Action Review for Outcome (j)  Know contemporary issues
2004
Previous Curriculum Action Review Summary
• There were no specific Curriculum Action items concerning (j) from the previous review cycle.
Curriculum Review Summary
• The mean for this outcome was virtually unchanged from 2003 to 2004.
Code	Curriculum Action Title	Curriculum Action Brief Description
N	No Actions.
Previous Assessment Process Action Review Summary
• There were no specific Assessment Process Action items concerning (j) from the previous review cycle.
Assessment Process Review Summary
• There is a need to develop an Online Senior Survey as an instrument to assess outcome (j) and broaden instruments inventory beyond MET 321 and 310 if additional instrument can be identified.
Code	Assessment Process Action Title	Assessment Process Action Brief Description
A	New metric development	Seek new instruments for the Outcome.
2005
Previous Curriculum Action Review Summary
• No action required during the previous review cycle.
Curriculum Review Summary
• Need to augment Online Senior Survey as an instrument to assess outcome (j), and to broaden beyond 321 and 310 instruments.
Code	Curriculum Action Title	Curriculum Action Brief Description
A	Instruments utilized	Need to broaden the number of instruments beyond MET 321 and MET 310 instruments.
Previous Assessment Process Action Review Summary
• Remove FC module on contemporary issues from Met 321 and find it a new home.
Assessment Process Review Summary
• The assessment process is limited by the single instrument that was available to assess this outcome. Need to find areas in the curriculum to assess this outcome.
Code	Assessment Process Action Title	Assessment Process Action Brief Description
A	Instruments untilzed	Need to identify new instruments to assess this outcome.
2006
Previous Curriculum Action Review Summary
• The FC modules on contemporary issues remain in MET 321 but should be moved elsewhere in the curriculum.
Curriculum Review Summary
•The lack of data to assess (only one data set) clearly indicates that this outcome assessment process needs to be reviewed and modified.
• The instrument inventory needs to be revaluated.
Code	Curriculum Action Title	Curriculum Action Brief Description
A	Lack of data to assess outcome	This is a continuing action that needs careful attention to the number and quality of instruments to assess this outcome.
Previous Assessment Process Action Review Summary
• Move FC module on contemporary issues.
Assessment Process Review Summary
• The FC modules on contemporary issues remain in MET 321 but should be moved elsewhere in the curriculum. Since MET 321 is taught in alternate year sequence this provides for a lack of data, as is the case in this assessment cycle.
Code	Assessment Process Action Title	Assessment Process Action Brief Description
A	Location and use of FC modules	FC modules and their utilization needs to determined.
2007
Previous Curriculum Action Review Summary
•  Improve instruction on Outcome (j) is warranted.
Curriculum Review Summary
• Three instruments were available for assessment. Two different assessors were utilized and two different curricular instruments were used.
Code	Curriculum Action Title	Curriculum Action Brief Description
W	Evaluate curricular instruments	* The use of the Local Exam and the Senior Survey appear to have brought stability to the instrument inventory, but this needs continued monitoring.  * The metrics from this outcome (3.69 average) seem to indicate adequate student performance.
Previous Assessment Process Action Review Summary
• Action is continuing to be assessed.  Use of MET 321 during this cycle should improve the robustness of the assessment.
Assessment Process Review Summary
• Triangulation of this outcome was realized.  There was little variation in the data across the three instruments that were utilized.  As noted above an increase in the number of instruments utilized would helped improve the diversity of the data collected for this outcome.
Code	Assessment Process Action Title	Assessment Process Action Brief Description
N	No action required.
2008
Previous Curriculum Action Review Summary
•  Improved Instruction on Outcome (j) Contemporary Issues was warranted.
Curriculum Review Summary
•Two instruments were used to assess this outcome.
• A broader number of instruments would increase the robustness and depth of the assessment.
• Two different assessors (student self-assessment and a keyed assessment) were utilized.
• An average score of 4.24 is indicative that students are performing well on this Outcome.
Code	Curriculum Action Title	Curriculum Action Brief Description
W	Watch use of curricular instruments.	Continue to monitor utility of the new instruments that have been developed to measure this Outcome.
Previous Assessment Process Action Review Summary
• Continue to strengthen the Contemporary Issues Module and embedding in MET 321 class in the Spring 2009.
Assessment Process Review Summary
• The instrument inventory needs to be expanded so that triangulation results.   Otherwise the assessment process appears to be performing adequately.
