BOSS 4500: Business English I
Stage 5
Robin Pugh
Basic Information
| Number of Outcomes | 4 |
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| Number of Outcomes Assessed | 4 |
| Assessment Frequency | Every semester |
| Analysis Frequency | Every year |
| Detail Link | Link |
Course Information
| Number of Course Sections | 2 |
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| Number of Instructors | 1 |
Improvement Details
| Details | A new textbook was implemented, including access to a class set of books so low-income students had ready access to affordable books. Activities were added and resources were also revised and updated. |
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Assessment Methods
| Methods | Successful outcomes were assessed via assignments and direct observation. |
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Assessment Data Discussion and Analysis
| Term | Spring 2014 |
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| How and With Whom | Faculty in the same program and in other programs, students and some local employers. |
| Number Assessed | 50 |
| Data Summary | Our benchmark is to have 70% or more of the students who complete the course able to successfully perform each outcome. Based on these results, we feel out students are successfully achieving our outcomes, with the exception of Outcomes A and B. These two outcomes are successfully met by approximately 50% of students in regular writing samples (as opposed to exercises specifically testing the outcome.) |
| Planned Improvements | I plan to spend more class time addressing parts of speech and proper sentence structure, and to require more free writing activities where students then go back and look specifically for comma splices, run-ons and fragments. The idea is to increase their ability to apply the rules they understand and demonstrate in exercises to their day-to-day writing. |
| Program Review Link | No answer |
Future Plans
| Term | Fall 2014 |
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| Activities | Revision of outcomes and assessment methods (measurements), Assessment (measurement) of outcomes, Analysis and discussion of assessment data and next steps, Implementation of planned changes and reassessment |
| Details | Course outline for BOSS 4500 will be revised/updated over the summer of 2014 and presented to the Curriculum Committee in the fall. |
| Highlights | No answer |