Business Administration Department Committees_Approved

Approved on May 7, 2014

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT

DEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEES:

CHARGES, COMPOSITION, AND MEETINGS

1. GENERAL

1.1. Departmental Committees

The departmental committees are: Faculty Research and Development committee, Curriculum committee, Social committee, Recruitment committee, Promotion committee, and Strategic committee.

1.2. Provisions

Unless otherwise explicitly stated, the following provisions shall apply to all committees in the department:

Each committee shall meet at least monthly during regular academic semesters. The head of department shall appoint a committee convener at the beginning of the

academic year. The convener shall call for the first meeting for elections of chair and secretary and communicates election results to the HoD.

Minutes of the meetings shall be kept and submitted to the Department's office. The minutes must include at least the summary of decisions made by the committee.

Committees report to the head of the Department.


FACULTY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

1.3. Charges

The Faculty Research and Development committee has the following responsibilities:

1.3.1. Faculty Mentoring and Development: The committee is charged with conducting an annual assessment of the research and teaching capabilities of the faculty.

The committee shall review the portfolio of research and publication activity by the department over the previous three years and assess the impact of the intellectual contributions. Impact shall be evaluated using the approach identified by the CBA committee.

The committee shall also review teaching effectiveness and identify areas for extra focus for improvement.

The committee should develop a plan for faculty mentoring and development covering the areas of instruction and intellectual contributions. Identify resources required to successfully implement the plan and suggest time-lines for the implementation.

1.3.2. Journal List: Develop Criteria for Determining the Quality of Journals and

Develop Several Lists of Journals by Discipline to guide Faculty Members in Targeting Their Publication Activities.

The committee should get the input of the entire faculty in the department when generating these lists.

The inclusion of any journal on any discipline list must be supported by external validation of the journal quality by reference to other lists or rankings of journal quality.

The starting point of the work of this committee should be the lists already approved by the College (if any), modify these lists as needed, and send the updated lists to the college for approval.

1.4. Committee Composition

Each research discipline (Marketing, OR/MS/POM, OS/OB/HRM/IB, Gen/Strat) must be represented on the committee; i.e. the committee is composed of four members.


2. CURRICULUM COMMITTEE

2.1. Charges

The Curriculum committee has the following responsibilities:

Review current course offerings to determine their relevance and currency. Evaluate the different majors and its relevancy to the field.

Consider new course offerings for the different majors in Management and Marketing.

Elect coordinators in the Fall of each year for courses that have multiple sections. Coordinators are responsible for coordinating and developing the common syllabus, selecting textbooks, etc

Serve in an advisory capacity to the HOD regarding course offerings and scheduling of classes.

Recommend changes and any adjustments in the syllabi of courses to validate them once a year and document its currency and relevance the field.

Evaluates and recommends unified teaching goals, teaching methodologies and grading suggestions.

Communicates with the College Assurance of Learning and Curriculum Committee regarding matters of course evaluations.

Review and approve curriculum changes as proposed during the academic year.


Each Discipline (Marketing and Management) must be represented by three members on the committee; i.e. a total of six faculty members.


3. SOCIAL COMMITTEE 3.1. Charges

The Social committee has the following responsibilities:

3.1.1. Student Awards: The committee is charged with conducting an annual assessment of top students in Marketing and Management.

The committee shall review the GPA of students in Marketing and Management to determine a list of top achieving students.

The committee shall participate with the college to determine a sponsor for a yearly student award ceremony.

The committee shall attend and participate in the yearly student award ceremony.

3.1.2. TA and Faculty Awards: Develop criteria for recognizing the extra hard work of TAs and faculty members.

The committee should get the input of the entire faculty in the department when generating TA awards.

The awards for faculty members will be determined based on non-academic related qualities (such as friendliness, cheerfulness, among other values).

The awards may be in the form of material (gifts) or symbolic (certificate) rewards. The awards will also be considered for faculty end of year evaluations.

3.1.3. Social events: Organizing social events for faculty within the Marketing and

Management department.

The social events will strengthen the bonds among faculty members. The social events will be organized both on and off campus (off campus events

may include faculty and their family members). There will be at least one social event per semester.


Each Discipline (Marketing and Management) must be represented by two members on the committee; i.e. a total of four faculty members.


4. RECRUITMENT COMMITTEE 4.1. Charges Once the Department determines its hiring needs, the College will post recruitment ads, and the Recruitment committee will have the following responsibilities: Review, Short-list and interview candidates for marketing and management faculty

positions. Maintain a list of applicants and chart qualifying criteria. Conduct interviews via phone and Skype, as well as at conferences and meetings. Prepare necessary documentation for new hires as required by senior management. Members of this committee are expected to meet on weekends and evenings to

conduct interviews. The committee is primarily engaged in the recruiting of full-time faculty, but may also

assist the HOD to select adjunct faculty, and Teaching Assistants. The committee makes hiring recommendations to the Dean of the College.


Each Discipline (Marketing and Management) must be represented by two members on the committee; i.e. a total of four faculty members, in addition to the HoD that serves as the chair of the committee.

5. PROMOTION COMMITTEE A Promotion committee will be formed only if a faculty from the department is

applying for promotion. The responsibility of this committee is to evaluate faculty candidates for promotion.


6. STRATEGIC COMMITTEE

6.1. Charges

The strategic committee has the following responsibilities:

Review and develop a concise departmental mission statement and ensure clarity and scope.

Determine the process and time-table for regularly examining and revising the strategic plan and mission statement.

Set S.M.A.R.T. departmental goals aligned with the GUST17 strategy. Set measurable objectives which can be linked easily to Key Performance Indicators.


Each Discipline (Marketing and Management) must be represented by two members on the committee; i.e. a total of four faculty members

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