Date Received
Semester Assessment Report Form: Spring 2008 Data
DUE October 31, 2008
Directions: Please complete a form for each of the programs within your department. This
form was designed to provide a format for assessment reporting and should not be used to limit
the amount of information provided. Each box that is attached to each of the sections is designed
to adjust to varying lengths. If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Bea Babbitt at x51506
or via email at: bea.babbitt@unlv.edu.
***Please submit the report electronically to bea.babbitt@unlv.edu
1. Program Information:
Program Bachelor of Arts
Department Communication Studies (COM)
College Greenspun College of Urban Affairs
Program
Assessment
Coordinator
Thomas R. Burkholder
Semester Data
Collected
Spring 2008
Report
Submitted by
Thomas R. Burkholder
Phone/email 702.245.4376 tom.burkholder@unlv.edu
Date Submitted February 2, 2009
2. According to the Assessment Plan for this program, what were the planned assessments to be
conducted during the Spring 2008 semester? You may want to copy and paste from this
program’s assessment plan.
Which outcomes for
this program were
measured?
How did you measure
the outcomes?
What results did you expect? If the
students performed well what would
their performance look like, i.e.
percentages, means, or comparisons to
a national standard?
__8_outcomes out of a total of _9__ outcomes evaluated this semester.
A. Define
communication
Pre-test and post test in
appropriate courses
Progress from pre-test to tests at end of
term
B. Analyze
communication in
diverse settings
Research projects in
advanced courses
Student progress in data collection,
analysis, and writing
C. Identify and explain
historical developments,
theory, etc.
Examinations, student
writing, oral presentations
Individual and collective improvement
from initial tasks to end of term.
D. “Self-Reflexivity” Examinations, student
writing, and self-critique
Improved test scores, progress in writing,
increased perceptiveness in self-
evaluation
