SAAC-Student Affairs Assessment Certificate Information

Why the Student Affairs Assessment Certificate (SAAC)?

• Directly addresses the Promoting Learner-Centered Education pillar of the USC Strategic Plan
• Addresses two of the five Division of Student Affairs’ Strategic Initiative:
• Create a Culture of Evidence
• Foster and Intellectually Centered Student Culture

Participants who complete the SAAC will be able to:

• Perform ongoing assessment of programs and activities
• Identify skill and tools needed to sustain assessment
• Make decisions based on evidence gained from assessment
• Further the assessment body of knowledge and practice throw sharing the assessment experience

SAAC (Student Affairs Assessment Certificate) Requirements

 

7 workshops total and a Capstone Project:

• 3 core (3 required)
• 1 data collection
• 1 data analysis
• 1 presenting findings (1 required)
• 1 Elective
• Capstone Project

Core Required Workshops (3)

• Learning Outcomes: Let Your Mission Statement Guide You
• Developing an Assessment Plan for Your Program & Services
• Ethics in Research & Assessments

Data Collection Methods (1)

• Pick a Method:
• 1.  Existing
• Survey
• Focus Group/Interview

• Potential Classes:
• 1.  Data Collection: Review of Existing Sources of Data
• A Review of Rubrics
• Develop Survey Items
• Survey Item Writing
• How to Use Qualtrics
• Interviews and Focus Groups

Data Analysis (1)

• Pick an Analysis:
• 1.  Existing Data
• Qualitative
• Quantitative
• Mixed Methods

• Potential Classes:
• 1.  Data Analysis with SPSS and Excel
• Introduction to Interpreting Quantitative Data
• Qualitative Data Analysis
• Qualitative Data Interviews/Focus Groups

Presenting Findings (1 required)

• Presenting your Findings

Electives (1)

• Potential Classes:
• CAS Standards and Learning Outcomes
• Five Favorite Assessment Tools
• Interpretation of Data and Decision Making
• The Role of Assessment in Accreditation

*** While 7 workshops are required to complete the certificate, you are welcome and encouraged to take as many workshops as you would like. ***

Capstone Project: Complete an Outcomes Assessment Project and present to the Assessment Committee

For more information, please visit https://sait.usc.edu/assessment/Certificate.html