Section IV/Instruction 1
Orange Coast College Program Review 2010 – 2011
Department:
Wing/Division:
IV. SLOs/PSLOs – PR Assessment Planning
Use the grids below to calendar when your assessment activities for all CSLOs and PSLOs will be completed. Please indicate the year and
semester in the “Prior Assessment Year” column for when you began your assessment cycle. If you have not completed documenting your
department’s prior assessment results, use your original Doc IV SLO grid and complete the last two columns by October 4, 2010. Please
forward to the SLO & Assessment Coordinator, Vinta Oviatt.
Program Name:
Creative Writing
COURSES
1. Eng 119
2. Eng 121
3. Eng 122
4. Eng 127
CSLO Assessment Calendar
2011-2012
2012-2013
PR-2010-2011
Prior Assessment
Year
Fall 2009
Spring 2010
Fall 2009
Fall 2009
Fall 2011
Spring 2012
Fall 2012
2013-2014
Spring 2013
Fall 2013
Spring 2014
X
X
X
X
NOTE: Cut and paste grid for each course in your department. *(I have no idea which grids should be cut and pasted here!)
Program Name:
Creative Writing
Certificate of
(no certificate offered)
1. Creative Writing
PR-2010-2011
Prior Assessment
Year
2008
PSLO Assessment Calendar
2011-2012
2012-2013
Fall 2010
Spring 2011
X
Fall 2011
Spring 2012
2013-2014
Fall 2012
Spring 2013
Section IV/Instruction 2
Orange Coast College Program Review 2010 – 2011
Department: English—Creative Writing
Wing/Division: Literature & Languages
IV. Learning Results from Assessment
Please recap all of your program’s SLO activities, including courses/programs assessed and those not assessed.
We did not assess Eng 126 (Poetry) or Eng 131 (Writing Reviews) because they have not been offered for several years. The remaining
courses (Eng 119, 121, 122, and 127) were all assessed in the 2009-2010 academic year.
A. How well are they learning? (& Analysis of the data & department dialogue)
1.
Summarize the results of Student Learning Outcomes assessment (based on 2009-2010 SLO Assessments):
Student success ranges between 73% -84%, depending on the complexity of the skill.
2.
Based on the results from all the criteria used, did your program achieve its standards for success?
Yes/No
Yes, we were very pleased with the results.
3.
What did your findings show you/your faculty as well as the significance of these findings for your program?
Our findings demonstrate that students are acquiring the skills we are teaching at a reasonably high rate of success.
B. Now What? (PLAN TO IMPROVE OUR PROGRAM)
Describe each change proposed or in progress to improve your program. Include specifically how the change ties to the results/is based on the results from the
assessment & how it will contribute to the improvement of the program. Include completion/effective dates.
*Please note: these are the proposals we advanced in the 2008 Program Review:
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Reinstate the Fall section of Eng 121 (Short Story Workshop). Because this class is often repeated by students up to four times,
offering a section each semester will draw more students from the community, increase retention, and improve the writing skills of
our students.
Institutionalize compensation for the faculty advisor/editor of the Orange Coast Review. The Orange Coast Review offers an
invaluable opportunity for student writers and artists to publish their work. It also raises the prestige of Orange Coast College within
the community, among writers and artists, and at other colleges and universities. However, editing the journal demands roughly 400
hours per year of faculty time. Compensating the editor or offering reassign time would help keep the journal alive so that we can
reap the benefits outlined above.
Reinstate one section per year of English 127 (Script writing), two sections if demand is sufficient. Eng 127 is a very popular
class, one that consistently overfills by roughly 30%-40%. The class filled when we offered more sections and would fill again if the
cut sections were reinstated. This course is highly valued by students and by the community alike.
None of these goals have been met due to the budget crisis, but when the economy picks up we hope to implement them.
Section IV/Instruction 3
C. REFLECTION ON ASSESSMENT PROCESS
1. List strengths of assessment process.
a.
b.
2. List what you would like to see improved in your existing assessment process.
a.
b.
Section IV/Instruction 4
Note: Please use your partially filled-in form (first three columns) to complete the final two columns before
beginning a new cycle.
Orange Coast College Program Review 2010 – 2011
Department:
Wing/Division:
Program Name: Creative Writing_______________________________
Program Lead: ___D. Loren_____________________________
Type of Outcome:  CSLO ________________________ PSLO _X______________________ (please check type of outcome)
(Identify Course)
(Identify Program)
Institutional Student Learning Outcomes: Communication; Thinking Skills; Global Awareness; Personal Development & Responsibility
Program
Mission
Statement
Intended Outcomes
The OCC English
Department’s
mission is to foster
academic literacy
by enabling
students to become
effective writers,
readers, and
critical thinkers—
ultimately
What will students be able to think, know,
do, or feel because of a given educational
experience in a course or a program?
List all SLOs/PSLOs
Which ISLO is outcome linked to?
Means of
Assessment
& Criteria
for Success
What are the
specific
assessment tools
that will establish
the degree &
extent of what is
to be achieved?
What is the
criterion for
success?
Analysis of Data Collected
Use of Results
(To be completed after assessment of SLOs)
Include any resources on Doc. V
(To be completed after assessment of
SLOs)
Summarize findings vis-à-vis outcomes, means of assessment,
& criteria for success. Include your process for determining
who participated in the assessment and the sample size.
What do the data tell us about program
improvement:

What, if anything, do we need to
do at the program or course level
to improve student learning or
service?

What resources are necessary?
What do the data tell us about your process in terms of goals,
outcomes, and means of assessment, defined criteria for
success, implementation process, and data collection?
Section IV/Instruction 5
preparing them to
communicate
fluently across the
curriculum and in
their professional
and daily lives. We
also seek to guide
students in their
pursuit of an
Associate Degree
and/or transfer to
the university
level. These goals
are met through
our extensive
offerings,
including courses
in Basic Skills and
Developmental
Writing,
Composition,
Critical Thinking,
Literature, and
Creative Writing.
SLO #1
SLO #2