Spring 2013 Course SLO Review

BTEC 21D - Beg. CIRM Internship Support - Stage 4 - Carin Zimmerman

Assessment Methods	Assignments based on rubrics (such as essays, projects, and performances) Pre & post surveys or tests
Assessment Description	Students were given pre and post surveys. In addition, the final assessment was a detailed poster presentation of an original stem cell research project.
Learning Outcomes	ALL
Number of Sections	1
Number of Instructors	1
Number of Students	6

Data Shared With	Instructors of the same course (at CCSF) Faculty and staff within our department Host laboratory mentors
Data Sharing Methods	Face-to-face meetings Email Phone
Data Summary	The students indicated that their understanding of a career in research in the field of stem cell biology increased. Their poster presentations were indeed of professional quality.
Analysis Summary	The pre and post surveys indicated an increase in learning as applied to the learning outcomes. On a scale from 1-5 with 1 being low and 5 being high, most pre survey results were in the 2-2.5 range, but the post survey results were in the 4.5-5 range.
Next Steps Planned	The student internships have been increased from 1 semester to 2 semesters, beginning Fall 2013. The course outline for BTEC21D was revamped during Spring 2013 to create two different semester long courses, BTEC21D and BTEC21E. A new assessment plan will be created for Fall 2013 to reflect this change.
Learning Outcomes	ALL

Term	Fall 2013
Activities	Revision of outcomes and assessment methods (measurements)
More Details	Since the old BTEC21D course has been expanded to create 2 courses, BTEC21D and BTEC21E, we will have to change the assessment since the poster presentation will be part of BTEC21E and not BTEC21D. The new assessment will likely involve an analysis of the final written research proposal required in the BTEC21D course. Pre and post survey assessments will likely stay in place.