2015-16 Graduate Program Review
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Responsible Party
Action
Target Date for
Completion
Assistant Vice Provost of
Institutional Effectiveness, Planning and
Research (IEPR)
Transfer $300 from the Office of Institutional
Effectiveness, Planning & Research (IEPR) budget to the
operating budget of each department participating in a traditional
program review and $200 to each department participating in an
academic audit to assist with expenses related to the review. IEPR
will pay the reviewer a $1500 honorarium and hotel expense
directly.
Oct. 23 - Oct. 31, 2015
IEPR Program Review Dashboard
Walker Library
Rachel Kirk
Provide to the department chair the following data regarding
enrollment, degrees awarded and SCH production for inclusion in
Self-Study Report.
Fall enrollment for previous 7 yrs,
Degrees awarded for previous 7 yrs.
Course offerings, enrollment for previous 5 yrs.
Course offerings, frequency for previous 5 yrs.
Oct. 23, 2015
Provide data to the department chair regarding the library holdings
and services. The library report will include the following:
Number of titles/volumes for subject area
Number of journal titles (print ordered for that area)
Expenditures for book and periodicals
List of standing orders/continuations
List of journals (print) and available on-line full-text journals
Micro text collections related to the subject area
Interlibrary loan services, including Athena project
Information about library instruction classes
Comparative information to other libraries
Nov. 14th, 2015
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Action
Department Chair in consultation with College
Dean
Appoint Departmental Graduate Program Review
Committee composed of department members who are full and
associate members of the Graduate Faculty. The size of the
committee may vary depending upon the size of the graduate
program, but it should have a minimum of three faculty members.
The membership should represent each degree program and/or
emphasis comprising the program.
Department Chair
Departmental Graduate Program
Review Committee
Department Chair
Select a graduate student representative for the
Departmental Graduate Program Review Committee.
Prepare a self-study of the program . The self-study report should
address all items on:
THEC's "Program Review Rubric for Graduates Programs".
Contact potential reviewers to determine availability to perform the
external review during February 1, 2016 – April 15, 2016. If willing
to be considered as a reviewer, request a CV for submission to
the Graduate Council. Please refer to the Criteria for Selecting
External Reviewers,
http://www.mtsu.edu/iepr/docs/extrev04.pdf.
Target Date for
Completion
Nov. 6, 2015
Nov. 6, 2015
Nov. 2015 - Jan. 15, 2016
Nov. 10th, 2015
or
Dec. 1st, 2015
Department Chair & College Dean
Submit a list of at least three potential external reviewers with
curriculum vitae to Scott Handy, Associate Dean, College of
Graduate Studies
Nov. 11th, 2015
or
Dec.2nd, 2015
Associate Dean, College ofGraduate Studies
Dr. Scott Handy
Forward list of potential external reviewers, with accompanying
documentation, to Graduate Council.
Nov. 13th, 2015
or
Dec.4th, 2015
Select a primary reviewer, plus alternatives from names forwarded
by Department Chair.
Nov. 20th, 2015
or
Dec. 11th, 2015
Graduate Council
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Associate Dean, College of Graduate Studies,
Dr. Scott Handy
Forward curriculum vitae of selected reviewer(s) to Chris Brewer,
Assist. Vice Provost of IEPR
Assist. Vice Provost, Institutional
Effectiveness, Planning & Research
Chris Brewer
Vice Provost
Dr. Tina Johnson
Forward CV to the Vice Provost for approval. An official request
to review the program cannot be extended until the Vice Provost
has approved the person selected.
Target Date for
Completion
Nov. 20th, 2015
or
Dec. 11th, 2015
Nov. 23, 2015
or
Dec. 14, 2015
Notify Chris Brewer, Assist. Vice Provost of IEPR when
reviewer(s)
approved.
Nov. 23 -24, 2015
or
Dec. 14-15, 2015
Assist. Vice Provost, Institutional
Effectiveness, Planning & Research
Chris Brewer
Notify the Assoc. Dean, College of Graduate Studies, College
Dean, and Department Chair when approval of external reviewer
has been received from the Provost’s office. Provide guidelines for
developing an itinerary during campus
visit:http://www.mtsu.edu/iepr/docs/gprvsch.pdf.
Nov. 23 -24, 2015
or
Dec. 14-15, 2015
Department Chair
Schedule dates for reviewer's campus visit, and notify
Assist. Vice Provost of IEPR and the Assoc. Dean of
Graduate Studies of the dates. Reviewers should be on campus at
least 1½ days for an adequate review.
Departmental Graduate Program
Review Committee
Submit draft self-study report to Department graduate faculty for
review.
Institutional Effectiveness, Planning & Research Forward contract to the external reviewer, and make reservations
Office
for the reviewer’s lodging.
