OATdb Archive

2007 - 2008

Criminal Justice BA

Goal
Quality Education, Scholarship And Service
To provide full support combined with continual improvement in the quality of education, scholarship, and service, in compliance with the mission of the university.

Objective
Satisfaction With Education In Criminal Justice
Graduating Seniors will be satisified with their education in Criminal Justice at SHSU.

Indicator
Satisfaction With Education
A Graduating Senior Survey will be distributed to graduating seniors to measure their satisfaction with the education they receive in Criminal Justice at SHSU.

Criterion
Senior Graduate Survey
At least 75% of graduating seniors will report being satisfied or very satisfied with their education in criminal justice.

Finding
Satisfaction
78% of graduating seniors reported being satisfied or very satisfied with their education in criminal justice.

Action
Graduating Senior Survey
2008-2009 update and revise the Graduating Senior Survey.

Goal
Acquire Specific Knowledge
To provide students with the opportunity and assistance to acquire knowledge of the roles of policing, courts, laws, and corrections as they contribute to social order.

Objective
Senior Exit Exam
Assess graduating senior's comprehensive knowledge of core criminal justice course work.

Indicator
Senior Exit Exam
Graduating Senior Exit Exam will be taken on-line by every graduating senior during the fall and spring. semesters.

Criterion
Senior Exit Exam
70% of graduating seniors will score a "C" or higher on the Senior Exit Exam.

Finding
Senior Exit Exam
70% of graduating seniors scored a "C" or higher on the Senior Exit Exam

Action
Senior Exit Exam
Revise Senior Exit Exam consistent with revisions to undergraduate curriculum.

Goal
Ability To Achieve Professional Goals
To provide students with the ability to achieve the professional goals of criminal justice.

Objective
Successful CJ Job Placement
Over half of the graduating seniors will report successful criminal justice employment and/or plans to attend graduate school after graduation.

Indicator
Job Placement
50% or more graduating seniors report obtaining criminal justice related employment and/or plans to attend graduate school at the time of graduation.

Criterion
50% or higher
50% or higher of graduating seniors reported job employment in the criminal justice field or plans to attend graduate school at the time of graduation.

Finding
Job Placement
60% of graduating seniors reported obtaining criminal justice related employment or plans to attend graduate school at the time of graduation

Action
Job Placement
Host a Criminal Justice job fair to increase employment at graduation to 65%.


Update to previous cycle's plan for continuous improvement

Plan for continuous improvement