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: ____Physics/Engineering___________________
Program Review Authors: __Erik Kramer_____________________________
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Summary and Recommendations:
1. Program strengths:
Faculty;
Good retention rates;
Additional Comments:
2. Program challenges/obstacles:
Facilities and technology is deficient;
Maintenance is deficient;
Staffing, budget;
Their action plan that was granted then rejected, (because it
was determined that the specific need should be college
funded and not grant funded) funding should be prioritized;
No full time faculty member in engineering
*Deferred maintenance is a problem campus-wide
3. Commendations:
Instructor ability to work with inferior equipment
Recommendations:
*Funding for physics lab equipment critical to offer
college level physics courses; unable to offer
engineering related courses because don’t have the
equipment to run;
4. Program Budget/Funding Sources:
Need more information from author
5. Program Goals/Plans:
Improving Assessment
6. Program Outcomes Assessment (PLOs/SLOs):
Outcomes have been identified; assessment is a
work in progress
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.
7. Student Success/Achievement Basic Skills
obstacles/challenges:
Excellent analysis of basic skills data; prerequisites in some
cases may not be enforced;
BSI courses imperative to the success of students in this
program
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.