Program Assessment
LEAP is dedicated to supporting academic units with the following services:
Expertise in applied research and Educational Goals (EG) assessment, including survey and interview development
Arms-length data collection and analysis
Secure data stewardship on SFU servers
Insight into how EG assessment can be done usefully and efficiently - no need to reinvent the wheel!
How We Can Support
We're here to assist your academic unit's project in a capacity that aligns with your specific needs. To demonstrate the varying degrees of support we offer, here are some example cases where we can provide support:
Consultation on Assessment Plan and Mid-Cycle Report
A department approaches us to discuss an assessment plan to use as part of their mid-cycle report and action plan. We provide consultation and support to help complete their mid-cycle report.
Support with EG data
A department has EG data and needs help to transform it into a visualization that will help them move forward. We develop a visualization to be presented to their curriculum committee.
EG Assessments
A department's EG committee wants to map its curriculum to its EG. We collaborate to design a mapping survey, administer the survey to the department faculty, and send the data back to the committee.
Formative Evaluation of a New Program
A department wants to do a formative evaluation of a new program. We collaborate to create a project plan. On behalf of the department, we interview students, staff, faculty and external stakeholders. We analyze the data, and submit a report to the department.
Department Self-Study
A department wants to do a student survey of its undergraduate and graduate students for its self-study. We collaborate to design the survey, we administer the survey on the department’s behalf, analyse data, and submit a report to the department.