Open Access4: Could It Be That It Does Make Sense? A Program Review Process for Integrating Activities
Author(s) -
Rhodes Terrel
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
to improve the academy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-4822
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-4822.2002.tb00573.x
Subject(s) - process (computing) , accreditation , process management , core (optical fiber) , engineering management , computer science , resource (disambiguation) , knowledge management , management science , engineering , medical education , medicine , telecommunications , computer network , operating system
This chapter presents a model for a comprehensive program review process that can be used on any campus. Faculty developers maintain a critical role in a campus‐wide program review initiative. This model is based upon the development of institutional priorities that guide the development of goals and objectives for academic units across the campus. The program review process is based on a core of regularly produced institutional data that can be used by all units to inform decision‐making. The review process is conducted on an annual or biannual basis with periodic major review coinciding with accreditation visits. The ultimate success of the model is tied to making budgetary and resource allocation decisions based on the assessment that grows out of the program review process.