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Program Director Self-Study Report
For Program:
Submitted by Program Director Name:
Year:
Planning and Review Committee
1.
UW-STOUT’S STRATEGIC PLAN
1.1 UW-Stout's Strategic Plan – Respond to the following:
1.1.1 Describe early and ongoing experiential learning opportunities to students
within the program.
1.1.2 Describe program initiatives employed to support and/or increase student
enrollment, retention and graduation rates?
1.1.3
Describe, provide examples and explain how the program intentionally
integrates diversity efforts, functions and contributes to the program in support
of Inclusive Excellence: “UW-Stout’s plan to intentionally integrate diversity
efforts into the core aspects of everything we do. Diversity is broadly defined
and includes, but is not limited to, race/ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation,
age and disability status.”
1.1.4 Describe environmental sustainability initiatives embedded and supported by
the program: “UW-Stout’s attempt to make students, faculty, and staff more
aware of the importance of sustaining our environment through energy
conservation, waste reduction, and other measures that will not bring harm to
the environment, and to provide students with innovative research
opportunities in these areas.”
2. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROGRAM
2.1 Curriculum Design – Respond to the following:
2.1.1
State the approved program objectives.
2.1.2
Describe processes and initiatives employed in determining the need for
program revision?
2.1.3
Check all that apply regarding the program:
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___Traditional, on campus program
___Offsite location
___Online program
2.1.4
Briefly describe the components of your program where students participate in
scholarly activity such as: research, scholarship, experiential learning and
creative endeavor. “programs are presented through an approach to learning
which involves combining theory, practice and experimentation” (UW-Stout’s
Mission Statement)
2.1.5
Does your program currently have an accreditation or certification agency that
reviews the program? If so, which agency and to what extent does it influence
the structure of the curriculum?
2.2 Faculty/Academic Staff Expertise – Respond to the following:
2.2.1 List key instructors in the program. A key instructor is one who teaches at least
one required professional course in your program (this should be the combined
faculty of Key A and Key B who were surveyed by the PRC).
2.2.2 What additional faculty/academic staff expertise is needed?
2.3 Facilities – Respond to the following:
2.3.1
Describe facilities and or capital equipment currently used and how it supports
or strengthens the program? What program specific facilities (unique
classrooms, labs, additional space involving minor construction) have been
requested and provided?
2.3.2
What added facilities needs (if any) such as unique classrooms, labs, additional
space involving minor construction exist in the program?
2.4 Resources for the Program – Respond to the following:
2.4.1
Evaluate the quality, relevance, and quantity of the library resources to support
the program. Include a brief statement as to how these needs have been met by
the library.
2.4.2
List any special resources used to meet program and/or student needs such as:
Learning Technology Services for curriculum materials development, ASPIRE,
Research Services, Advisement Center, Disability Services, Multicultural
Student Services, etc.
2.4.3
Describe other resources (if any) needed to meet the program objectives?
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3.
Quality of the graduates of the program – Respond to the following:
3.1 Describe program graduate demand and/or anticipated changes or trends impacting the
future demand.
3.2 Interpret the data provided by the Planning, Assessment, Research and Quality
(PARQ) office of the alumni follow-up surveys.
3.3 Interpret program specific surveys (students, faculty and advisory committee)
conducted by the Planning and Review Committee.
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Program evidence of continuous improvement – Respond to the following:
4.1 Describe program strengths distinguishing it from similar programs. Describe and
explain program weaknesses?
4.2 Submit evidence of program response to the concerns and recommendations from
previous program review.
4.3 In the next seven years, what major improvements or changes are planned for
implementation to improve program quality?
5.
Attachments - Include electronic links to the following:
5.1 Links of specific program information to be included:
 Current assessment in the major
 Program plan sheet
 Current assessment in the major
 Individual program facts
 Current program advisory committee
 Other items that may be helpful to PRC
 Other items requested by the consultant