Domains assessed by Colleges and Academic Programs including assessment activities and instruments used to gather data Academic

Program College of Humanities Competencies Assessed

Effective Communication in Spanish Effective Communication in English

Music

Critical Thinking

Discipline related domain Music reading skills Critical Thinking

Activities/Instruments
Monograph rubric CEEB test rubric Oral presentations rubric CEEB ELASH II test rubric Monograph rubric Essays rubric Oral presentations rubric Assessment by professional jury rubric Oral tests rubric Oral examination of rhythmic, melodic and harmonic skills rubric Narrative Analysis rubric [French, Portuguese, German and Italian] Writing test rubric [French, Portuguese, German and Italian] CEEB test rubric CEEB ELASH II test rubric CEEB test rubric Essay type exam rubric CEEB ELASH II test rubric Essay type exam rubric To be assessed on the second semester of the academic year 2009-2010

Foreign Languages

Effective Communication in Spanish Effective Communication in English Effective Communication in Spanish

Hispanic Studies

Effective Communication in English Critical Thinking Discipline related domain Analysis of literary and linguistics texts

Domains assessed by Colleges and Academic Programs including assessment activities and instruments used to gather data Academic Program College of Humanities Competencies Assessed
Effective Communication in Spanish Effective Communication in English Research and creation

Art History
Critical Thinking Discipline related domain Content knowledge

Comparative Literature

Effective Communication in Spanish Effective Communication in English Critical Thinking

Activities/Instruments
CEEB test rubric Essays (art critiques) rubric CEEB ELASH II test rubric Essays (art critique) rubric Research reports rubric Research reports rubric Essays rubric Tests rubric Research reports rubric Essays rubric Tests rubric CEEB test rubric First partial exam rubric CEEB test ELASH II rubric First partial exam rubric

Domains assessed by Colleges and Academic Programs including assessment activities and instruments used to gather data Academic Program College of Humanities Competencies Assessed
Effective Communication in Spanish

Fine Arts

Effective Communication in English Critical Thinking Discipline related domain Contemporary Art Knowledge Effective Communication in Spanish

Activities/Instruments
Group Critique rubric Written reports rubric Discussion Forums - rubric CEEB test rubric CEEB ELASH II test rubric Written report rubric Discussion Forums- rubric

Discussion Forums - rubric CEEB test rubric Candidate application proposal and projects rubrics Written tests rubrics CEEB ELASH II test rubric Translation Exercises rubric Final Projects rubrics Written tests rubrics Translation Exercises rubric Written tests rubrics Candidate application proposals rubric

Interdisciplinary Studies
(as informed in their assessment plan)

Effective Communication in English Research and creation Discipline related domain Interdisciplinary Reflections

Domains assessed by Colleges and Academic Programs including assessment activities and instruments used to gather data Academic Program College of Humanities Competencies Assessed
Effective Communication in Spanish Effective Communication in English Critical Thinking Research and creation

European History

Effective Communication in Spanish

History of the Americas

Effective Communication in English Critical Thinking Research and creation

Activities/Instruments
Review reports/Essays/Reflections rubric Monographs/ Reflections rubric Review reports/Reflections rubric CEEB test rubric CEEB ELASH II test rubric Review reports rubric Essays rubric Historiography Essays rubric Monographs rubric Research proposal rubric Essays/ Reflections rubric Monographs/ Reflections rubric Review reports - /Reflections rubric CEEB test rubric CEEB ELASH II test rubric Review reports rubric Essays rubric Historiography Essays rubric Monographs rubric Research proposal rubric

Domains assessed by Colleges and Academic Programs including assessment activities and instruments used to gather data Academic Program College of Humanities Competencies Assessed
Effective Communication in Spanish Effective Communication in English

English (Linguistics Critical Thinking and Communication)

Research and creation Discipline related domain Communication Competence Effective Communication in Spanish Effective Communication in English

Activities/Instruments
CEEB test rubric CEEB ELASH II test rubric Writing samples rubric Review reports rubric Research methods rubric Writing samples rubric CEEB test rubric CEEB ELASH II test rubric Writing samples rubric Review reports rubric Research methods rubric Writing samples rubric

English (English Literature)

Critical Thinking Research and creation Discipline related domain Communication Competence Effective Communication in Spanish Effective Communication in English Research and creation

Drama

Discipline related domain Effective Theater Communication Discipline related domain Discipline Knowledge

CEEB test rubric Theatrical review reports - rubric CEEB ELASH II test rubric Theatrical presentations surveys Evaluation of drama students theatrical skills - rubric Self evaluations - Surveys Essay type exam - rubric Assessment of diction in theatrical presentations - rubric

