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Q21. Welcome to COA's new, online portal for completing your Instructional Program Review. Your work will be saved at the end ofeach section. If you partially complete a section, that section's responses will not be saved. Prior sections will should you need tostop and leave the portal for a period of time and then come back to it. If you have any questions during the process, please emailInterim Dean Karen Engel at kengel@peralta.edu or call or text her cell phone at (510) 381-5292. Thank you!Q1. Please select the discipline, department or program:ANTHRQ2. Please provide the name of the person(s) completing this Program Review:Jayne SmithsonQ3. Please provide a mission statement or brief general statement of the primary goals and objectives of the discipline, department orprogram. Include any unique characteristics, degrees and certificates the program or department currently offers, concerns or trendsaffecting the discipline, department or program, and a description of how [the program] aligns with the college mission statement.The Anthropology Department and Program at College of Alameda offers students the opportuni ty to study humanki nd from bi ologi cal, hi stori c,prehi stori c and cultural perspecti ves. Anthropology i ntroduces students to w ays to i nvesti gate and understand humani ty i n w ays that arepersonally enri chi ng and have practi cal appli cati on i n thei r li ves. Courses i nclude the evoluti on of human bi ologi cal structures, i ncludi nghuman geneti c vari ati on, cultural aspects of past and present soci eti es around the w orld and the i mpact of cultural i deal on human behavi or andbi ology.The Anthropology Program w as deacti vated several years ago at CoA because of several i nternal factors, not as a result of the vi abi li ty of thedi sci pli ne at CoA. A li mi ted number of Anthropology courses conti nued to be offered w i th varyi ng degrees of success. Si nce fall 2016, theAnthropology Department at CoA has demonstrated consi derably renew ed vi tali ty. Work i s underw ay to rei nstate the Anthropology Program atCoA, w i th an ADT-Anthropology proposal slated for submi ssi on to the CoA Curri culum Commi ttee i n late October 2017.Anthropology i s a vi brant component i n any college program because of the uni que characteri sti cs of the di sci pli ne. Di versi ty, flexi bi li ty andempow erment are at the heart of the holi sti c perspecti ve of Anthropology. These core features of Anthropology embrace and reflect theMi ssi on Statement and the Vi si on Statement of College of Alameda.Q23. CURRICULUMQ7. Please attach your most recent (within the past 3 years) curriculum review report. If you don't have one, please proceed to the nextquestion.Q8. Have all of your course outlines of record been updated or deactivated in the past three years?YesYesNoNo

Q10.What are the discipline, department or program of study plans for curriculum improvement (i.e., what are the courses or programsto be developed, enhanced, or deactivated)?The Anthropology Program at CoA i s i n the process of bei ng reacti vated as an AA-T degree program.Four core courses conti nue to be offered at CoA, all of w hi ch generate maxi mum enrollment i n each secti on offered:Anthr 001 Physi cal AnthropologyAnthr 001L Physi cal Anthropology LabAnthr 002 ArchaeologyAnthr 003 Cultural AnthropologyFour new Anthropology courses at CoA recei ved State approval i n June 2017. These new courses enhance a w ell-rounded transfer degree i nAnthropology and provi de GE requi rements opti ons for students majori ng i n other di sci pli nes. These new courses w i ll be i ntroduced one ortw o at a ti me i nto the cycle of Anthropology offeri ngs, starti ng i n spri ng 2018:AnthrAnthrAnthrAnthr007019021055Magi c, Reli gi on and Wi tchcraft (a cultural-comparati ve reli gi ons aspect of Anthropology)Sex and Gender (a soci o-cultural-gender studi es aspect of Anthropology)Forensi c Anthropology (a bi ologi cal-medi cal-legal aspect of Anthropology)Nati ve Ameri can Cultures (an ethni c studi es aspect of Anthropology)Q12. Please list the name and type of degree your program offers.AAASEnter name of degreeEnter name of degreeEnter name of degreeEnter name of degreeEnter name of degreeQ16. Please list the name and type of certificates your program offers.CAEnter name of certificateEnter name of certificateEnter name of certificateEnter name of certificateEnter name of certificateEnter name of certificateCP

Enter name of certificateEnter name of certificateEnter name of certificateEnter name of certificateQ13. Please specify how much of each DEGREE can be completed online.NOT onlineAt least 50% is online100% is online (Distance Ed)Enter name of degreeEnter name of degreeEnter name of degreeEnter name of degreeEnter name of degreeQ92. Please specify how much of each CERTIFICATE can be completed online.NOT onlineAt least 50% is online100% is online (Distance Ed)Enter name of certificateEnter name of certificateEnter name of certificateEnter name of certificateEnter name of certificateEnter name of certificateEnter name of certificateEnter name of certificateEnter name of certificateEnter name of certificateQ24. ASSESSMENTQ20. Please attach the TaskStream "At a Glance" report for your discipline, department, or program for the past three years (or themost recent year with SLO assessments). Please review the "At a Glance" reports and answer the following questions:

