Certificate of Accomplishment (credit: usually under 18 units) Healthcare Interpreting Certificate
Stage 5

Assessment Activities

Assessment Methods
  • Quizzes, exams, or homework items linked to specific learning outcomes
  • Assignments based on rubrics (such as essays, projects, and performances)
  • Direct observation of performances, practical exams, group work
  • Student self-assessments (such as reflective journals and surveys)
  • Pre & post surveys or exams
  • Capstone projects or final summative assignments
  • External data
  • Facebook entries from graduates
Assessment DescriptionAssessments were gathered from 2 of the 3 courses offered in the certificate. Additionally, staff meetings with contractors were held to discuss the SLOs.
Learning OutcomesALL
Number of Courses2
Number of Students27

Data Analysis

Data Shared With
  • Faculty and staff within the same program (at CCSF)
  • Faculty and staff within the same department
  • Faculty and staff from other colleges
  • Students
  • External agencies, graduates
Data Sharing Methods
  • Face-to-face meetings
  • Teleconferencing or skype
  • Email
  • Phone
  • Shared document files
Data Summary90% of current students felt that they had attained at least 10 of the 12 SLOs through their study in the program.
Data AnalysisOn the final reflective essay, students were asked to review the program SLOs. Many said that they were seeing them for the first time! Even so, as they reflected on them in the essay, they felt satisfied that the program had addressed each of them, with one exception.
Next Steps Planned

A new course was created and approved by the curriculum committee to fully orient students to the field. HLTH 84 will be offered in the fall 2013 semester.

Learning Outcomes

SLOs 2, 9, and 10.

Changes

Details

2 of the three courses were revised, and a new course was created. All of these were approved by the curriculum committee

Learning OutcomesALL

Tentative Future Assessment Plans

Assessment TermSpring 2014
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
Assessment DetailsThe program will need to convene our advisory committee to provide input.

ILO Alignment and Assessment Plans

I.A. Use reason and creativity...SLO 5. Analyze the subtleties, implications, and applications of various techniques used to manage the flow of communication such as the Transparency technique, the pre and post sessions, the use of 1st and 3rd person grammatical form, when interpreting from 1 language to another – and demonstrate these.

SLO 6. Contrast and/or describe cultural beliefs and practices regarding health and healthcare between the dominant (US) culture, the culture of biomedicine and the various cultures of the LEP patient communities and describe cultural gaps between providers and LEP patients of the culture that the student will be interpreting

SLO 11. Develop personal learning objectives, a plan for developing and improving interpreting skills, and produce a professional resume geared towards health care job market
I.B. Apply diverse viewpoints...SLO 6. Contrast and/or describe cultural beliefs and practices regarding health and healthcare between the dominant (US) culture, the culture of biomedicine and the various cultures of the LEP patient communities and describe cultural gaps between providers and LEP patients of the culture that the student will be interpreting
I.C. Locate, retrieve, and evaluate information...SLO 7. Describe anatomical features for at least 8 systems, and frequent diseases or disorders related to those systems, and Utilize 10 medical terms correctly in at least 10 different anatomical systems or health care modalities – in both English and LOS.

SLO 8. Name at least 5 different diagnostic technologies in at least two languages and be able to describe what they are used for.
Fall 2013 ILO Assessment PlansYes we plan to assess one of the above-mapped SLOs in Fall 2013.

SLO Details Storage Location

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