The Office of Outcomes Assessment is charged to assure implementation of the Institutional Plan for the Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes. To fulfill this charge the Office adheres to a longitudinal action plan that defines the critical tasks and timelines for reporting on student learning. Key activities of the Office of Outcomes Assessment include, but are not limited to:

• Support activities that create and sustain an institutional learning assessment culture

• Provide an annual update to the Institutional Plan for the Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes [PDF*]

• Monitor institutional timelines for learning assessment initiatives

• Develop formalized guidance for reporting of student learning and assuring reliable data collection

• Facilitate the effective use of student learning results in course design, curriculum review, and program development

• Prepare annual reports that summarize learning assessment data and findings from the institutional-level, program-level, and course-level

• Provide guidance to the School of Undergraduate Studies and the Graduate School of Management and Technology on the development of school-level student learning assessment plans and related learning assessment activities

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