Administrative Oversight

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The associate department chair, who is responsible for undergraduate programs, has administrative oversight over outcomes assessment and is a member of the curriculum committee. Both committees coordinate implementation of outcomes assessment and curricular revision.

Curriculum Committee

 

This committee is in charge of Food Science and Nutrition undergraduate and Food Science graduate curricula implementation and evaluation. This committee recommends and develops policies and procedures for curricular standards, reviews catalog offerings and degree requirements, and initiates discussions on future curricular matters. The FSHN Curriculum Committee implements curriculum revisions based on documented changes in learning provided by the FSHN Outcomes Assessment Committee. Faculty members may individually or in groups make curriculum recommendations to the committee. The committee is advisory to the department chair and the department faculty. The department Associate Chair serves as the committee chair, and either serves as the departments representative to the college curriculum committees or assists the department chair in selecting other committee members to represent the department on the colleges committees.

Membership of the Curriculum Committee includes the chair, faculty representatives from the disciplinary areas of food science, dietetics and nutrition, and the academic advisor (ex officio). All members vote; the chair votes only in case of a tie. The undergraduate education secretary assists with minutes and documentation of curricular revisions.

Outcomes Assessment Committee

 

The Outcomes Assessment Committee is responsible for the development and implementation of outcomes assessment plans for all FSHN curriculum. The OA Committee works with the FSHN Curriculum Committee to document changes in learning and to facilitate modification of course and program content based on student learning outcomes. The OA Committee ensures that departmental outcomes are addressed within courses, encourages faculty to identify course-specific outcomes, and verifies the achievement of these outcomes through appropriate assessment strategies. The OA committee coordinates FSHN program assessment with college and university assessment plans. The committee directs and may provide educational opportunities about outcomes assessment strategies for the faculty and regularly evaluates the effectiveness of the curriculum. The committee is composed of faculty representatives from each discipline and the academic advisor. Members are appointed to represent FSHN on outcomes assessment committees in each college.

Revised 24 May 2006

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