Proposals for Significant Program Improvement

Programs on the degree-program assessment cycle can submit a proposal to postpone reporting for one year to engage in a significant program improvement project in lieu of the required assessment report. The proposal must be geared toward an improvement that will enhance student learning and/or the ability to assess student learning. Examples of significant program improvement projects include:

• Major curriculum revision – representing multiple courses and all program faculty
• Curriculum mapping of current curriculum, SLOs, and assessments
• Development of a capstone course/experience and related assessments
• Major revision of program SLOs and multiple assessment tools related to the SLOs

Proposals must include the following information:

1. List of all degree programs represented in the project

2. Point of contact for the project and key collaborators within the unit

3. Description of the project including clear, measurable goals or project outcomes and a list of relevant benchmarks within the current academic year

4. Approval by the chair/director Proposals should be submitted to AAC Chair, Dr. Julie Blaskewicz Boron (jboron@unomaha.edu) no later than Oct. 1, 2019.

Proposals will be reviewed by the Academic Assessment Committee (AAC) and must be approved by Academic Affairs. Only proposals describing significant projects will be approved. Programs engaging in a significant program improvement project as described above will be required to provide the AAC a one-page summary of the projects outcomes by May 15, 2020.