Anthro Taskstream 14-15 15-16 16-17.pdf730.7KBapplication/pdfQ14. How does your discipline, department or program ensure that students are aware of the student learning outcomes (SLO's) of thecourses and instructional programs in which they are enrolled?ProvideProvide inin writingwriting onon firstfirst dayday ofof classclassPostPost onon thethe programprogram websitewebsitePostPost onon departmentdepartment bulletinbulletin boardboardOtherOther (please(please describe)describe) Posted on eachcourse websiteQ19. Where are your discipline, department or program course and program student learning outcomes (SLO's) published?SyllabiSyllabiCourseCourse CatalogCatalogDepartmentDepartment WebsiteWebsite (please(please provideprovide linklink toto SLO's)SLO's) http://alameda.peralta.edu/anthropology/OtherOther (please(please specify)specify) on each coursewebsiteQ22. Briefly describe at least three of the most significant changes/improvements your discipline, department or program made inthe past three years as a response to course and program assessment results. Please state the course number or program name andassessment cycle (year) for each example.SignificantSignificant changechange oror improvementimprovement #1:#1:Several major changes have been made to the content and delivery method of Anthropology courses over the past two semesters (fall 2016 andspring 2017). One significant change was made in the structure of Anthr 1L Physical Anthropology Lab class from computer-based presentationto in-person, hands-on learning. Data showed that students were not engaged in the online lab set-up. The impressive new Anthropologyspecimens collection at CoA is a significant factor in drawing new students into the program.SignificantSignificant changechange oror improvementimprovement #2:#2:Ongoing program assessment of enrollment trends indicated that realignment of the Anthropology course offerings schedule was needed. TheTTh course offerings were shifted to fit the existing CoA block schedule model, which resulted in significantly increased enrollment in TThAnthr 1 Physical Anthropology classes. MW Anthr 3 classes are now filling as a result of shifting the previous class offering schedule.SignificantSignificant changechange oror improvementimprovement #3:#3:Significantly increased interest in Physical Anthropology courses led to the creation of a new class (Anthr 21 Forensic Anthropology) to beoffered in spring 2018. As a direct result of student interest (shown through informal program assessment and student responses), additionalAnthropology courses have been developed and will be offered at CoA in the near future.(Optional)(Optional) additionaladditional significantsignificant changeschanges oror improvements:improvements:

Q93. Please attach the data from the "Status Report" section of TaskStream for the findings discussed above.Anthr Taskstream Status Report ficedocument.wordprocessingml.documentQ26. Briefly describe three of the most significant examples of your discipline, department or program plans for course and/orprogram level improvement for the next three years as a result of what you learned during the assessment process. Please state thecourse number or program name for each example.Plan 1:Implement and moni tor the reacti vati on of the Anthropology Program at CoA. Student i nterest supports the reacti vati on of thi s transferdegree program, as evi denced by recent student evaluati ons (TRC student evaluati ons), class di scussi ons and i ndi vi dual student di scussi onsbefore and after class.Plan 2:Increase course offeri ngs and onli ne access to Anthropology courses at CoA over the next three years. By broadeni ng the course selecti ons andaddi ng more onli ne secti on of Anthr 1 (Physi cal Anthropology) and Anthr 3 (Cultural Anthropology), w e w i ll serve grow i ng demand forAnthropology classes, parti cularly duri ng i ntersessi ons and summer sessi ons.Data analysi s show s that onli ne secti ons of Anthropology classes fi ll qui ckly and student retenti on i s hi gh. Anthr 1 sati sfi es one of the tw osci ence requi rements for transfer to uni versi ty and i s a popular choi ce for non-sci ence majors. Anthr 3 sati sfi es prerequi si tes for nursi ngmajors and i s a popular choi ce for pri vate uni versi ty transfers and out-of-state uni versi ty transfers because the class sati sfi es ethni cdi versi ty course requi rements.Plan 3:Assess the same SLO for one full academi c year (fall and subsequent spri ng semester) for each course i n the same manner as the previ oussemester’ s assessment. Thi s w i ll allow for accurate follow -up compari son of the same SLOs to demonstrate the result of changes i nclassroom techni ques that are i mplemented after fall semester SLO assessments. A di fferent SLO w i ll be assessed i n each Anthropologycourse the follow i ng academi c year. As all Anthropology courses have three SLOs, all of the SLOs for each course w i ll be assessed over thethree-year Peralta Taskstream cycle.Q94. Please attach the data from the "Assessment Findings and Action Plan" section of Taskstream for each example discussedabove.Anthr Taskstream Status Report ficedocument.wordprocessingml.documentQ27. Describe how assessment results for Distance Education courses and/or programs compare to the results for the correspondingface-to-face classes, if applicable.Assessment results i n Di stance Educati on Anthropology secti ons generally correlate to results for correspondi ng face-to-face secti ons of thesame course.

