NCA Accreditation Preparation Activities
NCA Accreditation Committee activities include monthly meetings, discussions on revised criteria, and focused activities organized around three subcommittees. Timeline of activities towards NCA accreditation from 2012 to 2016 involves student learning assessment workshops, integration of evidence into reports, and submission of Quality Improvement Initiative proposals. Learning assessment in colleges includes the use of the Collegiate Learning Test as a benchmark for critical thinking skills. NCA committees focus on articulating program-level learning goals and establishing robust assessment processes.
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Preparation for NCA Accreditation Siva K. Balasubramanian August 29 2013
NCA Accreditation Preparation NCA Accreditation Committee activities Monthly meetings Discussions about revised criteria and their implications Focused activities organized around three subcommittees Meeting planned with HLC s new liaison for IIT (Sunil Ahuja) Updates provided at University Faculty meetings
Timeline of Activities toward NCA Accreditation 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Committee/Subcommittee Student Learning Assessment Workshops, Discuss with Schools/Colleges Study Assessment Processes at Pioneer Schools, HLC Conferences Integrate evidence into NCA report Collect assessment evidence for Student Learning goals for each academic program in each academic unit Assessment Subcommittee Review themes from My Perfect IIT Survey and develop QII proposals Quality Improvement Initiative (QII) Subcommittee QII Proposal submission to HLC Implementation of QII Proposals presented to NCA, and integrate into NCA report HLC administrative criteria, implications of IIT s updated Strategic Plan Administrative Criteria Subcommittee Integrate IIT s updated Strategic Plan, Compliance, Diversity and Community outreach efforts into NCA report NCA Advisory Committee Discuss progress within each subcommittee, coordinate communications with campus constituencies, and assure that resources needed to achieve critical accreditation goals are deployed effectively
Learning Assessment Current Environment Colleges Set to office Exit Tests Wall Street Journal, August 26, 2013 Collegiate Learning Test (CLA) is a objective, benchmarked report card for critical thinking skills Will be taken by seniors at 200 US Colleges in Spring 2014 CLA scores considered critical after graduation, as SAT is for admission Employers say they prefer to rely on CLA than on grades Strong educational outcomes -- such as high graduation rates - may be linked to federal financial aid
NCA Committees Assessment Goals Articulate program level learning goals Establish a robust assessment process (measurement items, rubrics, and curriculum map) for each academic program at IIT Collect assessment data for each program for two years (including documenting steps taken to improve programs from assessment data)
Plans on Assessment Deans have received an update on assessment activities at respective academic unit That document serves as a starting point for ongoing discussions with each academic unit in Fall 2013 to develop a robust assessment process, data collection etc for each program Follow up Assessment workshops
Plans on Quality Improvement Initiative Two Quality Improvement Initiatives discussed by the committee are being integrated into one proposal following discussions with HLC Plan to have this integrative proposal ready for submission before the end of 2013
Plans for Conforming with HLC Criteria Seamlessly integrate elements of IIT s Strategic Plan document into the NCA Report Assure that IIT conforms to the updated list of Accreditation criteria as articulated by HLC in 2013
