UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO RO PIEDRAS CAMPUS Appendix 1: PLAN OF ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT LEARNING PART I CAMPUS MISSION DOMAINS Academic

c Program or Major: __Comparative Literature______________________________

Activities and instruments used to collect information Academic Year: 2010-2011 Instances to collect information Evaluation Criteria Expected Outcomes
First time First year Bachelors Degree Second time At midterm Bachelors Degree Third time At the end of the Bachelors Degree

Campus Mission Domains

Student Learning Objectives

Unit or person responsible

Effective Written Communication

The students will demonstrate effective written communication (in Spanish or English) in all of their written work.

Activities: a) Research Paper Proposals (Abstracts) b) Final Research Papers

The criteria to be evaluated, as expressed in the rubric, are the following: 1) Effectively communicate the main Instruments: argument (the thesis a) Rubric to assess statement) to be effective developed in the communication in research paper analytical writing 2) Effectively will be used to communicate, assess student throughout the writing skills in research paper, the the research paper arguments that support proposal and in the the thesis statement final research 3) Communicate ideas paper. through the effective use of language 4) Demonstrate an academic and accurate

75% or more of the students will receive a score of 4 or higher (in a 6 point rubric) in all criteria

LITE 3045 Introduction to Comparative Literature

LITE 3101 (We later decided this was not an appropriate course in which to assess this domain)

LITE 4--Course of directed selection with a required final research paper

Dra. Marian Polhill

Assessment Coordinator: ___Dra. Marian Polhill (Coordinator 2011-2012)

Department Chair: __Dr. Rubn Ros__________________

Date submitted: _Nov. 14, 2011

Campus Mission Domains

Student Learning Objectives

Activities and instruments used to collect information

Instances to collect information Evaluation Criteria Expected Outcomes

First time First year Bachelors Degree Second time At midterm Bachelors Degree Third time At the end of the Bachelors Degree

Unit or person responsible

Informational Literacy (as part of Research Skills)

The students will demonstrate informational literacy in all of their research activities.

Activities: a) Research Paper Proposals (Abstracts) b) Final Research Papers Instruments: a) Rubric to assess information literacy in the creation of research papers

use of language 5) Demonstrate an accurate and appropriate use of vocabulary 6) Communicate effectively through the accurate use of grammar 7) Communicate well through the effective organization, format, and presentation of the arguments 8) Demonstrate correct citation of sources (according to the MLA format) The criteria to be evaluated, as expressed in the rubric, are the following: 1) Select sources appropriate to the nature and level of information needed 2) Evaluate critically both the sources and the information in them. Utilize reliable

75% or more of the students will receive a score of 4 or higher (in a 6 point rubric) in all criteria

LITE 3045 Introduction to Comparative Literature

LITE 3101 (We later decided this was not an appropriate course in which to assess this domain)

LITE 4--Course of directed selection with a required final research paper

Dra. Marian Polhill

Assessment Coordinator: ___Dra. Marian Polhill (Coordinator 2011-2012)

Department Chair: __Dr. Rubn Ros__________________

Date submitted: _Nov. 14, 2011

Campus Mission Domains

Student Learning Objectives

Activities and instruments used to collect information

Instances to collect information Evaluation Criteria Expected Outcomes

First time First year Bachelors Degree Second time At midterm Bachelors Degree Third time At the end of the Bachelors Degree

Unit or person responsible

will be used to assess student informational skills in the research paper proposal and in the final research paper.

and academic sources (i.e. peer-reviewed academic articles) 3) Use up-to-date sources

Assessment Coordinator: ___Dra. Marian Polhill (Coordinator 2011-2012)

Department Chair: __Dr. Rubn Ros__________________

Date submitted: _Nov. 14, 2011

UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO RO PIEDRAS CAMPUS PLAN OF ASSESSMENT STUDENT LEARNING PART II KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, OR ATITUDES OF THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM OR MAJOR Academic Program or Major: _______________________________________________________
Knowledge, Skills or Attitudes of the Academic Program or Major Activities and instruments used to collect information Academic Year: 2011-2012 Instances to collect information Evaluation Criteria Expected Outcomes
First time First year Bachelors Degree Second time At midterm Bachelors Degree Third time At the end of the Bachelors Degree

Students Learning Objectives

Unit or person responsible

Assessment Coordinator: ___Dra. Marian Polhill (Coordinator 2011-2012)

Department Chair: __Dr. Rubn Ros__________________

Date submitted: _Nov. 14, 2011