FOL will actively recruit additional students for the Spanish MA to increase enrollments.
Objective
Recruitment Methods
Foreign Languages will publicize the Spanish MA via our departmental website, Facebook site, informational posters and recruitment events.
KPI
Enrollment
Enrollment in the second year of the Spanish MA will grow by 50% from the initial enrollments of the first year via use of publicity.
Result
Enrollment Growth
Enrollment in the MA is now at 50 students.
Action
Publicity
FOL has used all manner of publicity avenues as listed in the objective.
Goal
MA Exam
The Graduate Faculty in Spanish will collaborate to write an MA exam for the first cohort to graduate.
Objective
MA Exam Tied To Classes
Collaboration by Graduate Faculty in Spanish to formulate MA exam questions which reflect student classroom experiences.
KPI
Formatting Of MA Exam
Each Graduate Faculty member in Spanish will formulate a number of essay questions related to the content of each graduate course that member taught.
Result
MA Exam
Each Graduate Faculty member in Spanish will formulate a number of essay questions related to the content of each graduate course that member taught.
Action
MA Exam Formulation
Each faculty member submitted questions each semester for each individual according to the individual's course history.
Goal
Reading List
The Graduate Faculty in Spanish will collaborate on a comprehensive reading list for MA students.
Objective
Chronological Comprehensive Recommended Reading List
Each Graduate Faculty member in Spanish will compile a list of recommended readings for MA students, according to the faculty member's scholarly/teaching specialty.
KPI
Compilation Of MA Reading Lists
The Graduate Faculty members in Spanish will compile a single document reading list which reflects all members' reading lists by specialty.
Result
Reading List
Each faculty member has submitted a reading list.
Action
Reading List
While the individualized MA exams have been prepared by each professor with whom a student took courses, this format will be reexamined in view of uneven results in evaluation. A reading list-based exam will be considered instead.
Goal
Student Learning Attainment
MA in Spanish students will complete a comprehensive exam in the last semester of classes.
Objective
Student Mastery Of Content.
Student will demonstrate mastery of the MA in Spanish reading list and of the content of courses completed
Indicator
MA Exam
Each MA in Spanish student will complete an exam during the final semester of classes that measures mastery of the reading list and of courses content in courses taken.
Criterion
MA In Spanish Final Exam Measure Of Success
Each MA in Spanish students will score 75% or better on the final MA exam during the final semester of classes.
Finding
MA Exam Evaluation
MA exams were evaluated at fail, pass and high pass as dictated by the Graduate School, rather than by percentage overall.
Action
MA Exam
Only the course-based questions were included on the MA exam. That was not a particularly satisfactory basis, since evaluation by individual professors was widely divergent. A redesigned exam is being formulated.