Career Development Counseling
Stage 5
Assessment Activities
| Assessment Methods | - Pre & post exams or surveys
- Direct observation of students
- Satisfaction surveys
- Feedback from collaboration with other departments (such as instructional programs)
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| Assessment Description | Through meetings and discussions among the coordinator and other counselors as well as with the counseling intern, the coordinator revised the survey to include questions that would assess student acquisition of knowledge during the workshop as well as gather information about student satisfaction with the workshop. Additionally, more handouts and materials were distributed to students than in the previous semesters. |
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| Learning Outcomes | By participating in the employment recruitment workshop, students will gain knowledge of internship opportunities, the needed qualifications, requirements, and the application process and internship expectations. |
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| Number of Counselors | One counselor and one counseling intern. |
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| Number of Students | From the eleven workshops conducted, over 100 students completed the assessment. |
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Data Analysis
| Data Shared With | - Faculty and staff within our department
- Faculty and staff from related programs/departments
- Students
- Career counseling intern
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| Data Sharing Methods | - Face-to-face meetings
- Email
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| Data Summary | Assessment of survey data informed the counselor that students understood the workshop content, particularly the job application process. Students became aware of the benefits of an internship and expressed familiarity with and willingness to use additional student services. |
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| Data Analysis | After analysis of collected data, the survey was modified and transformed into a generic form to be used in all workshops as a post survey. Some changes in the curriculum included additional handouts, such as the Job Readiness Checklist. Modifications from these data transformed surveys in subsequent workshops. |
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| Next Steps Planned | From preliminary data gathered from students and employers, students requested more career/recruitment events, and employers displayed interest in participating in various career related events for future activities. |
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| Learning Outcomes | By participating in the employment recruitment workshops/events, students will gain knowledge of internship/employment opportunities, the needed qualifications, requirements, and the application process and the internship expectations. |
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Tentative Future Assessment Plans
| Assessment Term | Fall 2013 |
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| Assessment 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
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| Assessment Details | Data were gathered from surveys of students who attended workshops/events, such as the Career Information Fair in Spring 2013. Data will be analyzed this spring semester and program improvements will be made in the fall 2013 semester. |
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SLO Details Storage Location
- HARD COPY - In my personal filing system (my office)
- ELECTRONIC COPY - In my electronic filing system (hard drive or web server)
Additional Highlights
This process provides the students the opportunity to express their program needs and to give their feedback so we can make appropriate program changes. I have enjoy getting student feedback and to learn new ways we can make positive changes in our program offerings.
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