan
24 April 2010 (approved by the University Requirements Curriculum Committee)
17 May 2010 (approved by the Educational Policies Council)
13 September 2010 (approved by the Faculty Senate)
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