OPTION E1: PART A. INVENTORY OF EDUCATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS INDICATORS
(1)
Have
formal
learning
outcomes
been
developed
?
Yes
(2)
Where are these
learning outcomes
published? (please
specify)
Include URLs
where appropriate.
Quantitative
Reasoning
Yes
College Catalog
Link A*
Common test questions
Communicati
ons
Yes
College Catalog
Common writing assignments
CATEGORY
At the
institutional
level:
(3)
Other than GPA, what
data/evidence is used to
determine that graduates have
achieved the stated outcomes
for the degree?
(4)
Who interprets the
evidence? What is
the process?
(5)
What changes
have been made
as a result of
using the
data/evidence?
(6)
Date of
most recent
program
review
Spring and Fall
semesters by Math
department faculty
Instructions for
the test questions
were edited fall
2012
Fall 2012
QR learning
outcomes
competencie
s were
revisited
and
confirmed
as
appropriate
SMART Team:
WAC Committee
Syllabi rewritten
in 2005 to meet
2012
Academic Team:
Academic Dean,
Assoc. Deans,
Division Chairs
For general
education
changing student
population needs
ENGL 100
redesign for
2012
Critical
Thinking
Yes
College Catalog
Common project in Psychology
courses
SMART Team:
Karlee Hoecker
Janet Veinot
Data assessment
due in spring
2013
Science
Yes
College Catalog
Common test questions and lab
course practicum
Smart Team:
Larry Chaney
Brian Tarbox
Data assessment
due in spring
2013
Arts and
Humanities
Yes
College Catalog
Critique paper in ENGL 115,
ARTH 215, MUSI 100
SMART Team:
Jeff Badger
Kevin Sweeney
Data assessment
due in spring
2014
SMART Team:
Dana Hardacker
Eben Miller
Bill Sutton
Data assessment
due in spring
2014
Common exam questions in
ARTS 230
Essay in PHIL 105
Global
Citizenship
Yes
College Catalog
Architectural
and
Engineering
Design
Yes
College Catalog
Required presentations in
AEDD-205,
210,265,215,107,140
Annually by
Department
faculty
Re-organization
of classes,
collection of
student final
projects, redesign of certain
assignments or
lessons so that
they have a
better focus on
the learning
outcomes and
assessment
Instructors check
off tasks when
students complete
them in lab, rating
them
“unacceptable,”
“needs
improvement,” or
“road ready.”
NATEF updates
the task list
every 3-5 years
to stay current
with technology.
The department
has purchased
software,
equipment and
tools to stay
current with
these changes
and increase
mastery of the
tasks .
Projects
Exams on specifics of code
requirements and applied
engineering concepts
Benchmark: 90 % of students
score a 2.5 or better on
department rubric
Automotive
Technology
Yes
College Catalog
Checklist of NATEF tasks for
each ASE subject. Students
must complete 95% of priority
1 tasks, 80% of priority 2 tasks,
and 50% of priority 3 tasks.
Co-operative education reports
include evaluation of students’
abilities in the subjects.
Managers of
repair facilities
where students do
co-operative
education evaluate
students’ abilities
2010
to perform tasks.
Behavioral
Health and
Human
Services
Yes
Business
Yes
College Catalog
College Catalog
HS-BCP Certification
Examination
Department faculty:
75% of students score ? or
above on certification exam
Completed Business Plans
Negotiated cases
Investment Analysis
Analytical Memos
Benchmark:
3 stage rubric – needs
improvement, developing, and
exemplary.
Instructors have
simplified the
check list from 5
levels of ability
to 3, so the lists
are easier to use.
Annually by
Department
Faculty
Advisory
Committee
approved
inclusion of
performance
review for
NATEF tasks in
the co-op
evaluation.
First opportunity
for changes will
occur June 2015
Annually by
Department
Faculty
Data assessment
will commence
in spring 2013
80% of students will score at
the developing level or higher
Composite
Technology
Yes
College Catalog
CCTVIP Certification Exam
Benchmark: 90% of students
will certify
Annually by
Department
Faculty
Data assessment
will commence
in spring 2013
Annually by
Department
Faculty
Underwent
major curriculum
change in 2008.
Re-aligned
credits in 2012.
Data assessment
will commence
in spring 2013
Lean Manufacturing
Certification starts Spring 2013
Construction
Technology
Yes
College Catalog
Common test questions
Project assessment
Benchmark: 90% of students
will score C or better on
common questions and project
assessment.
Cardiovascul
ar
Yes
College Catalog.
Cardiovascular
Technology Student
Handbook
Clinical Evaluation, Didactic
Exams and
Registry attainment through
either:
American Society for
Diagnostic Medical
Department Chair,
Review of the
Advisory Committee learning outcomes
were completed
and have been
updated to more
clearly reflect the
expectations of
Program
review by
MCCS
completed
Fall 2010.
