FORMAT AND NECESSARY INFORMATION

Self-Study for Five-Year Joint Review

While you do not need to follow this format exactly, you do need to ensure that the information identified in the sample is contained in your self-study.

1.      PROGRAM DESCRIPTION AND CONTEXT

1.1.   Goals and Objectives:  Provide a statement of the objectives and goals of the program as authorized and describe any changes that have occurred since the program was implemented.  Explain the type of technologies used and any issues that have developed over emerging technologies.  In an appendix, attach copies of any printed and/or on-line program information, such as catalog text, brochures, and other pertinent information describing the program.  Provide URLs for on-line information.

1.2.   Context:  Describe the context for the program, including its relationship to the University's mission and its long-range plans, and to other academic programs within the UW System.  Describe any changes in the context since the program was implemented.  Also compare it to similar types of programs in the region and nation.

1.3.   Need:  Discuss what needs are being met by this program and whether these needs could be met more effectively through collaboration with other programs in the UW System.  If so, discuss how you are currently collaborating and/or how collaboration might occur.

2.      PERSONNEL

2.1  Faculty:  Discuss any changes in the faculty participating directly in the core and elective courses since implementation.  Is the number of faculty/academic staff adequate to provide this program?  Indicate to what extent new faculty have been recruited.  Append short vitae for the core faculty members along with a list of names and departments of other faculty associated with the program.  Include information on diversity and the processes used and/or plans for enhancing diversity.

2.2  Administrative Structure:  Describe the current administrative structure for the program including the relationship between program faculty and their areas of concentration within the program.  Describe any changes in the administrative structures that have occurred since implementation.  Also describe the relationship and interaction among the program faculty who are from different departments and different schools.

2.3  Adjunct/Part-time Faculty:  Evaluate the use of adjunct and/or part-time faculty in delivery of the program.  Discuss any problems in this area and explain how the institution has responded to them.

2.4  Training and Support:  If this program relies on technology, explain how faculty and staff have been provided with appropriate training and technical support services.

3.      STUDENTS

3.1.   Enrollment Trends:  Provide a chart showing the enrollment history and graduates since implementation.  Review, verify, and analyze the trends pertaining to degree program enrollment and degrees granted.

3.2.   Projected Enrollment:  Discuss the enrollment goals for this program.  How does the projected enrollment in the program relate to past enrollment and existing resources.  If this enrollment plan differs from the authorization proposal, explain why.

4.      PROGRAM DESCRIPTION AND EVALUATION

4.1.   Curriculum:  Describe any substantive changes in this academic area since implementation.  Provide any changes in the initial list of foundation and core courses for the program, and a sample sequence of courses taken by the majority of students in the program.  Include additional sequences if there are multiple areas of specialization within the program.

4.2.   Diversity:  Indicate which aspects of diversity are addressed in this program.  Describe how these issues have been infused into the curriculum. Provide information on processes used to recruit, retain and graduate a diverse body of students.

4.3.   Degree Recipients:  Provide information about the post-baccalaureate employment or graduate training of degree recipients.

4.4.   Assessment:  Using the assessment plan developed for the program in the proposal for Authorization to Implement, evaluate the program’s success in meeting the stated objectives, including assessment of student learning.

4.5.   Accreditation:  If specialized accreditation is available for this program, discuss the rationale of applying or not applying.  If the program is accredited, describe the impact of accreditation standards upon the curriculum, and the impact of accreditation standards on changes that have occurred since implementation.

4.6.   Concerns:  Describe any problems that the program has faced/is facing and provide recommendations for resolving them.

4.7.   Third Party Vendors:  Discuss any problems the institution has had in cases where it has used third party products (e.g. purchased modules, specialized software, outsourcing programs components).  Explain how these problems have been addressed.

5.      ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES

5.1.   On-going Support:  Evaluate the physical facilities, capital equipment, library resources, technology support, and supplies that sustain the program.  Discuss any difficulties with providing "help desk" services, if required, to students and explain how they have been resolved.  Describe and evaluate advising, placement and career services available to students in the program.

5.2.   Additional Support:  Evaluate any special programs, faculty, or outreach activities designed to enhance the program.  Describe any new program activities added since implementation.

5.3.   Access for Individuals with Disabilities:  Evaluate the success of programs/methods/etc. in meeting the needs of individuals with disabilities.

5.4.   Student Access:  Discuss any difficulties the program has encountered in providing students access to faculty, library resources, and special resources (computers, unique laboratories, audio-visual and other equipment, databases, etc.) required for the program.  Explain how these difficulties have been addressed.

6.      FINANCE

6.1.   Budget Requirements:  Discuss whether the current operating budget is adequate to assure program quality.  If additional support is needed to sustain program quality, indicate the areas affected and the amount and source of future funding for these areas.

6.2.   Capital Requirements:  Discuss any capital budget expenditures necessary to sustain the program and provide an estimate of costs.

7.      SUMMARY

7.1.   Summary Evaluation:  Summarize the program's overall effectiveness with respect to the original expectations.  Indicate any observed obstacles to the fulfillment of the original objectives and the measures taken to overcome those obstacles.  Describe any unanticipated contributions of the program to the teaching, research, or outreach mission of other departments at your institution or the university as a whole.

Recommendations:  Recommend action for continuation with the final review process for this program, for revision of the program and later final review, or for discontinuance of the program.

BUDGET FORM

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Academic Program Review Guidelines
Self-Study Format
Attachment #6