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

2020-21

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
____ Prepare for licensure examination
____ Other (please explain):

B. Curriculum Goals

1. Check to show that each has been completed:

____ Course Student Learning Outcomes have been reviewed and updated if necessary
____ Master Course Syllabi have been reviewed and updated if necessary
____ Assessment tools used to show mastery of Course SLO’s have been updated if necessary

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. Transfer

1. Transfer Information
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?

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

III. DISCIPLINE RESOURCES AND SUPPORT

A. Student Data (Please refer to data provided by Institutional Research)
https://www.dcc.edu/administration/offices/research/institutional-research/default.aspx

ĀA Indicate the number of majors/graduates in the discipline (concentration)
for the past three years.

Academic Year	Declared Discipline (Concentration)	Graduates (with Concentration)	Transfer
2019-2020
2018-2019
2017-2018

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
2019-2020
2018-2019
2017-2018

2. Is the student/faculty ratio appropriate?

3. What are the current faculty professional development needs and how are they being met?

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?

D. Student Support Services

1. Are Advising/Counseling Services available to students (programmatic advising, transfer/job placement advising)? How is student satisfaction with discipline and college advising assessed?

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?

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
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?	Strategy?	When?	Resources needed?