At the end of every semester, students are invited to provide feedback on courses, classrooms and instructors through online questionnaires. In addition to soliciting responses to set questions, the questionnaires also allow for open-ended observations about perceived strengths of the course and instructor, suggestions for possible improvements, and any other comments the student might wish to make about the course.
Faculty members submit their syllabi to their department chairs/school deans for review and posting on our assessment website at the start of each semester. Syllabi include goals for student learning and the related assessments through course requirements.
As a result of two closely-related initiatives – major assessment findings reports and annual key assessment findings documents - departments/Schools document on a set schedule (every five years and annually) that they have reviewed specific quantitative and qualitative data and, then, reflected and commented on the assessment findings and implications for their programs.
