MET Assessment

The Program Assessment Annual Report summarizes the learning outcomes assessed over the last year, the way they were evaluated, and any changes that resulted from the assessment. Faculty should review samples of direct measures of learning such as, but not limited to, theses, exams, final papers, graded projects, and/or locally developed pre- and post-tests.

Data from indirect measures can also be incorporated in your summary reports, such as student feedback or student outcomes as reported by students. The data doesn’t need to be included in the report, but rather the next steps, as in how this informed program changes through program review, other smaller curriculum or pedagogical changes, or changes to the approach to assessment.

Please note that not all learning outcomes need to be assessed annually; instead, it is expected that each program focuses on a select few learning outcomes to measure and assess each year, as outlined in the three-year program outcome plan.

• Provost Office Guidance
  • Certificates do not have to be assessed
  • Concentrations do not have to be assessed; please address them in the degree assessment
  • For programs that report to additional accrediting agencies:
    • You may submit your current year accreditation report rather than engaging in additional assessment activities. If you did not submit a report in the current year, you may tailor your data toward a future submission to the accrediting agency and submit those details.
• Provost Assessment Expectations for Programs
• Program Learning Outcomes
• Three-Year Program Outcome Plan Template
  • Plan out what areas you will be focusing on each year for assessment. You can email it to kimrich@bu.edu to be kept on file for you to reference.

Boston University

• Inventory of Practice

Department of Applied Social Sciences

• CPUA Program Learning Outcome Assessment Rubric

Department of Administrative Sciences

• 3 Year Learning Outcome Assessment Plan 
• Assessment – This tool offered by Professor Kanabar provides an opportunity to track current year performance. When archived, the data can yield trend analysis data for a specific learning outcome.