2008-13 Strategic Plan Review
Providence College
School of Business
Presented May 2013
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Strategic Cycle 2008-13:
8 Goals/60+ Metrics
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Submitted in 2011 in AACSB SER for strategic cycle from 2008-13
Eight goal categories:
1. Develop organizational culture and structure for ongoing
development
2. Improve student services
3. Student-engaged teaching/learning
4. Strength core curriculum
5. Revamp MBA
6. Increase scholarship and its integration into the classroom
7. Building
8. Partnership cultivation
Goals met or positive direction identified as of May 2013 for
approximately 2/3 of the metrics
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Goal #1:
Organizational Culture & Structure
Accomplished/Positive Direction:
•Successful hiring: faculty and Dean’s Office staff (Ruane Chair filled,
replacement for attrition achieved, additional lines filled for MBA,
Associate Dean, Assistant Dean, Office Manager)
•Coverage of administrative tasks
•Mock SER completion
•Committee report-out system (new committees formed 2012-13:
Curriculum; Professional Development Resources; Intellectual
Contributions; reports at April/May faculty meeting)
Unmet/Direction Unidentifiable:
•Improve acculturation to Dominican history and tradition
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Goal #2:
Student Services
Accomplished/Positive Direction:
•6-month job placement (70% to 79%)
•Student satisfaction with career services (3.72 to 4.77; out of 7.00)
•Student satisfaction with advising (4.79 to 5.08; out of 7.00)
•Faculty & Staff updates (weekly, now quarterly)
Unmet/Direction Unidentifiable:
•Tracking of student internships across the PCSB (done in some
departments)
•“Over-enrollment discontinued”
•System of communication around student activities (ad hoc)
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Goal #3:
Student-Engaged Teaching & Learning
Accomplished/Positive Direction:
• Centers established (Excellence & Innovation in Business
Teaching)
• Faculty participating in course design workshops (09-10 & 1011: 71%)
• Percentage of faculty at-risk in teaching performance &
receiving customized support (2012-2013: 0%)
Unmet/Direction Unidentifiable:
• Centers established (others)
• Long-term teaching support plan
• Quality (next slide)
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Goal #3:
Student-Engaged Teaching & Learning
IDEA Scores
(Out of 5.0)
08-09
09-10
10-11
11-12
Accounting
n/a
4.3
4.2
4.1
Finance
n/a
3.7
3.6
4.0
Management
n/a
4.2
4.3
4.2
Marketing
n/a
4.0
4.0
4.1
MBA
3.9
4.0
4.0
3.9
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Goal #4:
Strengthen Core Curriculum
Accomplished/Positive Direction:
• Consistency between sections of core courses
• Adherence to core curriculum transformation timeline
• Syllabi components compliance
• REAL curriculum development (UG)
• Assurance of Learning
Unmet/Direction Unidentifiable:
• Adherence to major unique differentiator transformation
timeline
• Incubator projects completed
• Course sequencing (program reviews may be needed)
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Goal #5:
Revamp MBA
Accomplished/Positive Direction:
• Student satisfaction (EBI survey positive trend)
• Matriculation rates (2008-2013: 100% to 69%)
• Georgetown scores (2008-2013: 1144 to 1196)
• Completed applications (2008-2013: 52 to 110)
• Enrollment management (seat utilization: 66% to 78%)
• Assurance of learning (system implemented 2008-09: 4
program goals, ongoing review of learning outcomes and
responsive curriculum amendment)
• On-load qualified faculty, AQ & PQ (2008-2013: 39% to
73%)
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Goal #5:
Revamp MBA
Unmet/Direction Unidentifiable:
• Quality of instruction (IDEA stable @ 3.9/4.0; out of 5.0)
• Core course coordination
• Student orientation
• Student advising
• Job placement
• Consulting projects
• Recruitment effort
• Course rotation
• MBA Alumni engagement
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Goal #6:
Scholarship
Accomplished/Positive Direction:
• Scholarship colloquia
• Faculty with joint publications
• Funding for scholarship-related activities
• Number of PRJs per tenure-track faculty (1.63 to 4.27)
• Number faculty with > 3 PRJS (35% to 70%)
• Number PRJS in highly selective journals (<20%) 25 to 66
Unmet/Direction Unidentifiable:
• Publications focused on teaching and learning
• Number of tenure-track faculty whose scholarship informs
pedagogy
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Goal #7:
Building
Accomplished/Positive Direction:
•Building Committee 1.0
•Building Committee 2.0
•Needs and vision documents finalized
•Architect’s schematic drawings presented to community May 2013
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Goal #8:
Partnership Cultivation
Accomplished/Positive Direction:
• BAC established
• 1:1 meetings with BAC members
• Revised website (PCSB website beta site for College-wide
rebranding)
• Engagement with OIA and CEC
• DWC colloquia & alignment with new college core
• Whitepaper completed
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Strategic Cycle 2008-13:
Summary of Challenges
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Dominican history & tradition in PCSB culture
Continuous improvement in student services
Communication around student clubs/activities
Teaching quality (varies by dept.)
Internships (varies by dept.)
Teaching innovations (varies by dept.)
Continuous improvement in AoL
MBA: better metrics and assessment, administrative deficit,
faculty sufficiency
• Pedagogy-oriented scholarship
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