Program-Based Goal Definition Worksheet
Each faculty member in the department should complete a copy of this worksheet. Arrange a time for all of you to sit down together to compare notes and discuss results. The final product of this exercise should be a list of three to five broad goals that describe what department faculty believe should be characteristic of graduates in the major.
- List any department goals that you know. This information can most likely be found in the course catalog, program brochure, or department mission statement
- Describe your ideal student in terms of strengths, skills, knowledge and values, and identify which of these characteristics are the result of the program experience.
- Keeping this ideal student in mind, ask what the student
- What program experiences can you identify as making the most contribution to producing and supporting the ideal student?
- What should every graduate of your program know?
- What career achievements of your alumni are you most proud of?
adapted from the Ball State University, Assessment Workbook (1999)