QEP
Outcome 1: Students will demonstrate effective and informed Design Thinking reasoning skills associated with career advancement. Assessment Goal: 75% of students will recognize and articulate the principles of design thinking as measured by tests, quizzes, and essays on the principles alone and as associated with career advancement.
Outcome 2: Students will understand how to organize small and large scale projects in teams and develop skills in team membership and team leadership. Assessment Goal: 90% of students will experience multiple team-based projects through which they can be evaluated on organization, time management, team leadership, and team followership as measured magnitude-scaled team-based projects.
Outcome 3: Students will refine their ability to express ideas, pose and describe solutions to problems, and make effective inquiries through enhanced oral and written communication strategies. Assessment Goal: To demonstrate content knowledge of design thinking and cultural agility, 80% of students will show enhanced communication skills, document design and presentation skills associated with advanced inquiry and analysis skills and competencies housed in eportfolios.
Outcome 4: Students will gain knowledge and skills in assessing the impact of decision-making and communicating ideas through the lens of diverse cultures. Assessment Goal: 75% of students will consistently demonstrate cultural awareness through comparative reasoning and evaluation of choices and decisions relative to cultural diversity as measured by examinations, essays, and employer/internship mentor evaluations.
The following chart outlines the assessment plan for the QEP:
| Areas to be assessed | Goal | Outcome | Measure |
|---|
| Design thinking | Concretize design thinking as a method of problem identification and solution development with a specific role or purpose within one's career | Students will demonstrate effective and informed design-thinking informed reasoning skills associated with career advancement | 75% of students will recall the principles of Design Thinking on summative assessments75% of students will be able to synthesize the potential of Design Thinking for enhanced career readiness as measured by formative assessment using a growth mindset informed rubric |