Dec. 19, 2015
Dec. 19, 2015 or Dec. 23, 2015
Dec. 19, 2015 - Jan. 8, 2016
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Target Date for
Completion
Department Chair
Review Departmental Graduate Program Review Committee's self-study
report and provide any additional comments. Forward report to the
College Dean. A signature sheet should be attached to the front of the
self-study report certifying that the report has been reviewed and
approved by the Dept. Chair and College Dean.
Dec. 23, 2015 - Jan. 8th, 2016
To print signature sheet from website, click here.
College Dean
Attached signature sheet to self-study and forward to Vice Provost,
Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, and AVP of IEPR. Click here, to
print signature sheet from IEPR website.
***Send IEPR Office 2 copies: 1 hard copy and 1 electronic copy
Vice Provost
Notify the Assist. Vice Provost of IEPR when self- study is
approved or requires modifications
Jan. 12th, 2016
Notify Dean and Department Chair if self-study has been approved
or needs modifications.
Jan. 13th, 2016
Assist. Vice Provost, Institutional
Effectiveness, Planning & Research
Department Chair
Forward the approved self-study report to the external
Reviewer.
Jan. 8th - Jan. 11, 2016
At least 30 days prior to
campus visit
Submit self-study
Jan. 18th
Review Wk
Feb. 22nd
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Jan. 25th
Feb. 29th
Feb. 2nd
March14
Feb.15th
March 21
Feb. 29th
April 4th
March 7th
Department Chair in
Prepare itinerary for external reviewer, including meetings with the
consultation with Chair, Departmental Graduate Vice Provost, Department Chair, Department’s Graduate Faculty,
Program Review Committee
Graduate
Students, College Dean, Library Dean, Assist. Vice Provost of
IEPR and College of Graduate Studies Dean and Associate Dean.
Provide copy of schedule to all participating parties.
External Reviewer
Associate Dean, College of
Graduate Studies and
Department Chair
External Reviewer
Assist. Vice Provost, IEPR
Visit campus to conduct program review.
Provide additional materials requested by reviewer, such as
theses, dissertations, or other data.
Submit external reviewer reports (narrative report and Graduate
Program Review Rubric) to the Assist. Vice Provost of IEPR.
Provide copies of the external reviewer’s report to the
Vice Provost, College Dean, Department Chair, Graduate Council
Coordinator, Dean of the Library, and the Associate Dean of
Graduate Studies.
April 11th
At least 2 weeks prior to
campus visit
February 22nd - April 15th,
2016
Per reviewer’s request
Two weeks after campus
visit
Within 1 week following receipt
of reviewer’s report
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Department Chair
Prepare departmental response to reviewer’s evaluation of
program and the activities needed to implement the actions
recommended, and submit to the Associate Dean, College of
Graduate Studies, and the Assist. Vice Provost of IEPR.
Due date will be specified
by Assist. Vice Provost of
IEPR when reviewer’s report is
sent to chair, typically 2 weeks
following receipt of reviewer’s
report.
Associate Dean, College of
Graduate Studies
Provide external reviewer report, departmental response, and
Departmental Graduate Program Review report to Graduate
Council for review and recommendations.
May 6th, 2016
Graduate Council or Associate Dean of CGS,
Dr. Scott Handy
Dean, College of Graduate
Studies
Meetings scheduled by IEPR
Forward review and recommendations to Dr. Jackie Eller,
Dean,College of Grad. Studies.
5/13/16
Review concerns raised by the external reviewer as well as
standards not met or minimally met. Prepare the Provost’s
Program Review Recommendation document and discuss the
graduate program review with the Provost.
6/11/16
The Dean and Associate Dean of Graduate Studies,
College Dean and Department Chair will meet with the Vice
Provost and Assist. Vice Provost of IEPR to discuss the external
reviewer’s report and the department’s response. The Dean and
Department Chair may invite other faculty members to the
meetings as desired and
appropriate.
Following receipt of each
departmental response
( 1 - 2 weeks after receipt of
dept. response)
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Action
Responsible Party
Department Chair and Graduate
Holidays
Thanksgiving break - November 26th - 27th
Christmas Break - December 24th - January 1st
Spring Break
- March 7th - 12th
SACS on-site visit March 28th-31st
Last Day of class - April 27th
Submit 1-Year Progress Report to Vice-Provost, College Dean, and
IEPR Assistant Vice Provost. The report is to include a progress report
on the action items included in the Undergraduate Program Review:
Departmental Response form.
Available dates for Reviews
Feb. 22nd
Feb. 29th
March 14th
March 21st
April 4th
April 11th
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Feb. 26th
March 4th
March18th
March 25th
April 8th
April 15th
Target Date for
Completion
TBD