Family And Consumer Sciences BA (Fashion Merchandising)
Goal
Student Satisfaction
Department of Family and Consumer Sciences will graduate students who are satisfied with a degree in Fashion Merchandising.
Objective
Program Content For FMD Major
The faculty will provide a department viewed by the students as satisfactory in regard to the program content for the major.
Indicator
Survey Data - Program Major
Exit survey data that includes a rating of the program content in the major will be extracted and analyzed.
Criterion
Student rating score - program content
80% of graduating seniors will rate the program content in the major with a score of 3.0 or greater on a 4.0 scale.
Finding
Student Satisfactory Survey Results 5
Students were asked whether program content in the major was very satisfactory, satisfactory, unsatisfactory, or very unsatisfactory. 100% of students reported a score of very satisfactory (83%) or satisfactory (17%); thus this criterion was met.
Action
Student survey results - program major
Continue current course. Curriculum will be reviewed to continue to meet student needs and also meet criterion established by the state.
Objective
Faculty
The faculty will provide a department viewed by the students as satisfactory in regard to the faculty.
Indicator
Survey Data - Faculty
Exit survey data that includes a rating of the faculty in the program will be extracted and analyzed.
Criterion
Student rating score - faculty
80% of graduating seniors will rate the faculty in the program with a score of 3.0 or greater on a 4.0 scale. Students were asked whether faculty was very satisfactory, satisfactory, unsatisfactory, or very unsatisfactory.
Finding
Student Satisfaction Survey Results 2
Students were asked whether faculty was very satisfactory, satisfactory, unsatisfactory, or very unsatisfactory. 100% of students indicated that the faculty was very satisfactory; thus this criterion was more than adequately met.
Action
Student Satisfaction Survey Results 2
Continue current course.
Objective
Opportunities For Networking
The faculty will provide a department viewed by the students as satisfactory in regard to opportunities for networking.
Indicator
Survey Data - Networking
Exit survey data that includes a rating of the opportunities for networking provided to the student will be extracted and analyzed.
Criterion
Student rating score - networking
80% of graduating seniors will rate the opportunities for networking with a score of 3.0 or greater on a 4.0
Finding
Student Satisfactory Survey Results 3
Students were asked whether opportunities for networking were very satisfactory, satisfactory, unsatisfactory, or very unsatisfactory. 83% of students indicated that opportunities for networking were satisfactory; thus this criterion was met.
Action
Student survey results - networking opportunities
Continue current course. More closely monitor student participation in fashion career days to assure that each student is appropriately attending at least one.
Objective
Professional Organizations
The faculty will provide a department viewed by the students as satisfactory in regard to professional organizations.
Indicator
Survey Data - Professional Organizations
Exit survey data that includes a rating of the professional organizations will be extracted and analyzed.
Criterion
Student rating score - organizations
80% of graduating seniors will rate professional organizations in the department with a score of 3.0 or greater on a 4.0 scale.
Finding
Student Satisfaction Survey Results 4
Students were asked whether professional organizations in the dept. were very satisfactory, satisfactory, unsatisfactory, or very unsatisfactory. 83% of students responded that organizations were at least satisfactory; thus, this criterion was met.
Action
Student survey results - 4
Continue current course. Encourage more students to participate in professional organizations.
Objective
Building Facilities
The faculty and staff will provide a department viewed by the students as satisfactory in regard to the building facilities.
Indicator
Survey Data - Building
Exit Survey data that includes a rating of the facility will be extracted and analyzed.
Criterion
Student rating score - building
80% of graduating seniors will rate the facility used by the department with a score of 3.0 or greater on a 4.0 scale.
Finding
Student Satisfaction Survey Results
Students were asked whether building facilities were adequate, more than adequate, less than adequate. 67% of students indicated that building facilities were adequate; therefore this indicator was not met.
Action
Student Satisfaction Survey Results
Survey students to determine what aspects of the building are considered inadequate.
Goal
Employer Satisfaction
The Department of Family and Consumer Sciences will graduate Fashion Merchandising students who perform well in positions of employment within the fashion industry.
Objective
Employer Satisfaction With FMD Interns
Employers of Fashion Merchandising interns will view them as worthy of recruitment for entry-level management employment in their companies.
Indicator
Evaluation Data
The supervisor evaluation form contains a question regarding the intern's potential as an employee of the business that will be extracted and reported as a percentage.
Criterion
Evaluation Data
70% of business supervisors of fashion merchandising interns will indicate that they would hire the intern given the availability of a suitable entry-level management position in the company.
Finding
Business Supervisor's Assessment of Hirability
Internship business supervisors were asked whether they would hire the intern for a suitable opening in their business. 90% of business supervisors indicated that they would hire the student; therefore this indicator is met.
Action
Employer Satisfaction with Interns
Continue current course. Work closely with business supervisors to ascertain that the curriculum is meeting business needs.
Objective
Employer Rating
Employers will rate fashion merchandising interns as "above average" or higher on the business supervisor evaluation forms.
Indicator
Evaluation Rating Data
The supervisor evaluation form for fashion merchandising interns includes a supervisor rating of the intern that will be extracted and reported as a percentage.
Criterion
Evaluation Rating Data
80% of business supervisors of fashion merchandising interns would give the intern a rating of 3.5 or higher on a 5.0 scale. Business supervisors were asked to rate interns on a scale of 1 to 5 with 1 being poor and 5 being exceptional.
Finding
Business Supervisors' Ratings of Interns
Business supervisors were asked to rate interns on a scale of 1 to 5 with 1 being poor and 5 being exceptional. 89% of business supervisors rated interns at least 3.5 on this scale; the avg. rating was 3.94; therefore this indicator was met.
Action
Employer rating
Continue current course. Work closely with business supervisors to ascertain that the curriculum is meeting business needs.
Goal
Student Knowledge Of Content Area
The Department of Family and Consumer Sciences will graduate Fashion Merchandising majors who have an in-depth knowledge of the content area of the major.
Objective
Knowledge And Skills
Students graduating from the fashion merchandising program will demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary for entry-level management in fashion retailing/merchndising positions.
Indicator
Survey Data
The exit survey for fashion merchandising majors includes a section that tests retention of course material and a case study that applies directly to retail apparel merchandising; it is graded on a pass/fail basis.
Criterion
Survey Data
80% of students who complete the fashion merchandising program's Exit Survey will score of a grade of Pass or High Pass according to the standardized grading rubric.
Finding
Score on Exit Survey Exam
Exams over general content area are administered at the end of students' program. Scores are given as fail, low pass, pass, high pass. 89% of students scored pass or high pass; therefore, this indicator is met.
Action
Knowledge and Skills
Continue current course. Over the next two years, we will be looking to revise the exam to better reflect what students need.