Learner Outcomes Assessment Portfolio

Organization and Calendar

Although the responsibility for courses and curricula within Natural Resource Ecology and Management is the responsibility of all faculty, two committees have been established to provide oversight of the process and ensure continuity in efforts to improve the student learning experience in the department.

Curriculum and Catalog Committee 2007/2008

Joseph Morris, Co-chair
Richard Hall, Co-chair
John Burnett
Stephen Dinsmore
Michael Quist
Doug Stokke

Outcomes Committee 2007/2008

Steven Jungst, Chair
Mary Harris
James Pritchard
Kevin Roe

Outcomes assessment information generated by the Outcomes Committee is provided to the Curriculum Committee and to the general faculty to aid in making necessary modifications to curricula and courses to improve departmental success in achieving its stated student learning outcomes.

Assessment Calendar

Assessment of 10 department-wide outcomes

Assessment Activity Conducted By Frequency
New Student Interview NREM 110InstructorsEach Fall Semester
Senior Exit InterviewDEOEach Semester
Sample of 2& 5 year gradsOutcomes CommitteeAnnually (summer)
Sample of employersOutcomes CommitteeEvery 4 years
Individual class contributionInstructorAs class is taught
Outcomes review & revisionFacultyEvery 4 years
Outcomes mappingOutcomes CommitteeEvery 4 years

Individual course outcomes assessment

Assessment Activity Conducted By Frequency
Determined by instructorInstructorAs class is taught

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