MEETING AGENDA & MINUTES
AQIP Assessment Action Project
Members Present:
Thursday, 30 September 2004
1:00-3:00 pm
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Mary Connolly, ELHS Liaison
Gloria Goldman, ALH Liaison
Sue Merrell, Team Leader
Jane Myong, LAS Liaison
Joan Patten, Assistant Director, IPR
Teresa Prosser, Assessment Chair
Steve Wendel, EGR Liaison
Ned Young, BUS Liaison
Lori Zakel, FPA Liaison & Gen Ed Chair
subsequent scheduled meetings:
1 - 3 pm, Thu, Oct 7
1 - 3 pm, Thu, Oct 14
1 - 3 pm, Thu, Nov 4
1 - 3 pm, Thu, Dec 2
Rebecca Butler, Project Manager
Tom Huguley, AQIP Coordinator
Members Absent: None
Meeting Objective(s):
1.
2.
3.
4.
Orient new team members to AQIP
Review the performance targets of our action project
Discuss year one tasks
Consider the ideal state
AGENDA ITEM
Orient team members to AQIP
Performance Target Discussion
Task Analysis
Ideal State
Homework
PROCESS
Document
Review
TIME
PERSON RESPONSIBLE
10
Tom and Sue
10
60
30
All
All
All
Sue
AQIP Assessment Action Project
Performance Targets for the Assessment Action Project
June 1, 2004 – May 31, 2005
Year One – Current state of assessment at Sinclair documented and accessible via the Internet and other
publications; general education outcomes approved; Curriculum Management Tool developed and beta
tested; Learning Liaisons identified and work initiated; end-user training of newly developed tools.
June 1, 2005 – May 31, 2006
Year Two – General education assessment methodology and instrumentation developed with limited pilot
testing; research and implementation of institution-wide outcomes repository options completed.
Systematic updates of the current and future state of assessment, including work plans, posted to and
accessible via the Internet and other publications.
June 1, 2006 – May 31, 2007
Year Three – Assessment process operational and enculturated.
Meeting Minutes
1. Introduction of committee members and introduction of AQIP and its processes by Tom
Huguley, AQIP coordinator, to the entire committee.
2. Sue Merrell, team leader, reviewed the packet of materials distributed to each committee
member including information about the three AQIP Action Projects, the Assessment
Project Plan, the Annual Report to AQIP, Assessment website information, Collective
Responsibility survey drafts, and CMT project plan.
3. Sue Merrell reviewed the performance targets for the Assessment Project. She
indicated that we need to estimate any funds we’ll need for the next fiscal year by
December 1st and get that information to Tom Huguley.
4. Discussion regarding current Assessment website: Sue Merrell and Teresa Prosser did
an analysis of the current website over the summer and drafted ideas on how to
organize an improved assessment website (handout presented to committee).
Discussion about allowing people to enter the site based on what the person’s interest is
(i.e. interested in learning more about assessment methodology? Click here.)
5. Discussion about assessment versus evaluation and how this pertains to the project and
in the classroom: Assessment is formative in nature; evaluation is summative. Both can
occur at individual, aggregate, and institutional levels. The key to assessment is using
the information to see how improvements can be made, individually and/or institutionally.
The Cecilia Lopez’ Levels of Assessment were distributed to the Learning Liaisons. The
work of the Assessment Action Project team is intended to help move the institution to a
Level III on the Lopez’ Levels.
6. Assessment surveys: Sue announced that IPR has prepared several assessment
surveys to be distributed this fall, using Zoomerang where possible, to faculty, staff, and
a representative sample of students. The goal is to see how well assessment is
integrated into the culture at Sinclair.
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7. Lori Zakel reported on General Education measurable outcomes: The outcomes are
built into the CMT and have been approved by key stakeholders on campus. In winter
and spring quarters of 2005, her team will work on identifying measurement instruments.
Homework:

Joan Patten will compile a list of the Top 45 courses by division for the Learning
Liaisons. See attached. At the next meeting we will discuss this.

Rebecca Butler will draft the minutes and email to Sue Merrell.
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Sue Merrell will draft a task timeline for the project and distribute to team members. Will
be distributed at the next meeting.
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All team members will think about their core areas of interest as the project proceeds (to
enable a “divide and conquer” approach).
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All team members will review “Outcomes-Based Program Assessment” from Gloria
Rogers.
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All team members will consider the feasibility of a common rubric development for the
core assessment tasks built into CMT.
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TOP 45 COURSES FOR FY 2003-04
DIVISION COURSE
ALLIED HEALTH
ALH
ALH
ALH
ALH 103
ALH 104
HIM 121
BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES
BUS
BUS
BUS
BUS
BUS
BUS
BUS
BUS
BUS
BIS
ACC
MAN
ECO
MRK
MAN
LAW
ACC
BIS
EXTENDED LEARNING &
HUMAN SERVICES
FINE & PERFORMING ARTS
LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES
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COURSE TITLE
Intro to Health Care Delivery
Allied Health Informatics
Basic Medical Terms
160
111
105
201
201
205
101
112
101
Intro Word, Powerpoint, Excel
Principles of Accounting I
Introduction to Business
Principles of Economics I
Marketing I
Principles of Management
Business Law I
Principles of Accounting II
PC Keyboarding
ELHS
DEV 108
Intro to Mathematics
ELHS
ELHS
ELHS
ELHS
ELHS
ELHS
ELHS
DEV
DEV
DEV
PED
DEV
PED
PED
085
110
065
106
075
142
154
Fundamentals of Arithmetic
Fundamentals of Composition
Fundamentals of Reading
Weight Training
Fundamentals of English
Beginning Pilates
Aerobic Conditioning
FPA COM 206
FPA COM 211
FPA ART 101
Interpersonal Communications
Effective Speaking I
Art Appreciation
LAS
LAS
LAS
LAS
LAS
LAS
LAS
LAS
LAS
LAS
LAS
LAS
LAS
LAS
LAS
LAS
LAS
LAS
LAS
LAS
LAS
LAS
ENG
MAT
ENG
PSY
SOC
MAT
PSY
ENG
PSY
HIS
CHE
BIO
BIO
MAT
SOC
PSY
HIS
HUM
MAT
HIS
ENG
HIS
111
101
112
121
111
102
122
113
119
111
120
107
141
116
145
208
112
125
105
101
131
113
English Composition I
Elementary Algebra
English Composition II
General Psychology I
General Sociology I
Intermediate Algebra
General Psychology II
English Composition III
General Psychology
West Civilization (0-1300)
Introduction to Chemistry
Human Biology
Principles of Anat + Physiology
College Algebra
Comparing Cultures
Life Span Human Development
West Civilization (1300-1815)
The Human Image
Business Mathematics
U.S. History (1607-1815)
Business Communication I
West Civilization (1815-pres)