ASSESSMENT PLAN
A formal system of tracking alumni will be implemented immediately. |
1997-98 ASSESSMENT
Employment rates of recent graduates continues to be tracked by the department. Since the
spring semester of 1993, 80% of JMC graduates have been able to secure full-time
employment in their chosen career fields. In reality, that figure is probably higher as
some graduates, who may have moved and whose new addresses are unknown, may have found
full-time employment or entered graduate schools. The overall employment rate of 80% this
year is up over that of last year. This may be due to a better job market, the result of
the department requiring a portfolio prior to graduation resulting in prospective
employees better prepared for interviews or just a minor fluctuation. The fifth edition of the JMC Flyer has been
produced and will be mailed to alumni during the summer of 1998. The alumni letter has
been useful for updating the mailing database and further developing the list of possible
sources of internships. Good internships have been developed recently as a result of
networking with graduates who are now in positions which allow them to recommend or select
interns. |
1996-97
ASSESSMENT
The chair continues to track employment rates of recent graduates. Since the spring
semester of 1993, 76% of JMC graduates have been able to secure full-time employment in
their chosen career fields. That figure may actually be higher as some graduates, who may
have moved and whose new addresses are unknown, may have found full-time employment. The
current employment rate of 76% is consistent with the data generated as a result of the
alumni survey (n = 250) administered during the summer of 1995. The fourth edition of the
JMC Flyer has been produced and will be mailed to alumni during the summer of 1997. The
alumni letter has been useful for updating the mailing database and further developing the
list of possible sources of internships. |
1995-96
ASSESSMENT
The survey produced to measure employment and satisfaction with the education received at
UNK was mailed to JMC graduates during the summer of 1995. The next such survey is
scheduled to be administered during the summer of 2000. The survey afforded the Department
the opportunity to update its mailing list. It also provided the Department with a method
of determining the success of graduates at securing full-time employment in the field. The third edition of the JMC Flyer was produced
and mailed to alumni during the summer of 1996. Several individuals responded, in writing,
to the "AlumNews Update" section by indicating that the organizations for which
they work accept interns or hire recent college graduates from Mass Media programs. |
1994-95
ASSESSMENT
The second edition of the JMC Flyer, the department's alumni newsletter, was created and
mailed. Employment surveys were mailed with the newsletters. Approximately 1,000 surveys
were sent in two waves to about 600 graduates; 248 were returned. The data gathered
allowed the department to update many of the addresses of the graduates. The information
also revealed interesting trends in terms of employment statistics. Briefly, 72 percent of
the graduates were able to secure full-time employment in journalism or mass
communications, on the average it took them just less than four months to secure this
position and they stayed with their first employer just over three years. Fifty-three
percent are still employed in journalism or mass communication, respondents reported that
they have held full-time employment in the field for 7.25 years on the average and nearly
17 percent went on to earn a second degree. Another survey exploring employment and educational satisfaction will be
administered in June of 2000. Graduate Data Forms are still completed by students in the
semester of their graduation. These have proven to be invaluable in terms of being able to
locate and contact graduates to keep them informed of immediate employment opportunities.
They are also used to build the database for alumni tracking. This form of assessment will
not be significantly changed or adjusted. |
1993-94
ASSESSMENT
A formal system for compiling permanent addresses of graduating students was started in
the Spring of 1993. Addresses in the existing database were updated, added, or changed.
The new alumni newsletter, JMC Flyer, will be used to locate as many of the
"lost" alumni (n = 200) as possible. An employment survey will be mailed to
alumni in the Summer of 1995 along with the second edition of the JMC Flyer. JMC graduates are now required to complete a
Graduate Data Form prior to graduation and the formal alumni tracking system has been
implemented. |
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