Self Study
for Joint
Sonographers (ARDMS) –
Registered Diagnostic Cardiac
Sonographer (RDCS) or
Cardiovascular Credentialing
International (CCI) – Registered
Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) or
Registered Cardiovascular
Invasive Specialist (RCIS)
Communicati
ons and New
Media
Yes
College Catalog
Benchmark: Pass rates for
registry will be
85%
e-Portfolio
Common final in Intro to Mass
Comm.
Benchmark: 75% of students
will score 80% or better
cardiovascular
technology
graduates
Results: The current
pass rate for students
taking the registry
exam is 100%
Annually by
Department
Faculty
Data assessment
will commence
in spring 2013
Annually by
Department
Faculty
Data assessment
will commence
in spring 2013
Review
Committee –
Cardiovascul
ar
Technology
(JRCCVT) in
process.
Thesis defense in CNMS 296
Benchmark: 75% of students
will score 80% or better
Computer
Technology
Yes
College Catalog
CMPT 230, Senior Internship
Student Journal assignment and
internship provider evaluation
CMPT 235, Senior Seminar Eportfolio assignment
2008
Computer
Science
Yes
College Catalog
CSCI 250 - Exam Questions Will demonstrate the ability to
do addition and subtraction
using binary, hexadecimal,
two's complement and real
numbers in binary.
Annually by
Department
Faculty
Data assessment
will commence
in spring 2014
New
Program
CSCI290 - Final Exam - Will
demonstrate the ability to
choose from available search
and sort algorithms given wellformed problem statements and
design and construct the
appropriate data structure to
solve the given problem.
Benchmark: Developing
competence is measured by a
score of 80% on these exam
questions.
Criminal
Justice
Yes
College Catalog
Exit exam
Benchmark:
90% of students will score a C
or better
Annually by
Department
Faculty
Data assessment
will commence
in spring 2013
Culinary Arts Yes
College Catalog
Practical exam
Benchmark:
90% of students will score a C
or better
Annually by
Department
faculty
Ongoing
Review of Design project in
ACFEF
Accreditatio
n in 2010
CULA 250
Benchmark:
90% of students will score a C
or better
Dietetic
Technology
Yes
College Catalog
Preceptor evaluations
Module completions
Annually by
Department
faculty
Capstone project
Early
Childhood
Education
Yes
College Catalog
Benchmark:
75% of students will score 75 or
better on final capstone project
Practicum III (ECED 275)
Annually by
evaluation tool completed by
Department
faculty member and cooperating faculty
community teacher.
Benchmark:
Evaluation tool has three levels
for each benchmark (not met,
partially met, fully met).
Students will fully meet 50% of
the benchmarks
and partially meet at least 90%
of benchmarks
Electrical
Engineering
Technology
Yes
College Catalog
Comprehensive final exams in
ELEC 170 and ELEC 250
Lab report in ELEC 215
Annually by
Department
faculty
Have created a
20 hour clinical
experience
review to better
prepare students
for their acute
care rotation.
Have adjusted
assignments to
better align with
learning
outcomes and
enhanced
instruction on
code of ethical
conduct by
NEAYC due to
feedback from
advisory board
Data assessment
will commence
in spring 2013
Lab portfolio
Benchmark:
75% of students will score 75 or
better
Fire Science
Yes
College Catalog
Portfolio review
Benchmark:
80% of students will score 75 or
better on each of 8 standards
Health
Information
Technology
Yes
College Catalog
Test questions embedded in
final tests for Medical
Terminology (MDAS 100),
Electronic Health Record
Systems (MHIT 200), and
Billing Processes and
Administration (MDAS 205).
Annually by
Department
faculty
Changes to
curriculum,
sequencing of
curriculum, and
added gateway
course to create
common entry
and exit points.
Annually by
Department
faculty
Data assessment
will commence
in spring 2013
Annually by
Department
faculty
Data assessment
will commence
in spring 2013
Practicum assessment (MHIT
275)
Heating, Air Yes
Conditioning,
Refrigeration
and
Plumbing
College Catalog
Multi-zone forced hot-water,
high-efficiency, gas/oil heating
system project
Benchmark:
90% of students will score 75%
or better
Design and build a residential
plumbing installation
Benchmark:
90% of students will score 75%
or better
Plumbing Journeyman in
training or Journeyman oil and
gas state licensing exam
Benchmark:
75% of students will score 70%
or better on state licensing
exams
Horticulture
Yes
College Catalog
Capstone course (HORT 290),
final exams (HORT 110 and
200), and state licensure exam
(HORT140)
Annually by
Department
faculty
Data assessment
will commence
in spring 2013
Annually by
Department
Data assessment
will commence
Benchmark:
75% of students will score 75%
or better
on common test questions and
capstone project
75% of students will score 80%
or better on state licensure exam
Hospitality
Management
Yes
College Catalog
Common test questions in
HSPM 230 final test
Fall 2012
faculty
in spring 2013
Facility design project in CULA
250
Internship evaluations
Marine
Science
Yes
College Catalog
Medical
Assisting
Yes
College Catalog.
