Educational Effectiveness
Educational EffectivenessEducational effectiveness and program review considers how well departments align with the University's values, strategies, and goals; in turn, departmental goals help shape University planning. Program review is not intended to focus on correcting resource deficiencies of a program, making incremental decisions regarding faculty or staff positions, or as a substitute for administrative decisions to be made by unit heads or executive administration. Program review is not an unrestrained opportunity to request additional resources; however, the outcome could result in the allocation of additional resources to achieve strategic objectives for the unit.
The University conducts regular assessment of each academic, academic support, and non-academic program, in order to:
- Ensure that University activities are aligned with institutional mission and goals
- Ensure that academic programs are of highest quality and that student learning is sustained at high levels
- Serve the goal of continuous institutional improvement
- Provide data for resource management and decision-making
- Satisfy the requirements of accreditation
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