Criminal Justice (B.A.) Outcome Set

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1 Report: Assessment Cycle Details for: Criminal Justice (B.A.) Report Generated by Taskstream Workspace: Program Level Assessment & Action Plan Assessment Plan: Assessment Cycle: Assessment Plan and Assessment Assessment Plan Template: Program Level Assessment Template Report Generated: Friday, January 24, 2014 s and Criminal Justice (B.A.) Outcome Set Establish and demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge in the five substantive areas of criminal justice The five areas are: criminal justice process, criminology, law enforcement, law adjudication, and corrections Comprehensive knowledge of the five substantive areas 1. criminal justice process 2. criminology 3. law enforcement 4. law adjudication 5. corrections Educational Testing Service (ETS) Major Field Test (MFT) PROGRAM LEVEL; DIRECT EXAM The ETS Examinatin in Criminal Justice indexes student knowledge in (1) theory, (2) the law, (3) law enforcement, (4) corrections, (5) the court system, (6) critical thinking, and (7) research methodology and statistics; indicators 1 7 are presented in individually by mean scores range = mean score distributions at or above the assessment indicator mean of institutions as reports by the ETS The test is administered once each semester (fall and spring) criminal justice personnel for Educational Testing Service (ETS) Major Field Test (MFT) Criminal justice student scores at Southeastern Oklahoma State University are comparable to ETS mean scores on each assessment indicator. Mean scores for Criminal Justice students in 128 institutions: 1) 36

2 2) 53 3) 55 4) 50 5) 57 6) 53 7) 44 Mean scores for eighteen (18) S.O.S.U. Criminal Justice students, Fall 2012: 1) 36 2) 49 3) 54 4) 50 5) 57 6) 53 7) 42 Mean scores for fourteen (14) S.O.S.U. Crimnal Justice students, Spring 2013: 1) 41 2) 52 3) 60 4) 53 5) 59 6) 58 7) 48 Met Approaching Demonstrate the ability to think critically conceptualize ideas, process and apply information reliably, and demonstrate an overall understanding of social problems, human behavior, and public policy Understanding of criminal justice related material Educational Testing Service (ETS) Major Field Test (MFT) PROGRAM LEVEL; DIRECT EXAM The ETS Examinatin in Criminal Justice indexes student knowledge in (1) theory, (2) the law, (3) law enforcement, (4) corrections, (5) the court system, (6) critical thinking, and (7) research methodology and statistics

3 range = total score means at or above the scores of individual students tested nationwide as reported by ETS on an annual basis The test is administered once each semester (fall and spring) criminal justice personnel for Educational Testing Service (ETS) Major Field Test (MFT) Criminal justice student total score means at Southeastern Oklahoma State University are comparable to ETS total score means nationwide. Total score mean for 8,271 Criminal Justice students tested nationwide September 2010 June 2013: Mean=154 Total score mean for eighteen (18) S.O.S.U. Criminal Justice students tested Fall 2012: Mean=150 Total score mean for fourteen (14) S.O.S.U. Criminal Justice students tested Spring 2013: Mean=153 Met Approaching Exhibit basic research skills by successful completion of an original research proposal Basic research skills Successful completion of an original research proposal Research proposal

4 COURSE LEVEL; DIRECT STUDENT ARTIFACT research proposal submitted as course requirement for Introduction to Social Research course (SOC 3003) assessed using traditional course grade scale (90 100=A, 80 89=B, 70 79=C, 60 69=D, and 59 & below=f) or above course (SOC 3003) offered each semester (fall and spring) instructor of SOC 3003 Introduction to Social Research for Research proposal Frequency distribution of the research grades earned by S.O.S.U. Criminal Justice students enrolled in the required research class: Fall 2012 (n=12) A (90 100) 0 B (80 89) 7 C (70 79) 4 D (60 69) 1 F (59 & below) 0 Spring 2013 (n=19) A (90 100) 4 B (80 89) 9 C (70 79) 3 D (60 69) 2 F (59 & below) 1 Unacceptable (below 64) 4 Acceptable (65 84) 16 Target (85 or above) 11 Met

5 Approaching Display the ability to communicate effectively in oral and written form Communicate information learned in oral and written form Senior research in criminal justice COURSE LEVEL; DIRECT STUDENT ARTIFACT The capstone course (CJ 4333) and/or independent study in criminal justice course (CJ 4260) grades are used to determine whether students; 1. communicate with criminal justice faculty effectivly and 2. complete a entire research project from start to finish assessed using traditional course grade scale (90 100=A, 80 89=B, 70 79=C, 60 69=D, and 59 & below=f) and above courses are offered for senior criminal justice students every semester (fall, spring, and summer) criminal justice full time faculty for Senior research in criminal justice Frequency distribution of the course grades earned by S.O.S.U. Criminal Justice students enrolled in the required senior capstone class: Fall 2012 (n=31) A (90 100) B (80 89) C (70 79) D (60 69) F (59 & below)

6 Spring 2013 (n=16) A (90 100) B (80 89) C (70 79) D (60 69) F (59 & below) Unacceptable (below 64) 1 Acceptable (65 84) 9 Target (85 or above) 37 Successfully complete a supervised work experience with a criminal justice related agency Internship in criminal justice Evaluation COURSE LEVEL; DIRECT OTHER internship site supervisors are mailed a survey to evaluate the student intern performance; in addition student interns are required to submit an experience paper to the course instructor; student interns are monitored by course instructor throughout the semester to ensure success this course (CJ 4333) is offered every semester (fall, spring, and summer) criminal justice full time faculty

7 internship survey for site supervisor (Microsoft Word) This survey is mailed to individual site supervisor to evaluate student interns for Evaluation Fall 2012: Nine (9) S.O.S.U. Criminal Justice students successfully completed all of the requirements of a supervised work experience to earn credit for CJ 4443 internship in criminal justice. On a scale of 1 7 (1=poor performance, 4=average performance, and 7=excellent performance), interns averaged 6.6 indicating that ll of our interns performed at an extremely high level. Spring 2013 Eleven (11) S.O.S.U. Criminal Justice students successfully completed all tof he requirements of a supervised work experience to earn credit for CJ 4443 internship in criminal justice. On a scale of 1 7 (1=poor performance, 4=average performance, and 7=excellent performance), interns averaged 6.2 indicating that ll of our interns performed at an extremely high level.