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The assessment process requires support from all levels of staff.
In the Division of Student Affairs at NC State, assessment is fully
supported by the Vice Chancellor and the decisions regarding the
assessment process are made by Division staff representing the units.
A complete list of Division departments and key assessment liaisons
can be found below.
Student Affairs began a formal assessment process in 2003. The initial process consisted of two steps. The first step was the creation of department level outcomes for each department. Once the outcomes were created, each department was asked to assess one outcome by the end of the following semester. After the summer of 2004, each department was required to assess two outcomes each year.
After some minor changes in process over the course of 6 cycles, the current assessment process is efficient and effective. Each of the 30 departments is required to fill out a report that consists of four sections. The first section is a comprehensive list of department level objectives and outcomes, the second section consists of activities with potential measures and how those activities are mapped to the outcomes, the third section consists of a report with data from the measure of two outcomes from the previous year, and the fourth section consists of plans for measuring two outcomes in the coming academic year. The reports are due to Student Affairs Planning, Assessment, Research and Retention each July.
The reports are reviewed by director of Student Affairs Planning, Assessment, Research and Retention. The director makes comments and suggestions on the reports and meets with each individual department to review and answer questions about the next cycle.
Instructions: Summer 2010
Rubric used to review Assessment Reports:
Rubric to Review Planning and Assessment Reports
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