All departments are expected to assess in the Fall, then analyze the data and file an assessment plan report with the Office of Research and Planning in the Spring. See the Framework page for downloadable worksheets and templates, and contact Karen if you'd like SLOAC Steering Committee members to assist in any capacity. 

You're also encouraged to read the Fall 2009 SLOAC Newsletter for the bigger roll-out picture.

Prioritizing Steps to Assess

What is the cycle for assessing courses?

What is the cycle for assessing student services/ programs?

What steps have I completed, and how should I determine what to do next? Click here for a handy checklist.

Revising Course Outlines with SLOs

All course outlines must be revised with SLOs by Fall 2010.

New course outline templates are available on the Skyline Curriculum Committee website.

For your department's progress on updating course outlines with SLOs, please click here to access Skyline's spreadsheet.

Integrating Assessment into Program Review

The Program Review Instrument has been updated, with a section focusing on SLOS and assessment. Access the Skyline Curriculum Committee's website, specifically accessing "The Self Study" and the "Course Outline and Prerequisite Checklist" forms for those undergoing program review in 2007 and beyond.

Another update of the Program Review instrument is a tool to map core courses to institutional outcomes, which you are encouraged to complete with your colleagues.

For your department's progress on designing assessment plans, assessing, and analyzing the results of the assessment, please click here to access Skyline's spreadsheet.

Adopting Institutional Outcomes

With considerable input from the entire Skyline community, the following Institutional Student Learning Outcomes were crafted and approved by the SLOAC Steering Committee and forwarded to the Curriculum Committee on May 16, 2007. Institutional Student Learning Outcomes articulate the core competencies that students will be able to demonstrate upon completing an A.A./ A.S. degree and/or transfer preparation. So far we've administered the CCSSE survey (Community College Survey of Student Engagement) to measure our ISLOs; click here for the Powerpoint presentation of the results.