Nursing
Yes
Medical Assisting
Handbook
College Catalog
Nursing program
brochure,
Nursing Student
Handbook
Benchmark:
80% of students will score 75 or
better on common test questions
and facility design project.
Capstone course in final
Annually by
semester
Department
faculty
National Registry Examination(s)
of American Association of
Medical Assisting or American
Medical Technologist ,
standardized tests, course-based
exams, clinical evaluations
Annually by
Department
Chairman, Program
Faculty, and
Program Advisory
Committee
Licensure exam, graduate
surveys, employer surveys
Nursing faculty –
licensure exam
results reviewed
annually; other data
reviewed every 3
years
National Council of State
Boards of Education Licensing
Exam
Maine State Board of Nursing
National League for Nursing
Accreditation Commission
(NLNAC)
Benchmark:
Data assessment
will commence
in spring 2013
August
2012
Course
Curriculum
Changes, Addition
of Program Prerequisites, and
Clinical
Competency
modification
Specific course
content adjusted to
meet any
identified deficits;
curriculum
revision in process
to focus more on
broad concepts
with exemplars
CAHEEP
accreditation
2009
MEARB
report 2010
& 2011
Program
evaluation
most recently
done June
2012;
reviewed
NLNAC
criteria with
expected
levels of
achievement
and how the
criteria was
met
The licensure exam pass rate
will be at or above the national
mean of 90.87
Current SMCC pass rate is
96.55
Paramedicine
Yes
College Catalog,
Paramedicine
Handbooks
Preengineering
Yes
College Catalog
National Registry of Emergency
Medical Technicians Paramedic
Exam scores, Clinical
competencies, course-based
exams, employer surveys &
graduate surveys
Department faculty
& advisory
committee
Course curriculum
modifications,
clinical
competency
modifications
CAAHEP/Co
AEMSP site
evaluation on
12/03/2012
Common test questions in DC
Circuits, AC Circuits, Statics,
Strength of Materials,
Chemistry I & II, and
Programming in C++
Annually by
Department
faculty
Data assessment
will commence
in spring 2014
New
Program
Department Chair
evaluates outcomes
and prepares a report
annually for review
by the advisory
committee and
clinical supervisors.
Pass rates have
exceed the 75%
minimum
benchmark for the
Admission criteria
have been
modified to
include 5
prerequisite
courses, job
shadowing
experience and
mandatory
information
session, which
A four year
interim report
was
submitted to
the JRCERT
in September
2012
Benchmark:
75% of students will score 75 or
better
on common test questions
Radiation
Therapy
Yes
College Catalog
Radiation Therapy
Policies and
Procedures
Handbook
American Registry of Radiologic
Technologist Certification Exam,
58 Radiation Therapy Clinical
Competencies and course-based
tests.
Benchmark: National Certification
pass rates will be at a minimum of
75%
last 5 years
Radiography
Yes
College Catalog
Radiography Clinical
Handbook
Respiratory
Therapy
Yes
College Catalog
Respiratory Therapy
Didactic Handbook.
American Registry of Radiologic
Technology National Exam
Scores; Didactic exam scores.
Simulation Laboratory exam
scores; Clinical Practice evaluation
scores; Graduate Follow-up
Surveys scores
Department Chair,
Program Faculty,
Radiography
Advisory Board,
Clinical Affiliates all done annually.
National Board for Respiratory
Therapy Entry Level and
Advanced Practitioner Exams
Clinical Competency Assessments.
National Certification Exam pass
rate must exceed 80% as 3 year
average.
Department
Chairman, Program
Faculty, and
Program Advisory
Committee.
include the review
of a Self Directed
Search report.
Tutoring Program
was implemented
in 2011; Program
Grading Scale was
revised to change
pass rate from 7375%;
Course
Curriculum
Changes, Addition
of Program Prerequisites, and
Clinical
Competency
modification.
Link a - https://my.smccme.edu/ICS/icsfs/SMCC_Catalog_2012-2013.pdf?target=1d3f93f3-bee7-4d18-bae0-918de47f41a7
JRCERT
Accreditation
Review and
site visit
2008;JRCER
T Interim
Review due
Dec 2012
March, 2011
Program
reaccredited
for 10 years,.
We also
submit
Annual
Report due
each July 15