PROGRAM REV IEW OR IENTAT ION

LAUNCH MEETING March25,2015

1 p.m. -2 p.m.

Department Orientation for Program Review

Office of Academic Assessment & Program Review

Eli Bartle ebartle@csun.eduVanessa Castillo

vanessa.castillo.258@my.csun.edu (818) 677-6717

AGENDA & FLOWCHART

• Introductions • Program Review Video• Program Review Policy and Procedures • Steps of Process• Writing & Reviewing the Self Study• Overview of the Information to Include: Eli Bartle• Obtaining the Institutional Research Data: Bettina Huber

• External Reviewer Visit• Planning & Scheduling: Eli Bartle

• Constructing the 6-Year Plan: MOU

• Review Calendar and Timeline• Wrap up, website, Review the New FLOWCHART

STEPS OF 6-YEAR CYCLE

•Step 1: Launch Meeting•Step 2: Self Study •Step 3: External Review•Step 4: MOU – Draft & Meeting•Step 5: MOU Distribution•Step 6: Implementation of MOU

STEPS OF CYCLE

•Step 2. Self Study• What’s the point? • What’s involved in compiling the

information? • Who writes it?• What information needs to be included?• What to do when it is done?

SELF-STUDY SECTIONS

1. Overview of the Program2. Departmental Climate (AKA Campus Climate)3. Assessment and Strategic Planning4. Key Strengths and Challenges5. Discussion of MOU6. Appendices

OVERVIEW OF THE PROGRAM SECTION: INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH DATA

Bettina Huber, Director, Office of Institutional Research• http://www.csun.edu/~instrsch/

2. CAMPUS [DEPARTMENT]CLIMATE SECTION

• How does your program introduce program address issues of a positive departmental climate?• Possible ways to address this section: • Curriculum changes• Faculty, staff, student conversations/conflicts• Exit interviews• Diversity across faculty, staff, and students

3. ASSESSMENT AND STRATEGIC PLANNING SECTION

• Assessment in the Self-Study (Part 3)• Summarizes assessment results since your last program

review• Serves as a foundation for curriculum planning• WASC looking for strengthening of assessment data

• Assessment Matrix at the end of the Self-Study Guidelines Document, Example Document

• @ http://www.csun.edu/assessment/program_review.html

4. KEY STRENGTHS ANDCHALLENGES SECTION

• 3 – 5 strengths and challenges that you identified while writing the self-study• Usually these are areas that you will focus on in

the next 6 years

5. DISCUSSION OF MOU SECTION

• IF you have a previous MOU, discuss it here. • Look for issues that you have not acted upon and

still want to act upon over the next 6 years.

6. APPENDICES SECTION

• Previous MOUs• Program SLOs with course chart• Annual Assessment Reports• Faculty Vitae (consider short form)• GE Courses • Institution Research Data/Charts

BACK TO STEPS OF ENTIRE CYCLE

•Step 3: External Reviewer Visit & Report

• Selection of Reviewers• Visit to Campus• Report and MOU

• Vanessa Castillo, Graduate Assistant

STEPS OF CYCLE

•Step 4: MOU – Creation• Who creates it?• What does the meeting involve?• Recommendations and Commendations

STEPS OF CYCLE

•Step 5: MOU Distribution

• Who sees it?

STEPS OF CYCLE

•Step 6: Implementation of MOU

• What’s the point? • What is to be done with it after program

review is done?• Yearly review; document years 1 & 3

WRAP UP

Questions? Consultation? Assistance? Examples? Delays?

Contact us at:

Website: http://www.csun.edu/assessment/program_review.html

Or Phone: 818 677 6717

Or Email:

• Eli Bartle, Program Review Coordinator Email: ebartle@csun.edu

• Vanessa Castillo, Student Assistant Email: vanessa.castillo.258@my.csun.edu

Good luck and please keep in touch with us!