Our Process

September 2011 November 2011 Received Human Subjects Certification Class assignment to create a mock assessment Getting it off the ground Spoke to key players Get buy-in from program and department Obtained an adviser with experience about topic Formulated/finalized our questions Developed interview protocol Received IRB approval (multiple rounds) Contacted interviewees and set up interview times/conduct interviews Transcribed interviews Researched journal requirements Open/focused coding Wrote article/Rewrote article/ Wrote article again Submitted to a peer-reviewed journal
Kara Gensamer, Nicole Ponticorvo, Abby Stern Demystifying the Assessment Process: Three Graduate Students Experiences ACPA 2013 Convention

January February 2012 Late February 2012 March 2012 March May 2012 May 2012 May June 2012 June 2012 September 2012 October 2012 January 2013 January 2013