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| No. | Indicator | Data Type | Measure | Best Practice in Place? | Evaluative Statement or Data for Quantitative Measures | Location of Policy/survey data/reports |
| 4 | Educate and train baccalaureate degree recipients who possess the knowledge and skills necessary to contribute effectively to their professions and society | Quan | Survey students and alumni to determine the percent who are satisfied with the curriculum in preparing them in intellectual competencies and a broad range of knowledge areas and to determine the percent of students and graduates who are satisfied that their major courses prepared them for contributing to their professions and to society. The survey will be conducted by mail and sent to a sample of students and graduates. | NA | Alumni were surveyed in spring 1996. Seventy-eight percent of baccalaureate degree recipients believe their degree aided them somewhat to very much in advancing their careers, 65% believe their program of study enhanced their ability to get or keep a job, and 45% said that their experience at CU-Denver thoroughly prepared them for the world of work. | After-Graduation Performances |
| Quan | Placement rates of student interns | NA | Four hundred eighty-seven undergraduate students were placed as interns in 1996-97; 57% female, 43% male; 17% minority; 51% seniors, 22% juniors, 5% sophomores; 70% liberal arts and sciences, 15% business, 15% engineering; 53% paid interns, 47% unpaid for credit-only interns. | NA | ||
| Quan | Survey cooperative education/internships employers regarding level of satisfaction with student interns and areas needing improvement. Survey cooperative education/internship students regarding level of satisfaction with educational preparation for placement and with educational and career value of placement. | NA | About 350 employer evaluations of undergraduate interns obtained and maintained in 1996-97; about 250 undergraduate student evaluations obtained and maintained in 1996-97. | Office of Internship and Cooperative Education | ||
| BP | Survey the business community periodically to determine what knowledge/skills are needed for career placement and success | Yes | Carried out informally and formally via focus groups, surveys, meetings with advisory groups. Departments are interested in and responsive to this type of information. Need broader, formal survey once funding becomes available. Three hundred fifty intern employer evaluations obtained in 1996-97 include answers to the following questions: (1) Did you find the student adequately prepared for this Intern/Co-op position? (2) What can the Center do to better meet your needs? | Reports by Office of Internship and Coop Education and in School/College files on advisory group meetings | ||
| BP | Evaluate the curriculum through annual core curriculum assessment, periodic program reviews and outcomes assessment. Ensure that program goals are articulated and that the curriculum meets the goals of the program. Identify areas in need of improvement. | Yes | An annual, comprehensive, quantitative, evaluation of the Core Curriculum is carried out. Assessment is based on underlying principles of Core. Results are used to modify and improve the Core. | Reports by Core Curriculum Oversight Committee and Core Assessment team |
