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Note type: Resource
tags:
  - "#Resource"
Resource type: Work
Resource date: 2024-05-27
Related areas:
  - "[[Teaching]]"
  - "[[Academic service]]"
Related projects:
  - "[[Curriculum Committee]]"
  - "[[SOC101 Introduction to Sociology Course]]"
  - "[[SOC301 Social Research Methods Course]]"
Related tasks:
  - "[[Develop proposal for new elective course]]"
  - "[[Review assessment plan for SOC301]]"
Related references: 
Related zettels: 
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Related resources: 
Related people:
  - "[[Emily Johnson]]"
  - "[[James Wilson]]"
  - "[[Valerie Nguyen]]"
Creation date: 2024-05-27
Last modified: 2024-05-27
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## General notes

5-year review, Fall 2023

### Key Strengths

- Curriculum aligned with standards, core competencies
- Good theory/methods foundation
- Flexibility with electives, concentrations
- High-impact practices used
- Extracurriculars for professionalization
- Consistent assessment

### Areas for Improvement

- Update curriculum map and course descriptions
- Cover emerging subfields better
- More experiential learning, scaffolding
- Better alignment of writing/research skills
- More interdisciplinary collaboration
- More inclusive teaching adoption

### Recommendations

1. Review syllabi, catalog by Spring 2024
2. Develop new elective for 2024-25
3. Inventory research project types
4. Add eportfolio in capstone
5. Partner for faculty writing instruction training
6. Develop standard skill rubrics
7. Discuss linkages cross-dept
8. Start teaching squares for inclusive pedagogy
9. Organize professional dev for students
10. Revisit assessment plan

#### Implementation Considerations

- Balance choice/flexibility with guidance/coherence
- Need resources for faculty to update/change
- Bring students into design process
- Assessment/advising upgrades may be needed

### Next Steps

- Share summary for feedback
- Undergraduate Curriculum Committee makes action plan
- Form working groups
- Budget for needed resources
- Communicate with stakeholders
- Keep assessing and adjusting

