College of the Redwoods
Program Review Committee
Executive Summary
Adopted November 6, 2009
Mission Statement The College of the Redwoods’ Program Review Committee leads and facilitates authentic
assessment as it relates to student success and planning at the institution for all subject and service areas.
The committee reviews Annual and Comprehensive Program Reviews that provide the strong foundation
upon which College of the Redwoods develops, identifies, states and documents quality improvement plans
and goals including providing the direction of prioritization of funding, and support needs as organized under
the strategic planning objectives.
Objective: To provide an evaluative Executive Summary of this program’s review for authors, the
Integrated Planning Committees, and the District.
Program Review Subject/Service Area: ____Digital Media___________________
Program Review Authors: ___Clyde Johnson________________________
1.
Summary Recommendations:
1. Program strengths:
(4) new associate faculty members
Strong faculty team with good communication and respect for
each other;
Degree update by end of Spring 2010
DM online offer students option to use open source versions
of software, instead of having to buy software
Additional Comments:
2. Program challenges/obstacles:
Moving/Changing media
Budget – need industry software upgrades regularly;
Getting associate faculty team onboard with assessment
3. Commendations
All course outlines updated;
Getting all course updates through Curriculum in one
semester;
2.
3.
Recommendations:
Budget – need industry software upgrades regularly
4. Program Budget/Funding Sources:
Dedicated funding for software upgrades
5. Program Goals/Plans:
Degree update by end of Spring 2010;
Getting associate faculty team onboard with assessment;
No formal tracking of job placement; plan in works for
obtaining data
Process:
PRC will forward completed Executive Summaries to program review authors.
Authors will have two weeks to provide feedback and corrections on errors of fact and/interpretation
PRC will forward Executive Summaries and authors response (if available) to the appropriate integrated
planning committee and the CPC.
6. Program Outcomes Assessment (PLOs/SLOs):
Updating regularly in course outline of record;
Moving forward on assessment and outcomes;
Getting associate faculty team onboard with assessment
7. Student Success/Achievement Basic Skills
obstacles/challenges:
English skills correlated directly to this program
Math no so much
No formal tracking of job placement; plan in works
for obtaining data
Issues Across all Disciplines:
Facilities and technology is deficient;
Maintenance is deficient;
Regular funding for software for all programs
Staffing and faculty budget is deficient;
Deferred maintenance is a problem campus-wide
Lack of replacement of lost faculty; finding qualified faculty to teach
Challenge that IT doesn’t support Mac Computers; most science, math and arts use Mac computers
Need for transcript evaluator and document imaging system will support all disciplines.
Need for a college-wide process to gather and assess information from students directly, both those who
graduate and those who leave for other reasons, or from transfer institutions and employers. Entry and
Exit surveys to increase student success, retention and persistence;
General: Is there a budget set aside for bulb replacement for projectors, both campus and district wide?
Process:
PRC will forward completed Executive Summaries to program review authors.
Authors will have two weeks to provide feedback and corrections on errors of fact and/interpretation
PRC will forward Executive Summaries and authors response (if available) to the appropriate integrated
planning committee and the CPC.