Transcript WASC and Engineering - Santa Clara University

WASC & the
Engineering School
November 4, 2008
WASC’s Vision & Goals
Vision – Two Core Commitments
Capacity to educate students
 Effectiveness in educating students
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Goals
Supporting student learning
 Supporting institutional best practices
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Two-stage Reaccreditation Process
Capacity and Preparatory Review
Capacity and Preparatory Review (CPR) Report due July
2009.
 Site visit October 2009
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Educational Effectiveness Review
Educational Effectiveness Review (EER) Report due
December 2010
 Site visit February 2011
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WASC Timeline
Draft Capacity and
Preparatory Review
Report
Discuss CPR Report
with University
Community
Revise, Submit CPR
Report to WASC
July 09
2008-2009
Host CPR site visit
Oct 2009
Gather evidence for
Educational
Effectiveness Report
Revise and Submit
Educational
Effectiveness Report
Dec 2010
Host EER site visit
Feb 2011
Draft Educational
Effectiveness Report Receive Commission
Action Letter
2009-2010
2010-2011
Site Visits
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Two days, 6 people
Teams will meet with groups of faculty &
administrators
Teams may “audit” processes & procedures
Visiting team will ask about
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WASC Standards
SCU’s three themes
Student learning
WASC Standards/ SCU’s Themes
Purpose/Integrity
Teaching/Learning/
Scholarship
Resources/Personnel/
Policies
Organizational Planning
Educating for Competence,
Conscience, and
Compassion
Supporting the Teaching
Scholar Model
Promoting a Community of
Inclusive Excellence
Culture of Evidence, Learning
Institution
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New WASC Criterion: Learning outcomes
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“The institution’s expectations for student learning outcomes
and expectations for student attainment are clearly stated at
the course, program, and as appropriate, institutional level.”
New WASC Guideline: Graduate level culture
 “Institutions offering graduate-level programs demonstrate
sufficient resources and structures to sustain these programs
and create a graduate-level academic culture.”
How Can the Engineering
Departments Help?
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Participate in discussion of draft reports
Be prepared for audit of processes & procedures
Be able to demonstrate focus on student success
Learning objectives on syllabi?
 Alignment of assignments & learning objectives?
 Assessment plans in place?
 Reflection on data, closing feedback loop?
 WASC’s rubrics used for program improvement?
 Reflection on disaggregated retention & grad rates?
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