Motlow State Community College
Action Plan & Outcome Assessment Report for Institutional Effectiveness
Planning Year: July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013
Assessing Year: July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012
Unit: Student Success
Related Strategic Goal:
2.1 Enhance student persistence to completion of post-secondary credential or degree.
Action Plan #: SSSC-03
Action Plan Title: “Advising Central” Website
Desired Outcome:
(1) Develop, implement and maintain a comprehensive advisement web site for use by advisors,
faculty and students.
(2) Develop two new survey instruments (student & faculty) to be used to assess effectiveness of
the “Advising Central” website.
Description of Action Plan and Related Activities: Effective academic advisement plays a critical role in
the College’s overall plan for retention and graduation. One goal of the Director of Student Success is to
increase the amount of advising information and resources available to the college community (faculty,
staff and students).
A comprehensive website will be created to expand the web presence of advising resources available to
advisors, faculty and students. The creation of this site will significantly aid in the ease with which
students and advisors can access information crucial to good advisement and planning.
In the faculty and advisor section, web pages will include a FAQ page providing answers to frequently
asked questions about advisement, an advising handbook, links to professional advising organizations
(i.e. NACADA), and materials to enhance the advisement process (i.e., advising worksheets that outline
basic topics to cover, etc.)
In the student section, web pages will include links to career planning information (i.e. Occupational
Outlook Handbook), advising tools (i.e. programs of study, DegreeWorks info, etc.), and information
regarding other campus support services (i.e., tutoring, workshops, etc.)
Two survey instruments will be created for implementation beginning with the fall 2012 term to
determine the effectiveness of this website from the perspectives of faculty and advisors as well as
students.
Team Members: Director of Student Success/Assistant Director of Student Success
Timeline: By Summer of 2012
Est. Cost: $0
Budgeted: Included in current budget
Evidence of Success:
(1) Completion of “Advisement Central” website either before or by June 2012.
(2) Two surveys (faculty and student) will be completed by June 2012 and ready to utilize for
assessment beginning in fall 2012.
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Current Status: On Schedule
Describe Progress: The Director of Student Success and the Assistant Director of Student Success have
been working with the Marketing Department regarding this initiative.
The Director and Assistant Director have met periodically over the month of May and held a meeting
with the webmaster and his supervisor on May 23, 2012. The description of the new design was
discussed with the information for the home page for advisement given to them for the foundation. We
are currently continuing to work with them and should hopefully have the site close to completion by
the end of June, 2012.
As stated in the “Evidence of Success”, surveys will be created and ready for distribution in Fall of 2012
as stated in the IE Plan.
Describe Needed Changes: None at this time
List of Supporting Documentation: Working layout of proposed Website
Date Last Updated: June 15, 2012