ERIC Number: ED573111
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2012
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Universitywide Program Review: Evolving a Process for Program Improvement and Institutional Planning. Professional File. Number 128, Winter 2012
Nelson, Kristi A.; Nicholas, Mark C.
Association for Institutional Research
The President of the University of Cincinnati charged the Academic Coordinating Committee (ACC), a universitywide governance body, to conduct a comprehensive review of degree programs by designing a process with multiple outcomes: building an academically stronger university; ensuring consistency with the institution's capacity and academic priorities; engaging individual units in a serious and focused examination of program mission, assessment practices, and plans for the future; and setting the stage for short- and long-term institutional planning. This article illustrates how the ACC envisioned, designed, and implemented the review process. It discusses our approach to developing and using a customized technology solution for program review. We believe that our experience and approach is transferable and can inform practices at other institutions. [For "Conducting Focus Groups with College Students: Strategies to Ensure Success. Professional File. Number 127, Fall 2012," see ED573089.]
Descriptors: Program Improvement, Higher Education, Program Effectiveness, Academic Degrees, Educational Planning, Program Implementation, Institutional Mission, Program Evaluation, Educational Quality, Outcomes of Education, Institutional Research
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Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Collected Works - Serial
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Association for Institutional Research (AIR)
Identifiers - Location: Ohio (Cincinnati)
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