Assessment
At NC State University, assessment is considered an important tool that facilitates discussion about academic and student programs and provides useful information to guide continuous program improvement.
New Student Orientation understands that asking questions about student learning and development is a shared commitment among faculty, administrators, staff and students. New Student Orientation collaborates each year with the Office of Assessment within the Division of Undergraduate Academic Programs, to design and implement a successful assessment plan.
Our assessment plan allows us to provide specific student learning goals and outcomes, to evaluate the extent to which students are reaching those goals, and to evaluate the delivery of our services. Most importantly, our assessment plans provide the opportunity to use the information for program development and improvement.
Assessment information collected from our constituents is shared with college and academic units as well as co-curricular representatives. Assessment reports include the following items:
- Executive summary report
- Outline of student ratings
- Outline of student comments
- Outline of recommendations
Below are several PDF files outlying our method of assessment, as well as some findings of NSO assessments:
Final Reports for Orientation Programs
First-year (Summer)............2008 | 2007 | 2006
Transfer (Summer)..............2008 | 2007 | 2006
Spring Entry........................2009 | 2008 | 2007
Assessment Documents
2009-2010........Assessment Plan | Impact Report | Annual Report
2008-2009........Assessment Plan | Impact Report | Annual Report
2007-2008........Assessment Plan | Impact Report | Annual Report
2006-2007........Assessment Plan | Impact Report | Annual Report
2005-2006........Assessment Plan | Impact Report | Annual Report | Transfer Focus Group
2004-2005........Assessment Plan | Impact Report | Annual Report
2003-2004........Assessment Plan | Impact Report | Annual Report
2002-2003........Assessment Plan | Impact Report | Annual Report
2001-2002........Assessment Plan | Impact Report | Annual Report | CAS Assessment
If you would like further assessment information please visit these websites:
Assessment for the Division of Undergraduate Academic Programs
University Planning and Analysis