Family And Consumer Sciences BS (Food Science And Nutrition)
Goal
Knowledge And Skills
To graduate students with the necessary foundation, knowledge, skills, and competencies outlined in the American Dietetic Association's (ADA) Commission for Accreditation of Dietetics Education (CADE) Handbook.
Objective
Demonstration Of Knowledge And Skills
Food Science and Nutrition students will demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to meet the standards of the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics, the accrediting arm of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (formerly the American Dietetic Association).
Indicator
Exit Survey - Knowledge And Skills
The Exit Survey for food science and nutrition majors includes multiple-choice and short-answer sections that test retention of course material; it is graded on a pass/fail basis. (Each program area has questions that are specific to that program content.) To develop this instrument, faculty in the content area reviewed course and program objectives and chose questions from exams that reflected important concepts that students should retain. The test is used repetitively and the scoring is consistent. For security reasons, the test portion (multiple-choice, short-answer questions) is not attached. However, this document is available in the chair's office.
Criterion
80% Of Students Pass Exit Survey - Knowledge And Skills
At least 80% of the students who complete the food science and nutrition program's Exit Survey will score a grade of Pass or High Pass on the content portion of the exam.
Finding
Exit Survey - Knowledge And Skills
Of the 18 students graduated from this program during the 2012-2013 cycle, 15 completed the Exit Survey. Of those 15, 100% scored a grade of High Pass on this instrument.
Action
Exit Survey - Knowledge And Skills
Although the results of the Exit Survey were very good, we will continue a greater effort to intercept students as they prepare to graduate before they receive their diplomas.
Goal
Becoming Registered Dietitians
To graduate students who will successfully complete dietetic internship programs and pass the national credentialing exam with the goal of becoming Registered Dietitians.
Objective
Demonstrating Knowledge And Skills Required Of Registered Dietitians
Students will demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary for entry-level dietitians.
Indicator
Registration Examination In Dietetics
The information concerning passage of the credentialing exam can be verified by an annual report sent to program directors by American Council on Education of Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND), the accrediting arm of the AND (Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, formerly the American Dietetic Association).
Criterion
Registration Examination In Dietetics
At least 80% of students will receive a passing score on the Registration Examination for Dietetics.
Finding
Passage Rate On Registration Examination For Dietetics
According to data from the ACT, 100% of students from this program who took the Registration Examination for Dietetics from this program passed the exam on the first try, an excellent record.
Action
Registration Examination In Dietetics
This objective duplicates what was written in the self-study that was submitted to ACEND in the Fall of 2012. As part of this accrediting body's requirement, we will continue to work for an 80% passge rate on the Registration Exam on the first time. This benchmark rate is a national standard.
Goal
Computer Literacy
The Department of Family and Consumer Sciences will graduate students who have performed satisfactorily in the area of computer literacy through computer-based assignments in courses that are required of all FCS majors.
Objective
Computer Literacy
To assure competency in this area, students will complete specific assignments in FACS 2368 (a written assignment requiring use of a word-processing program and a budget assignment requiring the use of a spreadsheet) and FACS 4362 (a presentation using PowerPoint). Satisfactory completion of these three assignments will indicate achievement of computer literacy skills that students are projected to need as they graduate from the Food Science and Nutrition Program and enter the world of work.
Indicator
Computer Literacy
Students who graduate from undergraduate programs in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, including the Food Science and Nutrition Program, will satisfactorily complete three assignments in courses required of all undergraduate majors in the department: a word-processed assignment and a budget prepared using a spreadsheet in FACS 2368 Consumer Education and a presentation involving use of PowerPoint in FACS 4362 Presentation Techniques. In addition, Food Science and Nutrition majors will do two additional computer literacy assignments that will be assessed. For FACS 3370, students will complete a PowerPoint assignment on a nutrition-related metabolic disorder, and for FACS 3339, students will submit a Review of Literature Analysis of Evidence related to a community nutrition problem. There are rubrics for each assignment.
Criterion
Word-Processing, Spreadsheet And PowerPoint Assignments
At least 90% of program majors who take the courses FACS 2368 and FACS 4362 during the 2012-2013 academic year will score 3 or better on a 5-point scale with 5 being the highest score and 1 being the lowest score on the three assignments that are required to meet this computer literacy competency. Examples of assignment sheets for these three assignments and rubrics for grading them are attached.
Finding
Word-Processing, Spreadsheet And PowerPoint Assignments
Fifteen students from this program were enrolled in the FACS 2368 course and completed the word-processing and spreadsheet assignments with a score of 5/5. Six students from this program were enrolled in the FACS 4362 course; five of them completed the PowerPoint assignment and made a score of 5, and the remaining students made a score of 3. Therefore, this criterion was met.
Criterion
Assignments In FACS 3370 And 3339
All Food Science and Nutrition majors take FACS 3370 and 3339 as part of their program. Computer literacy assignments include a Review of Literature Analysis of Evidence (FACS 3339) and a PowerPoint presentation for a nutrition-related metabolic disorder or "hot topic" related to nutrition pathways (FACS 3370). 90% of students in these courses will score at least a 3.0 on these two assignments.
Finding
Assignments In FACS 3370 And FACS 3339
Thirty-two out of the 35 students in FACS 3370 (91%) earned a score of 3 or above on the assigned presentation over a nutrition-related metabolic disorder or "hot topic" related to nutrition pathways. Twenty-three out of 25 (92%) of students earned a score of 3 or better on the Review of Literature Analysis of Evidence. Therefore, this criterion was met.
Action
Computer Literacy
The university requires that we measure and report results regarding computer literacy, and these are the means and measures chosen for this reporting. This computer literacy measure is also required of ACEND, the accrediting body over the Food Science and Nutrition Program. Overall, it is obvious that students are entering the university with good computer literacy skills and are further developing these skills during their time as undergraduate students.
Goal
Dietetic Internship Programs
To guide and direct well-qualified students toward admission into a dietetic internship program.
Objective
Increase Percentage Of Didactic Program In Dietetics (DPD) Graduates Admitted To Dietetic Internship (DI) Programs
Well-qualified students will be recruited to enter a dietetic internship program.
KPI
Graduates Admitted To Dietetic Internship Programs
The program will increase the percentage of students graduating from the Food Science and Nutrition Program and applying to a Dietetic Internship Program who are successfully admitted. Over a two-year period, 30% of students who graduate from the Food Science and Nutrition Program will apply for, and be admitted to, a dietetic internship program.
Result
Graduates Admitted To Dietetic Internship Programs
Of the seven program graduates who applied to Dietetic Internship Programs, five were accepted, for an acceptance rate of 71.4%; one of these two students has had an interview for a position and we do not yet know the results of this interview. The goal written for ACEND was a 30% acceptance rate, so this criterion was exceeded.
Action
Increase Percentage Of DPD Graduates Admitted To A DI Program
The DPD Director works individually with students to prepare their packets so that chances for admission are increased. Even though we met the goal, we want to increase the percentage of students applying for and being admitted to DI Programs.