DATE

Task

December

Introduction meeting for all program review participants. 

January 

Meet with a Planning & Research “mentor” for Outcomes and Assessment Training to help you start thinking about outcomes (sample forms from the training are linked below)

Outcome assessment training—January (P&R)

         § Student learning outcomes identified

         § Gen Ed outcomes identified

         § What is a SWOT Analysis? Should I  conduct  a SWOT?

         § How do I conduct a Focus Group?

League for Innovation's 21st Century Learning Outcomes Project

Outcomes Form from training

             Outcome Form for Outcome Workshop (Word Document)

      Outcome Forms Example for Outcome Workshop (Word Document)

Review bank of surveys for grads, current students, employers (Program chairs)

February 

Meeting with Planning and Research mentor and program chairs--Meeting will consist of Student info-verify prefixes, courses,  for Planning & Research to pull data

Set-up Advisory groups, employers and other faculty members to help with determining student outcomes and program outcomes. (Program Chair)

Draft of Part I due – The Program Profile (Program Chair) Form due to P&R by February 20

Survey training and prototype-If surveys are needed for current students they must be started now.  Develop questions for surveys (Planning & Research and Program Director)

March

Download of faculty credentials-- Planning & Research and Marge Wilson

Distribute data to Program Chairs (Planning and Research)

Distribute Current Student Surveys out to classes

     (Planning & Research program reviewer)

Develop Graduate Surveys

     (Planning & Research program reviewer)

Develop Employer Surveys

     (Planning & Research program reviewer)

Draft of Part II due – Program Content  (Program chair)

     Form due to P&R by March 20

April

Review Surveys

       □ Current Students

       □ Graduates

       □ Employers

May

Data information evaluation before instructional staff leaves.

May 

Future Trends Data Profile from Planning & Research and any other data that is ready to be distributed to program directors

Accountability measures identified

Draft of Part III – Student Outcomes Results due

Draft of Part IV -- Need for Change  (Strengths, weaknesses and recommendations)

Part V -- Future Issues  (Resources needed for Future Efforts)

June

Planning & Research to finalize all information due program directors, survey results, any other data, etc.

August

Group meeting to see where everyone is with their Program Review.

September

DEADLINE for ALL info to Planning & Research and Draft due to Dean

Info to Subcommittee for Checklist Review

September

Final report due to VPI for recommendations. 

December

One (1) year follow up from previous years programs