Thursday, May 23, 2013
Text Size
  • Print

Institutional Effectiveness Plan: Professional Crafts: Clay

Mission:

The mission of Professional Crafts: clay is to provide a learning atmosphere with quality instruction that will equip the students for a successful career in functional pottery.

2009-2010 Assessment Outcomes & Use of Results

blue divider
College Goal: Provide an environment that supports employing and retaining a quality faculty and staff and promotes enhanced student learning, achievement, and development in a global society
Division Goal: Respond to service area economic trends by providing continued training and/or upgrading for current workforce needs and by pursing new programming in potential expansion areas.
Program Goal: Maintain a current pottery curriculum that supports the needs of the students
Objectives: Instructor will compare competitive pottery programs within North Carolina.
Action Plan:
  1. Investigate the ratio of art related courses to core classes in clay.
  2. Examine the available marketing courses for artist and craftsmen.
Assessment Strategy: Researched material will be documented and filed for future reference.
Assessment Outcomes: Two colleges with similar clay programs have design classes in their curriculum but no basic drawing courses. In regard to marking both colleges either have a course in craft marketing or REAL business.
Use of Results: Drawing will be emphasized more in the design class PCC 119.
blue divider
College Goal: Develop and implement instructional programs and services, both traditional and distance learning offerings, consistent with the assessed needs of the constituent groups in the College's service area and with state and national standards, including training and retraining of the workforce.
Division Goal: Provide facilities, staffing and services that support educational program delivery.
Program Goal: Recruit new students interested in a career in clay.
Objectives: Create a marketing strategy using digital technology to promote the program.
Action Plan:
  1. Choose select photos to create CD’s for marketing purposes.
  2. Redesign the inside cover of the existing pottery brochure.
Assessment Strategy:
  1. Keep records of the number of CD’s produced and distributed.
  2. Keep records of the amount of brochures printed.
Assessment Outcomes: The pottery CD has been completed reviewed and is in the approval process.  Redesigning the pottery brochure is still in the planning stages.
Use of Results: The CD’s will be distributed to perspective students.
blue divider
College Goal: Provide facilities for student learning that capitalize on state-of-the-art instructional applications.
Division Goal: Provide facilities, staffing and services that support educational program delivery.
Program Goal: Provide state-of-the-art equipment for our students.
Objectives: Replace at least one piece of large equipment annually
Action Plan:
  1. Renovate the salt kiln.
  2. Design and build a combination wood/gas fired kiln with a kiln shed.
  3. Purchase equipment for a multi-media upgrade for the classroom.
Assessment Strategy:
  1. Was the kiln renovated?
  2. Was a combination wood/gas fired kiln built?
  3. Was the equipment purchased?
Assessment Outcomes: The salt kiln was completely rebuilt and kiln shed renovated. Two of the three large electric kilns were replaced this year. Due to lack of funds the multimedia equipment and the combination wood-gas kiln was postponed.
Use of Results: The salt kiln has been successfully fired and will continue to enhance the students experience in clay.

Institutional Effectiveness Plan
2010-2011

blue divider
College Goal: Provide facilities for student learning that capitalize on state-of-the-art instructional applications.
Division Goal: Provide facilities, staffing and services that support educational program delivery.
Program Goal: Provide state-of-the-art equipment for our students.
Objectives: Replace at least one piece of large equipment annually
Action Plan: Purchase equipment for a multimedia upgrade for the classroom.
Person(s) Responsible: Program Head
Anticipated Date for Achieving Objective: May 2011
Assessment Strategy: Was the equipment purchased.
Budget Needs to Accomplish Objective: $2517.00
Assessment Outcomes: Will be completed in May 2011
Use of Results: Will be completed in May 2011
blue divider
College Goal: Provide an environment that supports employing and retaining a quality faculty and staff and promotes enhanced student learning, achievement, and development in a global society
Division Goal: Respond to service area economic trends by providing continued training and/or upgrading for current workforce needs and by pursing new programming in potential expansion areas.
Program Goal: Maintain a current pottery curriculum that supports the needs of the students
Objectives: Instructor will investigate the possibility of an articulation agreement with MCC’s clay curriculum and universities.
Action Plan: Contact at least two university systems that have a strong ceramics and art education programs for the purpose of an articulation agreement.
Person(s) Responsible: Head Instructor
Anticipated Date for Achieving Objective: May 2011
Assessment Strategy: Researched material will be documented and filed for future reference.
Budget Needs to Accomplish Objective: No additional funds needed.
Assessment Outcomes: Will be completed in May 2011
Use of Results: Will be completed in May 2011
blue divider
College Goal: Develop and implement instructional programs and services, both traditional and distance learning offerings, consistent with the assessed needs of the constituent groups in the College's service area and with state and national standards, including training and retraining of the workforce.
Division Goal: Provide facilities, staffing and services that support educational program delivery.
Program Goal: Recruit new students interested in a career in clay.
Objectives:
  1. Redesign the inside cover of the pottery brochure.
  2. Increase the number of areas the brochures to be distributed.
Action Plan: Collect recent photos to revise the pottery brochure with emphasis on new and updated equipment and unique opportunities available at MCC.
Person(s) Responsible: Head Instructor, and PIO
Anticipated Date for Achieving Objective: May 2011
Assessment Strategy: Keep records of the amount of brochures printed and distributed.
Budget Needs to Accomplish Objective: $1600.00 for printing cost of brochures.
Assessment Outcomes: Will be completed in May 2011
Use of Results: Will be completed in May 2011

Login Form