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University of Denver
Annual Assessment Report for 2012-2013
Department or Program Name _____________________________________________________ Degree:__________________
Program Assessment Coordinator _______________________________
Note: narrative reports are optional, and can be included as an appendix. Please address the specified elements of your
assessment process in the table below. Please also attach all relevant documents. Note: An Assessment Report Table should
be completed for EACH program/degree offered within your department (e.g., BA; BS; MA; PhD; MBA; PsyD; JD, etc)
I. Program mission statement and/or broad learning goals
Notes or comments
II. Program/Department learning outcomes
Notes or comments
III. Explanation of fit between program mission and goals and the University VVMG http://www.du.edu/chancellor/vision/
Notes or comments
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IV. Assessment activities: For each student learning outcome
Notes or comments
A. Findings for each student learning outcome:
Learning Outcome 1:_______________________________________
a) assessment methods/procedures and measures (direct/indirect)
b) evaluative criteria (rubrics; instruments)
c) data summary (raw data in appendix, optional)
Learning Outcome 2:_______________________________________
a) assessment methods and measures
b) evaluative criteria (rubrics; instruments)
c) data summary (raw data in appendix, optional)
and so on for EACH student learning outcome
B. Comparison of this year’s assessment findings with previous years:
V. Faculty Discussion Of Assessment Findings and Recommendations
Notes or comments
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VI. Description of pedagogical, programmatic and curricular changes planned or undertaken as a result of assessment
(closing the feedback loop)
Notes or comments
VII. Map of program outcomes onto DU Undergraduate and/or Graduate-Professional Student Learning Outcomes (see
blank templates for Undergraduate and Graduate-Professional Student Learning Outcomes followed by examples; )
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DU Graduate-Professional Student Outcomes Mapped onto
____________________________ Program/Department Identified Student Learning Outcomes
Program/Department Identified Student Learning Outcomes
DU Graduate/Professional Student
Learning Outcomes (5/09)
SLO #1
SLO #2
SLO #3
SLO #4
SLO #5
Advanced Theoretical/Disciplinary
Knowledge and Skills Through
Discovery, Application, and
Expression
Professional/Ethical Identity, Values
and Leadership
Intercultural and Local/Global
Engagement
Critical Intellectual Engagement
Program/Department Student Learning Outcome (SLO):
1.
2.
3.
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DU Graduate-Professional Student Outcomes Mapped onto Program/Department
Identified Student Learning Outcomes
August 2009 Examples for Various Program/Departments
DU Graduate/Professional Student
Learning Outcomes (5/09)
Advanced Theoretical/Disciplinary
Knowledge and Skills Through
Discovery, Application, and Expression
Professional/Ethical Identity, Values
and Leadership
Intercultural and Local/Global
Engagement
Critical Intellectual Engagement
Graduate
School of
Social Work
MSW*
Psychology
PhD
Marketing
MS
Geography
Library and
Information
Science
MLIS
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
x
x
x
x
1, 2, 3,
4, 5, 6
x
x
1, 5
x
x
x
x
2, 3, 6
x
x
x
x
Your
Program/
Department
x
*Graduate School of Social Work outcomes for the MSW
The program objective is to graduate students who will:
1. Engage in ethical, culturally responsive advanced clinical or community practice that emphasizes strengths of individuals and
communities.
2. Critically evaluate and ethically apply the major theories related to human development and behavior that guide advanced clinical
or community social work practice.
3. Identify, select, and ethically apply advanced skills in assessment, intervention, and client advocacy in clinical or community
social work practice.
4. Base advanced clinical or community social work practice on empirical evidence and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions
and programs with consideration of values and ethics.
5. Analyze policy and identify strategies for advocating for policy that promotes social and economic justice, eliminates oppression,
fosters the public good, and enhances the welfare of clients.
6. Demonstrate commitment to lifelong learning, the development of knowledge, and the profession of social work.
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DU Undergraduate Student Outcomes Mapped onto
_________________________ Programs/Department Identified Student Learning Outcomes
Program/Department Identified Student Learning Outcomes
DU Student Learning Outcomes (5/07)
SLO #1
SLO #2
SLO #3
SLO #4
SLO #5
Epistemology and Inquiry
Quantitative Reasoning
Communication
Intellectual Engagement and
Reflection
Engagement with Human Diversity
Community Engagement
Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice
Program/Department Student Learning Outcome (SLO):
1.
2.
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DU Undergraduate Student Outcomes Mapped onto Programs/Department
Identified Student Learning Outcomes
May 2008 Examples for Various Program/Departments
DU Student Learning Outcomes (5/07)
Epistemology and Inquiry
Core
Curriculum
Cherrington
Global
Scholars
Pioneer
Leadership
Program
Engineering
Major*
Marketing
Major
x
x
x
1, 2
x
1, 2, 8
x
x
3, 5
x
x
x
7
x
x
x
4, 6, 8
x
Quantitative Reasoning
Communication
x
Intellectual Engagement and
Reflection
x
Engagement with Human Diversity
Community Engagement
Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice
*Engineering program outcomes:
Your
Program/Department
x
x
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Students will have the ability to identify and formulate solutions to engineering problems.
Students will have the ability to develop optimal solutions to engineering problems.
Students will have the ability to function on multidisciplinary teams.
Students will apply their knowledge of professional and ethical standards.
Students will have the ability to communicate effectively.
Students will employ knowledge of contemporary issues and their broad general education to assess the impact of engineering
solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context.
7. Students will recognize the need for and have an ability to engage in life-long learning.
8. Students will have the ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.
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