Domains assessed by Colleges and Academic Programs including assessment activities and instruments used to gather data Academic Program Geography College of Social Science Competencies Assessed
Effective Communication in Spanish Effective Communication in English Critical Thinking Spatial and Cartographic Reasoning Effective Communication in Spanish Effective Communication in English

Activities/Instruments
CEEB test rubric Essay type exam - rubric CEEB ELASH II test rubric Essay type exam - rubric Diagnostic Test rubric CEEB test rubric Written papers, test, oral presentation and assignments rubric CEEB ELASH II test rubric Written papers, test, oral presentation and assignments rubric Investigation Projects rubric Written papers, test, oral presentation and assignments rubric Written papers, test, oral presentation and assignments rubric

Anthropology

Critical Thinking Research and creation Social Responsibility Research and creation that contributes to the comprehension of humans

Domains assessed by Colleges and Academic Programs including assessment activities and instruments used to gather data Academic Program College of Social Science Competencies Assessed
Effective Communication in Spanish Effective Communication in English Critical Thinking

Sociology

Research and creation Social Responsibility Research and creation to contribute to the analysis and comprehension of social phenomena and social problems Effective Communication in Spanish

CEEB test rubric Written papers, test, oral presentation and assignments rubric CEEB ELASH II test rubric Written papers, test, oral presentation and assignments rubric Investigation Projects rubric Written papers, test, oral presentation and assignments rubric Written papers, test, oral presentation and assignments rubric CEEB test rubric Written Works rubric CEEB ELASH II test rubric Written Works rubric CEEB test rubric Oral presentations, written papers CEEB ELASH II test rubric Research papers, Context evaluation- rubrics

Activities/Instruments

Psychology

Effective Communication in English Critical Thinking Effective Communication in Spanish

Economics

Effective Communication in English Critical Thinking Access to Economys Knowledge

Interpretation of Economic Data

Domains assessed by Colleges and Academic Programs including assessment activities and instruments used to gather data Academic Program College of Social Science Competencies Assessed
Effective Communication in Spanish Effective Communication in English

Activities/Instruments
CEEB test rubric Written papers (midterm) - rubric CEEB ELASH II test rubric Written papers (midterm) rubric Focal Groups Questionnaires Midterm papers CEEB test rubric Practicum evaluation guide Satisfaction Level Questionnaires Research Workshops rubric CEEB ELASH II test rubric Practicum evaluation guide rubric Critical and analytical Satisfaction Level Questionnaire Presentation of a Workshop rubric Course reflections rubric Practicum evaluation guide rubric Satisfaction Level Questionnaire End of Semester Written Reflection rubric Research Workshops rubric Practicum evaluation guide rubric End of Semester Written Reflection rubric Satisfaction Level Questionnaire Research Workshop rubric Practicum evaluation guide - rubric

Political Science
Critical Thinking Content knowledge Effective Communication in Spanish Effective Communication in English

Critical Thinking

Labor Relations
Social Responsibility

Research and creation Discipline related domain

Domains assessed by Colleges and Academic Programs including assessment activities and instruments used to gather data Academic Program College of Social Science Competencies Assessed
Effective Communication in Spanish Effective Communication in English Critical Thinking

Activities/Instruments
CEEB test rubric Writing test record rubric CEEB ELASH II test rubric Social Politics Projects rubric Practicum evaluation guide rubric Practicum evaluation guide rubric Final social projects with the community rubric Practicum evaluation guide rubric Social Politics Projects rubric CEEB test rubric CEEB ELASH II test rubric

Social Work

Social Responsibility Research and creation Ethical and aesthetical sensibility

Investigation Procedures rubric

General Program

Effective Communication in Spanish Effective Communication in English

Domains assessed by Colleges and Academic Programs including assessment activities and instruments used to gather data School of Communication Competencies Assessed

Academic Program

Effective Communication in Spanish

Information and Journalism

Effective Communication in English Critical Thinking Social Responsibility Effective Communication in Spanish Effective Communication in English

Audiovisual Communication

Critical Thinking Social Responsibility

CEEB test rubric Digital media journalistic work (internet) rubric Preparation of a news story based on an interview rubric Preparation of a news story based on coverage of the Legislative Process rubric Fictional journalistic report rubric Assignment for Radio & TV - rubric CEEB ELASH II test rubric Student Evaluation by the supervisor of his/her practicum rubric Student Evaluation by the supervisor of his/her practicum rubric CEEB test rubric CEEB ELASH II test rubric Courses Projects rubrics Evaluation off All the Sections of the TV & Cinematography rubric Case studies rubric

Activities/Instruments

Domains assessed by Colleges and Academic Programs including assessment activities and instruments used to gather data Academic Program School of Communication Competencies Assessed
Effective Communication in Spanish Effective Communication in English

