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PROGRAM REVIEW, ALLOCATION AND INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGIES FOR
EXCELLENCE (P.R.A.I.S.E.) REPORT
PLANNING YEAR 2011-2012 (Budget Year 2012-2013)
INSTRUCTIONAL AND NON-INSTRUCTIONAL DEPARTMENTS
DUE DATE: DECEMBER 1, 2011
An important part of the Program Review process is the consultation and input of all members of the department. Please have each member of the
department sign below to acknowledge that they were able to provide input.
NOTE: This signature is an indication that you had an opportunity to provide input in the process.
SEND AN ELECTRONIC COPY TO: Your area supervisor or dean, Lisa Harvey (Academic Senate President), Deedee Orta (Finance and Budget
Committee), Virginia Moran (Institutional Effectiveness Committee), Dave Hollomon (Facilities Committee), Shane Thomas (Technology Committee),
Peter Allan (VP Instruction and Student Services), Sherri Pierce (Diversity Committee).
Name of Faculty or Staff Member Signature
Richard Cerreto
Linda Malan
Katherine Ward
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Program (a/k/a Department or Service Area:
Section I: Abstract
PROGRAM REVIEW, ALLOCATION AND INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGIES FOR
EXCELLENCE (P.R.A.I.S.E.) REPORT
PLANNING YEAR 2011-2012 (Budget Year 2012-2013)
INSTRUCTIONAL AND NON-INSTRUCTIONAL DEPARTMENTS
Over this past year the anthropology department has remained status quo due to the existing budget problems. We have neither gained nor lost course
sections, however, we are in need of additional sections for students (as we are all well aware).
One of our adjunct instructors is making steady progress on her Ph.D.
The students in our Archaeology Field class are moving into a new section of the Summerwind Ranch site, an area which may reveal several of the semisubterranean
type dwellings used by native southern California tribes.
The students in our Archaeology Lab class continue to clean, sort, measure, and catalog the numerous artifact and ecofacts retrieved from our past
excavations at 29 Palms, Oasis of Mara, and the Ostrich Ranch in Oro Grande. These will be ready for specialty analysis in the coming year.
Both the lab and field are continuing work at the famed Calico Early Man site in Yermo. As a Research Associate of the San Bernardino County Museum,
I have been entrusted to complete the archaeological survey of over nine hundred acres, and, thanks to the students in these classes (and former
student volunteers) we have completed the work. During this effort, we discovered 12 new archaeology sites, which will add to, and hopefully help
clarify the prehistoric activities in the Calico Region.
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We are also in the process of bringing the Early Man site into the 21 st Century, modernizing some of the structures and utilities that have been in place
since the early 1960s. We are attempting to bring the “park” back up to the Bureau of Land Management and Smithsonian Museum standards so that it
can continue to receive visitors. We now have several former VVC students (presently finishing their undergraduate work and heading to graduate
school) on the Board of Trustees to help ensure the success of the projects at hand.
Goals for the coming year include:
Finishing the sorting and cataloging of the archaeological materials recovered from 29 Palms
Complete archaeological investigations of at least 2 of the newly discovered prehistoric sites at the Calico Early Man District
Section II: Department Needs and Justification (include all items listed here on the budget worksheet)
Our equipment for the Archaeology classes is sufficient for the present. We have enough shovels, trowels, buckets, etc. to last a while, but may need
additional specimen bags and parts for our sifters in the near future. Our Cultural and Physical Anthropology lecture classes are fine for now as well. On
the other hand, our Physical Anthropology lab and our Forensic Anthropology and Archaeology classes need new osteometric boards (the numbers on
the older ones are wearing out, making it impossible to do measurements), and new skeletal materials (the real ones are also “wearing out”). Also, we
need “regional” skull and tooth sets for comparative purposes to improve the quality of learning in these classes. We are asking for the money for all
seven items on the list. We feel justified in the request because it is a “two-for-the-price-of-one” deal. These few fairly inexpensive items (totaling
about $3000 with tax and shipping) are useful for both courses, and are also used in the other lecture classes.
