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2014 - 2015

Criminal Justice Leadership And Management MS

Goal
Application Of Leadership And Management Content / Principles To Their Own Agencies
Application Of Leadership And Management Content/Principles to Their Own Agencies

Objective
Students Will Demonstrate The Ability To Apply Leadership And Management Principles To Work In Their Own Agencies
Students preparing to graduate with a Master of Science in Leadership and Management will demonstrate the ability to apply leadership and management principles to work in their own agencies.

Indicator
Written Demonstration Of Application Of Principles
As a part of their assessed work, students will be required to apply the leadership and management principles presented in their courses to their own working environments. This will be in the form of essay exam questions, practical exercises, written materials, or learning journal entries. This indicator will not be based on the examination, assignments, or journal entries as a whole, but rather, on those aspects of the assignment that focus directly on the application of principles.

Criterion
Students Will Be Successful On Leadership Application Materials
Over 50% of students will receive an average rating on their leadership application materials.  Average means that the topic and issue are related in a general manner.  Above average means the issue description deftly involves the topic(s) selected.  Outstanding means the issue description very strongly involves core theme(s) of the course.


Finding
Application Objective Met
More than 50% of the participants offered sound demonstration that they could apply sound leadership and management pricnciples and actions in their work setting.

Action
Monitor
The objective was met and shared with appropriate faculty. The program area representative will work to warrant that program elements are monitored to ensure course consistency with these establisehd objectives. 

Goal
Integration Of Theory And Practice
Integration of Theory and Practice

Objective
Students Will Demonstrate The Ability To Integrate Theory And Practice
Students preparing to graduate with a Master of Science in Leadership and Management will demonstrate the ability to integrate theory and practice.

Indicator
Written Demonstration Of Integration Of Theory And Practice
As a part of their assessed work, students will be required to apply and integrate the theory and the practice of leadership and management principles to their own working environments. This will be in the form of essay exam questions, practical exercises, written materials, or learning journal entries. This indicator will not be based on the examination, assignments, or journal entries as a whole, but rather, on those aspects of the assignment that focus directly on the application of principles.

Criterion
Students Will Relate Theory To Practice
Over 50% of students will receive an average rating on their leadership application/integration materials.  Average means that the topic and issue are clearly related.  Above average means the issue description very clearly involves the topic(s) selected.  Outstanding means the issue description very strongly involves core theme(s) of the course.  A Journal Entry Grading Rubric will be used.

Finding
Integration Objective Met
More than 50% of the participants offered sound demonstration that they could appropriately integrate the theory of leadership with the practical, practice of  sound leadership and management pricnciples in their work environments.

Action
Monitor & Review
The objective was met and shared with appropriate faculty. The program area representative will work to warrant that program elements are monitored to ensure course consistency with these establisehd objectives.


Update to previous cycle's plan for continuous improvement Though a valuable idea, the Exit Exam consideration encountered multiple limitations due to the varying schedules and professional careers of these students---most of whom are full-time CJ professionals and leaders. As a result, a new focus was developed to be considered involving a reassessment of the evaluation rubric used in the required 'final' course entitled Emerging Issues in Criminal Justice Leadership. This will be undertaken in the 2015-2016 academic year.  This course provides a natural environment to assess the grasp of key leadership concepts of those graduating from the program.

Plan for continuous improvement As a result of issues encountered during the previous cycle, a new focus was developed for consideration. This approach involves a reassessment of the evaluation rubric used in the required 'final' course entitled Emerging Issues in Criminal Justice Leadership. This will be undertaken in the 2015-2016 academic year.  This course provides a natural environment to assess the grasp of key leadership concepts of those graduating from the program. The evaluation rubric will assess the level of integration of the leadership materials presented during the program.