STEP 2: IMPLEMENT SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENTS
The librarian used summative assessments to make an end-point judgment of the overall course effectiveness in the context of a more global information literacy standard. The same tools used to implement the formative assessment were used during this step, however, the criteria by which the assessments were measured was different. Specifically, the librarian used the summative assessments to evaluate the course according to the University library strategic plan, referred to as the five-year roadmap. The roadmap is comprised of library goals, objectives, and action plans that inclusively reflect the University strategic plan, Middle States regional accreditation guidelines, New York State Distance Education guidelines, and Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) and Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) national standards. Specifically, the librarian concluded that the use of the model to design the course met the following encompassing strategies: