Undergraduate Assurance of Learning Schedule

Initiated Goal	Where, When and How Monitored	Observations of Student Performance	When and By Whom Were Results Analyzed?	Outcome of Analysis	Follow-up
Communications abilities Oral Communications	Assessed through Primary Trait Analysis, spring 2009, Professional Communications	The work of approximately 50 students was observed by four outside evaluators.	The evaluation rubrics were submitted to the Associate Dean	All students adequately met or exceeded performance expectations. However, the external evaluators felt that a greater degree of professionalism needed to be added to the presentations. The following actions were taken: 1. Individual presentations and written executive summaries will be evaluated next semester. 2. Instructors will add more content to their courses addressing the persuasive argument. This curriculum change will result in a cap stone final project, which is an individual oral presentation, and an executive summary to be presented to a panel of external evaluators.	The Assurance of Learning Committee (ALC) will reevaluate this objective in fall 2009 in Professional Communications and Strategic Management and then again in spring 2010 in Strategic Management. External evaluators used in fall 2009: Ms. Martina Witts of UML and Mr. Kevin Perry of Loomis Sayles on November 18, 2009, for Strategic Management.
Communication abilities Written Communications	Assessed through Primary Trait Analysis, spring 2009, Professional Communications	The work of approximately 50 students was observed by four outside evaluators.	The evaluation rubrics were submitted to the Associate Dean	Same as above	The Assurance of Learning Committee (ALC) will reevaluate this objective in fall 2009 in Professional Communications and Strategic Management and then again in spring 2010 in Strategic Management. External evaluators used in fall 2009: Ms. Martina Witts of UML and Mr. Kevin Perry of Loomis Sayles on November 18, 2009, for Strategic Management.
Information Technology Skills	Assessed through Primary Trait Analysis, fall 2009, M.I.S.	External evaluator in fall 2009; Ms. Tricia Keefe of Loomis Sayles	The evaluation rubrics will be submitted to the Assurance Learning Committee	TBD	TBD

In fall 2009 the individuals who served as outside evaluators were Patricia Yates, Director of Career Services at University of Massachusetts Lowell (UML), Robert Melillo, President of KEMM Care, Harry Vassilakos, Sales & Distribution Manager of Kraft Foods, Kevin Perry, Vice President and Portfolio Manager at Loomis Sayles, Martina Witts, Assistant Director of Career Services at UML, Kathy Allen CFO of Millipore Corporation (retired), and Gerald Colella, Vice President Global Business of MKS Instruments Inc.

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