Category 1: Helping Students Learn
Processes
1P1 ~ Determining Common Student Learning Goals
How do you determine which common or shared objectives for learning and development you should hold for all students pursuing degrees at a particular level? Who is involved in setting these objectives?
1P2 ~ Determining Program Objectives
How do you determine your specific program learning objectives? Whom do you involve in setting these objectives?
1P3 ~ Designing New Programs & Courses
How do you design new programs and courses that facilitate student learning and are competitive with those offered by other organizations?
1P4 ~ Balancing Students' Goals & Needs with the Employment Market
How do you design responsive academic programming that balances and integrates learning goals, students’ career needs, and the realities of the employment market?
1P5 ~ Determining Student Preparation
How do you determine the preparation required of students for the specific curricula, programs, courses, and learning they will pursue?
1P6 ~ Communicating Requirements & Objectives to Students
How do you communicate to current and prospective students the required preparation and learning and development objectives for specific programs, courses, and degrees or credentials? How do admissions, student support, and registration services aid in this process?
1P7 ~ Helping Students Select the Right Program
How do you help students select programs of study that match their needs, interests, and abilities?
1P8 ~ Helping Underprepared Students
How do you deal with students who are underprepared for the academic programs and courses you offer?
1P9 ~ Detecting & Teaching to Different Learning Styles
How do you detect and address differences in students’ learning styles?
1P10 ~ Addressing Special Needs
How do you address the special needs of student subgroups?
1P11 ~ Expectations for Teaching & Learning
How do you define, document, and communicate across your organization your expectations for effective teaching and learning?
1P12 ~ Building an Effective Course Delivery System
How do you build an effective and efficient course delivery system that addresses both students’ needs and your organization’s requirements?
1P13 ~ Ensuring Up-to-Date & Effective Programs & Courses
How do you ensure that your programs and courses are up-to-date and effective?
1P14 ~ Changing & Discontinuing Programs & Courses
How do you change or discontinue programs and courses?
1P15 ~ Determining Faculty & Students' Learning Support Needs
How do you determine and address the learning support needs (tutoring, advising, placement, library, laboratories, etc.) of your students and faculty in the student learning, development, and assessment process?
1P16 ~ Aligning Co-Curricular Goals & Learning Objectives
How do you align your co-curricular development goals with your curricular learning objectives?
1P17 ~ Determining if Students Learn
How do you determine that students to whom you award degrees and certificates have met your learning and development expectations?
1P18 ~ Designing Processes for Student Assessment
How do you design your processes for assessing student learning?