Liberal Arts/Health Careers Opportunity(HCOP) 2017

Program Student Learning Outcomes (PSLOs)

At the completion of the Liberal Arts/Health Careers Opportunity Program, the student will be able to:

1. Describe the structure and function of organ systems in the human body.
2. Demonstrate a solid foundation in basic biological sciences.
3. Identify and describe different career opportunities in health care and allied professions.
4. Identify, describe, and/or analyze issues relevant to human health.

• I=Introduced
• D=Demonstrated
• M=Mastery at a level appropriate for graduation

LIBERAL ARTS/HEALTH CAREERS OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM MATRIX
Required Course:	HCOP_PSLO_1	HCOP_PSLO_2	HCOP_PSLO_3	HCOP_PSLO_4
SC101: Health Science	I,D	I,D,M	I,D,M	I,D,M
SC122A: Anatomy & Physiology I	I,D,M	I,D,M	I	I,D
SC122B: Anatomy & Physiology II	I,D,M	I,D,M	I	I,D
SC180: Microbiology	I	I,D,M	I;	I,D,M
SC230: Chemistry w/lab	I	I,M	I	I,D
SS/PY101: General Psychology	I	I,D	I	I,D,M
ED/PY201: Human Growth and Development	I	I,D	I,D	I,D,M
EN/CO205: Speech Communication				I
ANY 100 LEVEL OR ABOVE MATHEMATICS				I,D
SC112: Human Nutrition	I,D	I,D,M	I,D,M	I,D,M

PSLO Assessment Report Summary

What we looked at:
The Liberal Arts/ Health Careers Opportunity Program assessment focused on all four HCOP_PSLO during the academic year 2016-2017 (Fall 16 & Spring 17)

What we found:

• HCOP_PSLO_1:Describe the structure and function of organ systems in the human body.
  Fall 2016-Anatomy & Physiology I (SC 122A)
  90% of students were able to describe the structure and function of organ systems in the human body based on the number of students passing the Anatomy and Physiology course with a score of 70% or better.
• Spring 2017-Anatomy & Physiology II (SC 122A)
  Over 95% of students were able to describe the structure and function of organ systems in the human body based on the number of students passing the Anatomy and Physiology course with a score of 70% or better.
• HCOP_PSLO_2:Demonstrate a solid foundation in basic biological sciences
  SPRING 2017-Microbiology (SC 180)
  Over 95% of students were able to demonstrate a solid foundation in basic biological sciences based on the number of students passing the Microbiology course with a score of 70% or better.
• HCOP_PSLO_3:Identify and describe different career opportunities in health care and allied professions.
  FALL 2016-Human Nutrition (SC 112)
  Over 81% of students were able to identify and describe different career opportunities in health care and allied professions based on the number of students passing the Human Nutrition course with a score of 70% or better.
• HCOP_PSLO_4:Identify, describe, and/or analyze issues relevant to human health.
  SPRING 2017-Microbiology (SC 180)
  Over 95% of students were able to identify, describe, and/or analyze issues relevant to human health based on the number of students passing the Microbiology course with a score of 70% or better.

What we are planning to work on:

• HCOP Program Student Learning Outcomes (PSLOs) have been reworded to better reflect the content of all courses that make up the program.
• Dialog with faculty of Public Health, and Nursing programs is planned with a view to gain further insight into possible ways of improving student study skills, particularly as related to a science curriculum. Discussions with faculty of the Marine Science Program on how to improve study skills reveal that the problem is widespread across many disciplines; many students enroll into the college with poor study skills and poor study habits.
• HCOP faculty members are working to improve survey tactics to determine the number of students who are currently seeking advance degrees related to HCOP.
• We recommend that the college administration adopt a universal mandatory attendance policy. The current, flexible policy, which leaves attendance requirements up to individual instructors gives students the impression that attendance is not all that important and results in a high rate of absenteeism that negatively impacts student success rate.

Recommendations for students:

• Take advantage of advertised tutoring opportunities with the Math&Science Division.
• Review and revise notes after class.
• Submit all assignments in time.
• Interact meaningfully with faculty.
• Attend class regularly and arrive on time.
• Continue to work with advisors, get help if you need, and ask questions.