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CPR Reviews for 2003-2004
Academic Affairs
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Preparing A Comprehensive Program Review
Contents:
Overview
Structure
Recommended Information & Potential Sources
Overview
“The goal of academic program review in the University S ystem of Georgia is the improvement of programs based on information gathered and analyzed during a cyclical review process. In conducting program review, institutional faculty and administrators assess progress over time, analyze costs and benefits of programs, and make strategic decisions about program modification.”
( http://www.usg.edu/usgweb/cpr/instr.phtml )
The ASU academic unit's task, in brief, is to review the unit's academic program and, where appropriate, compare it to ASU as a whole, to similar programs in the USG, and to programs across the nation.
Information on ASU can be obtained from
Office of Institutional Research
Projects Office
Banner reports
Crystal reports
Department Chair
Deans
Information on the USG can be obtained from:
Information Digest University System of Georgia (http://www.usg.edu/pubs/info_digest/ )
See Access Statistical Reports (http://www.usg.edu)
For information on programs nationally :
Check the US Dept. of Education( http://www.ed.gov ), especially the National Center for Education Statistics ( http://nces.ed.gov/ )
Start with the Digest of Education Statistics ( http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/ ). Select a year. In Chapter 3, and you will find information in the following categories:
Enrollment, Staff, Faculty, Institutions, Degrees, Outcomes, Student Charges and Student Financial Assistance, Income, and Expenditures.
For guidelines on program design, suggested faculty work loads, etc, check with relevant national organizations.
If the program involves teacher preparation, information from the Georgia Department of Education ( http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ ) may be useful; however, the latest NCATE report will probably provide enough information.
Structure
The outline of the review should be as follows. Additional subheadings may be added as needed.
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List of Highlights/Recommendations (Highlights and recommendations should be provided in the form of an Executive Summary) |
A. |
Mission |
A.1 |
Department Mission and its Relation to the University and System Missions |
A.2 |
Needs of Students |
A.3 |
Demand for Graduates |
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Teaching, Learning, Research and Scholarship, and Service |
B.1 |
Students |
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Majors and Graduates |
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Enrollments and Credit Hours |
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Student Needs and Learning Outcomes |
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Success of Graduates |
B.2 |
Faculty and Staff |
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Faculty and Qualifications |
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Student/Faculty Ratios and Average Class Sizes |
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Faculty Productivity and Costs |
B.3 |
Facilities |
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Classroom Facilities and Instructional Technology |
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Faculty Offices and Departmental Equipment |
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Resources |
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Non-Instructional Technical Support |
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Library |
B.4 |
Curriculum |
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Coherence |
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Currency |
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Course Sequencing, Frequency, and Enrollment Patterns |
B.5 |
Other Learning Activities |
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Advising |
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Tutoring |
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Student Organizations and Clubs |
B.6 |
Research and Scholarship |
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Faculty Productivity |
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Level of Support |
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Student Involvement |
B.7 |
Service |
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Professional Service |
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Community Service |
C |
Summary |
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Quality of the Program (major findings should indicate strengths AND weaknesses) |
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Productivity of the Program (major findings should indicate strengths AND weaknesses) |
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Viability of the Program (major findings should indicate strengths AND weaknesses)
Unit Needs
Recommendations (Must emerge from the major findings)
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D |
Appendix |
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Educational Purposes and Goals (from 2000 SACS Self-Study) |
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Program Curricula |
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Tracking Sheets |
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List of Faculty Publications and Conference Presentations |
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Faculty Vitae |
Recommended Information and Potential Sources
Institutional Research, Information Technology Services, and the Projects Office are all useful sources of information
As a general rule, where relevant (such as number of majors, etc), give comparative data for at least five years .
A. |
Mission |
A.1 |
Department Mission and its Relation to the University and System Missions |
Departmental Mission Statement and most Unit statements are found at:
Departmental websites
University Mission Statement
http://www.aug.edu/mission.html
System Strategic Goals
http://www.usg.edu/strategicplan.html
Include information on department/units role in the core and support offered to programs outside the major/unit/department. |
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Describe students in general. If significant differences to the general student population are noted, elaborate. Student Demographics are available from Institutional Research. |
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Glean information from alumni surveys, etc.
