BTEC 93 - Biotechnology Work Experience - Stage 3 - James B. Lewis
Assessment
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| Assessment Description | The students and their mentors (i.e., the person supervising and training them at their internship site) were given questionnaires related to the course's learning outcomes, both at mid-semester and the end of the semester. Questionnaires given at mid-semester focus a great deal on how student and mentor establish their mentoring and work relationship. We get both the student's perspective and mentor's perspective on how the training is going. This allows us to identity when expectations on either side are out of alignment, and if so, and address some of these differences during our mid-semester site visits. For instance, students are asked evaluate whether the mentor has provided clear demonstrations showing how things are done, whether the mentor has provided adequate supervision and guidance while they learned to perform a technique on their own, and whether the mentor has given time to practice a technique on their own in order to gain proficiency. On the other hand, the mentors are asked to rate how satisfied they are with the student’s willingness to ask for and use guidance, how satisfied they are with an intern’s attention to detail, and how satisfied they are with an intern’s ability to work on assignment to completion. Their responses help us identify issues and give feedback to improve understanding and communication between the student and mentor The final questionnaires covers similar ground to the first in order to see how things have evolved over the semester, again from both the students’ and mentors’ perspectives, but additional questions are asked regarding overall learning outcomes related to the lab work at the internship site. Students are asked to list the specific skills they worked on and how well they mastered these skills, and the mentors are asked to evaluate the students’ overall learning and performance. |
| Learning Outcomes | A. Demonstrate the ability to perform biotechnology laboratory experiments, organize supplies, and equipment, prepare reagents, knowledge of safety procedures. B. Assist in an on-going research topic utilizing specific research techniques, such as sampling, monitoring, and computer research. |
| Number of Sections | 1 |
| Number of Instructors | 1 |
| Number of Students | 20 |
Data Analysis
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| Data Summary | Based on the students’ own self-assessment, 86% accomplished the learning objectives set at the beginning of the semester with their mentors. The mentors’ evaluation backed up the students' self-assessment, rating the overall performance of their interns very highly (73% were very satisfied, 20% were satisfied, and only 7% were unsatisfied). |
| Analysis Summary | The above summary represents overall responses. The analysis is done by comparing the responses of students and their mentors and meeting with them to discuss during a final site visit. |
| Next Steps Planned | No answer |
| Learning Outcomes | No answer |
Tentative Future Plans
| Term | Fall 2013 |
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| Activities | Analysis and discussion of assessment data and next steps |
| More Details | We are still refining how best to share the questionnaire responses from the students with their mentors, and vice versa, in order to facilitate better understanding and communication between them, and better overall work and learning outcomes. |
SLO Details Storage Location
ELECTRONIC COPY - In my electronic filing system (hard drive or web server)