Template 1B. FN Program Goals and Outcome Measures
4/5/10
Graduate Program Foods and Nutrition Program
Prepared by Dr. B. Burns-Whitmore, RD Spring 2010
Program Assessment
Broad Range Program Goals for College of Agriculture: MS in Ag-Nutrition and Food Science Option
Date: Revised April 15, 2010
Program Goal #1: The program prepares Master students for nutrition or food science careers, dietitians, teaching positions or
admittance to nutrition or food science related postgraduate training program
Program Goal #2 The program will develop research skills and foster an evidence-based approach to practice.
Program Goal #3 The program will produce graduates with the knowledge and skill base to be successful professionals in the food and
nutrition/food science field(s).
Template 1B. FN Program Goals and Outcome Measures
4/5/10
Graduate Program Foods and Nutrition Program Goal #1 and Outcome Measures
Program Goal #1: The program prepares Master students for nutrition or food science careers, dietitians, teaching positions or admittance to
nutrition or food science related postgraduate training program.
Target Measure:
Data
Data
What Groups
Assessment Methods
Who will
Timeline
Outcome Measures
Needed
Available? Will Be
Conduct
Assessed
Assessment
1. Five years after graduation, 60% Graduate
Yes
Presently using e-mail
Graduate
of Master’s graduates that apply to information
Graduates
notifications from
Coordinator
Annually,
Graduate/Professional programs
No*
students.
Spring
will be accepted
We will design a Survey*
2. Five years after graduation 20%
Presently using e-mail
Graduate
of Master’s graduates will be
Graduate
Yes
Alumni
notifications from
Coordinator,
Annually,
employed in a job related to their
information
students.
Department Chair
Spring
major (other than teaching)
No*
We will design a Survey*
3. Five years after graduation, of
Presently using e-mail
Graduate
those Master graduate students
Graduate
Yes
Alumni
notifications from
Coordinator,
Annually,
that choose to become teachers,
Information
students.
Department Chair
Spring
60% will be employed in a job
No*
We will design a Survey*
related to their major
4. Five years after graduation, 80%
Presently using e-mail
Didactic Program
or more of graduate students who
Graduate
Yes
Alumni
notifications from
Director, Graduate Annually,
apply to dietetic internship (DI)
Information
students.
Coordinator,
Spring
programs, become Registered
No*
We will design a Survey*
Department Chair
Dietitians (RDs), are accepted.
5 Five years after graduation, 60%
Presently using e-mail
Graduate
of postbac students enrolled in the Graduate
Yes
Alumni
notifications from
Coordinator,
Annually,
Master Program that apply to
Information
students.
Department Chair
Spring
Graduate/Professional programs
No*
We will design a Survey*
will be accepted
6. Five years after graduation, 60%
Presently using e-mail
Didactic Program
of postbac students enrolled in the Graduate
Yes
Alumni
notifications from
Director, Graduate Annually,
Master Program that apply to
Information
students.
Coordinator,
Spring
dietetic internship (DI) programs,
No*
We will design a Survey*
Department Chair
become Registered Dietitians
(RDs), are accepted.
Template 1B. FN Program Goals and Outcome Measures
4/5/10
Graduate Program Foods and Nutrition Program Goal #2 and Outcome Measures
Program Goal #2 The program will develop research skills and foster an evidence-based approach to practice.
Target Measure:
Data Needed
Data
Available?
What
Groups Will
Be
Assessed
Assessment
Methods
Graduate
information
No*
Graduates
Survey*
Graduate
Coordinator,
Department Chair
Review of thesis by
faculty and
documentation of
thesis completion
Review of critical
review by faculty
Yes
Graduates
Completion of thesis
defense and
publication of thesis
Graduate
Coordinator,
Department Chair
Annually,
Spring
Yes
Graduates
Completion of
critical review
Graduate
Coordinator,
Department Chair
Annually,
Spring
Meetings with thesis
committee
members/
faculty
Yes
Graduates
Documentation of
research project
Graduate
Coordinator,
Department Chair
Annually,
Spring
Thesis/critical review
by faculty and
documentation of
thesis completion
Yes
Graduates
Pass
rate/documentation
of graduation
Graduate Program
Director,
Department Chair,
Annually,
Spring
Outcome Measures
1. 80% of program graduates
employed in nutrition/food science
and complete the graduate survey
will agree that research skills
(reading and critiquing peerreviewed research articles) and the
understanding of evidence-based
practice they developed as
students impacted the approach
they use in their work setting.
2. 100% of thesis-based graduates
in the program will have developed
research skills by using evidenced
based research for their thesis.
3. 100% of non-thesis-based
graduates in the program will have
developed research skills by using
evidenced based research for their
critical review.
4. 80% of the thesis-based
graduates in the program will have
performed and designed a study &
have done research for their
thesis.
5. 100% of Master’s graduates will
pass their thesis defense or critical
review.
Who will
Conduct
Assessment
Timeline
Annually,
Spring
Template 1B. FN Program Goals and Outcome Measures
4/5/10
Graduate Program Foods and Nutrition Program Goal #3 and Outcome Measures
Program Goal #3 The program will produce graduates with the knowledge and skill base to be successful professionals in the food and nutrition/food
science field(s).
Target Measure:
Data
Data
What Groups
Assessment Methods
Who will
Timeline
Outcome Measures
Needed
Available? Will Be
Conduct
Assessed
Assessment
1. 60% of graduates who are
Graduate Program
working in a job related to their
Graduate
No*
Graduates
Survey*
Director,
Annually,
undergraduate major will rate the
information
Department Chair
Spring
program ≤ 2 on a scale of 1-5 (1 as
the highest).
2. Graduates of the program will
indicate they are satisfied with the
MS program in 80% of the items
listed on the alumni survey
3. Employers of graduates of the
program will indicate they are
satisfied with the MS program in
80% of the items listed on the
employer evaluation survey
Graduates
No*
Graduates
Survey*
Graduate Program
Director,
Department Chair
Annually,
Spring
Employers
No*
Graduates
Survey*
Graduate Program
Director,
Department Chair,
Annually,
Spring
*Data will be compiled when a survey is designed, tested and utilized.
 Need to design/obtain a survey for graduates
 Need to design a survey/obtain for employer satisfaction
 Begin to compile material of similar questionnaires used at other universities-Fall 2010
Data collection will begin Fall 2011