Program/Discipline/Course Assessment Report
Discipline: Humanities
Course Number: HUM 105
School/Unit: School of Liberal Arts
Submitted by: Thomas Cardoza
Contributing Faculty: Thomas Cardoza
Academic Year: 2009/2010
Complete and submit your assessment report electronically to your Academic Dean. As needed, please attach supporting documents and/or a narrative description of the assessment activities in your
program or discipline.
Program, Discipline or
Course Outcomes
In the boxes below,
summarize the outcomes
assessed in your program or
discipline during the last
year.
Assessment Measures
Assessment Results
Use of Results
Effect on Program, Discipline or
Course
Based on the results of this
assessment, will you revise your
outcomes? If so, please summarize
how and why in the boxes below.
In the boxes below,
summarize the methods used
to assess program, discipline,
or course outcomes during
the last year.
In the boxes below, summarize the
results of your assessment activities
during the last year.
In the boxes below, summarize
how you are or how you plan to
use the results to improve student
learning.
Outcome #1: Students will
be able to demonstrate
understanding of films as
expressions of values within
an historical and social
context.
Students responded orally to
questions concerning the
values expressed by a
particular film. Students
were also asked to respond
in writing to a question
concerning the overall values
expressed by six films.
The key weakness among HUM
105 students is a lack of writing
skills. We are currently
implementing a prerequisite of
ENG 101. This should increase
scores as students needing ENG
098R have to wait until completing
it.
We are satisfied with the outcomes
as they exist. We will continue to
work to increase student success,
particularly retaining those students
who withdraw before final
assessment can take place.
Outcome #2: Students will
demonstrate an ability to use
the language of film
criticism accurately.
Students wrote short answers
defining specific terms of
film criticism, showing how
they affect the interpretation
of film, and offering specific,
valid examples of their use
in films from the class.
Of 31 students from four sections,
87% were able to answer the oral
question at a level of “good” or
better, while 100% were able to
answer satisfactorily. 67% were
able to answer the written exam at a
level of “good” or better, while 97%
were able to answer satisfactorily.
3% were unsatisfactory.
Of 31 students from four sections,
84% of students were able to answer
the question at a level of “good” or
better. 90% were able to answer
satisfactorily. 10% were
unsatisfactory.
Again, writing skills are the
weakest element in this cohort,
particularly the ability to analyze
larger patterns and use specific
examples. The writing prerequisite
should help here. We will work
harder to help lower achieving
students analyze complex
relationships between technical
aspects and films’ values.
We are satisfied with the outcomes
as they exist. We will continue to
work to increase student success,
particularly retaining those students
who withdraw before final
assessment can take place.
For Program, Discipline or Course Assessment Reports:
I have reviewed this report:
_Nancy Faires (signed electronically)___________________
Department Chair
____________________________________________________
Dean
Date__May 27, 2010 (2009-2010)
Date_______________
________________________________________________
Vice President of Academic Affairs and Student Services
Date_______________
Revised 9/28/2009