Program Name Here

I. DISCIPLINE GOALS
II. ASSESSMENT OF DISCIPLINE OUTCOMES
III. DISCIPLINE RESOURCES AND SUPPORT
IV. DISCIPLINE STRENGTHS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT
V. DISCIPLINE VIABILITY
Action Plan

2018-19

Discipline Lead	Division Dean	PRC Review Date	Curr Com Pres Date

PRC Team Members:

This review is to be completed by the PRC team members and discipline chair in consultation with discipline faculty and advisory committee members. This review will focus on five areas of the discipline:

I. Discipline Goals and Rationale
II. Discipline Outcomes Assessment
III. Discipline Resources and Support
IV. Discipline Strengths and Opportunities for Improvement
V. Discipline Viability

I. DISCIPLINE GOALS

A. Goals

1. Discipline Mission Statement:

2. Is the discipline mission aligned with the College’s mission, vision, and strategic plan?
____ Yes ____ No
If not, please explain:

3. Check which of the goals below apply to the discipline:

____ Prepare students for employment
____ Prepare graduates to transfer to related Baccalaureate program
____ Continue workforce education/Improving workers’ skills
____ Critical thinking
____ Leadership Development
____ Other (please explain): Prepare for licensure examination

II. ASSESSMENT OF DISCIPLINE OUTCOMES

A. Intended Discipline Outcomes

1. List the intended student learning outcomes of the discipline.

2. Describe how these student learning outcomes are assessed.

B. Outcomes Assessment Results

1. What are the findings of the assessment of student learning in the discipline?

2. What actions/use of results have been taken in response to the assessment results to improve student learning?

C. Employer Satisfaction

1. How is employer satisfaction of recent discipline graduates assessed?

2. What are the assessment results?

3. What actions were taken in response to the assessment results of employer satisfaction of recent discipline graduates?

4. What is the outlook for this discipline with regard to employment of discipline graduates in five years? (Advisory Committee feedback could be very useful here).

Useful resource:

Louisiana Workforce Commission (Formerly Department of Labor):
Short-term Projections
Choose Region #1
The first tab is Associate’s Degree
Use the Crosswalk to match CIP code to Occupational Title
Annual Total Openings is in column J
Annual Average wage is in column K

5. How well-aligned is the discipline’s curriculum with the area’s changing industry demands?

6. Transfer Information – from the National Clearinghouse:
http://www.dcc.edu/administration/offices/research/institutional-research/transfer.aspx

Information about Articulation Agreements and Dual enrollment could be useful here.

1. How is transfer success measured?

2. What are students’ opinions of the transfer process, and foundational preparation for

success at the senior college?

7. How well does the discipline’s curriculum prepare students for success?

III. DISCIPLINE RESOURCES AND SUPPORT

A. Student Enrollment Data (Please refer to data provided by Institutional Research)

ĀA Indicate the number of majors/graduates in the discipline (concentration)

for the past five years.

Academic Year

Declared Discipline
(Concentration)

Graduates
(with Concentration)

Fall

Spring

Summer

2. Have any barriers or obstacles to students’ progression through the discipline been identified?

3. What strategies is the discipline taking regarding:

a. Student Enrollment:

b. Student Persistence (Retention):

c. Student Completion (Graduation):

B. Faculty Data

1. Indicate the number of full-time and part-time faculty and loads assigned to the discipline during the past five years.

Academic Year	# of Full-Time Faculty	# of Courses Taught by Full-time Faculty	# of Part-Time Faculty	# of Courses Taught by Part-Time Faculty

2. Is the student/faculty ratio appropriate?

3. What are the current faculty professional development needs and how are they being met?
Some of this information may come from the Career Pathways Development Template.

4. What succession plans have been developed for faculty who are retiring or intending to leave Delgado Community College?

C. Facilities/Technology/Budget Data

1. Is the equipment adequate/sufficient for the discipline? Are any needs not being met?

2. Are the facilities adequate for the discipline? If applicable, include computer and science labs.

3. Are the library/technology resources adequate for the discipline?

4. Is the budget adequate for the discipline? See Budget Resources .

D. Student Support Services

1. Are Advising/Counseling Services available to students (programmatic advising, transfer/job placement advising)? How is student satisfaction with program and college advising assessed?
Information may come from Career Pathways Development Template and SOI results.

What are the assessment results?

2. Are tutorial assistance services available to students?

If yes, how is student satisfaction with the tutorial assistance assessed?

What are the assessment results?

3. What internship/clinical/practicum opportunities are available to students?

How is student satisfaction with these internship/clinical/practicum opportunities assessed?

What are the assessment results?

IV. DISCIPLINE STRENGTHS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT

A. Strengths

1. What are the strengths of the discipline?

B. Opportunities for Improvement

1. What are the opportunities to improve the discipline?

2. List Action Plan or Suggested initiative to strengthen the discipline.

3. Any barriers to addressing the opportunities for improvement?

V. DISCIPLINE VIABILITY

Overall assessment of discipline viability, current and projected for five years. Is there a need for discipline expansion, consolidation, or deletion? Please explain.

Action Plan
Deans will follow up with Lead Faculty
(Actions come from the discipline Review form as well as Advisory Committee feedback, Annual Unit Assessment plan goals and Career Pathways priorities):
II. B. 2. What actions/use of results have been taken in response to the assessment results to improve student learning?
II. C. 3. What actions were taken in response to the assessment results of employer satisfaction of recent discipline graduates?
III. A. 3. What strategies is the discipline taking regarding: Student Enrollment, Persistence (Retention) and Completion (Graduation)?
IV. B. 1 & 2 What are the opportunities to improve the discipline? List Action Plan or Suggested initiative to strengthen the discipline.

Action	Who?	What?	When?	Resources needed?