Additional results of the data analysis are spelled out in the appropriate area below. Helping students understand the ethical use of information technology currently isn’t a part of the mission statement for this department. Given the importance of ethical practice in information systems, it is recommended that the department mission statement and perhaps the program outcomes be revised to incorporate this. Also, student learning should also be mentioned more prominently in the mission statement. Currently the mission statement begins with “the mission of the Business Information Systems (BIS) department is to provide quality instruction” – perhaps “quality instruction” should be replaced by “student learning”. In progress Completed No longer applicable The mission of the Business Information Systems (BIS) department is to provide a rich course environment that fosters student learning and quality instruction. BIS courses and programs are designed to expose students to medical and business technology, current software applications, and skills and procedures relevant to today’s business environment. Business analysis and problem solving are core components of our curriculum with emphasis on ethics, professional behavior, and customer service. The BIS department recognized that our mission statement did not reflect what we were actually doing in the classroom. So, our revise statement is listed below. We have also posted this mission statement on our BIS department website. The revised mission statement is as follows: The mission of the Business Information Systems (BIS) department is to provide a rich course environment that fosters student learning and quality instruction. BIS courses and programs are designed to expose students to medical and business technology, current software applications, and skills and procedures relevant to today’s business environment. Business analysis and problem solving are core components of our curriculum with emphasis on ethics, professional behavior, and customer service. The department has done an admirable job of mentoring adjunct faculty, and has done a In progress Completed Pre-test/Post-test results from fall 2013 included 990 usable scores from 55 sections of BIS 1120. Five faculty members taught 21 sections (41% of
class so that she can help them (as do all BIS faculty members). Then, Anita explains the Exit Survey and requests that if they do decide to drop the class, that they please complete the short Exit Survey so that we can capture the reasons for attrition within BIS 1120. The goal was to create a tool that with minor adjustments could be used across departments/divisions. The challenge has been that students who stop completing assignments or attending class, generally do not complete the survey, even if Anita follows up with an e-mail message to those students. BIS faculty member Jennifer Romero began holding one-on-one sessions with students during fall semester 2014. Jennifer felt it was important to talk to as many students as possible within the first month of the semester to establish personal rapport, and to look for potential issues the student might encounter. She asked them the following questions during the sessions: 1. What type of technology are they using for the course, 2. whether they have MS Office 2013 or they downloaded the free MS Office 365 version available to Sinclair students, 3. How many credit hours they are taking this semester, 4. if they are working, and 5. if they have their My Academic Plan (MAP), and have spoken to an advisor within the last six months. During fall 2014 she met with 70 students from her BIS 1120 face-to-face sections. Out of the 70 students she spoke with, 20 students either withdrew or did not
Please respond to the following items regarding external program accreditation. Date of Most Recent Program Accreditation Review Date of most recent accreditation review: 2007-08 – Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) OR Programs in this department do not have external accreditation Please describe any issues or recommendations from your last accreditation review (if applicable) N/A Please describe progress made on any issues or recommendations from your last accreditation review (if applicable) N/A Section III: Assessment of General Education & Degree Program Outcomes The Program Outcomes for the degrees are listed below. All program outcomes must be assessed at least once during the 5 year Program Review cycle, and assessment of program outcomes must occur each year. PLEASE NOTE – FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS, GENERAL EDUCATION OUTCOME ASSESSMENT WILL BE TEMPORARILY POSTPONED. WE WOULD ASK THAT IN THIS ANNUAL UPDATE YOU IDENTIFY AT LEAST ONE COURSE IN YOUR DEGREE PROGRAM(S) WHERE ASSESSEMENT AT THE MASTERY LEVEL WILL OCCUR FOR THE FOLLOWING THREE GENERAL EDUCATION OUTCOMES: CRITICAL THINKING/PROBLEM SOLVING INFORMATION LITERACY COMPUTER LITERACY NOTE THAT THERE WILL NEED TO BE AT LEAST ONE EXAM / ASSIGNMENT / ACTIVITY IN THIS COURSE THAT CAN BE USED TO ASSESS MASTERY OF THE COMPETENCY. YOU MAY ALSO SUBMIT ASSESSMENT RESULTS FOR THESE GENERAL EDUCATION COMPETENCIES IF YOU HAVE THEM, BUT IT WILL BE CONSIDERED OPTIONAL. General Education Outcomes To which degree(s) is this program Year courses identified where mastery PLEASE INDICATE AT LEAST ONE COURSE WHERE MASTERY OF What were the assessment results for this General Education competency? (Please provide brief summary data)
9. Please rate your Answer Options No skill Poor Average Good Very good Excellent Human relations skills BEFORE you 0 0 4 5 2 Human relations skills NEAR THE END 0 0 0 2 9 Comment 0 0 10. Do you feel prepared to work in your field? Answer Options Response Percent Count No Not really Somewhat Mostly Completely 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 18.2% 2 27.3% 3 54.5% 6 Comment 2 11. Do you think the courses in the degree program are relevant to your planned career? Answer Options Response Percent Count No A few courses were Some courses were Many courses were Most courses were 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 9.1% 1 36.4% 4 54.5% 6 Comment 2 12. Were you able to understand and use your program evaluation/degree audit? Answer Options Response Percent Count I don't know what that is I looked at my program evaluation I relied on an advisor to tell me what I I used it every quarter and had no 18.2% 2 9.1% 1 36.4% 4 36.4% 4 13. Please rate the following college resources I did not use Answer Options this Poor Fair Good Very Good resource Excellent Tutorial Services/Tutoring 3 1 0 3 2 Computer Labs/Library lab 4 0 0 5 1 Career Services 4 0 0 3 3 Writing Lab 7 0 0 2 1 Sinclair Help Desk 3 0 0 4 2 Comment 2 1 1 1 2