The Kinesiology MED Program will emphasize research competencies and writing skills for students. 

MED Kinesiology students will be able to critically evaluate research articles and make formal presentations.

A rubric developed by the faculty will be used to determine if students have met this objective. This indicator assesses students' ability to critically evaluate a research article and present the information in a professional presentation. Students will be required to perform the following tasks to demonstrate that they have met this objective.

Students are to select one research in their chosen discipline. The article must be from a peer-reviewed, academic journal. Students will summarize the article in a short paper that addresses each of the key sections of the article (typically: review of relevant literature, method, results, and discussion). Students will then present the article to the class via a formalized research presentation. The presentation will be 12 minutes in length with 3 minutes for questions from the audience. Student presentations will be structured in a PowerPoint setting. Evaluation consists of professor's common rubric assessment of student performance on the research presentation key sections as stated above.

Students must correctly address 3/4 key sections of a research article (review of literature, method, results, and discussion) on the common embedded assignment.

90% of the students met the target on the common embedded research assignment and 10% of the students exceeded the target.

After a review of students performance on the common embedded research activities, students met or exceeded the target. Therefore, the program faculty will identify and set a new goal for the 2010-2011 academic year.  A literature review will be assigned that leads to a research question.

Produce Kinesiology Graduates with critical thinking skills

Kinesiology, MED students will be able to apply content competencies and skills relevant to Kinesiology using critical thinking.

Common critical thinking assignments and projects developed by faculty in the following courses will be used to determine if students have mastered or met this objective. 

-Research Seminar (KIN 574)
-Program Development (KIN 592)
-Current Issues in Kinesiology (KIN 597)

Students must score at least 80% correct on the common embedded critical thinking assignments and projects required in KIN 574, KIN 592, and KIN 597.

90% of the students met the target of 80% correct on the embedded critical thinking assessments and 10% of the students exceeded the target.

After a review of student performance on the common embedded critical thinking skills assessments, students met or exceeded the target. The use of logic and deductive reasoning were the primary weaknesses.  Future critical thinking assignments will address these skills.