Q28. Describe assessment results for courses with multiple sections. Are there similar results in each section?Assessment results i n multi ple secti ons of the same Anthropology course are si mi lar to each other.Q29. Describe your discipline, department or program participation in assessment of COA's institutional level outcomes (ILOs).All Anthropology course SLOs are mapped to CoA’ s ILOs. The reacti vated Anthropology Program PLOs w i ll be mapped to CoA’ s ILOs as w ell.Q30. How are your course and/or program level outcomes aligned with COA's institutional level outcomes (ILOs)? Please describe the"Goal Alignment Summary" from TaskStream.All Anthropology SLOs have been updated and ali gned w i th CoA's ILOs.Q95. Please attach the "Goal Alignment Summary" from TaskStream.Q31. INSTRUCTIONQ32. Describe effective and innovative strategies used by faculty to involve students in the learning process.Usi ng multi ple approaches to teachi ng helps keep students engaged and learni ng. Effecti ve teachi ng strategi es i ncorporate pow er-poi ntpresentati ons, w hi te-board di agram constructi ons i n real-ti me, i nteracti ve di scussi ons, classroom questi ons and concept checks and shortansw er w ri tten C.A.T.s (classroom assessment techni ques). Innovati ve strategi es i ncorporate real-ti me new s feeds, TED-talk vi deos and CoALi brary li nks i nto classroom presentati ons vi a smart-room technology to sti mulate di scussi on. Onli ne 3-D models are used to i llustratedi scussi ons of fossi ls, arti facts and cultural i tems w hen the actual i tems are not avai lable. The latest developments i n all fi elds ofAnthropology are readi ly avai lable for di scussi on through onli ne access i n rooms w here thi s feature i s an opti on.Q33. How has new technology been used by the discipline, department or program to improve student learning?The Anthropology Department at CoA i s parti ci pati ng i n the Canvas Pi lot Program for onli ne learni ng and classroom support. All coursemateri als, vi deos, arti cles and assi gnments are avai lable from the Moodle or Canvas course w ebsi tes for easy student access at any ti me. Allassi gnments are submi tted onli ne through Moodle or Canvas course w ebsi te drop-boxes that are connected to Turn-It-In softw are for easyi denti fi cati on of plagi ari sm (i ntended or uni ntended) and subsequent di scussi ons w i th students. The Anthropology Department i s a parti ci panti n the Zero Cost Textbook Program currently i n development at CoA, w hi ch w i ll si gni fi cantly reduce economi c barri ers to learni ng.Q34. How does the discipline, department, or program maintain the integrity and consistency of academic standards with all methods ofdelivery, including face-to-face, hybrid (some online but not 100%), and Distance Education (100% online) courses?

