Enhance the quality and effectiveness of the graduate Health program.
Objective
Graduate Faculty
The Health MA department will recruit, maintain and develop a highly-qualified graduate teaching faculty
Indicator
Faculty Effectiveness
The Chair and graduate students will annually evaluate the teaching effectiveness of each faculty member.
Criterion
Faculty Teacher Evaluations
Health graduate faculty will score at or above the national average on the IDEA teacher evaluation instrument.
Finding
Faculty Teaching Evaluations
The three full-time graduate Health faculty scored at or above the national average on the IDEA teacher evaluation instrument. Faculty 1 ??????4.8 Faculty 2 ??????4.6 Faculty 3 ??????4.5
Action
Faculty Teaching Evaluations
Continue to support and to provide resources for faculty to sustain their teaching effectiveness. Data will be used for annual FES, promotion/tenure, and merit consideration.
Objective
Graduation Requirements
M.A. Health students will fulfill the stated University, College of Education, and Department of Health and Kinesiology requirements for graduation.
Indicator
Student Graduation Status
The Health Graduate Coordinator will certify that all graduation requirements have been met by graduate candidate.
Criterion
MA Health Exam Evaluation
A minimum pass rate of 90% of all students taking the graduate comprehensive examination. [Note: A student who fails any section(s) of the comprehensive examination is allowed a single retake of the section(s)].
Finding
MA Health Exam Evaluation
During the 2007-2008 academic year only one M.A. Health student took and passed the comprehensive exam.
Action
Graduation Requirements
Continue to recruit students into the MA health graduate program.
Goal
Faculty Excellence
Foster and promote faculty excellence in teaching scholarship and service.
Objective
Faculty Publications And Presentations
The Health department will recruit, maintain and develop a highly-qualified graduate teaching faculty.
Indicator
Faculty Professional Productivity
All members of the graduate Health faculty are professionally active and engaged in research and publications.
Criterion
Faculty Publications and Presentations
All members of the health graduate faculty will have published an article or book chapter or will have presented a paper at a professional conference during the 2007-2008 academic year
Finding
Faculty Publications/Presentations
The three full-time graduate Health faculty exceeded the target. Each faculty had at least one publication and more than two professional conference presentations.
Action
Faculty Publications/Presentations
Continue to support faculty publication and presentations efforts. Continue to allocate funds to support faculty travel to present their research at professional conferences. Data will be used for annual FES, promotion/tenure, and merit consideration.
Goal
Visibility And Impact
Increase visibility and impact by promoting quality programs and developing partnerships.
Objective
Scholarly Inquiry/ Research
MA Health students will demonstrate competence in applying research methodologies, qualitative and quantitative analysis; literature review; and use of traditional and digital resources.
Indicator
Research Presentations
MA Health students will develop their skills in research, analysis, writing, and communication in research presentations.
Criterion
Student Research Projects
All MA Health students will achieve a grade of A or B on a research project based on a problem related to the field of health.
Finding
Student Research Projects
During the 2007-2008 academic year, 18 students enrolled in HED 574, Research Seminar, developed a proposal for a research project. 60% of the students received a grade of ??????A?????? and 40% of the students received a grade of ??????B??????.
Action
Student Research Projects
Continue to monitor students success of successfully conducting research and making necessary adjustments as needed.
Goal
Institutional Effectiveness
Promote institutional effectiveness and operational excellence
Objective
Comprehensive MA Health Exam
MA Health students will name the knowledge and skills necessary to pass the graduate comprehensive examination required of all students who earn the MA in health.
Indicator
MA Health Exam Evaluation
Students will successully pass the comprehensive exam.
Criterion
MA Health Exam Evaluation
Students will pass all areas of the exam.
Finding
MA Health Exam Evaluation
During the 2007-2008 academic year only one MA Health student took and passed the comprehensive exam. (100%)
Action
MA Health Exam Evaluation
Continue to monitor the success of students passing the comprehensive exam and make modifications as needed.