DSA Assessment Plan
University Career Services
Department Name:
Assessment Plan for Academic
2013-2014
Year:
David B. Small
Director:
Assessment Contact(s)
(if not the director):
The mission of University Career Services (UCS) is to serve University of Houston students and alumni at all
stages of career development. UCS promotes and encourages personal responsibility in the exploration and
achievement of both career and employment goals. UCS actively creates relationships with campus and
Department Mission Statement:
community entities that will help to ensure the success of UH job candidates during and after their college
careers at the University of Houston.
University Career Services will be recognized as the “Destination of Choice” at the
University of Houston for students who are making academic major and career decisions, for UH alumni who are
Department Vision Statement: considering career changes, and for employers who are seeking highly
qualified job candidates.
1. Assist students in achieving a clear understanding and clarification of their interests, skills, and values in
relationship to their choice of major and career direction.
Department Goals:
2. Assist students in understanding the relative value of various sources of job and internship opportunities,
including UCS resources, internet sites, career fairs, campus recruitment, job posting sites, professional
conferences, employment agencies, the use of professional networks, and print media.
3. Provide a campus-based service where students can meet with and discuss specific career opportunities with
representatives of local, national, and global industries, non-profits, educational agencies, and governmental
organizations, and, where mutual interests exist, receive offers of employment.
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DSA Assessment Plan
Program or Service Being
Assessed: Career Counseling
Method
Timeline
(Month)
Frequency
Purpose
Goal(s) Supported
Learning Outcome(s) and/or
Program Objective(s)
As a result of career counseling,
students will have a clearer
understanding and greater
clarification of their interests,
skills, and values in relationship
to their choice of major and
career direction.
1. An intake checklist
is completed by each
student, indicating
one or more career
topics of interest.
2. A corresponding
follow-up
questionnaire is
emailed to each
student following the
counseling/ workshop
session with
questions designed to
assess learning
outcomes .
The follow-up
December and May
questionnaire is sent annually.
via email within one
day of the conclusion
of each individual
career counseling and
workshop session
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To determine the
degree to which
students perceive
that they have
achieved a clearer
understanding of
their own interests,
skills, and values in
relationship to career
decision-making.
Strategic
Initiative #1:
Create new
opportunities for
student success
through learning,
engagement, and
discovery.
DSA Assessment Plan
Program or Service Being
Assessed: Job Search
Counseling
Method
Timeline
(Month)
Frequency
Purpose
Goal(s) Supported
Learning Outcome(s) and/or
Program Objective(s)
Students will be better informed
as to the sources of job and
internship opportunities,
including UCS resources,
internet sites, career fairs,
professional conferences,
employment agencies, print
media, and networking in a
professional job search. In
addition, they will be more
knowledgeable in resume
writing and in the application of
effective interview skills.
1. An intake checklist
is completed by each
student, indicating
one or more career
topics of interest.
2. A corresponding
follow-up
questionnaire is
emailed to each
student following the
counseling/ workshop
session with
questions designed to
assess learning
outcomes.
The follow-up
December and May
questionnaire is sent annually.
via email within one
day of the conclusion
of each individual job
search and workshop
session.
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To determine the
degree to which
students perceive
that they have
achieved a clearer
understanding as to
the sources of job
and internship
opportunities, the
preparation of a
professional resume,
and the application of
effective interview
skills.
Strategic
Initiative #1:
Create new
opportunities for
student success
through learning,
engagement, and
discovery.
DSA Assessment Plan
Program or Services Being
Assessed: Campus Recruitment
Method
Timeline
(Month)
Frequency
Purpose
Goal(s) Supported
Learning Outcome(s) and/or
Program Objective(s)
Students will understand the
benefits of participating in oncampus interviews vs the
challenges of generating
interviews in the larger
community; students will learn
how to utilize and prepare for
campus interviews.
A questionnaire will
be emailed at
semester’s end to
each student who
participated in
campus interviews.
Queries will gauge
student perception as
to the value of
campus interviews;
the process of
navigating the
campus recruitment
system, student
preparedness, and
what students
learned that might be
applied in future job
searches and possible
career changes.
Data collection will
December and May
occur twice per year annually.
between the end of
the campus interview
cycle and the
beginning of final
exams in December
and May.
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To determine what
students learn from
interacting with
corporate recruiters;
to assess student
experiences in
navigating the
campus recruitment
system; to assess
what students
learned in
preparation for
campus interviews; to
invite student
comments as to the
future value of the
campus recruitment
experience.
Strategic
Initiative #1:
Create new
opportunities for
student success
through learning,
engagement, and
discovery.