Bachelor of Science
in Environmental Science
College / School
College of Sciences & Technology
Department
Marine & Environmental Sciences
Program / Major / Certificate
BS Environmental Science
Assessment Coordinator(s)
Sue C. Ebanks
Has there been a change to the Assessment Coordinator(s) since the last
assessment plan?
No
Person(s) responsible for writing and/or submitting this report:
Sue C. Ebanks
The mission of the Environmental Science program is to provide a broad-based
curriculum and specialization involving integration of information from
different disciplines such as natural and social science leading to a degree in
environmental sciences. The course work is suited for persons planning to
pursue careers in the environmental sciences and related disciplines as well as
preparation for advanced study in environmental related disciplines.
Has this mission statement been revised since the last plan?
No
Students were evaluated based on whether they exhibited mastery or not for each of the five (5) Student Learning/Service Delivery Outcomes.
1. Students will be able to discuss current issues that relate to ecology and the environment.
2. Students will be able to discuss principles involved in environmental ethics, limnology, environmental chemistry, and ecotoxicology.
3. Students will be able to discuss environmental radiation, pros and cons of environmental radiation, environmental impact assessment, and create an environmental impact statement.
4. Students will be able to explain various waste management techniques including phytoremediation and bioremediation.
5. Students will be able to discuss environmental law, geology, and contaminant hydrology.
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SSU Strategic Plan Goal |
PSLO |
Semester |
Professor |
Courses |
Assessment Artifacts and Instruments |
Target Levels |
Results and Analysis of Results |
Actions in Response to Results |
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Academic Engagement and Achievement
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1. Students may be able to discuss current issues that relates to ecology and the environment. |
Fall 2013 |
Pride |
ENVS 1121K Physical Geology |
Grade from Quizzes, homework, or Tests - 2013-14 Assessment Rubric |
100% will score ≥ Level 1, 70% will score ≥ Level 2, and 10% will score ≥ Level 3 |
TARGET 1 MET 100% scored ≥ Level 1, 100% scored ≥ Level 2, and 40% scored ≥ Level 3 |
OVERALL: TARGET MET TARGETS 1 - 3: Target levels were difficult to
set for the 2013-14 academic year because of large, highly variable number
for the percentage of course participants being non-Environmental Science
majors. TARGETS 1 - 3: Target met. Methods will be continued. |
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Ebanks |
ENVS 2401 Intro to Environmental Science |
TARGET 2 MET 100% scored ≥ Level 1, 94% scored ≥ Level 2, and 88% scored ≥ Level 3 |
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ENVS 3121 Environmental Ethics |
100% will score ≥ Level 2, 60% will score ≥ Level 3, and 10% will score ≥ Level 4 |
TARGET 3 MET 100% scored ≥ Level 2, 100% scored ≥ Level 3, and 33% scored ≥ Level 4 |
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Academic Engagement and Achievement
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2. Student may be able to discuss principles involved in environmental ethics, limnology, environmental chemistry, and ecotoxicology. |
Fall 2013 |
Ebanks |
ENVS 3121 Environmental Ethics |
Grade from Quizzes, homework, or Tests - 2013-14 Assessment Rubric |
100% will score ≥ Level 2, 60% will score ≥ Level 3, and 10% will score ≥ Level 4 |
TARGET 1 NOT MET 80% scored ≥ Level 2, 40% scored ≥ Level 3, and 0% scored ≥ Level 4 |
OVERALL: TARGET NOT MET |
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Spring 2014 |
Kaltenberg |
MSCI 4301K Biologic Oceanography |
TARGET 2 NOT MET 50% scored ≥ Level 2, 35% scored ≥ Level 3, and 0% scored ≥ Level 4 |
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Fall 2013 |
Sajwan |
ENVS 4202 Principle of Ecotoxicology |
100% will score ≥ Level 2, 70% will score ≥ Level 3, and 30% will score ≥ Level 4 |
TARGET 3 NOT MET 65% scored ≥ Level 2, 45% scored ≥ Level 3, and 0% scored ≥ Level 4 |
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Academic Engagement and Achievement
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3. Students may be able to discuss environmental radiation, pros and cons of environmental radiation, environmental impact assessment, and environmental impact statement. |
TARGET NOT ASSESSED - Relevant courses not offered AY 2013-14 |
OVERALL: TARGET NOT ASSESSED |
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Academic Engagement and Achievement
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4. Students may be able to explain various waste management techniques including phytoremediation and bioremediation. |
TARGET NOT ASSESSED - Relevant courses not offered AY 2013-14 |
OVERALL: TARGET NOT ASSESSED |
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Academic Engagement and Achievement
