Outcomes Assessment Forms and Templates
Course Syllabus Template
College Syllabus Template (Updated 07/10/2020)
This template can be used by any faculty member to develop a course syllabus. To assure consistency in what is taught in all courses at all locations, every faculty member follows the departmentally approved course syllabus. Every syllabus should be consistent with the master syllabus in the following areas:
- Course Name & Number
- Description
- Objectives
- Methods for evaluating student performance
- Topical Outline
- Emergency Closure Statement
- Disability & Access Center information
The course syllabus template assists faculty by providing the framework for developing their course syllabus. Within the framework of the master syllabus and contractual requirements, SWIC faculty deliver their courses in a manner they deem best for successful student learning and assess the effectiveness of their methods.
Competency Skill Maps
The Competency Skill Maps identify courses in a discipline or program that specifically address the college-wide general education core competencies. Each core competency has several categories.
Communication Skills
Computer Literacy Competency Skill Map
Oral Communications Competency Skill Map
Reasoning Skills
Critical Thinking Competency Skill Map
Quantitative Literacy Competency Map
Citizenship
Civic & Social Accountability Competency Skill Map
Personal Accountability Skill Map
Forms and Templates Available in Infoshare
These forms and templates can be found in the Outcomes Assessment Forms Center in Infoshare:
Mission Statement & Goals
Disciplines and programs/degrees have identified mission statements & measurable student performance educational goals specific to the discipline or program/degree.
Curriculum Maps
Department Chairs/Program Coordinators, in collaboration with the faculty, submit Curriculum Maps to the Outcomes Assessment Coordinator for program review. Curriculum maps identify the departmental or program goals that are covered in each course in the discipline or program.
Assessment of Student Learning Report
The Assessment of Student Learning Report is submitted by faculty to report learning assessment results and actions taken by the faculty to improve student learning for assessment at any level – course, discipline, program, degree, or institutional core competency.
Rubrics
Rubrics are one of the tools that can be used to assess student learning. They are highly effective because they can be used for grading an individual student’s performance as well as assessing how well the class is performing in each of the components of the overall skill.
Many of the core competencies have assessment rubrics, which were developed by the faculty serving on the core competency committees. These rubrics are used for institutional assessments of the core competencies and for individual faculty to use in their courses to assess competencies at the classroom, course, discipline, program, and degree level.
Communication Skills Rubrics
- Computer Literacy Assessment Rubric
- Oral Communications Assessment Rubric
- Writing Assessment Rubric
Citizenship Skills Rubrics
- Personal Accountability Rubric