College Name: Hillsborough Community College College URL: http://www.hccfl.edu/

Outcome URL: http://www.hccfl.edu/academicaffairs/files/B5FC1E486F884D3B9887B0672082F8C6.pdf

College Outcomes

General Education Outcome
1. Ability to think critically.
2. Ability to express themselves in written & oral communication
3. Ability to express themselves in quantitative terms.
4. Understanding & appreciation for the value and significance of culture.
5. The scientific method of inquiry and the historical and contemporary impact of science on daily life.
6. Understanding of global, political, social, economic, and historical perspectives.
7. Ability to use technology to access, retrieve, process, and communicate information.

Best Practices
Learning Outcomes Development: http://www.hccfl.edu/academicaffairs/
and http://www.hccfl.edu/sacs/qep/index.htm
Forms

Principles of Assessment


Tools, Strategies, and Reports

College Name	State GenEd Outcome Category	College GenEd Outcome	Strategies for Meeting Outcome	Assessment of Outcome	Results of Assessment	Use of Assessment Results to Improve Learning
Hillsboro	Communication	Communication	Individual faculty teaching methods; writing labs; tutors	MAPPS	In reading and writing, HCC performance is above national group.	Share with faculty, college community, Student Success Committee for recommendations and action.  Various initiatives in place.
Hillsboro	Communication	Communication	Individual faculty teaching methods; writing labs; tutors	AA Transfer GPA and Level I Data Display	In disciplines dealing most directly with communication skills, HCC is below the SUS in communication but comparable to SUS in letters and liberal studies	Share with faculty, college community, Student Success Committee for recommendations and action.  Various initiatives in place.
Hillsboro	Communication	Communication	Connections Course	Rubric	Students are meeeting the performance goal	Share with faculty, college community, Student Success Committee for recommendations and action.  Various initiatives in place.
Hillsboro	Critical Thinking	Critical Thinking	Individual faculty teaching methods; writing labs; tutors	MAPPS	HCC performance is above national group.	Share with faculty, college community, Student Success Committee for recommendations and action.  Various initiatives in place.
Hillsboro	Critical Thinking	Critical Thinking	Individual faculty teaching methods; writing labs; tutors	AA Transfer GPA and Level I Data Display	In disciplines dealing most directly with critical thinking, HCC is below the SUS in identified discipline groupings but comparable or superior in others.	Share with faculty, college community, Student Success Committee for recommendations and action.  Various initiatives in place.
Hillsboro	Critical Thinking	Critical Thinking	Connections Course	Rubric	Students are meeeting the performance goal.	Share with faculty, college community, Student Success Committee for recommendations and action.  Various initiatives in place.
Hillsboro	Scientific and Quantitative Reasoning	Quantitative	Individual faculty teaching methods; writing labs; tutors	MAPPS	In quantitative skills, HCC performance is above national group.	Restructuring of math curriculum; remediation reduction workshops; expanded tutoring services; QEP initiative
Hillsboro	Scientific and Quantitative Reasoning	Quantitative	Individual faculty teaching methods; writing labs; tutors	AA Transfer GPA and Level I Data Display	In disciplines dealing most directly with quantitative skills, HCC is below the SUS.	Restructuring of math curriculum; remediation reduction workshops; expanded tutoring services; QEP initiative
Hillsboro	Scientific and Quantitative Reasoning	Quantitative	Connections Course	Rubric	Not enough Connections sections assess student performance against this outcome.	N/A
Hillsboro	Communication	Communication	Essay Assignment	Essay Rubric	Students need to improve skills in grammar conventions.	General Education Assessment Committee reported findings to faculty, college community, Student Success Committee for recommendations and action.
Hillsboro	Scientific and Quantitative Reasoning	Science	Individual faculty teaching methods; writing labs; tutors	MAPPS	HCC performance is above national group.	Share with faculty, college community, Student Success Committee for recommendations and action.  Various initiatives in place.
Hillsboro	Scientific and Quantitative Reasoning	Science	Individual faculty teaching methods; writing labs; tutors	AA Transfer GPA and Level I Data Display	In disciplines dealing most directly with science, HCC is below the SUS.	Share with faculty, college community, Student Success Committee for recommendations and action.  Various initiatives in place.
Hillsboro	Scientific and Quantitative Reasoning	Science	Connections Course	Rubric	Students are not meeting performance goals in natural sciences but are in behavioral/social sciences.  More natural science sections needed.	Share with faculty, college community, Student Success Committee for recommendations and action.  Various initiatives in place.
Hillsboro	Information Literacy	Technology	Library Orientations; Library Website; Tutorials; Course Assignments Requiring Research Methods	Individual Orientation Quizzes	Results are identified at individual orientation and course level.	The Library is expanding resources available to students to increase information literacy.
Hillsboro	Global Sociocultural Responsibility	Culture	Individual faculty teaching methods; writing labs; tutors	MAPPS	In humanities and social sciences, HCC performance exceeds national group	Share with faculty, college community, Student Success Committee for recommendations and action.  Various initiatives in place.
Hillsboro	Global Sociocultural Responsibility	Culture	Individual faculty teaching methods; writing labs; tutors	AA Transfer GPA and Level I Data Display	Except for visual arts, in disciplines related to culture, HCC is below the SUS.	Share with faculty, college community, Student Success Committee for recommendations and action.  Various initiatives in place.
Hillsboro	Global Sociocultural Responsibility	Culture	Connections Course	Rubric	Students are meeting the performance goal.	Share with faculty, college community, Student Success Committee for recommendations and action.  Various initiatives in place.
Hillsboro	Global Sociocultural Responsibility	Global, Political, Social, Economic, Historical Perspectives	Individual faculty teaching methods; writing labs; tutors	MAPPS	In social sciences, HCC performance is above national group.	Share with faculty, college community, Student Success Committee for recommendations and action.  Various initiatives in place.
Hillsboro	Global Sociocultural Responsibility	Global, Political, Social, Economic, Historical Perspectives	Individual faculty teaching methods; writing labs; tutors	AA Transfer GPA and Level I Data Display	In liberal arts and social sciences, HCC is below the SUS.	Share with faculty, college community, Student Success Committee for recommendations and action.  Various initiatives in place.
Hillsboro	Global Sociocultural Responsibility	Global, Political, Social, Economic, Historical Perspectives	Connections Course	Rubric	Students are meeting the performance goal.	Share with faculty, college community, Student Success Committee for recommendations and action.  Various initiatives in place.