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COURSE ASSESSMENT REPORT (CAR)
Revised 08/01 /2011
Course PrefiX, Number and Title: NRES 100-Principles ofNatural Resources and Environmental Sciences
Division/Unit: Sciences/Physical Sciences
Submitted by: JeffBrasel
Contributing Faculty:
Academic Year: 2012-2013
Complete and electronically submit your assessment report to your Department Chair/Coordinator/Director. As needed, please attach supporting documents and/or
a narrative description of the assessment activities in your program or discipline.
Course Outcomes
Assessment Measures
Assessment Results
Use of Results
Effect on Course
In the boxes below, summarize
the outcomes assessed in your
course during the year.
In the boxes below, summarize
the methods used to assess 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.
Based on the results of this
assessment, will you revise your
outcomes? If so, please
summarize how and why in the
boxes below:
Outcome#l
Students will become familiar
with the discipline of
Environmental Science and the
scope of the various disciplines
under the general umbrella of
Environmental Science.
Students were given assignments
on various aspects of biology,
chemistry, ecology, and systems
management relevant to
Environmental Science.
Students demonstrated
knowledge of the various
disciplines on assignments and
were a little weaker on chemical
and biological principles on
exams.
Chemical and biological
principles will be applied more
throughout the course instead of
just during the introduction.
The learning outcome will be
revised to a more specific
description of various disciplines
and the assessments will be
measured by a pre-assessment
and post-assessment.
Outcome#2
Students will carry out library
research, conduct interviews with
faculty at TMCC and UNR and
complete selected readings about
Environmental Science and
Natural Resource Research.
Students were given assignments
and readings on Ecological
Restoration and Watershed
analysis as well as a written
assignment about the future of
the Earth.
Students understanding and
application of principles was
adequate as indicated by average
scores on the written
assignments.
Assignments will be revised to
include more field interviews and
applications as pennitted.
The learning outcome will be
revised to something that is
measurable such as comparative
rubrics or will be measured by a
pre-assessment and postassessment.
Outcome #3
Each student will choose and
environmental topic that they
wish to research in some depth.
Students presented on an
environmental topic or their
choice at the end of the semester.
Students presented wellreferenced slides and were able
to elaborate on them.
The assignment will remain as
written.
Depth of research is not
measureable in tenns of gain for
an individual semester
assignment. The outcome will be
revised.
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COURSE ASSE SSMENT REPORT (CAR)
Course P refix, Number and T itle: NRESIOO-Principles of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
Division/Unit: Sciences/Physical Sciences
Submitted by: JeffBrasel
Contributing Faculty:
Academic Year: 201 2-20 13
Please enter your name and date below to confirm you have reviewed this report:
Title
Name
Date
Department Chair/Coordinator/Director
Kathleen Kolbet
12/2/20 13
Dean
Ted Plaggemeyer
2/6/2014
Vice President of Academic Affairs
Jane Nichols
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COURSE ASSESSMENT REPORT (CAR)
Course Prefix, Number and Title: NRESIOO-Principles ofNatural Resources and Environmental Sciences
Division/Unit: Sciences/Physical Sciences
Submitted by: Jeff Brasel
Contributing Faculty:
Academic Year: 2012-2013
The assessment for NRES 100 for 2012/2013 was accomplished by giving pre and post assessments exams and evaluating each question by category type
relevant to the Learning Outcomes for the course. Overall the results indicate that there was positive learning for the students. The Hake Gains (See Below}
were substantial for Learning outcome based on Climate Change and Local and Regional Pollution problems. The Hake Gains were less dramatic on outcomes
including Basic Toxicology Concepts and Categories of Pollutants. The results of the assessments will be utilized to further develop the lectures and activities for
the course on toxicology and pollutant types. Both of the categories mentioned involve some basic fundamentals of chemical principles which are required for
a full understanding of Environmental Pollution. Additional material on specific topics will be added to address the subject areas.
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COURSE ASSESSMENT REPORT (CAR)
Course Prefix, Number and Title: NRES 100-Principles of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
Division/Unit: Sciences/Physical Sciences
Submitted by: Jeff Brasel
Contributing Faculty:
Academic Year: 2012-2013
Percent
Question
Basic Toxicology Concepts
Categories of Pollutants
Climate change and local
Pre-
as
Assessment
Decimal
Post Assessment
Percent as
Hake
Hake Gain
Decimal
Gain
by Outcome
3
0
10
0
1
7
0.14
0.14
4
0
10
0
1
7
0.14
0.14
5
6
10
0.6
6
7
0.86
0.26
6
8
10
0.8
7
7
1.00
8
3
10
0.3
5
7
0.71
0.42
9
1
10
0.1
1
7
0.14
0.04
11
7
10
0.7 0.37
6
7
0.86
1
4
10
0.4
7
7
1.00
0.60
2
4
10
0.4
4
7
0.57
0.17
0.35
0.54
0.62
0.20
0.16
0.19
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0.251
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and regional pollution
problems.
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7
5
10
0.5
7
7
1.00
0.50
10
6
10
0.6
6
7
0.86
0.26
12
3
10
0.3 0.44
4
7
0.57
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0.80
0.27
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0.36 1
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