Upholstery The Upholstery program is housed in the Applied Technology Division and terminates in a certificate (60 credit hours). Program Description: The Upholstery/Interior program prepares students to enter the workforce as a specialist in all facets of restoring and recovering furniture. Mission: To prepare students for entry-level positions in the programming and operation of highly technical computer-controlled lathes, milling machines, and other industrial equipment. To achieve this mission, the Upholstery faculty and staff have identified the following outcomes as measures of program effectiveness: 1. Student Learning and Program Outcomes SLO (1): The beginning student will demonstrate proficiency in following patterns to make bags and pillows (LO 1,4).
2. Assessment Criteria and Schedule 80% of beginning students will achieve a passing score (defined as “Meets Expectations� or better) on the first attempt on an exercise in which the student follows a pattern to make a bag or pillow when measured against departmental rubric (each spring semester).
3. Assessment Results
4. Analysis and Use of Results
95% of students enrolled in UPH 114 met or exceeded the benchmark. Students scored well on following instructions on preparing patterns. However, student scores reflected need for additional practice on measuring and cutting.
As a result of analysis, faculty have modified the curriculum by adding incorporating additional hands-on exercises in reading and working with patterns (e.g., students are now designing simple patterns that reinforced measuring and cutting techniques). Faculty have also added more exercises on measurement (e.g., students given worksheet on measurements). As a result of analysis, faculty added exercises on commercial
SLO (2): Graduating students will demonstrate the ability to
80% of graduating students will 92% of students enrolled in achieve a passing score UPH 218 achieved a passing