Assessment

An assessment committee will use key performance indicators, surveys, focus groups, and interviews to measure progress on each goal. Data will be evaluated every semester and used to make ongoing improvements.

The committee, led by the assessment specialist and composed of faculty and staff with experience assessing internships, community-engaged learning, education abroad, and faculty training, will document assessment results in periodic reports submitted to the Office of the Provost.

Goal One

Broaden participation and enhance capacity for high-quality experiential learning activities that require engagement with communities external to the university.

The committee will use key performance indicators to measure progress on Goal One. Specific achievement targets will be established after conducting the year one comprehensive audit and adjusted each year based on performance. A 5% year-over-year increase for each indicator is used for illustrative purposes.

  • Increase number of offerings across all activities by 5%
  • Increase number of academic departments that offer experiential learning activities by 5%
  • Increase number of students who engage in experiential learning activities by 5% (by school and college)
  • Increase number of students who engage in multiple experiential learning activities by 5% (by school and college)
  • Increase number of underrepresented minorities who engage in experiential learning activities by 5%
  • Increase number of faculty who engage in experiential learning activities by 5%
  • Increase number of staff who engage in experiential learning activities by 5%
  • Increase number of partners who engage

Goal Two

Develop, deepen, and sustain mutually beneficial collaborations between Emory University and external stakeholders.

The committee will use the following assessment methods to collect data and measure progress on Goal Two:

  • Student, faculty, staff, and partner surveys
  • Student, faculty, staff, and partner focus groups
  • Student, faculty, staff, and partner interviews with QEP director and staff
  • Written evaluations of collaborations by students, faculty, staff, and partners
  • Evaluations of training materials and guidebooks by faculty, staff, and partners

Goal Three

Prepare faculty and staff to create and facilitate high-impact experiential learning opportunities.

Key performance indicators will allow the committee to measure progress on Goal Three:

  • Develop a faculty and staff training program for each of the three focus areas by the end of year one
  • Train ten faculty and staff members in each of the three focus areas by the end of year two
  • Increase the overall number of faculty and staff participating in professional development training programs by 5% in years three, four, and five
  • Increase the number of faculty and staff (from specific schools and programs) participating in professional development training programs years three, four, and five (percent of increase to be determined based on year one audit)

In addition, we will also use the following assessment methods to measure progress on Goal Three:

  • Faculty and staff surveys and focus groups
  • Faculty and staff interviews with QEP director and staff
  • Faculty and staff evaluations of training materials and guidebooks
  • Faculty and staff evaluations of workshop leaders and facilitators