STUDENT LEARNING ASSESSMENT PLAN - Marymount University

Academic Year : 2008/2009 Program: Interior Design Undergraduate
Interpretation of Results
INCLUDE ONLY INFORMATION FOR THIS PARTICULAR LEARNING OUTCOME
Extent this Learning Outcome has been achieved by students (Use both direct and indirect measure results):
On average, over 94% of students obtained a rating of three (3) or better from professional jurors. Breakdown of the outcome:
Research and code research, student ratings 4 or better cross the threshold at 82%; concept development student ratings 4 or better
cross below the threshold at 75%; Goals and objectives student ratings 4 or better cross below the threshold at 72%;and, Program
Development student ratings 4 or better cross the threshold at 78%.
The Students in this period of the assessment have met this learning outcome.
Program strengths and opportunities for improvement relative to assessment of outcome:
Outcome Program Strengths continue to be in the area of research, and program development. And improvement skill in the area of
Goals and Objectives; however this measure remains slightly below the 75
% threshold.
Program weaknesses: juror grading and comments in the area of concept development show students still slightly weak however are
adopting concept better into project developments and understanding and remains at a steady 75% threshold rating. . Weakest area
is in defining project goals and objectives. Although this area of assessment is below the 75% threshold, there has been a
improvements (up 4% in goals and objectives from 2008/2009 assessment). Additionally, students are identified for effectiveness in
code research; however, need for separate identification of students efficiency in application of information into planned designs.
Discuss planned curricular or program improvements for this year based on assessment of outcome:
It has been decided by the ID faculty to assess additional studio courses (earlier) to help identify program strengths and weaknesses.
The hope is to identify whether these are programmatic issues or anomalies in students going through the program at the time. The
courses identified for assessment are sophomore studio course ID 201 and junior studio course ID 304. Means of assessing these
earlier skills will be set in motion for the next assessment period -- along with looking at outcomes for the program review being
implemented for CIDA Accreditation in spring 2011.
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