Who is Responsible for Assessment?

The Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment is responsible for coordinating all assessment efforts throughout the TU campus. The Office is also responsible for: 

• Coordinating the TU Outcomes Assessment Standing Committee  
• Serving on the University Curriculum Committee (ex-Officio) 
• Serving on the Tiffin Core (General Education) Committee 
• Creating the TU Annual Outcome Assessment Report 
• Assisting faculty with program learning outcome assessment plans for program proposals 
• Maintaining Taskstream, including student artifacts/data/rubrics (LAT), as well as all qualitative information entered (AMS) 
• Working with HLC, ACBSP, and ODHE with respect to any and all assessment requests/needs 

Department Chairs

Department Chairs work with their department colleagues to determine appropriate program learning outcomes respective to their programs. They are also responsible for: 

• Coordinating assessment efforts for programs within their department 
• Reviewing program learning outcomes and curriculum maps 
• Updating annual assessment plans including outcomes measured, key assessments, and faculty responsible 
• Updating minimum course content guides with respect to embedded assessment expectations 
• Completing the annual assessment plans for each program and submitting it in Taskstream AMS by May 15 of each academic year 
• Following-up on all action plans as specified  

Assistant Deans (or Designee)

Assistant Deans work with department chairs in the development and implementation of assessment plans within their respective schools. They are also responsible for: 

• Assisting school faculty and department chairs with completing program learning outcomes assessment plans 
• Sharing assessment information with school faculty and curriculum planning committees, as needed 
• Assisting school deans and department chairs with implementing assessment plans 
• Assisting school deans with preparing and submitting annual assessment reports to the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment 
• Assisting the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment as needed 

Academic Deans

Academic Deans coordinate the efforts of all academic assessment plans within their schools. They are also responsible for: 

• Determining with school faculty, holistic student learning outcomes 
• Determining specific student learning outcomes specific to school core curriculum goals 
• Oversight for all outcomes assessment data collection and analysis in their respective schools 
• Analyzing department assessment plans and completing a school executive summary as part of the school’s annual assessment report and submitting it to the Dean of Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment by June 30^th of each academic year 

University Faculty Members

University faculty members are the key driver in the assessment process. They are responsible for: 

• Determining program learning outcomes for the Tiffin Core (General Education) 
• Determining assessment methods and standards for the Tiffin Core outcomes 
• Determining program outcome assessment plans for programs within their departments 
• Collecting and analyzing data as specified within the program learning outcomes assessment plan specific to their programs