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["Student Learning Outcome 1"]
["SLO 1: Students will solve scientific problems using research ethical principles and modern instrumentation"]
["Outcome 1: Assessment Measure 1"]
["Class:","BIO 512 -Instrumentation in Biological Sciences"]
["Course Mode:","Face-to-Face"]
["Assignment:","Final exam- 5 questions that are relevant to the SLO and involve use of biological science instruments \n\n"]
["Evaluation Tool:","Exam scoring key. Each question is worth 5 points"]
["Performance Target: ","85% of the submitted exams will answer a minimum of 3 essay questions and earn 5 points on each essay question."]
["Results:","100% of students answered 3 questions correctly.  "]
["Use of Results:","May have to hands-on practical evaluation of instrument use. "]
["Outcome 1: Assessment Measure 2"]
["Class:","BIO 513 - Research Ethics"]
["Course Mode:","Face-to-Face"]
["Assignment:","Final Paper – Case Study to cover: ethics & mentoring, conflict of interest, Intellectual Property & Industrial Relationship"]
["Evaluation Tool:","Rubric for grading research paper presentation – Stated Objectives, Literature review, Data Analysis, and Conclusion"]
["Performance Target: ","80% of the papers will earn a Satisfactory or Exceptional in each of the criterion"]
["Results:","85% of the presentations were satisfactory while only about 15% were exceptional. "]
["Use of Results:","Will develop more case-study scenarios. Expose the students to ethical issues they will probably encounter in their careers as scientists and encourage them to think critically in the determination of appropriate course of action.  "]
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["Students will apply computational and analytical principles to interpret scientific data "]
["Outcome 2: Assessment Measure 1"]
["Class:","BIO 692 - Research"]
["Course Mode:","Face-to-Face"]
["Assignment:","Final Research paper or Research Proposal"]
["Evaluation Tool:","Rubric for grading research paper – Question Development,  Stated Objectives, Experimental Design, Data Analysis, and Conclusion"]
["Performance Target: ","80% of the papers will earn a Satisfactory or Exceptional in at least 3 out of 5  criteria of the research paper."]
["Results:","100% of the papers earned a Satisfactory in at least 3 of the criterion after several attempts."]
["Use of Results:","Will require students to read at leat 3 research journal articles and critiques them.  "]
["Outcome 2: Assessment Measure 2"]
["Class:","BIO 699 -Thesis"]
["Course Mode:","Face-to-Face"]
["Assignment:","Final Thesis Write-Up"]
["Evaluation Tool:","Rubric for grading research paper – Question Development,  Stated Objectives/Hypothesis, Experimental Design, Data Analysis, and Conclusion"]
["Performance Target: ","90% of the thesis submitted will earn a Satisfactory or Exceptional in all 5 criteria and be acceptable to the graduate school"]
["Results:","100% of the thesis submitted were satisfactory, after 3rd or 4th submissions"]
["Use of Results:","Research papers will be added as a requirement in at least 50% course offerings to afford the students writing practice opportunities"]
["Use of Results:","Research papers will be added as a requirement in at least 50% course offerings to afford the students writing practice opportunities.  "]
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["Student Learning Outcome 3"]
["Students will interpret and communicate scientific information in both written and oral forms"]
["Outcome 3: Assessment Measure 1"]
["Class:","BIO 691 - Seminar"]
["Course Mode:","Face-to-Face"]
["Assignment:","Scientific Presentation of library research"]
["Evaluation Tool:","Rubric for grading scientific oral presentation or poster – Organization, Subject Knowledge, Graphics, Mechanics and Clarity"]
["Performance Target: ","90% of oral presentation and or poster will earn a Satisfactory or Exceptional in all 5 criteria "]
["Results:","About 80% of the oral presentations earned a satifactory and about 20% earned Exceptional. "]
["Use of Results:"]
["Outcome 3: Assessment Measure 2"]
["Class:","BIO 699 - Thesis"]
["Course Mode:","Face-to-Face"]
["Assignment:","Thesis Proposal Presentation or Thesis Defense Presentation"]
["Evaluation Tool:","Rubric for grading scientific oral presentation or poster – Organization, Subject Knowledge, Graphics, Mechanics and Clarity"]
["Performance Target: ","90% of oral presentation will earn a Satisfactory in all 5 criteria "]
["Results:","100% 0f the oral presentations earned a Satisfactory in all 5 criteria  "]
["Use of Results:","Encourage more students to opt for the thesis track. "]
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["Program Outcome 1"]
["Provide opportunities for faculty research development and scholarship (publications)"]
["Assessment Measure:","Number of invited speakers from outside the university per semester"]
["Assessment Target:","The Biology Program will host at least 1 speaker per semester in the areas of grant writing,  and  collaborative research"]
["Assessment Results:","The 3 Speakers invited targeted the students. Faculty were encouraged to attend grant writing workshops outside of the University"]
["Use of Results:","Will need to invite expert scientists as speakers for faculty development"]
["Program Outcome 2"]
["Provide opportunities for faculty professional development especially opportunities for faculty to continually develop their teaching and research skills. "]
["Assessment Measure:","The number of faculty that participate in the AAMU Center of Excellence in Teaching & Learning (CETL)"]
["Assessment Target:","At least 3 Biology faculty members will participate in CETL programs"]
["Assessment Results:","Three faculty members participated in CETL workshops"]
["Use of Results:","Faculty will present seminar on effective student engagement in the classroom"]

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["Online",null,"No"]
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