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CYCLICAL PROGRAM REVIEW: SELF-STUDY BRIEF COMPONENTS
1. Introduction
2. Degree Requirements
3. Resource Requirements
1. Introduction
The introduction provides the background on the program under review.
 Description of the program under review, and where there is more than one mode or site
involved, detail of the distinct versions of the program that are being reviewed
 Description of the career and academic opportunities for graduates
 Relationship between the program goals with the mission, mandate and strategic plans of OCAD
University
 Description of how the program fits into the broader array of program offerings, particularly
those areas of teaching and research strengths and complementary areas of study
 Description of the participation of faculty, staff, and students in the Self-study and how their
views will be obtained and taken into account
2. Degree requirements
Program Learning Outcomes
 Description of the abilities that graduates of the program are expected to demonstrate upon
graduation consistent with OCADU’s NEL learning outcomes, and the Ontario Council of
Academic Vice-President’s Undergraduate Degree Level Expectations (UDLEs), or the Ontario
Council on Graduate Studies’ Graduate Degree Level Expectations (GDLEs)
 A SWOT analysis of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats that may affect the
ability of your program’s objectives (see Template on OCAD U website). This should include an
analysis of the effectiveness of the various modes of delivery that are used and the Program
Review Team’s impression of how the program compares with similar programs in Canada and
those offered by degree‐granting Art & Design (or similar comparator) Universities
internationally; together with the rationale and planning for future developments
 Data that demonstrates program quality, which may include but is not limited to final year
academic achievement, academic awards, exit surveys, rates of graduation, employment
statistics and further education
Admission Requirements and Student Success
 An outline of the requirements for admission to the program, including additional requirements
or procedures and recognition of prior learning experience
 Admission data that reports on applications, registrations, entering GPA, attrition rates and
time-to-completion graduation rates
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Demographic data on registrants (i.e., transfers from other programs and other institutions, full
and part-time students)
Program Structure and Content
 Calendar copy and program maps for the program showing courses offered each semester,
streams, research components, and identifying any experiential or other applied learning
opportunities for students, and/or any distinct versions of the program and any innovative or
creative aspects of its design or delivery suited to the achievement of desired student learning
outcomes
 Course outlines, indicating calendar level course descriptions, pre-requisites and co-requisites,
credit weight, hours of class, learning outcomes, topics, labs and tutorials, mode of delivery and
teaching methods, assessment of learning
 Data to demonstrate the quality of the student experience and satisfaction (course evaluations,
student satisfaction surveys, NSSE results, percentage of classes taught by permanent or nonpermanent faculty) and other indicators of program quality
3. Resource Requirements
Faculty Members
 List of the core faculty including appointment status, Curriculum Vitae, home unit, and other
indicators of faculty quality
 Number of full and part-time faculty in the program; faculty from other programs teaching in
the program, including a brief summary highlighting faculty research and professional
achievement as they relate to the objectives of the program
Additional Academic and Non-Academic Human Resources
 Details of additional academic and administrative services and support allocated to the
program, including support staff, adjunct and part-time faculty and their qualifications,
supervision of experiential learning opportunities, teaching assistants, studio and lab assistants
and other additional academic and non-academic human resources
Physical Resources
 Details of the physical resources associated with the program, including library holdings,
information technology support and student services, special equipment, and space utilization
(class-sizes, classrooms, laboratories, graduate student work/study space, other)
Financial Resources
 Summary statement on the financial resources that support the program, including annual
budget, external funding, and sources of support for graduate students (graduate programs
only)
Resources for Self-study Brief Components
 Program quality review criteria
 Degree Level Expectations
 Program learning outcomes
 New course proposal template
 Revised course proposal template