What is it about?
The Web can be a valuable resource for finding and sharing assessment information relevant to sociology. Most of us do not have the time or experience with assessment to create elaborate assessment plans out of thin air. Looking at what others have put up on the Web can be of immense benefit by providing a starting point and by sparking creativity. Thus allowing comparisons to be made between your programs and policies and another institution's. In addition, Web information tends to be fairly current and will give a sense of the latest ideas and trends.

How to read the collection site?
The Web sites related to sociology assessment are complied into a table. The table includes the link of the institutional site, content coded by numbers, type of assessment, and format. The keys of content codes are proivded on the left of the table.Type of assessment is indicated by student learning, curriculum, faculty teaching, or overall program assessment. The format of the information found on the site -- either tabular or narrative.

What is the Key to Content Code?
The are eleven basic codes that summarize the general contents of the site. The detailed definitions are listed on the Key site. The brief definitions are provide on the left of the table on the collection page. You can glance at the keys as reading the table collection .

What is more?
Also available are additional resources that are specifically relevant to the assessment of sociology programs. See Additional Resources at the left.

©2004 Last update 8/2006
The content of the site is originally created by Annette Haines, Librarian in University of Michigan ( Haines, A. (2001). Sociology assessment of resources on the Web. Assessing Student Learning in Sociology . Washington DC: American Sociological Association). I would like to thank Dr. Mary Senter, the Dept. chair of SASW at the Central Michigan University. She not only encourages me to bring up the website, but also constantly contributes bibliographies of new publications and reviews the updates.