Los Angeles City College Psychology Department

Comprehensive Program Review 2008
X. Final Summary by Discipline
1. Department Strengths - What is your program doing well?
a. Based on your program review, summarize:
The department consistently serves student needs attested to by a program which consistently maintains high
enrollment in almost all courses and programs. In addition the department makes a major contribution to the
college, the profession, and the community
2. Department Weaknesses – What areas can your program improve?
The weakness is that the department is severely understaffed
3.Discuss anything else you would like to share about your program that has not been addressed
b. Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education:
• Good Practice Encourages Student – Faculty Contact
• Good Practice Encourages Cooperation Among Students
• Good Practice Encourages Active Learning
• Good Practice Gives Prompt Feedback
• Good Practice Emphasizes Time on Task
• Good Practice Communicates High Expectations
• Good Practice Respects Diverse Talents and Ways of Learning
Additional information about the seven principles for good practice can be found at the following web sites:
http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/7princip.htm
http://www.tltgroup.org/seven/home.htm
Please identify and discuss one principle that you feel your program does well and one principle that you feel
your program could improve upon as a good practice in serving your students.
One principle which our program does well is to be sensitive to student need for class scheduling. The schedule
is modified every semester to respond to this need. The class schedule is developed around student need and
preferences first.
The department would be more successful is the full-time staffing was more appropriate. We need full-time
faculty who are highly qualified to teach in our mental health care Human Services Program.
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