UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO RO PIEDRAS CAMPUS PLAN OF ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT LEARNING PART I CAMPUS MISSION DOMAINS Academic Program

m or Major: _______Chemistry Undergraduate Program________

Academic Year: 2011-2012

Campus Mission Domains

Student Learning Objectives Answer, at the required level, higher order cognitive questions that involve analisis of a situation, tabulated data, or a graph.

Activities and instruments used to collect information

Instances to collect information Evaluation Criteria Average student performance in higher order cognitive exam questions (ExQ) from partial and final exams. Expected Outcomes Average student performance is 60.0% or more in higher order cognitive partial exam questions, or 50.0% or more in final exam questions.
First time First year Bachelors Degree Second time At midterm Bachelors Degree Third time At the end of the Bachelors Degree

Unit or person responsible

Critical thinking

Partial or Final Exam Questions (ExQ)

Q3451-2 Q3001-2
(General Chemistry I & II) (Organic Chemistry I & II)

Q4043-4
(Physical Chemistry I & II Laboratory)

Q3255
(Analytical Chemistry)

Course Professors, Assessment Coordinator

Effective communication

Write a laboratory report, a research proposal or project that complies with 85% or more of the criteria in a rubric designed to evaluate composition in spanish and presentation of scientific data. Perform an oral presentation of a research proposal or project that complies with 85% or more of the criteria in a rubric, designed to evaluate the proposal or project.

Laboratory report (LabR), research proposal (Prop), research project (Proj)

Percentage of students that obtain 85% or more in a rubric that evaluates writing in a laboratory report (LabR), research proposal (Prop), or research project (Proj). Percentage of students that obtain 85% or more in a rubric that

70.0% or more of the students achieve 85% or more of the criteria in a rubric that evaluates composition and data presentation in the laboratory report, proposal, or project. 70.0% or more of the students achieve 85% or more of the criteria in rubric.

Q4015L Q3002L
(General Chemistry II Laboratory)

Q3255L
(Analytical Chemistry Laboratory)

(Instrumental Analysis Laboratory)

Oral presentation (OPr)

Q4043-4
(Physical Chemistry I & II Laboratory)

Teaching Assistants, Course Professors, Assessment Coordinator

evaluates an oral presentation (OPr). Page: 1

Assessment Coordinator: ___ Dr. Rosa V. Flores

Department Chair: ____

Dr. Nstor Carballeira

____

Date submitted: __April 23, 2012_

Campus Mission Domains

Student Learning Objectives

Activities and instruments used to collect information

Instances to collect information Evaluation Criteria Expected Outcomes

First time First year Bachelors Degree Second time At midterm Bachelors Degree Third time At the end of the Bachelors Degree

Unit or person responsible

Research and creation

Develop a research proposal or project that complies with 75% or more of the criteria in a rubric designed to evaluate a creative scientific work.

Research proposal (Prop) or research project (Proj)

Percentage of students that obtain 75% or more in a rubric that evaluates a research proposal (Prop) or project (Proj).

70.0% or more of the students achieve 75% or more of the criteria in a rubric that evaluates a research proposal or project.

Q3255L Q3002L
(General Chemistry II Laboratory) (Analytical Chemistry Laboratory)

Q4015L
(Instrumental Analysis Laboratory)

Q3452L
(Organic Chemistry II Laboratory)

Teaching Assistants, Course Professors, Assessment Coordinator

Capacity for independent study

Develop a research proposal or project that complies with 75% or more of the criteria in a rubric designed to evaluate a creative scientific work.

Research proposal (Prop) or research project (Proj)

Percentage of students that obtain 75% or more in a rubric that evaluates a research proposal (Prop) or project (Proj).

70.0% or more of the students achieve 75% or more of the criteria in rubric that evaluates a research proposal or project.

Q3255L Q3002L
(General Chemistry II Laboratory) (Analytical Chemistry Laboratory)

Q4015L
(Instrumental Analysis Laboratory)

Q3452L
(Organic Chemistry II Laboratory)

Teaching Assistants, Course Professors, Assessment Coordinator

Intellectual curiosity

Increase student participation in the chemistry undergraduate research course (Quim 4999)

Number of chemistry students and number registered in the undergraduate research course (Quim 4999)
Information literacy exercise (ILE) that evaluates information literacy competency standards.

Information literacy

Demonstrate knowledge of select information literacy competency standards developed by the American College and Research Libraries (ACRL)

Percentage increase of chemistry students registered in the undergraduate research course (Quim 4999) by their fourth or fifth year Percentage of students that obtain 75% or more in an exercise that evaluates information literacy competency standards.

20.0% increase or more of students registered in Quim 4999 is observed in fourth or fifth year chemistry students compared to first year students. 70.0% or more of the students obtain 75% or more in an exercise that evaluates information literacy competency standards.