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5. Student may be able to discuss environmental law, geology and contaminant hydrology. |
Fall 2013 |
Pride |
ENVS 1121K Physical Geology |
Grade from Quizzes, homework, or Tests - 2013-14 Assessment Rubric |
100% will score ≥ Level 1, 70% will score ≥ Level 2, and 10% will score ≥ Level 3 |
TARGET 1 MET 100% scored ≥ Level 1, 80% scored ≥ Level 2, and 60% scored ≥ Level 3 |
OVERALL: TARGET PARTIALLY MET |
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Sajwan |
ENVS 4121 Environmental Law |
100%will score ≥ Level 2, 70% will score ≥ Level 3, and 30% will score ≥ Level 4 |
TARGET 2 NOT MET 100% scored ≥ Level 1, 65% scored ≥ Level 2, and 50% scored ≥ Level 3 |
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ENVS 4101 Contaminant Hydrology |
TARGET 3 NOT MET 100% scored ≥ Level 1, 70% scored ≥ Level 2, and 45% scored ≥ Level 3 |
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SSU Strategic Plan Goal |
PO Goal |
Enabling Strategies |
Measures |
Targets |
Results and Analysis of Results |
Actions in Response to Results |
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Academic Engagement and Achievement
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Increase program visibility |
a. Partner with community organizations to host/attend environmentally relevant activities/events b. Update programmatic promotional materials (content & format) |
i. Number of activities/attendees for Program Student Organization (Environmental Science Club) ii. Complete update of programmatic promotional materials |
Hold 7 monthly events during the academic year (Sep-April, excl. Dec)
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TARGET MET 11 major and several minor events were held combined on- and off-campus
Initiatives have begun to establish a student-led recycling program, partnering with the City of Savannah
Application and award for CSX Restoration project to plant trees in the riparian buffer zone around campus (with Savannah Tree Foundation) |
OVERALL: TARGET MET Description of any changes for improvements which were made during the course of the 2013-2014 academic year: The program has begun to update programmatic promotional materials. Future: Update annually. Description of the expected use of results that will be addressed in the 2014-2015 academic year: Participants repeatedly express appreciation for an anticipation of ENVS-hosted events. The program will plan to maintain or increase event frequency and diversity. |
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Academic Engagement and Achievement
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Increase student active learning/ service learning/ co-curricular opportunities |
a. Obtain/maintain external funding b. Add informal learning element opportunities to Student Organization (Environmental Science Club) activities/event
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i. Number of non-ENVS majors receiving Earth Science related information through formal or informal pathways ii. Number of student research projects/ presentations/ publications iii. Number of community partnerships involving engaging students iv. Develop survey to distribute to 1st and 2nd year students to determine their interests (graduate school, research, policy, etc.) |
Expose 500 non-majors to environ-mental concepts/ issues per annum (ca. 10% of SSU student population)
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TARGET NOT MET Viewing ENVS club sign-in lists and headcounts on rosters (Outreach & Visibility file attached), only retained roll for a few of the events, not all of them. |
OVERALL: TARGET NOT MET Description of any changes for improvements which were made during the course of the 2013-2014 academic year: Evaluating sign-in sheets, we quickly realized that that we are not capturing all of the participants and need some post-event feedback to help assess impact Description of the expected use of results that will be addressed in the 2014-2015 academic year: The program will formulate a post event-survey and determine if there is a digital sign-in that can also be used to more completely track number of participants |
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Academic Engagement and Achievement
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Facilitate student involvement in professional development opportunities |
a. Maintain program email list of current students b. Establish information distribution protocol (email blast, digital newsletter, RSS feed, FB page, etc.) |
Number of students reached with professional development opportunities |
Make monthly contact with ENVS-majors |
TARGET
MET
Dependent upon accuracy of BANNER for major declaration. |
OVERALL: TARGET MET Description of any changes for improvements which were made during the course of the 2013-2014 academic year: Formed 1st run of email roster.
Description of the expected use of results that will be addressed in the 2014-2015 academic year: The program needs to determine completeness of list of ENVS-declared majors and considers contacting CAS and compare against list from BANNER. |