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GE Assessment for Fall 2009 and Spring 2010

NEW: GE Assessment for Fall 2009 requires only summary student data.
Please "click here" to download Excel spreadsheet for summary student performance data for Fall 2009.

Fall 09 due dates:
Course-level data - October 1st
Student-level data - December 18th

Please "click here" to download the complete set of instructions and forms

Individual forms can be obtained by "clicking" on each document below:
Instructions
Listing of General Education Learning Outcomes
Examples of Rubrics and Scoring Systems
Course-level Data Collection Form [the course-level data collection form is a clickable Word document]

Please "click here" to download the GE Course Offering Matrix that lists sections/enrollments
Please "click here" to download the Detailed GE Course Offering Matrix that lists sections/enrollments by faculty

The procedures for assessment of student learning in general education are the same as in previous semesters:
At the beginning of the semester (within one month of the start of classes) submit your syllabus and course information.
At the end of the semester (with course grades) submit your assesment of student learning.

New this year is a requirement that critical assignments be coded by category: papers, projects, tests, etc.
Also this year, faculty are encouraged to develop rubrics and scoring systems and distribute them to their students.


The QEP [Quality Enhancement Plan]
Information on the QEP is found on the SACS Reaffirmation website which is currently under construction.
A set of instructions and the QEP Idea Submission Form can be downloaded by "clicking here"


New items on the IR Website
New data and reports posted to the Insitutional Studies page include...

ACT Alumni Survey
CIRP Data Files: CIRP 2008, CIRP 2007, CIRP 2006, CIRP 2005, CIRP 2004
A NSSE Report is presently being completed ans will soon be available for viewing.



Assessment Materials - Previous Semesters
GE Assessment Forms Spring 2009
Spring 2009 GE Assessment Instructions and Forms
GE Course Offerings by Semester -- Use this matrix to identify the GE Area(s) in which your course is offered

GE Assessment for Fall 2008
Please click here to obtain the GE Assessment Tool for Fall 2008 data collection packet.
Four informational items that drive the assessment tool are due December 1st or sooner.

For each GE Learning Outcome:
1. Title of the Critical Assignment
2. Description of the Criticial Assignment
3. Performance criterion
4. The GE Learning Outcome

Student-level performance data is due December 18th or sooner.

Portal to the ALCs
Please click here to link to USF St. Petersburg's Academic Learning Compacts (ALCs).

The Institutional Effectiveness Committee (IEC) has completed their review of ALCs for programs in CAS. CAS program areas are now responsible for updating their ALCs accordingly. Currently in review are the ALCs for COB and COE. Also, although not required by the state, the ALC reporting format website will be used to post information on our graduate programs to facilitate SACS review.


1. Accreditation
USF St. Petersburg is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award degrees at the baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral levels. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of USF St. Petersburg.

USF St. Petersburg was initially accredited in 2006.


The Accreditation website contains detailed information on USF St. Petersburg efforts that are currently underway. The reports below [in PDF] represent historical activity through Spring 2008.

Timeline: USFSP Accreditation Efforts [PDF, 28KB, 5 pages]
SACS Disclosure on USFSP [PDF, 17KB, 1 page]
SACS Accreditation: FAQs [PDF, 92KB, 2 pages]
Third Monitoring Report & Addendum [PDF, 4.0MB, 298 pages]
Good Cause Report [PDF, 31KB, 11 pages]


2. Assessment
Assessment
University Assessment Plan


3. Institutional Effectiveness
Institutional Effectiveness
Institutional Effectiveness Committee
FETPIP, 2003-2004
FETPIP, 2004-2005
FETPIP, 2005-2006


4. Institutional Planning & Reporting
Institutional Studies/Reports
Survey Results
CIRP
NSSE

Institutional Planning



Other IR Resources

Resources
Resources


VSA
VSA

Contact Information
Contact
J. E. Gonzalez, Ph.D.
Director
727.873-4716

On Friday, August 15, 2008 - USFSP received notification that our IPEDS number had been issued: 448840.
On Monday, August 18, 2008 - USFSP registered the institution and our data tables are scheduled to be populated as follows: fall 2008 by October 15th; and spring 2009 by April 15th.

For more information on using IPEDS data please contact the IR Office.