Course Assessment Form

Course Prefix: ENG 	Number of Sections Assessed:

15 sections (est.)	
Course Number: 071		
Course Title: Fundamentals of Writing		
Academic Year: 2004-2005		
Student Learning Outcomes:(From Course Competencies.)
List specific student learning outcomes that were assessed:

7.  Write multiple paragraphs and at least one essay to review and practice using the essay format. (V)
8.  Revise paragraphs and/or multi-paragraph essays for audience, purpose, organization, style, mechanics, and sentence structure. (I, II, IV, V)
	
Assessment Method & Criteria for Successful Achievement of Student Learning Outcomes:
Describe assessment method used:

Students write a timed essay on given topics; the essays are scored using a rubric developed and revised by faculty.	
Use of Student Learning Outcome Results 
Describe changes you will or have already made:
(based on what was learned from the student learning outcomes that were assessed)  

The competencies for this course are undergoing revision, so faculty teaching ENG 071 will revise the current rubric to reflect those changes.  They will distribute and discuss the new rubric with new faculty each semester at the assessment meeting to develop uniformity of standards across sections.

Sample essays have been placed on the web for both students and faculty to see.  These documents will be updated when the competencies change.

Faculty will collect and report aggregate and sub-set scores and analyze the results to help identify key areas for improvement.