All Anthropology courses are moni tored and assessed for i ntegri ty and consi stency of academi c standards through SLOs, department meeti ngs,i nstructor observati ons and TRC commi ttee feedback.Q35. If your program offers Distance Education classes, how do you ensure they have the same level of rigor as the corresponding faceto-face classes?Anthropology courses that are offered i n onli ne format are subject to the same revi ew , observati on and moni tori ng processes as the equi valentface-to-face classes.Q36. Briefly discuss the enrollment trends of your discipline, department or program over the past three years. An " EnrollmentTrends" data dashboard is available on the left side of the COA Program Review webpage. Please sure to set the filters for College ofAlameda and then your program and courses.Overall enrollment trends i n Anthropology at CoA i ndi cate a modest grow th i n numbers of students from year to year. Thi s i s si gni fi cant, asthe overall trend i n Peralta Di stri ct course enrollments has been dow nw ard for the past few years. Another trend w orth w atchi ng i s thatAnthr 1 enrollment i s consi stently hi gher i n fall semesters, w hereas enrollment i n Anthr 1L, Anthr 2 and Anthr 3 i s consi stently hi gher i nspri ng semesters as students move consecuti vely from one secti on to the next over the academi c year. Offeri ng more Anthr 1 lecture classesi n fall and more Anthr 1L lab classes i n spri ng appears to be w arranted.Q31. Feel free to download your data (see "Download" at the lower right corner of the Enrollment dashboard) and attach data here.Q32. Please provide an explanation of student demand for specific courses (or lack thereof).There i s consi stently hi gh student demand for all Anthropology courses at CoA. Anthr 1 Physi cal Anthropology and Anthr 1L Physi calAnthropology Lab provi de alternati ves for non-sci ence majors to complete thei r Bi o-Sci ence transfer requi rements. Anthr 2 Archeology i s i nhi gh demand because CoA i s one of the few communi ty colleges i n the East Bay that offers thi s requi red course for Anthropology majorsconsi stently every semester. Anthr 3 Cultural Anthropology i s a requi red course for Nursi ng majors at uni versi ti es, i n addi ti on to bei ng apopular Soci al Sci ence transfer course that complements Soci ology and Psychology courses.Although Anthr 21 (Forensi c Anthropology) i s a new course to be offered for the fi rst ti me at CoA i n spri ng 2018, enthusi asm runs hi gh for i tsdebut. CoA w i ll be the only college i n the Peralta Di stri ct to offer thi s course, w hi ch should result i n hi gh enrollment. Anthr 7 (Magi c,Reli gi on and Wi tchcraft) w i ll be offered at CoA i n the near future i n response to student demand for thi s popular course.Q33. Find the " Productivity" data dashboard on the left side of the COA Program Review webpage. Filter for your program and/orcourse. Compare the productivity (total FTES/total FTEF) for your discipline, department or program to that of the College's overallproductivity rate. College of Alameda's overall productivity rate for 2016-17 was 15.46. Definitions can also be found on the COAProgram Review webpage.CoA Anthropology Department producti vi ty far exceeds the overall producti vi ty rate of CoA as a w hole, accordi ng to producti vi ty charts forthe 2016-2017 academi c year:Fall 2016Anthro producti vi ty 20.02 compared to CoA overall producti vi ty rateSpri ng 2017 Anthro producti vi ty 21.64 compared to CoA overall producti vi ty rateQ34. What are the salient factors, if known, affecting the enrollment and productivity trends for your program with you mention above?

Sali ent factors that contri bute to producti vi ty i n Anthropology at CoA over the past 12 months i nclude renew ed student i nterest i nAnthropology courses as a result of aggressi ve outreach by Anthropology i nstructors, i nvi gorated course content and student w ord-of-mouth"buzz". Anthropology i s once agai n a vi si ble and vi brant part of the CoA communi ty.Q35. Are courses scheduled in a manner that meets student needs and demands?YesYesNoNoQ36. How do you know whether or not courses are scheduled in a manner that meets student needs and demands?Accordi ng to student i ntervi ew s and previ ous enrollment trends, the fall 2016 schedule w as out of ali gnment w i th most CoA soci al sci ence andgeneral educati on course scheduled ti mes/days, leadi ng to chroni c under-enrollment and class cancellati ons. The spri ng 2017 and fall 2017class schedules w ere reali gned w i th the CoA block schedule that best sui ts student demand. Anthropology courses fi lled and conti nued to fi ll tocapaci ty follow i ng the schedule reali gnment, as evi denced by capaci ty enrollment i n all fall 2017 Anthropology classes.Q37. Please provide any recommendations and priorities for improving enrollment in your program.Anthropology course offeri ngs at CoA need to be expanded to accommodate student demand. Students i n exi sti ng Anthropology classes thi ssemester at CoA have responded enthusi asti cally to proposed new courses and i ndi cated that they w i ll si gn up i f these courses are offered.Q38. STUDENT SUCCESS & STUDENT EQUITYThe course completion standard (percentage of students earning a grade "C" or better, or earning "Credit") for the College of Alameda is66%. In the sections below, please describe the course completion rates for each of the courses in your discipline, department orprogram for each of the past three years. [Please access the " Course Completion" data dashboard on the left of the COA ProgramReview webpage to access this data. Use the DE filter to evaluate face-to-face courses (set the DE filter to "NULL" by themselves,hybrid and distance ed. courses]. To download an image of your dashboard - see the "Download" button at the lower right corner of thedashboard. Feel free to attach the data here OR enter it in below.Q39. Please enter the course completion rate for each of the face-to-face (NOT online -

science requirements for transfer to university and is a popular choice for non-science majors. Anthr 3 satisfies prerequisites for nursing majors and is a popular choice for private university transfers and out-of-state university transfers because the class satisfies ethnic diversity course requirements. Plan 3: