Introduction to Program
Alignment and Review
[PAR]
Office of the Provost
April 12, 2013
What is PAR?
• It is intended to be a formal,
developmental, constructive, cyclical
and critical self-study process resulting
in superior academic programming at
Drexel.
• PAR helps us to determine:
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Quality of the program
Currency of the program
Relevance to the university and to society
Fiscal viability and Research Productivity
A blueprint for future improvements
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DREXEL PAR 5 YEAR CYCLE – PARTIAL LISTING
PILOT YEAR
TERMS
AY
FWS
2012-2013
PHYSICS [CoAS]
ENGLISH AND PHILOSOPHY
[CoAS]
FWS
2013-2014
MATH [CoAS]
BIOLOGY [CoAS]
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING HISTORY AND POLITICAL SCIENCE
(BSSE)(MSSE) [iSchool]
[CoAS]
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
[CoE]
BS IN HEALTH SCIENCES
[CNHP]
ENGINEERING
MANAGEMENT [CoE]
BUSINESS & ENG [LeBow]
MATERIALS SCIENCE [CoE]
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING [CoE]
FWS
2014-2015
FINANCE [LeBow]
ECONOMICS [LeBow]
DESIGN &
MERCHANDISING [CoMAD]
THEATER [CoMAD]
ART & ART HISTORY
[CoMAD]
FILM & VIDEO [CoMAD]
FWS
2015-2016
CHEMISTRY [CoAS]
ELC [CoAS]
FWS
2016-2017
BEES [CoAS]
PSYCHOLOGY [CoAS]
FWS
2017-2018
LIBRARY AND
INFORMATION SCIENCE
[iSchool]
INFORMATION SYSTEMS (BSIS)
[iSchool]
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(BSIT) [iSchool]
MA IN CREATIVE ARTS IN
THERAPY [CNHP]
INFORMATION STUDIES (PhD)
DUAL DEGREES
[iSchool]
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
(MS/MSIS all
(MSIS) [iSchool]
DOCTOR OF PHYSICAL THERAPY
combinations) [iSchool]
[CNHP]
PHD IN REHABILITATION SCIENCE
BS IN NUTRITION &
BS/MS COMBINATIONS
[CNHP]
FOODS [CNHP]
BS IN HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH INFORMATICS
MS IN HUMAN
ART THERAPY [CNHP]
ADMINISTRATION [CNHP]
[iSchool]
NUTRITION [CNHP]
DANCE/ MOVEMENT THERAPY CLINICAL NURSE LEADER IN ADULT RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY MASTER OF SCIENCE IN
[CNHP]
HEALTH [CNHP]
[CNHP]
NURSING [CNHP]
MUSIC THERAPY [CNHP]
CLINICAL NURSE LEADER IN
PEDIATRIC HEALTH [CNHP]
PHD IN CREATIVE ARTS IN
CLINICAL NURSE LEADER IN
THERAPY [CNHP]
WOMEN’S HEALTH [CNHP]
DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE
LEADERSHIP IN HEALTH SYSTEMS
(DRNP – TO BE CHANGED TO DNP)
MANAGEMENT [CNHP]
[CNHP]
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING [CoE]
SCREENWRITING [CoMAD] COMPUTER ENGINEERING [CoE] CLINICAL TRIALS RESEARCH [CNHP]
BIOMEDICAL
ENGINEERING* BS and
accelerated BS/MS (5
CONCENTRATIONS)
[BIOMED]
CIVIL ENGINEERING [CoE]
INNOVATION & INTRA/
ENTREPRENEURSHIP [CNHP]
SPECIAL EDUCATION [SoE]
ARCHITECTURAL CAEE [CoE]
NURSING EDUCATION & FACULTY
ROLE [CNHP]
EDU CC ADMINISTRATION
[SoE]
ENVIRONMENTAL CAEE [CoE]
ADULT ACUTE CARE [CNHP]
MASTER OF FAMILY
THERAPY [CNHP]
PHD IN COUPLE & FAMILY
THERAPY [CNHP]
MASTER OF HEALTH
SCIENCES (MHS) PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
[CNHP]
POST-PROFESSIONAL
MASTER OF HEALTH
SCIENCES (MHS) PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
[CNHP]
BS IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
COUNSELING [CNHP]
BUSINESS ANALYTICS
[LeBow]
LEADERSHIP [LeBow]
DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH MGMT &
POLICY [SPH]
MD/MPH [SPH]
JD/MPH [SPH]
EXECUTIVE MPH
PROGRAM [SPH]
HOSPITALITY MGMT
[Goodwin]
What are the goals of PAR?
REGULARLY ASSESS WHAT WE ARE TEACHING
AND RESEARCHING AND WHY
ENSURE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ACADEMIC
PROGRAMMING AND FACULTY SCHOLARSHIP AND
RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY
ENSURE THAT ACADEMIC UNITS ARE OPTIMALLY
ALIGNED TO PRODUCE THE GREATEST TEACHING
AND RESEARCH IMPACT
PAR Standing Committee
• Standing Committee chaired by the Provost
• Includes deans, faculty, faculty senate
members, staff from key offices
• Meets regularly to both design and review
process and materials
• Reviews reports and make recommendations
• Final Decisions will be made by the Provost
Why PAR?
PAR Process for Academic Units
• Self-study process using guidelines that
include an external review
• Three Term Process in the Pilot Year
• Fall Term/Winter Term
self-study report
• Spring Term
external review/site visit
• Final Product
• Action Plan for implementing the
recommendations of both reviews and the
PAR Standing Committee. The Action Plan will
be monitored to ensure a successful and
meaningful implementation of the
recommendations.
PAR IS DATA DRIVEN
STUDENT
RESEARCH
SPONSORED
RESEARCH
AREAS OF
STRENGTH AND
ACCOMPLISHMENT
AREAS OF
CHALLENGE
AND
WEAKNESS
RETENTION
ENROLLMENT
GRADUATION
CURRICULUM
RIGOR
ANALYSIS
Self-Study Committee will
Provide
• Faculty CV [Faculty Portfolio Project]
• Student placement and graduate school
acceptance data
• Assessment plans and results
• Experiential assignments
• Special distinctions, awards, recognitions of
program, faculty, and students
• Evidence of program quality, success and support
for continuation or expansion of program
Roles in PAR Process
STANDING
COMMITTEE
FACULTY
AND DEPT
HEADS
PAR
PROVOST
DEANS
Business & Engineering
Self-Study – Paul Jensen
CHALLENGES
• Interdisciplinary program with engineering
• Process seems designed for degrees that align
closely with departments
• LeBow degrees and departments do not
necessarily align
• Absent alignment, data on finances, staffing and
facilities is more difficult to obtain
• How to define B & E faculty?
Business & Engineering
BENEFITS
• Discussions with engineering generated ideas for
improving curriculum
• The process and growth in the program have
highlighted the need for a more formalized
management structure for the program
• Process enabled us to learn about the history of
the program
• Data analysis has provided a good opportunity for
benchmarking of the program
OBSERVATIONS
• Data support from central administration has
been crucial
• The value of the external team report
Physics Self-Study
Michel Vallieres
BENEFIT
• The PAR process provided our
department with an opportunity to
evaluate
the
research
and
teaching missions and identify
areas of improvement. It provided
a natural framework to organize an
external review which was long
overdue.
Physics
OBSERVATIONS
• Reflections on the various components
of the department
• Members of the self-study were
representative of each function
• Dept. Heads should be part of the
committee to provide in depth
knowledge of the program
• Initial discussions about the focus of the
review required much time
• Discussions of individual and global
findings took even longer
Physics
CHALLENGES
• The report must reflect the department’s
diversity in its structure
• Great difficulty to fit the various complex
functions of the department in the report
following the handbook
• Some release time ought to be given to
members of the committee
WEBSITES
PUBLIC WEBSITE
http://www.drexel.edu/provost/par/
SHAREPOINT WEBSITE
https://provost.moss.drexel.edu/par/
Is There Life After PAR?
• Action Plans will be implemented &
monitored following the prescribed time
line
• IRAE will provide guidance on plan
implementation and assessment of
effectiveness
• Student success factors will be monitored
to determine success of implementation
• Programs will undergo formal review every
five years. [see schedule]
Help With PAR
• Orientation for 2013-2014 Self Study Teams
• April 12, 2013
• Training on use of applications if appropriate
• AEFIS, BbLearn and related tools
• Support for Course Re-design
• Online Learning Council (OLC) Fellows course review
process; IRT workshops
• Consultations
• DCAE Fellows, OLC Fellows, Steve Di Pietro, and IRT
Instructional Technology Support staff
Questions on PAR
Jan Biros, Sr. Vice Provost, Budget, Planning, and
Administration
Steve Di Pietro, Director of Operations for University
Learning Assessment and Evaluation