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Section III--Student Learning Outcomes (Instructional), Student Area Outcomes (Non-Instructional)
All Spring 2012 Anthropology course sections will be assessed. The Humanities Division has created an assessment form to this purpose. An example is
included below:
Instructor:
Assessment Cycle/Term:
Class:
Section (s):
SLO(s) assessed:
Anthropology 101 SLO Assessment Rubric
HASS Division/Humanities/Anthropology
SLO Methods of Assessment can include: Exams/Tests/Quizzes; Research Projects; Research Papers; Essays,
Book Reviews, Oral Presentations; Group Projects; Class Participation; Class Work; Home Work; and Class
Discussion and/or Discussion Boards.
Students who do not complete the assessment assignment(s) should not be included in the summary of results.
SLO #1 and Method(s) of Assessment Summary of Results
1. Inventory the main goals of the discipline and subdisciplines
of Anthropology.
Method of Assessment/Assignment (choose from list
above): Midterm and/or Final and/or Quiz questions as
appropriate to this SLO
Number of students assessed:
Class Average:
Criteria for Success Closing the Loop
Proficiency 86-100 #____; ___ %
Satisfactory 70-85 #____;____ %
Not Proficient 69 or less #____;____ %
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Student has followed assessment directions
Student has presented content information in a
clear and focused format when applicable
Student can identify the main goals of the
discipline and sub-disciplines
Use of Results:
SLO #2 and Method(s) of Assessment Summary of Results
2. Describe the main concepts in Biological
Anthropology using the appropriate terminology for the
sub-discipline.
Method of Assessment/Assignment (choose from list
above): Midterm and/or Final and/or Quiz questions as
appropriate to this SLO
Number of students assessed:
Class Average:
Criteria for Success Closing the Loop
Student has followed assessment directions
Student has presented content information in a
clear and focused format when applicable
Student can identify key concepts in biological
anthropology
Proficiency 86-100 #____; ___ %
Satisfactory 70-85 #____;____ %
Not Proficient 69 or less #____;____ %
Use of Results:
SLO #3 and Method(s) of Assessment Summary of Results
3. Evaluate the types of evidence concerned with and
supporting the age, origins, and development of humans
as a species.
Method of Assessment/Assignment (choose from list
above): Midterm and/or Final and/or Quiz questions as
appropriate to this SLO
Number of students assessed:
Class Average:
Criteria for Success Closing the Loop
Proficiency 86-100 #____; ___ %
Satisfactory 70-85 #____;____ %
Not Proficient 69 or less #____;____ %
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Student has followed assessment directions
Student has presented content information in a
clear and focused format when applicable
Student can identify methodological/analytic bias
Student can distinguish factual from inferential
claims
Additional Comments/ Action Plan:
Use of Results:
SLO #4 and Method(s) of Assessment Summary of Results
4. Synthesize the evidence for human evolution, including
the important trends that exist from the earliest to most
modern human forms.
Method of Assessment/Assignment (choose from list
above): Midterm and/or Final and/or Quiz questions as
appropriate to this SLO
Number of students assessed:
Class Average:
Criteria for Success Closing the Loop
Student has followed assessment directions
Student has presented content information in a
clear and focused format when applicable
Student can distinguish factual from inferential
claims
Proficiency 86-100 #____; ___ %
Satisfactory 70-85 #____;____ %
Not Proficient 69 or less #____;____ %
Use of Results:
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Section IV--Additional Information
Victor Valley College
Senate PRAISE Budget Worksheet
Planning Year 2011-2012 (Budget year 2012-
2013)
PRAISE Budget Worksheet
Priority Item Object New Total One Time Justified
Money in
Ranking Requested Code Item Qty Cost Amount (1X) PRAISE
1 Osteometric Board 14V8331 4 $145.00 $580.00 yes yes
2 Comparative Maxilla Set 82V3573 1 $175.00 $175.00 yes yes
3 Disarticulated skeleton 82V3058 2 $371.00 $742.00 yes yes
4 Individual Axial Bones, ribs 66V1000 20 $17.50 $350.00 yes yes
5 Regional Human Skull, European 82V3565 1 $210.00 $210.00 yes yes
6 Regional Human Skull, Asian 82V3566 1 $210.00 $210.00 yes yes
7 Regional Human Skull, African 82V3567 1 $210.00 $210.00 yes yes
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