HEDLD 505 - Program Assessment and Acountability

This course, part of the certificate series in higher education leadership offered by the Intermountain Academy for Leadership in Higher Education, considers measurement and evaluation of student learning outcomes and educational programs. Participants will examine the purposes for collecting student achievement data. Acquisition of key evaluation concepts and examination of distinctions among various approaches to assessing learning are among the course objectives. Knowledge and skills will be applied by critiquing and developing measurement instruments, increasing participants' accountability skills.