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What
is
major
field
assessment?
The
purpose
of
this
component
of
the
assessment
program
is
to
evaluate
students’
knowledge
in
their
major
field
and
to
assess
the
curriculum
within
each
major.
The
faculty
from
each
college
have
developed
goals,
outcomes,
and
assessment
criteria
for
each
major.
All
candidates
for
graduation
in
associate-and
baccalaureate-degree
programs
will
complete
various
assessment
activities
specific
to
their
major
field
of
study.
Examples
of
the
assessment
activities
include
an
exit
survey,
essay
exams
and/or
standardized
tests,
locally
developed
exams
and
portfolios.
Students
who
do
not
participate
in
the
assessment
activities
will
not
be
allowed
to
graduate.
Student
satisfaction
surveys
Each
year
a
student
satisfaction
survey
is
administered
to
a
random
sample
of
students
during
selected
class
periods.
This
survey
allows
students
to
rate
both
the
importance
of
various
programs
and
services
and
their
satisfaction
with
these
programs
and
services.
This
information
is
used
by
the
entire
campus
as
one
means
of
evaluating
the
effectiveness
of
their
department.
The
results
are
published
in
the
campus
newspaper
and
in
reports
prepared
for
faculty
and
staff.
Additional
Assessment
Activities:
Other
survey
instruments
also
provide
information
used
to
evaluate
DSU’s
courses
and
programs.
The
DSU
Employer
Survey
has
been
used
since
1993
to
survey
employers
of
the
previous
year’s
graduates.
The
DSU
Graduate
Survey
has
been
used
since
the
1980’s
to
assess
graduates’
level
of
satisfaction
with
the
curriculum
in
their
major
programs.
Both
of
these
surveys
are
also
used
to
assess
areas
that
are
central
to
DSU’s
mission
such
as
computer
skills
and
communication
skills.
The
Assessment
Office
prepares
detailed
annual
reports
on
this
data
and
publishes
short
news
articles
summarizing
the
results.
Periodically,
all
faculty
and
staff
are
surveyed
using
the
Campus
Quality
Survey.
This
provides
information
on
faculty
and
staff’s
satisfaction
with
a
wide
variety
of
issues. |
