This workflow outlines the general structure of the assessment phases to be implemented during a loop or a cycle. At our school, the AOL committee, the Dean’s Office, and departments coordinate in this process. As may be seen in the diagram,
• First of all, the dean starts the process for the first loop and develops the necessary documentation or regulations;
• Within the context of the appropriate regulations and mission, departments develop competency goals and objectives, or evaluate and update those that already exist. Interaction with stakeholders is ensured at this point. The AOL committee looks over the competency goals and objectives, getting help from the mentor when needed, and then providing input to the departments. These efforts will continue until all necessary adjustments have been made. Departments complete updates at their own discretion, as long as they adhere to AASCB standards and the school’s goal.
• Once the competency goals and objectives have been completed, the departments create curriculum maps that detail the relationships between courses and objectives. At this time, the AOL committee supports these activities.
• Departments develop assessment plans based on the relationships between competency objectives and courses in the curriculums as well as other activities (Table 5-1).
• The AOL committee checks the assessment plans and ensures that they are completed within the framework of necessary feedback; After its completion and dissemination, the committee requests the dean’s office to establish evaluation teams.
• The Dean’s Office assigns assessment teams in interaction with the departments. At this stage, the dean interacts with external stakeholders and invites them to assessment teams in the process.
• A the departments, the faculty develops assessment materials for the relevant objectives within their assessment teams.
• The AOL committee develops the draft assessment calendar when all tools and materials are ready. The Dean’s Office reviews the draft calendar and proposes changes if necessary. When all changes are complete, the Dean approves and disseminates the calendar.
• When the assessment period starts , all assessment activities defined at both the department and the dean’s level begin to be implemented. The AOL committee monitors all activities and provides the necessary support.
• As a result of the assessment activities carried out in the departments, the teams prepare assessment reports.
• The Dean’ Office collects reports. At this stage, the reports are evaluated and the dean, departments and AOL committee both in parallel and in coordination, examine the reports, identify the necessary improvement points, prioritize them, develop action plans, and implement the plans.
• Adding, removing, or revising content may be required as a result of the improvements made. The curriculum map is reviewed following improvements if this is the first data collecting phase of the loop, i.e., the first assessment period. Following this stage, the steps are repeated. The loop is closed if the second measurement period has already been completed and improvement points have been checked. New action plans can also be developed for the next loop. The process is restarted at the beginning of the next loop.

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