Draft: April 15, 2004 (Kilkenny)

Dept of Economics

Undergraduate Degree Programs

LIST of Outcome Assessment MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS

 

  1. Outcomes assessment instruments designed and administered by the Economics Department include:
    1. tabulated surveys of all seniors:

1.      How/why they chose the major

2.      Evaluating the major curriculum

3.      Self-assessment of their own learning outcomes

4.      Evaluating courses

5.      Evaluating instructors

6.      Evaluating advisors

    1. Career tracking of alumni
    2. Periodic surveys of alumni
    3. Surveys of DUGs in other ISU departments
    4. Periodic surveys of employers
  1. Instruments and indicators developed for other purposes that we also use to assess student outcomes:
    1. admission and matriculation statistics
    2. academic progress
    3. program persistence
    4. records of scholarships, fellowships, awards and honors received by students
    5. Student performance on graduate/professional school admission tests
    6. Student participation in ISU’s Honors Program
    7. Student membership in academic honor societies (ΑΓΡ, ΟΔΕ, …)
    8. Student participation in and performance at regional/national meetings and contests
    9. Job placement records
  2. Other modes of feedback used to assess the effectiveness of our undergraduate degree programs:
    1. discussions with employers who have hired graduates
    2. feedback from the department’s student club members
    3. informal reports on student performance in internships
    4. Periodic external evaluations by colleagues from other institutions (Departmental External Reviews)