UNIT PLAN INSTRUCTIONS
Following is the unit plan submittal schedule and format that we hope will improve the whole planning process. Academic units and academic support units will submit their plans to Dr. Sam Sullivan, and the institutional support units will submit their plans to Mary Filpus-Luyckx. The process for arriving at academic unit plans must include appropriate discussion among respective unit faculty members. Unit plans must also be approved and signed by the dean. Remember as our mission statement says, we are devoted to constant improvement.
Schedule for unit plans submittal:
• Academic units in the three colleges and Continuing Education - due by September 30, 2003
• Academic support units - due by October 31, 2003
• Institutional Support Units - due by October 31, 2003
Unit Plan format:
Each academic-unit plan should contain a statement of the
unit's mission or purpose, a challenge that affects the unit, a goal or goals
that will help meet that challenge, a summary of planned procedures to evaluate
progress towards achievement of the goals, and an explanation of the support
the unit will need to make this progress.
Limit unit plans to the five or six most important goals of the unit, and the reports to two or three pages. Eventually, all unit plans will be placed on the web. Use the following template to prepare unit reports:
UNIT PLAN TEMPLATE
Section 1. Purpose Statement for Name of Academic Unit
Section 2. Summary of Challenges and Goals
• (Challenge1)
* (Goal 1a)
* (Goal 1b)
• (Challenge 2)
*(Goal 2a)
• (Challenge 3)
* (Goal 3a)
* (Goal 3b)
* (Goal 3c)
· Etc. for other Challenges
Section 3. Procedures for Evaluating Progress towards Achievement of Goals
• (For Goal 1a)
* (Assessment Instrument(s))
• (For Goal 1b)
* (Assessment Instrument(s))
• (For Goal 2a)
* (Assessment Instrument(s))
• Etc. for other Goals
Section 4. Assistance from other units
• (For Goal 1a)
*(Identify first unit from which you will need assistance and suggest assistance)
*(Identify second unit and suggest assistance)
• Etc. for other Goals
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