Assessment Plan for PhD in Anthropology
Students who graduate with a PhD in Anthropology from UW have professional and specialized training such that they can move into careers in academic or non-academic tracks.
Objectives Related to 1
Obj. 1. Doctoral students aided by the dissertation committee set up individualized programs of content courses, ensuring appropriate career track and archaeological specialization.
Obj. 2. Students complete college teaching experience, a course in Anthropology’s teaching and learning culture, and professionalism course to prepare for possible academic career.
Obj. 3. Students complete internship experience, public education focus in course on teaching and learning, and professionalism course to prepare for possible non-academic career track.
Methods of Assessment (1)
1. Doctoral students write expectations and evaluations of teaching and professionalism courses (Anth 5880, 5890) for academic and non-academic relevance at beginning and end of courses, setting out their expectations, learning goals, and achievements. Used for course design/feedback.
2. Doctoral students create and maintain teaching portfolio with self evaluation, teaching evaluations and peer review of all teaching experiences
3. Doctoral students create and maintain internship portfolio with self-report, evaluation, agency and supervisor evaluations, etc.
Goal 2.
Students who graduate with a PhD in Anthropology from UW will have a dissertation research experience that results in professional publication(s), thereby contributing to the expansion of knowledge.
Obj. 1. Doctoral student is engaged in dissertation research projects, fieldwork, and laboratory work under supervision of dissertation advisor.
Obj. 2. Students apply for extramural funding, conduct original research, and write at a publishable level.
Obj. 3. Students submit at least 1 paper for peer-reviewed publication before graduation.
Methods of Assessment (2)
1. Annual dissertation committee assessments of students’ progress to discuss student progress in independent research, presentations, publications and the dissertation, and track student involvement in collaborative efforts such as faculty sponsored research and co-authored papers/articles.
2. Copies of submissions of proposals for funding (from professionalism course) maintained by instructor in course portfolio/archive.
3. Doctoral students create and maintain a research portfolio/archive with research proposals, publications, papers, etc.
Goal 3.
Students who graduate with a PhD in Anthropology from UW will have practical experience that will promote their movement into professional careers in a reasonable amount of time.
Objectives Related to 3
Obj. 1. Students teach at least one semester-long class before graduation.
Obj. 2. Students present at least 1 paper at a professional meeting before graduation.
Obj. 3. Students have internship experience for at least 1 semester in their graduate program.
Methods of Assessment (3)
1. Monitoring graduation rates by department head for annual report
2. Career tracking by dissertation advisor.
3. Annual committee assessments of students’ progress.
4. Teaching, research and internship portfolios maintained by students (see above 1.2, 1.3, 2.3)
Time Line: Doctoral Program begins 2003-2004
Agree on Measurable Objectives 2003-2004
Determine Assessment Methods and Assign Tasks to Faculty working with Doctoral Students 2005
Create Assessment Schedule 2005
Use Data Collected for Program Evaluation 2005-09
Implement Any Changes 2009-13 (includes Faculty with Doctoral Students working as a Committee proposing changes to current curriculum, Department Vote/Discussion at Retreat or Meeting and Monitoring by Department Head or Chair of Graduate committee.)