required required learning? Has the program measures of student although not a competencies competencies, as identified and made learning (i.e. consideration for well. changes to improve student assignments, most programs. performance? capstones, etc.), faculty meeting committee(s), minutes, analysis of advisory board student learning measures Standard The program should What is the program’s Website, CVs, course Faculty, Capacity to deliver 5.3 articulate how approach to concentrations, coverage, course students, concentrations is elective elective offerings and how does the program catalog, student administrators key: can students competencies contribute to the ensure quality in these enrollment, mission take the courses they program mission and offerings? need to graduate on goals. time? Professional Standard Students will have at How does the program Course schedule, Faculty, Professional degrees Competencies 5.4 least one experiential promote engagement with internship policies, students, should expose learning the professional internship career students to exercise/interaction community? What are its placement, guest services, practitioners across a with practitioners. internship requirements? speaker roster, advisory broad range of capstone clients, board, professions. adjunct faculty Resources Standard The program’s Does the program have Budget, Faculty, Emphasis is not on 6.1 resources should be sufficient resources to administrative administrators the dollar amount of appropriate to deliver the program and infrastructure, the budget, but the pursue the program’s pursue continuous faculty travel program’s overall mission, in all aspects improvement? policies, scholarships, capacity (or of program delivery. IT (especially for limitations) in pursuit online programs), of its mission. Often physical space cited with another Standard because evidence is showing a lack of capacity or poor outcomes. Com Standard The program should Does the program make the Website, brochures Faculty, Programs should munications 7.1 communicate with its required information and inform stakeholders stakeholders, data publicly available? Is it IT staff to support
required competencies required competencies, as well. learning? Has the program identified and made changes to improve student performance? measures of student learning (i.e. assignments, capstones, etc.), faculty meeting minutes, analysis of student learning measures committee(s), advisory board although not a consideration for most programs. elective competencies Standard 5.3 The program should articulate how elective offerings contribute to the program mission and goals. What is the program’s approach to concentrations, and how does the program ensure quality in these offerings? Website, CVs, course coverage, course catalog, student enrollment, mission Faculty, students, administrators Capacity to deliver concentrations is key: can students take the courses they need to graduate on time? Professional Competencies Standard 5.4 Students will have at least one experiential learning exercise/interaction with practitioners. How does the program promote engagement with the professional community? What are its internship requirements? Course schedule, internship policies, internship placement, guest speaker roster, capstone clients, Faculty, students, career services, advisory board, adjunct faculty Professional degrees should expose students to practitioners across a broad range of professions. Resources Standard 6.1 The program’s resources should be appropriate to pursue the program’s mission, in all aspects of program delivery. Does the program have sufficient resources to deliver the program and pursue continuous improvement? Budget, administrative infrastructure, faculty travel policies, scholarships, IT (especially for online programs), physical space Faculty, administrators Emphasis is not on the dollar amount of the budget, but the program’s overall capacity (or limitations) in pursuit of its mission. Often cited with another Standard because evidence is showing a lack of capacity or poor outcomes. Com munications Standard 7.1 The program should communicate with its stakeholders, Does the program make the required information and data publicly available? Is it Website, brochures Faculty, IT staff Programs should inform stakeholders to support
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