FYS 5100:Methods and Assessment of First-Year Programs

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to the MSFYS program or permission of the FYTS Graduate Program Director.
This course introduces students to the principles and procedures of the qualitative and quantitative methods utilized in interdisciplinary scholarly research and in both course and program assessment to improve the quality of learning in first-year initiatives. In addition, this course will address assessment as an essential tool to understand what first-year students are learning, to explore the extent to which faculty are meeting teaching goals, and to improve the quality of learning in First-Year Experience® initiatives.