The general education committee consists of Arts and Sciences faculty, Career and Technical faculty, Continuing Education and Workforce Development trainers, a reference librarian, deans, and other academic professionals as needed. The committee focuses on the validation and assessment of Columbus State’s six general education outcomes:

1. Critical Thinking
2. Effective Communication
3. Community and Civic Responsibilities
4. Quantitative Literacy
5. Scientific and Technological Effectiveness
6. Information Literacy

 

The subcommittee interacts directly with the College and Divisional Assessment Committees and is responsible for the following activities:

• reviewing the general education outcomes statements to ensure they are stated in measurable terms;

• conducting a general education outcomes validation study every three years;

• writing a general education outcomes validation report to submit to the divisional committee;

• reviewing, evaluating, and recommending instruments to assess the general education outcomes;

• monitoring the distribution and collection of instruments used to assess the general education outcomes;

• monitoring, collecting, analyzing, recording, and distributing data on the assessment of general education outcomes on the institutional/program/classroom level;

• writing an annual report to the College Assessment Committee of Instructional Council regarding general education outcomes assessment activities.