Code	Assessment Process Action Title	Assessment Process Action Brief Description
W	Instrument invetory watch	Continue to watch the instruments utilized and if need be expand the instrument inventory to measure this Outcome.
2009
Previous Curriculum Action Review Summary
• Improved Instruction on Outcome (j) Contemporary Issues was warranted.
Curriculum Review Summary
• It was found that the student scores from the instruments used during the assessment cycle were on average reasonably high (average 3.92).
• Overall, the student performance on this outcome appears adequate.
N	No action required.
Previous Assessment Process Action Review Summary
• The instrument inventory needs to be expanded so that triangulation results.
Assessment Process Review Summary
• Unlike the previous assessment period triangulation assessment occurred.
• An additional instrument to the assessment "toolbox" would help make the Assessment Process for this Outcome more robust.
W	Consider Expanding Instrument Inventory for (j)	The instrument inventory should be monitored carefully, and if possible the instrument inventory expanded.
2010
Previous Curriculum Action Review Summary
• It was found that the student scores from the instruments used during the assessment cycle were on average reasonably high (average 3.92).
• Overall, the student performance on this outcome appears adequate.
Curriculum Review Summary
Scores up, but there was little variation
Code	Curriculum Action Title	Curriculum Action Brief Description
N	No action required
Previous Assessment Process Action Review Summary
• Unlike the previous assessment period triangulation assessment occurred.
• An additional instrument to the assessment "toolbox" would help make the Assessment Process for this Outcome more robust.
Assessment Process Review Summary
The low variation in scores suggests more instruments are needed, but given the 2-year course cycle, another year watching is warranted
Code	Assessment Process Action Title	Assessment Process Action Brief Description
W	Consider expanding instrument inventory	low variation possibly due to only 2 instruments
2011
Previous Curriculum Action Review Summary
Scores up, but there was little variation
Curriculum Review Summary
Continued high scores with low variation
Code	Curriculum Action Title	Curriculum Action Brief Description
N	No action required
Previous Assessment Process Action Review Summary
The low variation in scores suggests more instruments are needed, but given the 2-year course cycle, another year watching is warranted
Assessment Process Review Summary
Low variation with few instruments
Code	Assessment Process Action Title	Assessment Process Action Brief Description
A	Add MET 310 Writing Assignment	The current global issues writing assignment also has a contemporary issues component that may make a good additional instrument.
2012
Previous Curriculum Action Review Summary
Continued high scores with low variation
Curriculum Review Summary
Students continue to perform well.  No action Needed.
Code	Curriculum Action Title	Curriculum Action Brief Description
N	No Action
Previous Assessment Process Action Review Summary
Low variation with few instruments
Assessment Process Review Summary
All instruments are performing well.  No Action Needed.
Code	Assessment Process Action Title	Assessment Process Action Brief Description
N	No Action Needed
2013
Previous Curriculum Action Review Summary
Students continue to perform well.  No action Needed.
Curriculum Review Summary
Student performance was 4.25 during 2013.  No action Needed.
Code	Curriculum Action Title	Curriculum Action Brief Description
N	No Action
Previous Assessment Process Action Review Summary
All instruments are performing well.  No Action Needed.
Assessment Process Review Summary
All instruments are performing well.  No Action Needed.
Code	Assessment Process Action Title	Assessment Process Action Brief Description
N	No Action
2014
Previous Curriculum Action Review Summary
Student performance was 4.25 during 2013.  No action Needed.
Curriculum Review Summary
There may be some even-odd year oscillation but both years indicate high performance.  No Action needed.
Code	Curriculum Action Title	Curriculum Action Brief Description
N	No Action
Previous Assessment Process Action Review Summary
All instruments are performing well.  No Action Needed.
Assessment Process Review Summary
All instruments are performing well.  There is good consistency between the assessments that make up the process for Outcome j.  No Action needed.
Code	Assessment Process Action Title	Assessment Process Action Brief Description
N	No Action
2015
Previous Curriculum Action Review Summary
There may be some even-odd year oscillation but both years indicate high performance.  No Action needed.
Curriculum Review Summary
Student performance continued to be good.  No Action needed.
Code	Curriculum Action Title	Curriculum Action Brief Description
N	No Action
Previous Assessment Process Action Review Summary
All instruments are performing well.  There is good consistency between the assessments that make up the process for Outcome j.  No Action needed.
Assessment Process Review Summary
All instruments are performing well.  No Action needed.
Code	Assessment Process Action Title	Assessment Process Action Brief Description
N	No Action