Sinclair Community College - Continuous Improvement Annual Update 2011-12 Program: Paralegal Submitted 12/16/11 by PAR Chair Mike Brigner Section I: Data Program Trend Data– Please include the three most recent years of data in each area so that trends may be examined. Course Success Rates – Please report the course success rates for: Highest enrollment courses Any courses that deviate - high and low - from the typical success rate for your department Student Success Rates – PAR (Success = A B C P or S) 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 Course Seat Count Ranges Lo: PAR 202 Bus Law II 8 Hi: PAR 106 – Principles Tech 104 Lo: PAR 245 Admin Law 12 Hi: PAR 106 – Principles Tech 118 Lo: PAR 212, 245, 246 19 Hi: PAR 106 – Principles Tech 107 Course Success Rates Ranges Lo: PAR 131 – Real Estate 68.42% Hi: PAR 235 – Bankruptcy 97.67% Lo: PAR 247 – Legal Tech Res 71.43% Hi: PAR 241&242 – Internships 100.00% Lo: PAR 106 – Principles Tech 70.64% Hi: PAR 246 – Juvenile Law 94.74% Success Seats/Success Seats/Success Seats/Success Sinclair College 70.62% 69.76% 68.68% BPS Division 72.27% 71.48% 70.36% PAR Program 1,136/ 84.66% 1,242/ 84.82% 1,251/ 80.79% Success Highest Enrollment Courses: PAR 105 Paralegal Principles 102/ 69.61% 113/ 73.45% 107/ 72.90% PAR 106 Principles Tech 104/ 73.08% 118/ 73.73% 109/ 70.64%
The Program Outcomes for this program are listed At least one-third of your program outcomes must be assessed as part of this Annual Update, and across the next three years all of these program outcomes must be assessed at least once. Paralegal Program Outcomes In which courses are these program outcomes addressed? Which of these program outcomes were assessed during the last fiscal year? Assessment Methods Used 1) Competently prepare and interpret documents.* (See note below.) PAR 121 PAR 122 PAR 131 PAR 201 PAR 211 PAR 215 PAR 291 PAR 292 ASSESSED IN FY 09-10 Simulations Performance appraisals 2) Exemplify a high standard of ethical and professional behavior as a member of a legal team. PAR 220 PAR 291 PAR 292 ASSESSED IN FY 09-10 Simulations Performance appraisals 3) Competently conduct factual and research and communicate the results clearly and concisely. PAR 111 PAR 112 PAR 115 PAR 205 TO BE ASSESSED IN FY 12-13 Simulations Performance appraisals 4) Demonstrate competency in current technology. PAR 106 PAR 211 PAR 215 ASSESSED IN FY 11-12 Simulations Performance appraisals For the assessment methods listed in the above, what were the results? ACCREDITATION TREND DATA: FY FY FY FY FY PAR Outcome Courses Evaluating This Outcome Success Count/Total Count = Success Rate Success Count/Total Count = Success Rate Success Count/Total Count = Success Rate Success Count = Success Rate Success Count/Total Count = Success Rate 1. prepare and interpret legal documents PAR 121 PAR 122 PAR 131 PAR 201 PAR 211 PAR 215 PAR 291 PAR 292 325/362 291/327 318/349 368/415 346/407 89.8% 89.0% 91.1% 88.7% 85.0% 10
Advisory Committee Input Participation in Legal Community Activities Internal Assessment Tools Student Course/Faculty Surveys Collegewide Student Satisfaction Survey Internship Exit Interviews Department Self Study College Department Reviews College Continuous Improvement Annual Program Update Embedded Assessment Student Portfolios Graded Assignments Using Rubrics Assessment Activity Timeline The Paralegal Program implements the assessment tools on a structured timetable. Program Outcomes Assessment Method Frequency Responsible Party Distribution of Results #1 #2 #3 #4 American Bar Association Approval Reports Reapproval every 7 years. Interim reports every 3 years. Program Chair -Full-time Faculty -Adjunct Faculty -Advisory Committee -Division Dean X X X X Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs accreditation Reassessment every 10 years. Quality Assurance Report every 2 years. Program Chair -Full-time Faculty -Advisory Committee -Division Dean -College website -ABA Approval Reports X X X X Paralegal Employer Surveys other year, in odd-# years Program Chair & College Research Dept. -Full-time Faculty -Adjunct Faculty -Advisory Committee -Division Dean -ABA Approval Reports X X X X Community Surveys 3 years Program Chair & College Research Dept. -Full-time Faculty -Adjunct Faculty -Advisory Committee -Division Dean -ABA Approval Reports X X X X Paralegal Surveys of Recent Graduates Yearly Program Chair -Full-time Faculty -Adjunct Faculty -Advisory Committee -Division Dean -ABA Approval Reports X X X X Paralegal Surveys of All Graduates 3 years Program Chair & College Research Dept. -Full-time Faculty -Adjunct Faculty -Advisory Committee -Division Dean X X X X
Quality of Education Leading to Jobs or Transfer: Sinclair collects perceptual measures of the quality of the education at the College, including how well respondents believe their education has facilitated their ability to find employment or to facilitate their ability to succeed in a four-year institutional setting. A sample of satisfaction responses the institution monitors on quality can be found in Figure 3.5. Figure 3.5: Quality Satisfaction Measures