2007-2008 Catalog (PDF) - Colorado State University-Pueblo

CSU-Pueblo
1) Fields of Study Goals
Major Field
Students shall demonstrate outcomes
(proficiency) in the major by a variety of assessments
specified by the faculty of the department
offering the major. Faculty will determine and
publish the expected outcomes for each major
offered, and the students in the major will be
provided with career planning in terms of the
expected outcomes.
Minor Field
Students shall demonstrate outcomes in the minor
by a variety of assessments specified by the
faculty of the department offering the minor.
Faculty will determine and publish the expected
outcomes for each minor offered.
2) Intellectual Skills Goals
Literacy Skills
Students shall demonstrate effective skills in
reading, writing, speaking and listening (public
and interpersonal communication), visualizing,
computing, locating and documenting sources of
information.
Quantitative Skills
Students shall demonstrate the ability to understand
and interpret numerical and graphical data.
3) Intellectual Capacities Goals
Problem Solving, Logical Inquiry and Critical
Analysis
Students shall demonstrate the abilities of
identifying, defining and solving complex problems
through logical inquiry and creative exploration;
engaging in critical analyses; testing hypotheses;
and discriminating between observation and
inference.
Assessment of Basic Educational Goals
To assess the extent to which students meet or
exceed the above performance goals, the University
requires that students who have completed at least 90
credit hours be subject to interviews, portfolio
maintenance, or standardized tests relative to the
assessment of basic educational goals.
To assist students in preparing to meet the performance
expectations stated in the basic educational
goals provision of the accountability program, the
faculty recommend that students:
1) Meet the institutional requirements as early as
possible, preferably in the freshman year; and
2) Meet the general education requirements by the
end of the sophomore year, to the extent allowed
by the degree program.
Educational Goals for Majors and Minors
Individual departments expect students to meet or
exceed performance expectations as stated in each
college/school section of this catalog.
Departmental assessment plans differ in accordance
with requirements of specific disciplines; however,
each plan typically includes the following information:
• Departmental Goals
• Expected Student Outcomes
• General Requirements
• Specific Requirements for Majors
• Co-curricular Requirements (if any)
• Outcomes Assessment Activities
In consideration of the evolutionary nature of departmental
assessment plans, departments reserve the
right to modify assessment plans as appropriate and
necessary. Students will be notified of any such
changes.
Student Surveys
The University will conduct surveys during student
attendance and for a period of five years after
graduation to assess the level of educational satisfaction.
Students are strongly encouraged to respond to
these surveys and to provide other appropriate forms
of feedback so that the University may use the results
to continue to improve the quality of education at CSU-
Pueblo
Dissemination of Results
Assessment results will be disseminated by the
departmental faculty in accordance with the department
assessment plan; other results will be available
in the Office of the Provost.
Assessment program inquiries may be directed to the
Director of Assessment in care of the Office of the
Provost.
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