ASSESSMENT PLAN
Revised 1999
Social Survey is now SOC 370. Senior Seminar, SOC 468, is the new capstone course and it
has not yet been offered.We will
be instituting the practice of employing the SOC 470 Social Survey course as our capstone
course.
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2001-2002 ASSESSMENT
Soc 468 Senior Seminar, the new capstone course, was not taught
during the reporting time. The course is scheduled to be taught in
Fall 2002. |
2000-2001 ASSESSMENT
Soc 468 Senior Seminar is the new capstone course was taught in Spring 2001. The course was team taught by Kurt Borchard and Daryl Kelley. Their was no evaluation beyond the student evaluations. |
1999-2000 ASSESSMENT
Soc 468,
Senior Seminar, is the new capstone course and it is scheduled to be
taught in Spring 2001. |
1998-99 ASSESSMENT
Social Survey was offered in the spring of 1999.The class designed a survey that was used
to collect data on sociological concepts. Each student completed a research paper that
demonstrated mastery of the scientific method.Senior Seminar, the new capstone course, will be offered in the summer of
2000 in response to student input. |
1997-98 ASSESSMENT
Social Survey was offered in the spring of 1998. All of the students demonstrated the
ability to develop sociological concepts and apply the scientific method to them. |
1996-97 ASSESSMENT
The Capstone course, SOC 470 Social Survey class, was offered in the Spring of 1997.
Because the instructor was not aware that the course would be used for student assessment
purposes, the department has chosen not to include a report from this class. |
1995-96 ASSESSMENT
The Capstone course, SOC 470 Social Survey class was not offered in the Spring. Instead,
the course, SOC 338 Feminist Research Methods, was offered to a group of 21 students. A
group of these students attended the Nebraska Undergraduate Sociological Symposium in the
Fall of 1996 where they formed a panel discussion to speak about research issues they
confronted in doing their feminist research in comparison with traditional research
philosophy and methods. In my observation of these students, it was clear that they had
developed research skills. In addition, they demonstrated enthusiasm for research methods
and broad knowledge of traditional research methods as well. |
1994-95 ASSESSMENT
The six Social Survey students took part in a research study as a group. The papers
written were judged by department members as a demonstration that graduating Sociology
Majors are capable of collecting data, using SPSS statistical package for analyzing the
data, and writing up a research report. |
1993-94 ASSESSMENT
A second measure of student assessment not utilized for this report is the Capstone
Course, SOC 470 Social Survey. During the past year, our course offerings allowed students
to substitute a more specialized course for the capstone. Instead, SOC 338, Feminist
Research Methods was taught, a departmental service component for the interdisciplinary
minor in Women's Studies. Although this course serves majors/minors in Sociology, Social
Work Majors and students seeking an interdisciplinary minor in Women's Studies are likely
to be enrolled. The capstone course will be offered Spring 1995. |