Use information from the Career Center , such as: What Can I Do With This Major/Degree ( http://www.aug.edu/career_center/majors_selection_software_from_UTK/majors/majors.html )
and
U.S. Department of Labor/Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook (available online) |
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B |
Teaching, Learning, Research and Scholarship, and Service |
B.1 |
Students |
Number and Percentage of Majors and Graduates
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Institutional Research (hereafter, IR) |
Number and Percentage of Graduates Passing Professional and Qualifying Exams |
Dept. Chair, Counseling and Testing, ETS Comparative Data Guide, Professional Standards Commission of Georgia . |
Diversity |
IR |
Selectivity, Skills at Entry |
IR |
Service Course Enrollments |
IR, Dept. Chair |
Credit-Hour Generation |
IR |
Student Learning, Satisfaction |
Dept. Exit Interviews, Exams, etc.
Alumni Surveys, etc. |
Students Success |
Alumni Surveys, Graduate Surveys (IR) |
Retention, Attrition of Majors |
IR |
Numbers (Part- and Full-time)
Include Name, Highest Degree, Rank, Tenure Status of Full-Time Faculty
Discuss use of part-timers, faculty release time, etc. |
Department Chair, FTE Production (IR) |
Costs
Discuss faculty salaries (and dept. budget, where appropriate) in relationship to ASU and to national information |
IR, CUPA (AVPAA's Office) |
Student-Faculty Ratio
You may be able to compare to USG/BOR info.
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IR Semester Reports, Course Counts (WREG103 on BANNER), System Comparative Data (USG by the Numbers) |
Average Class Size
Distinguish between service courses, lower division, upper division. |
Course Counts (WREG103 on BANNER), System Comparative Data (USG by the Numbers) |
Faculty Productivity |
IR (Expenditures per Faculty and Cost per Credit Hour) |
Maintenance of an Adequate Faculty Cohort for Program Success |
Department Chair |
Diversity |
Department Chair, IR |
Credentials
Consider looking at teaching evaluation numbers vs. ASU as whole |
Department Chair, IR , Dean's Office |
Professional Development
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Department Chair, Faculty Annual Reports, Faculty Vitae |
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Space (Adequacy and Condition) |
Department Chair, Number and Types of Special Space (Labs, etc.), Room Assignments in Allgood and Other Buildings, National Standards for Discipline, Faculty Office and Departmental Equipment Lists |
Cost |
Departmental Budget Info (IR) |
Technology Labs |
Information Technology Services, Department Chair, Room Inventory (IR) |
Equipment |
Departmental Equipment Inventories |
Library
A table of the annual book and serial expenditures should suffice.
National Organizations may have standards for comparison. |
Reese Library (Description of Support Provided to Department, Holdings, Journals, Departmental Library Allocations) |
Infrastructure |
Descriptions of Academic Support Units Used by the Discipline |
Coherence |
Department Mission ; Comparison to State, Regional, and National Organizations, Last Departmental SACS Report |
Currency and Relevance to Program Learning Outcomes and Student Needs
Include discussion of student assessment (portfolio, etc) |
Comparison to State, Regional, and National Organizations, Last Departmental SACS Report; Comparison to Other System Programs through Academic Advisory Committee in Major |
Course Sequencing, Frequency, and Enrollment Patterns |
Departmental Check Lists for Majors, Catalog, Course Counts WREG103 on BANNER)
Course Rotations |
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Other Learning Activities |
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Advising |
Department Chair, Graduate Surveys (IR), Exit Interviews |
Tutoring |
Departmental Annual Reports |
Internships, Service-Learning, Practica , Study Abroad, and Career and Placement |
Departmental Records, Registrar's Office, Career Center |
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Research and Scholarship |
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Faculty and Student Involvement |
Department Chair, Faculty Annual Reports, Departmental Annual Reports |
Faculty Productivity |
Department Chair, Faculty Annual Reports, Departmental Annual Reports |
Level of Financial Support |
Departmental Travel Budget, Departmental Policy on Reassigned Time |
Mentoring and Development Opportunities |
Department Chair, Dean of Arts and Sciences Office |
Projects Completed and Outcomes |
Department Chair, Faculty Annual Reports, Departmental Annual Reports, President's End-of Year Report |
Contributions to the Mission
Include not only professional and university, but also community service. |
Department Chair, Faculty Annual Reports, Departmental Annual Reports |
Include all relevant materials, including
Educational Purposes and Goals (from 2000 SACS Self-Study)
Program Curricula
Tracking Sheets
Assessment Tools (Portfolio descriptions, alumni surveys, etc)
List of Faculty Publications and Conference Presentations
Faculty Vitae
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