Criminal Justice

Assessment Plan Summary: 2005-06

September 28th, 2005

 

 

Learning Outcome

 

Learning Outcome 1: Critical Inquiry: 90% of students will perform at a level of “acceptable” or above for each characteristic identified on the assignment rubric, adopted from a modified version of the Capstone course Written Works Criteria rubric, as a part of the Constitutional Law course.  This rubric will assess student ability to synthesize results from various substantive and procedural sources of law, with emphasis on U.S. Supreme Court case law decisions, and to analyze Constitutional trends, issues, and interpretations.

 

Learning Outcome 2: Communication: 90% of all students will apply the principles of objective analysis and be able to write for clarity and readability when preparing case law briefs or other analytic writing assignments required in the Constitutional Law course at a level of “acceptable” for each characteristic identified on the assignment rubric.           

 

No significant change.

 

Measure of the Student Learning

 

Direct Measure:  No significant change.  Embedded assignment requiring reflection on legal issues and ethical considerations is included as part of final project in Constitutional Law course. Evaluation by team of selected faculty (not including the course instructor) and industry practitioners trained to use special rubric adapted from the Capstone course Written Works criteria.

 

Indirect Measure:  No significant change.

 

Data Collection

 

No significant change in data collection.

 

Data Recording and Storage

 

No significant change to data recording and storage. 

 

Data Analysis and Reporting

 

No significant change in data analysis and reporting. 

 

Decision Making and Program Change Based on Data

 

No significant changes in the process. 

 

Student and Adjunct Faculty Involvement

 

No significant changes.