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SFCC Instructional Computer ReportSFCC Technology Support ManualSFCC Technology Support Manual , pp. 40-46Technology Usage GuideUser Profile Request Form3.5.1Educational Programs: Undergraduate college-level competenciesThe institution identifies college-level general education competencies and the extent to which graduateshave attained them.JudgmentCompliant Non-Compliant Not ApplicableNarrativeSouth Florida Community College (SFCC) identifies college-level general education competencies and theextent to which graduates have attained them.HistoryPrior to academic year 2005-06, the assessment of general education student learning was localizedwithin the Arts and Science Division and was conducted sporadically by individual departments within thedivision. The use of the results was limited to individual courses and instructors. The Arts and SciencesDivision reflected on the effectiveness of individual courses and instructors, but no centralizedassessment of student learning of general education was routinely conducted. The process of developingthe college-wide goals for general education student learning and the management of the assessmentbegan in 2005-06. The process has evolved and become a more integral part of the college as theunderstanding of the role of general education in each student's educational program has grown. Today,the assessment of general education student learning outcomes is a primary focus of both the Arts andSciences and the Applied Sciences and Technologies divisions of the college and an important element ofeach student's degree program.During academic year 2005-2006, the Dean of the Arts and Sciences (A&S) Division appointed a smalltaskforce to develop General Education (GenEd) Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs). Over severalmonths, the taskforce conducted an environmental scan of other colleges, universities, and the stateuniversity system, developing eight GenEd SLOs. After lengthy review by the A&S division chairs, thesewere adopted by the entire division. Each department was directed to select two SLOs per year and startcollecting assessment data. Results were reported and maintained within the departments.During academic year 2006-2007, SFCC was informed that the state community college system wasconsidering adopting a set of standardized SLOs similar to those already established by the stateuniversity system. A data call was sent out and the SFCC GenEd SLOs were submitted. The data callresulted in five standardized SLOs for Florida's community colleges. The initial eight SFCC GenEd SLOswere realigned into the five new standardized SLOs. The taskforce gave a presentation to the entiredivision; assessment continued within each department to select one or two SLOs each year and collectassessment data.External consultant, Dr. Peggy Maki, conducted a workshop on assessment of student learning outcomesfor college-wide faculty during the annual "Welcome Back" activities at the start of the 2007-08 academicyear. During this year, it was decided that general education was not exclusive of the A&S faculty andthat the Applied Sciences and Technologies faculty should also be involved in assessing these outcomesin their courses. It became apparent that the term General Education SLO would not work at SFCC asSouth Florida Community College Page 118 / 202many students in the Applied Sciences and Technologies (AS&T) Division do not fall under the standardGeneral Education Program philosophy, even though they were required to take general educationcourses. To help make assessment of student learning transparent across the campus, the Academic