Director of Assessment & Continuous Improveme

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FT Staff Gwynedd Valley, PA, US

SUMMARY

The Director of Assessment and Continuous Improvement (DACI) has primary oversight for the assessment of academic programs and particular responsibility for the assessment of student learning outcomes at the institutional, program and course level for both on-campus and off-campus programs. The DACI reviews academic program goals to confirm they articulate with overall institutional goals and the mission of the University. The DACI works in concert with the academic deans, the Director of Institutional Research, and the University’s Institutional Outcomes Assessment Committee (IOAC).

The DACI has responsibility for ensuring that the University’s assessment policies and procedures meet the requirements of external agencies and that the assessment process continues through a prescribed cycle, with appropriate documentation of changes resulting from assessment. This position will work collaboratively with Institutional Research and the academic programs to ensure data collection and assessment practices align and connect with data activities within the department and across campus.

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Director of Assessment and Continuous Improvement has primary responsibility for:

• Coordinating and serving as point person for all academic assessment activities for the university, including the assessment of academic programs, student and program learning outcomes,
• Supporting continuous improvement in assessing activities for co-curricular activities, student life, and other non-academic units of the University;
• Overseeing the student evaluation system (IDEA);
• Ensuring that assessment procedures and reporting in all areas of the University conform to the requirements of external agencies;
• Working closely with the academic deans to monitor the assessment of student learning for all academic programs, on-campus and off, at the institutional, program, and course level, and ensuring that faculty adhere to the assessment practice and timetable prescribed by the University’s assessment policy;
• Assist with assembling, annually and at the end of each semester, the documentation necessary to demonstrate that learning assessment has occurred, and the ways in which the schools have used assessment results. This activity includes the data collection and analysis necessary for reports to accrediting bodies;
• Reviewing internal assessment policies and procedures; serving as resource person with knowledge of current assessment requirements of external agencies; and initiating changes suggested by best practices of other institutions;
• Serving as a member of the Institutional Outcomes Assessment Committee and as liaison between that committee and the Provost/VPAA, the deans, and key administrators;
• Arranging for any in-service training necessary to acquaint faculty or staff with assessment procedures;
• Collaborating with Institutional Research to ensure assessment results, outcomes, and other relevant data is stored and disseminated for university use as required.
• Providing some data analysis as needed for academic programs and student outcomes.
• Assisting the VP for Mission, Planning and Effectiveness on the assessment of institutional effectiveness of the University;
• Supporting the Program Directors/Coordinators and Director of Institutional Research with program level accreditation activities;
• Performing other related duties as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The…