Academic Year 2022-2023
Unit Student Center and Event Services
Domain Professional & Administrative Skills
Program or Event The Level Up Program Web Developers
Number of Students 6
Assessed By
  • Interviews: one-on-one
  • Post only tests of student knowledge
  • Checklist of what student(s) did
  • Other (if selected, explain in your LO description above)
  • Student performance (e.g., student oral presentation) rated USING rubric
  • Student performance (e.g., student oral presentation) rated WITHOUT rubric
  • Student product (e.g., portfolio, journal) rated WITHOUT rubric
Uses of Results
  • Refining program/program changes
  • Reporting results (EVERYONE SHOULD CHECK)
  • Refining assessment tools/LOs
  • Unit planning and/or budgeting
  • Providing feedback to student/participant
Outcome ASSESSING 2022-23 (WEB DEVELOPMENT): Students participating in The Level Up Program at Levels 3 and 4 as an IT Web Developer will learn and apply the OKR method of goal-setting; learn and apply key principles of scrum methodology in an agile environment; learn and apply project management techniques; demonstrate proficiency with Github developer repository; learn and demonstrate fundamentals of Amazon Web Services; demonstrate a high-level understanding of the system design of a web software project; understand version control systems and why they are important in team software development environments; demonstrate ability to produce clean, structured, well-documented code based on specifications. Students will also demonstrate proficiency in Student Affairs’ Learning Dimensions one through four (Problem Solving; Professionalism; Teamwork; Communication). This combined with approximately nine hours of mandatory UC-employee training will prepare the students for success in their current role and prepare them for future professional settings. Students participating at Level 3 must complete 300 experience hours to be eligible for promotion Level 4. MISSION STATEMENT: Foster the academic, social, and cultural mission of the university with student involvement and development opportunities via employment and mentoring outside the classroom in a world-class facility offering year-round conference and event production services. STUDENT AFFAIRS LEARNING DOMAIN: Professional and Administrative Skills CAS DOMAINS: Knowledge acquisition, construction, integration and application; Cognitive complexity; Practical competence
Benchmark Post Tests Students must pass the L3 Software Developer Quiz (Part 1) with a score of at east 66% and the L3 Software Developer Quiz (Part 2) with a score of at least 65%. Students must pass the AWS Basics quiz with a score of at least 90%. And students must pass the open-book Dev Team's Approach to Performance Excellence quiz with a score of at least 80%. Student Products Student products (portfolio pieces) are rated without a rubric via peer review. Student Performance Student performance is assessed without a rubric via bi-weekly sprint meetings divided into three parts. Students demonstrate time and project management during part one called Sprint Planning. Students demonstrate performance during part two called Sprint Review. The students demonstrate Student Affairs Learning Dimensions during part three called the Sprint Retrospective. These sprints are moderated by experienced marketing and creative professionals. 1:1 Interviews Competency in the four Student Affairs Learning Dimensions is assessed with a pre-determined rubric. Students receive up to four points across each Dimension for a total of 16 possible points. This is done during 1:1 interviews with each student prior to promotion. Low scores may prohibit the student from promoting to the next level without specialized or additional training if helpful. Checklist: The Level Up Program is a learning management system that serves as a checklist of assigned training with a quiz builder. Other: Students participating at Level 3 must complete at least 300 hours of experience to be eligible for promotion to Level 4 of the four-level program.