Activities/Instruments
CEEB test rubric Written reports rubric Oral Presentations rubric CEEB ELASH II test rubric Oral Presentations rubric Monographs rubric Case Studies rubric Monographs rubric Oral Presentations rubric Monographs rubric

Public Relations and Advertising

Critical Thinking Research and creation Social Responsibility

Domains assessed by Colleges and Academic Programs including assessment activities and instruments used to gather data Academic Program Environmental Design School of Architecture Competencies Assessed
Effective Communication in Spanish Effective Communication in English Social Responsibility Design skills

Activities/Instruments
CEEB test rubric End of Semester Project rubric CEEB ELASH II test rubric End of Academic Year Project rubric End of Academic Year Project rubric

Domains assessed by Colleges and Academic Programs including assessment activities and instruments used to gather data Academic Program Teacher Preparation Program (23) College of Education Competencies Assessed Activities/Instruments
Writing Skills Test (SEDeRe) rubric Teachers Practicum rubric Writing Skills Test (SEDeRe) rubric Campus Experiences rubric Teacher Candidate Practicum rubric Electronic Portfolio rubric Literary Revisions rubric Case Studies rubric Articles Summaries rubric Oral presentations rubric Written Assignments rubric Laboratory Reports rubric Employers questionnaire Research Projects rubric Nutrition Fairs check lists Laboratory Projects rubrics Tests rubrics Case studies rubric Assignments rubric Membership to Dietetics Circle Educational Activities in & out of PR Attendance to professional development activities

Nutrition and Dietetics

Social Responsibility Planning the Learning Process Research and creation Effective Communication in Spanish Intellectual Curiosity Integration of Knowledge Continuous learning (Learning throughout life) Effective Communication in Spanish

Domains assessed by Colleges and Academic Programs including assessment activities and instruments used to gather data Academic Program College of Education Competencies Assessed
Effective Communication in Spanish

Recreation

Activities/Instruments

Research and creation

Content related knowledge of the discipline

Written Assignments rubric Case studies rubric Oral presentations rubric Development of a community profile rubric Development of a questionnaire of creative interests rubric Design of a recreation program for the community rubric Monographs rubric Reports rubric

Family Ecology

Domains assessed by Colleges and Academic Programs including assessment activities and instruments used to gather data Academic Program College of Business Administration Competencies Assessed Activities/Instruments
Effective Communication in Spanish CEEB Test rubric Oral Presentation rubric Drafting Assignment rubric CEEB ELASH II test rubric Investigation Project-rubric Case study rubric CEEB Test rubric CEEB ELASH II test rubric CEEB Test rubric CEEB ELASH II test rubric CEEB Test rubric Oral Presentation rubric Drafting Assignment rubric CEEB ELASH II test rubric Investigation Projects rubric Case study rubric CEEB Test rubric Oral Presentation rubric Drafting Assignment rubric CEEB ELASH II test rubric Investigation Projects rubric Case study rubric

Accounting

Economics Statistics

Effective Communication in English Information literacy Ethics Effective Communication in Spanish Effective Communication in English Effective Communication in Spanish Effective Communication in English Effective Communication in Spanish

Finance

Effective Communication in English Information literacy Ethics Effective Communication in Spanish Effective Communication in English Information literacy Ethics

Production and Operation management

Domains assessed by Colleges and Academic Programs including assessment activities and instruments used to gather data Academic Program College of Business Administration Competencies Assessed Activities/Instruments
Effective Communication in Spanish CEEB Test rubric Oral Presentations rubric Drafting Assignment rubric CEEB ELASH II test rubric Investigation Projects rubric Case study rubric CEEB Test rubric Oral Presentations-rubric Drafting Assignment rubric CEEB ELASH II test rubric Investigation Projects rubric Case study rubric CEEB Test rubric Oral Presentations rubric Drafting Assignment rubric CEEB ELASH II test rubric Research Projects rubric Case study rubric CEEB Test rubric Oral Presentations rubric Drafting Assignment rubric CEEB ELASH II test rubric Investigation Projects rubric Case study rubric

Marketing

Effective Communication in English Information literacy Ethics Effective Communication in Spanish

General Program

Effective Communication in English Information literacy Ethics Effective Communication in Spanish

Human resources

Effective Communication in English Information literacy Ethics Effective Communication in Spanish

Computer Information Systems

Effective Communication in English Information literacy Ethics

Domains assessed by Colleges and Academic Programs including assessment activities and instruments used to gather data Academic Program College of Business Administration Competencies Assessed Activities/Instruments
Effective Communication in Spanish Effective Communication in English CEEB Test rubric Diagnostic Test rubric Diagnostic Exercises rubrics CEEB ELASH II test rubric Case Studies Diagnostic Test rubric Diagnostic Test rubric Comprehensive Test rubric Diagnostic Test & Case Studies. Application Project rubric Research project rubric

