BTEC 5 - Briefings in Biotechnology - Stage 4 - Carin Zimmerman
Assessment
| Assessment Methods | Analysis of exam, quiz, or homework items linked to specific SLOs |
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| Assessment Description | As part of the final exam, students are asked to highlight the job/career of the guest speaker that they would most like to have for themselves and why; including details of that particular field/career. This information measures the level of learning, and is also used when choosing the next semester's guest speakers. |
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| Learning Outcomes | ALL |
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| Number of Sections | 1 |
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| Number of Instructors | 1 |
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| Number of Students | 35 |
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Data Analysis
| Data Shared With | - Faculty and staff within our department
- Faculty and staff from other colleges
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| Data Sharing Methods | - Face-to-face meetings
- Email
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| Data Summary | Based on student answers, I discovered that the most popular careers related to stem cell biology and regenerative medicine. Students also were more interested in research based careers in general than industry based ones. |
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| Analysis Summary | Analysis consisted of reading student essays on the exams and tallying the results of their career choices/interests. |
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| Next Steps Planned | For Spring 2013, I decided to have additional speakers in the field of stem cell research. |
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| Learning Outcomes | ALL |
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Changes
| Details | In addition to the panel of CCSF student stem cell interns, I was able to secure another researcher from OncoMed pharmaceuticals as a guest speaker for the class. The topic of interest was cancer stem cells. |
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| Learning Outcomes | ALL |
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Tentative Future Plans
| Term | Fall 2013 |
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| Activities | - Assessment (measurement) of outcomes
- Implementation of planned changes and reassessment
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| More Details | The newest assessment of student exam responses from the end of Spring semester pointed to a growing interest in environmental monitoring. I plan to include more speakers in this field. |
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SLO Details Storage Location
HARD COPY - In my personal filing system (my office)
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