What is it? What is required? What is the Chair’s Role? Program Review What is it? What is required? What is the Chair’s Role?

What is Program Review? Program Review is designed to: Promote self-assessment and improvement (c.f. a Business Plan) Provide context for future planning Program Review is not designed to: Evaluate academic departments Force academic departments to “defend” their practices

What is a “Self Study”? An “Executive Summary” of: Missions, Goals, & Environment Educational Programs General Education Student Learning Outcomes and Assessment Faculty Student Services Resources & Facilities Planning

When Should I Start Stressing? Programs without Accreditation (beyond WASC): Program Review every seven years Programs with Accreditation: Program Review every ten years Eligible for “Expedited Program Review” Check with the Director of Program Review and Assessment Hi Sharlene!

What is the Process? The Self-Study Year The Program Review Year Program Review Committee Evaluation External Reviewer Evaluation Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with University about actions to take Subsequent Years Annual Reports on progress toward fulfilling MOU

What is the Chair’s Role? Coordinate the Self Study (and probably write most of it…) Delegate! Assessment Tables and Reports Institutional Research Data Communicate with University, College, Department, and PARC Host External Reviewers Negotiate Helpful and Actionable MOU with University

A Few Tips Your department is not on trial, so don’t be defensive Take advantage of opportunities to learn from External Reviewers Do the Assessment section and Data Tables first, then create narratives around them Don’t freak out when IR Data don’t match your department’s data Program Review Reports always conclude with Recommendations Think about how your Self Study will inform those recommendations “Improve assessment methods” is always a recommendation, so stay calm

Essential Resources Program Review and Assessment Home Page: http://web.csulb.edu/divisions/aa/assessment/ PARC Documents Page: http://web.csulb.edu/divisions/aa/grad_undergrad/senate/councils/prap/self_studies/ Institutional Research https://daf.csulb.edu/offices/univ_svcs/institutionalresearch/ Ask Sharlene about the status of the “Department Reports” link

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