Institutional Effectiveness
Curriculum Proposal Endorsement Form
(CPEF)
Complete this form prior to submission of the Curriculum Proposal (Form 1, 1-A, or 4) to the Faculty Curriculum
Council, Graduate Curriculum Committee, or Provost (Form 6).
Email this completed form to Dr. Bill Wheeler (hwwheeler@liberty.edu) to obtain approval of the learning
outcomes and assessment plan for the proposed new program/major.
Please include a draft DCP with this form.
Check One:
New Degree Program
Degree Level:
Delivery Format:
New Major
New Concentration
New Cognate1
New Stand Alone Minor2
New Certificate Program3
Undergraduate (AA/AS/AAS)
Undergraduate (BA/BS/BM/BSN)
Graduate (Masters)
Graduate (Doctoral)
Resident
Online
Both
Title of program:
Submitted by:
Date :
PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES: Please complete the section(s) that applies to your proposal
A. List the program learning outcomes for the proposed new program/major OR existing major.
The student will be able to:
B. List the program learning outcomes for the proposed new concentration OR cognate/specialization.
The student will be able to:
C. List the program learning outcomes for the proposed certificate program OR new stand-alone minor
The student will be able to:
1
Concentration: specific grouping of 18 or more credit hours. Cognate: specific grouping of 9 to 17 credit hours.
Minor: freestanding/stand-alone minors are minors that consist of a group of courses that do not have a supporting major or
concentration.
3 Certificates: program learning outcomes are required only if there is not a supporting major or concentration.
2
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EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT:
1.
Provide a thorough plan for the regular assessment of the program in accord with the established University
guidelines.
The
will be assessed on a regular basis by applying the university Program and Learning Assessment Cycle
for Excellence (PLACE). PLACE requires that programs establish outcomes and targets, collect and analyze data,
report findings, and create and implement improvement action plans when targets are not met. PLACE will be used
to guide the assessment and evaluation of all aspects of the
. The
program learning outcome clusters
will be assessed over a three-year cycle. A complete review of the
course syllabi will be conducted during
the university three-year cycle for syllabi review. A full program review will be conducted at a designated time
during the university five-year cycle for program reviews. The full review will assess and evaluate quality of faculty
and staff, enrollment trends, facilities and equipment, comparison of the program to comparable programs at
carefully selected benchmark institutions, the structure and content of the curriculum, and other important aspects of
the program. Faculty within the
will also conform to the university faculty evaluation process by submitting a
complete portfolio every year.
(Note: If program accreditation is a goal, include here a brief explanation of what the accrediting body expects in the
way of program evaluation and assessment beyond what is outlined above.)
2.
If graduate teaching assistants are to be used, provide a plan that will assess their teaching as well as your
department's responsibility in helping them succeed as both students and teachers.
The department will use the Graduate Student Assistant Supervisor Evaluation Form provided by the Graduate
School to evaluate the teaching of any graduate assistants who are instructors in the
. The department will
require that all GSAs teaching in the
attend an orientation session conducted by the Graduate School, and will
monitor the instructional practices of the Graduate Student Assistants and provide mentoring when needed.
3.
Describe means to monitor and ensure quality of the degree program, off campus site, services and
operations.
The quality of the
, as well as services and operations, will be monitored by the program faculty using the
University’s assessment management system. It has been structured to store assessment data collected using the
PLACE assessment process. Outcomes, measures, targets, and findings pertaining to the
will be placed into
the University’s assessment management system, monitored, and updated on an annual basis by the program faculty
in conjunction with a program Assessment Coordinator and an Office of Institutional Effectiveness Assessment
Facilitator. In addition, the academic department assesses its service and operations activities using such measures
as satisfaction surveys, efficiency reviews, and technological support reviews. The findings of these measures and
subsequent action plans for improvement are monitored through the University’s assessment management system on
an annual basis.
The
Advisory Committee will also monitor the quality of the degree program, its operations and services.
(Note: include the above statement if the program will have an advisory committee).
4.
Summarize procedures for systematic evaluation of instructional results.
The
instructional results will be monitored in two ways. First, data collected from the assessment of the three
clusters of program learning outcomes will be used as diagnostic information to evaluate the strengths and
weaknesses of the instruction taking place throughout the program.
Second, student evaluations for all courses in the program will be collected on a regular basis (currently each
semester or online term) and the information will be used to evaluate the quality of instruction in each course as well
as quality of the course structure.
For online courses in the program, an Instructional Mentor will conduct an ongoing assessment of instructor
compliance with established course instruction guidelines whenever the course is being offered. For each online
course in the program, a Subject Matter Expert (SME) will evaluate the structure and content of the course when it
comes up for the three year cycle of syllabi review. Department Chairs review the evaluations completed by
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Instructional Mentors and the Associate Deans review the online course updates by the SMEs. Ongoing changes in
online course curriculum may also stem from updated resources (book edition changes) and/or other variables in the
discipline which the SME is aware of and needs to add to keep the curriculum current. (Example: tax laws in an
accounting course, new software in an informational technology course, etc.)
5.
Summarize procedures for using results of evaluation to improve institutional programs, services, and
operations.
The PLACE assessment process requires that academic programs establish outcomes, set targets, collect data, report
findings, and establish and implement action plans when targets are not met. For the
, this assessment
information will be stored in the University’s assessment management system on an annual basis so that program
faculty can systematically monitor progress being made toward the planned improvements.
6.
Online Programs: Methodology for Determining Comparability. Describe the methodology for determining
that levels of knowledge and competencies comparable to requirements of traditional programs have been
achieved. (Please select the correct response below.)
A. The method for determining that levels of knowledge and competencies are comparable in the
online
degree program and corresponding residential program will be through the assessment and evaluation of
common knowledge and competency program learning outcomes.
B. The
is a/an
program only.
The Office of Institutional Effectiveness has reviewed and approves the Learning Outcomes and Evaluation and
Assessment Plan for the
.
____________________________________________
Dr. Bill Wheeler
AVP for Institutional Effectiveness
Office of Institutional Effectiveness
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Date
6/19/2013