The students will be able to demonstrate competency in research and writing skills.
Objective
Research Proposal
MA Health students will be able to develop a research proposal for an area study of their choice.
Indicator
Proposal Presentation
As developed by the faculty, a common embedded portion of HED 574 (Research Seminar) will require students to develop and present a proposal for a research project.
Criterion
Success Rate
A common rubric developed by the faculty will be used to assess the written proposal assignment. The written proposals will be evaluated for the following: 1. Content 2. Writing (grammar, spelling) 3. Organization/flow/clarity 4. APA formatting 5. Creativity
The presentation will be evaluated using the following criteria: 1. Presentation style 2. Organization of information/material (PPT slides. etc.) 3. General knowledge of material 4. Creativity 5. Time requirement
Finding
Research
90% of the students correctly met the target, 10% of the students exceeded the target on the written proposal and oral presentation assignment.
Action
Research
After the review of student performance on the embedded research assignment, the students met and exceeded the target. The program faculty will identify and set a new goal for the 2010-2011 academic year. It seems that a current literature review would require independent research into a topic and the literature evaluated for its appropriate conclusions and methodology. This experience should lead the student to formulate a research question.
Goal
Critical Thinking Skills
Produce MA Health Graduates with Critical Thinking Skills.
Objective
Apply Critical Thinking
MA Health graduate students will be able to apply health education principles and practices using critical thinking skills.
Indicator
Thinking Critically
A common embedded portion of health graduate courses assignments, developed by the faculty, will require students to use and apply critical thinking skills.
Criterion
Assess Critical Thinking
Students must score at least 80% correct on the common embedded critical thinking skills assignments/projects.
Finding
Critical Thinking
85% of the students exceeded the 80% target on the common embedded critical thinking skills assessments and 15% of the students met the target.
Action
Critical Thinking
After a review of students' performance on the embedded critical thinking skills, the program faculty was pleased to note that the students met or exceeded the goal. However, 15% still did not meet the goal. The weak areas appeared to be in using logic and deductive reasoning.
Goal
Aging And Health Promotion
The Health MA Program will emphasize the aging population its impact on health education.
Objective
Aging Trends
Students in the Health MA program will be able to investigate the opportunities and limitations facing the elderly regarding health care and special health needs.
Indicator
Interviewing The Elderly
A common embedded assignment of HED 565, Aging and Health Promotion, developed by the faculty, requires students to conduct at least two interviews with elderly individuals. The following criteria will be used to evaluate the assignment. 1. Must conduct two interviews with the elderly 2. Prepare questions for interview 3. Write and submit a 3-4 page reaction paper which describes the life of older Americans based on your interviews 4. Document who and where you visited
Criterion
Aging Assessment
Students must correctly address the four elements (outlined in the indicator) in the common embedded assignment on interviewing the elderly/aging.
Finding
Aging
90% of the students met the target on this aging assessment. 10% of the students exceeded the target.
Action
Aging
After a review of the student performance on the aging interview assignment, the students met or exceeded the target. The program faculty will identify and set a new goal for the 2010-2011 academic year. A strong possibility is that we will add an assignment of creating a brochure for those who work with individuals of varying ages to address health care and special health needs for individuals of a given age.