Office System Management

Critical Thinking Use of Technology Ethics Globalization

Domains assessed by Colleges and Academic Programs including assessment activities and instruments used to gather data Academic Program College of General Studies Competencies Assessed
Effective Communication in Spanish

Interdisciplinary Bachelor General Education

Effective Communication in English Research and creation Logical-Mathematical Reasoning

College Board Test rubric Essays rubric Thesis project rubric CEEB ELASH II test rubric Thesis project rubric CIBI Laboratories rubric CIFI Laboratories rubric Pre/Post Tests rubric

Activities/Instruments

Domains assessed by Colleges and Academic Programs including assessment activities and instruments used to gather data Academic Program College of Natural Sciences Competencies Assessed
Research and creation

Biology

Effective Communication in Spanish

Effective Communication in English Logical-Mathematical Reasoning

Laboratory reports rubric Institutional statistics about the amount of students that continue graduate studies Laboratory reports rubric CEEB Test rubric Institutional statistics about the quantity of students in different levels of English and their grades CEEB ELASH II test rubric Pre/Post Tests rubric

Activities/Instruments

Domains assessed by Colleges and Academic Programs including assessment activities and instruments used to gather data Academic Program College of Natural Sciences Competencies Assessed
Critical Thinking Effective Communication in Spanish

Chemistry

Effective Communication in English Research and creation

Content knowledge

Environmental Science

Social Responsibility & Ethics Effective Communication in Spanish Effective Communication in English Content knowledge

Performance in exam questions of high cognitive level (Q3001, 3002) rubric Laboratory Reports rubric CEEB TEST rubric Oral Presentations rubric CEEB ELASH II test rubric Research proposals rubric Partial Tests rubric Laboratorys Practice Tests rubric Level of satisfaction Survey of graduate students Exit interviews Case Studies rubric CEEB TEST rubric CEEB ELASH II test rubric Performance in final exam questions of high cognitive level - rubric

Activities/Instruments

Domains assessed by Colleges and Academic Programs including assessment activities and instruments used to gather data Academic Program College of Natural Sciences Competencies Assessed
Research and creation

Physics

Effective Communication in Spanish Effective Communication in English Critical Thinking Content knowledge

Effective Communication in Spanish Effective Communication in English Research and creation Critical Thinking

Mathematics
Logical-Mathematical Competencies

Information competencies

Laboratory reports rubric Quantity of students enrolled in research projects Institutional statistics Quantity of students that continue graduate studies Institutional Statistics CEEB Test rubric Laboratory reports rubric CEEB ELASH II test rubric Laboratory reports rubric Amount of students that pass the courses with As & Bs. Institutional statistics Laboratory reports rubric CEEB Test rubric Oral presentations rubric Laboratory reports rubric CEEB ELASH II test rubric Poster presentations rubric Poster presentations rubric Course reports rubric Performance level in final exams questions (MATE 3325 & 5001) rubric Students Opinions questionnaire Poster presentations rubric Level of Satisfaction of graduates with the information competencies received Questionnaire

Activities/Instruments

Domains assessed by Colleges and Academic Programs including assessment activities and instruments used to gather data Academic Program College of Natural Sciences Competencies Assessed
Intellectual Curiosity

Activities/Instruments

Capacity for Independent Study

Critical Thinking

Computer Science

Research and Creation Effective Communication in Spanish Effective Communication in English Social Responsibility Content Knowledge Discipline Knowledge Content Knowledge Programming Skills Program related skills Team Work Information literacy

Oral presentations rubric Departmental research talks Attendant list Surveys Oral presentations rubrics Questionnaire for researchers Number of undergraduate students that are doing research or are enrolled on a research course Final exam problem rubric Questionnaire for researchers Surveys CEEB exam rubric Oral presentation rubric CEEB ELASH II test rubric Attitude towards ethics as assessed in Group discussions Questionnaire Exam questions rubric Exam questions rubric Oral presentations rubric Group projects (CCOM 3033) rubric Exam questions rubric Projects rubric

Domains assessed by Colleges and Academic Programs including assessment activities and instruments used to gather data Academic Program College of Natural Sciences Competencies Assessed
Research and creation

Activities/Instruments

Effective Communication

General Program

Effective Communication in English Critical capacity Research skills Logical-Mathematical Reasoning Skills Social Responsibility

Laboratory reports rubric Approval of statistics and research courses Laboratory reports rubric CEEB Test Institutional statistics regarding approval of required courses in Spanish CEEB ELASH II test rubric Laboratory reports rubric Performance in high cognitive level questions in final exams rubric Laboratory reports rubric Laboratory reports rubric Case Studies rubric