First year students

Second and third year students

Fourth and fifth year students

Departmental Academic Assistant, Assessment Coordinator

Q3001-2L
(General Chemistry I or II Laboratory)

Q3255L?
(Analytical Chemistry Laboratory)

Q4865
(Biochemistry Laboratory)

Teaching Assistants, Course Professors, Assessment Coordinator

Assessment Coordinator: ___ Dr. Rosa V. Flores

Page: 2

Department Chair: ____

Dr. Nstor Carballeira

____

Date submitted: __April 23, 2012_

Campus Mission Domains

Student Learning Objectives

Activities and instruments used to collect information

Instances to collect information Evaluation Criteria Expected Outcomes

First time First year Bachelors Degree Second time At midterm Bachelors Degree Third time At the end of the Bachelors Degree

Unit or person responsible

Logicalmathematical reasoning

Integration of knowledge

Demonstrate knowledge of the basic logicalmathematical reasoning skills in the calculus course (Mate 3151). Demonstrate integration of fundamental chemistry concepts in a diagnostic exam or in exam questions where integration of chemistry knowledge is required. Participate in professional associations or register in graduate courses, as gathered from questionnaires to students that have graduated.

Logicalmathematical reasoning skills exam (LMREx) Diagnostic exam (DEx) or exam questions measuring integration of chemistry concepts (ExQI). Questionnaires to students that have graduated (QSG)

Specified by the Mathematics Assessment Coordinator Percentage of students that obtain 67% or more in a diagnostic exam or in exam questions selected to measure integration of fundamental chemistry concepts. Percentage of the students that participate in professional associations or are registered in graduate courses.

Specified by the Mathematics Assessment Coordinator

Mathematics Assessment Coordinator

70.0% or more of the students obtain 67% or more in the diagnostic exam or in the exam questions selected to measure integration of chemistry concepts. 70.0% or more of the students participate in professional associations or are registered in graduate courses.

Q3002
(General Chemistry II)

Q3255
(Analytical Chemistry)

Q4041
(Physical Chemistry I)

Course Professors, Assessment Coordinator

Continuous learning (Learning throughout life)

Academic Affairs Committee, Assessment Coordinator

Assessment Coordinator: ___ Dr. Rosa V. Flores

Page: 3

Department Chair: ____

Dr. Nstor Carballeira

____

Date submitted: __April 23, 2012_

UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO RO PIEDRAS CAMPUS PLAN OF ASSESSMENT STUDENT LEARNING PART II KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, OR ATITUDES OF THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM OR MAJOR Academic Program or Major: _______Chemistry Undergraduate Program________
Knowledge, Skills or Attitudes of the Academic Program or Major Activities and instruments used to collect information Instances to collect information Evaluation Criteria Percentage of students that obtain an average of 67% or more in the course partial exams (CEx) or in select partial exam questions (ExQ), or that obtain 50% or more in the course final exam (CEx) Expected Outcomes 70.0% or more of the students obtain an average of 67% or more in the course partial exams. 60.0% or more of the students obtain 50% or more in the course final exams. 80.0% or more of the students obtain 70% or more in the laboratory practical exam or in the standardized sample analysis. 70.0% or more of the students obtain 60% or more in the laboratory final exam.
First time First year Bachelors Degree Second time At midterm Bachelors Degree Third time At the end of the Bachelors Degree

Academic Year: 2011-2012

Students Learning Objectives

Unit or person responsible

Discipline knowledge

Demonstrate knowledge of fundamental chemistry concepts in partial and final exams of courses.

Partial or Final Course Exams (CEx) or Partial Exam Questions (ExQ)

Q3451-2 Q3001-2
(General Chemistry I & II) (Organic Chemistry I & II)

Q4041-4
(Physical Chemistry I & II Class or Laboratory)

Q3255
(Analytical Chemistry)

Course Professors, Assessment Coordinator

Laboratory skills

Demonstrate knowledge of fundamental laboratory skills and instrument use in a laboratory practical exam. Perform a standardized sample analysis (SSA) at the required level. Demonstrate knowledge of fundamental concepts in instrumentation and skills in a final laboratory exam.

Laboratory practical exam (LPEx) Standardized Sample Analysis (SSA) Laboratory final Exam (LFEx)

Percentage of students that obtain 70% or more in a laboratory practical exam (LPEx) or standardized sample analysis (SSA), or that obtain 60% or more in a laboratory final exam (LFEx)

Q3451L Q3001L
(General Chemistry I Laboratory) (Organic Chemistry I Laboratory)

Q4015L
(Instrumental Analysis Laboratory)

Q3255L
(Analytical Chemistry Laboratory)

Teaching Assistants, Course Professors, Assessment Coordinator

Assessment Coordinator: ___ Dr. Rosa V. Flores

Page: 4

Department Chair: ____

Dr. Nstor Carballeira

____

Date submitted: __April 23, 2012_