Planning
Fall 2009 Data
Six years of data: enrolled graduate students, assistantships, and degrees granted. [PDF]
Lost Market Analysis. [PDF]
Program Strategic Indicator Profiles
Graduate Program Assessment
While assessing student learning has always been an integral part of graduate education at WSU, it has become increasingly important to formalize the process and metrics and make them accessible to the public. The principal criterion of a graduate program’s academic excellence relies on the quality of its faculty, entering students, graduates, and the overall academic experience as perceived by those internally and externally associated with the program. Assessment of WSU's graduate programs is intended to be a regular, ongoing, iterative process that completes the following:
- evaluates each graduate program’s quality and effectiveness
- stimulates program planning and improvement
- encourages graduate degree programs to develop in directions that reflect the University's strategic priorities
Planned program review and assessment ensures that each degree program systematically evaluates challenges, strengths, weaknesses, and progress made in achieving its goals. The process will also ensure that the program's faculty members are working effectively, and students are receiving the best education possible. WSU graduate program assessment includes 4 important phases:
- Phase I: Development of a Graduate Program’s Assessment Plan
- Phase II: Assessment Review Process
- Phase III: Assessment Review Report
- Phase IV: Review of the Assessment Process
- Graduate Assessment Process [PDF]
Graduate Program Assessment Report Template [PDF]
Resources
Resources related to program assessment terminology.
Tips and suggestions specifically for writing and measuring learning outcomes.
Bibliography [PDF]
Contact
For more information, contact Tori Byington, Ph.D., Director of Graduate Planning and Assessment. Phone: 509-335-3701; byington@wsu.edu.
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