Alaska Native Studies
University of Alaska Fairbanks

Student Learning Outcomes Assessment Plan

Date: May 2000

Certificate or Degree Program: Bachelor of Arts in Alaska Native Studies

Mission: The Alaska Native Studies Department seeks to provide the student with a keen awareness of the scope, richness, and variety of Alaska Native cultural heritages, and a series of critical perspectives on the contemporary Native experience in the plural society of North America.

Goal: Prepare students for the complexity of modern multi-cultural Alaska and America by building on a solid knowledge of Alaska Native experience.

INTENDED OUTCOMES/OBJECTIVES

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

IMPLEMENTATION PROCEDURES

(what, when, who)

1) Students will understand the interaction of tradition and social change in Alaska Native experience.

ENTRY LEVEL ASSESSMENT:
A) Discuss the ANS major with individual students wishing the B.A.

ENTRY LEVEL:
student makes appointment with ANS faculty members

 

EXIT LEVEL ASSESSMENT:
Portfolio of papers written in ANS courses.

 

EXIT LEVEL:
ANS faculty collects sample papers from ANS majors. ANS secretary keeps files for majors.

2) Students will display effective knowledge of Alaska Native politics and humanities.

ENTRY LEVEL ASSESSMENT:
Advising interview by ANS faculty

ENTRY LEVEL:|
Student makes appointment with ANS faculty member.

 

EXIT LEVEL ASSESSMENT:
Portfolio of papers written in ANS courses.

EXIT LEVEL:
ANS faculty collects sample papers from ANS majors. ANS secretary keeps files for majors.

3) Students will have sufficient cross-cultural understanding and cross-cultural communications skill.

ENTRY LEVEL ASSESSMENT:
None

ENTRY LEVEL:
None

 

EXIT LEVEL ASSESSMENT:
Grade given student in ANS 401

EXIT LEVEL:
Instructor of ANS 401 "Knowledge of Native Elders" will evaluate students abilities.

4) N/A

ENTRY LEVEL ASSESSMENT:
N/A

ENTRY LEVEL:
N/A

 

EXIT LEVEL ASSESSMENT:
N/A

EXIT LEVEL:
N/A

 

ASSESSMENT OF ALUMNI:
a) None

ALUMNI:
a) None