Department Program Goals
AMM Program Goal and Outcome Measures
Product and Process Knowledge Program Goal and Outcome Measures| Program Goal #1: The program will provide knowledge of apparel and textile products, processes, and related technologies. | ||||||
| Target Measure: Students will achieve 70% or better on a pretest to determine their readiness for courses that have pre-requisites. | ||||||
| Outcome Measures | Data Needed | Data Available? | What Groups Will Be Assessed | Assessment Methods | Who will Conduct Assessment | Timeline |
| Test students on apparel and textile product knowledge | Yes | No | Sophomores Juniors AMM 350 Seniors | Students must pass AAFA competency pretest via Bb multiple choice quiz | AMM professors | Quarterly |
| Test all students on apparel and textile process knowledge | Yes | No | Sophomore Juniors Seniors | Students must pass the pretest via Bb multiple choice quiz | AMM professors | Quarterly |
| Test all students on apparel and textile technology | Yes | No | Sophomore Juniors Seniors | Students must pass the pretest via Bb multiple choice quiz | AMM professors | Quarterly |
| Program Goal #2: The program will provide students with an understanding of aesthetics and consumer behavior as they apply to the textiles and apparel industries. | ||||||
| Target Measure: Students will achieve 70% or better on embedded assignments and projects. | ||||||
| Outcome Measures | Data Needed | Data Available? | What Groups Will Be Assessed | Assessment Methods | Who will Conduct Assessment | Timeline |
| Understanding of aesthetic principles | AMM 210/A | Pre test in AMM 310 | Instructor | Quarterly | ||
| Apply aesthetic principles to create solutions to visual merchandising problems | AMM 270/A | Term project | Instructor | Quarterly | ||
| Apply aesthetic principles to create solution to product line development | AMM 310/A | In-class assignment | Instructor | Quarterly | ||
| Master aesthetic principles to create product line | AMM 414/A | Term project | Instructor | Annually | ||
| Students understand market segmentation and consumer behavior. | AMM 270/A AMM 310/A AMM 443 | Term projects | Instructor | Quarterly | ||
| Students apply market segmentation and consumer behavior to create and market product lines. | AMM 414/A AMM 443 AMM 453A/AMM 472A/ AMM 497A | Term project. Evaluation of written team report on AM2 target market | Instructor | Annually | ||
| Program Goal #3: The program will provide students with an understanding of how the industry meets the needs and wants of consumers, markets, and society at large in an interdependent global economy. | ||||||
| Target Measure: Students will achieve 70% or better on a pretest to determine their readiness for courses that have pre-requisites. Students will achieve 70% or better on embedded projects. | ||||||
| Outcome Measures | Data Needed | Data Available? | What Groups Will Be Assessed | Assessment Methods | Who will Conduct Assessment | Timeline |
| Test students on how the industry meets the needs and wants of consumers, markets and society. | AMM 360 AMM 380 | Students must pass AAFA [sourcing] competency pretests (min.70%) via Bb multiple choice quiz | Instructor | Quarterly | ||
| Test students on apparel and textiles in an interdependent global economy | Yes | No | AMM 357 AMM 453 AMM 457 | Students must pass AAFA [sourcing] competency pretests (min.70%) via Bb multiple choice quiz | Instructor | Annually |
| How students developed and executed their business plans in the capstone sequence | Yes | No | Capstone students | How well students integrated what they learned in the program into business plan execution for the AM2 and Apparelscapes micro-businesses. | Instructor | Annually |
| Program Goal #4: The program will cultivate the development of professional attitudes and provide graduates with skills so they will be able to function and behave in a professional manner in the competitive apparel industry. | ||||||
| Target Measure: Students will achieve 80% or better on embedded projects and perception survey scores. | ||||||
| Outcome Measures | Data Needed | Data Available? | What Groups Will Be Assessed | Assessment Methods | Who will Conduct Assessment | Timeline |
| Students know how to gather, analyze and convey data in a professional report | Yes | No | AMM 101, AMM 230, AMM 357, AMM 462, AMM 443. | Coursework assignment(s) | Instructor | Annual |
| Students can give a professional presentation | Yes | No | AMM 101, AMM 270/A; AMM 360; AMM 414/A; AMM 496/A | Formal oral presentation to an audience. | Instructor and/ or professional audience. | Annual |
| Students can present comparative data in a written report using Excel | Yes | No | AMM 250, AMM 357, AMM 457 | Coursework assignment(s) | Instructor | Annual |
| Students can present themselves in professional situation | Yes | Yes | AMM 441 | Evaluation of e-portfolio Mock interview performance Survey of students and interviewers. | Career center advisor, self assessment | Quarterly |
| Students can function and behave in a professional manner | AMM 431 AMM 442 |
Internship survey | Internship supervisor | Quarterly | ||
| Survey of Alumni on value of skills program provided | Yes | No | Alumni | Perception survey. | AMM department | Annually |
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