Standard One: Mission and Goals, Planning and Effectiveness

  1. Mission and Goals
    1. Report the department's mission statement and describe any changes made to it in the last three years. 
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    2. Describe, in a short paragraph, how the university's and college's missions guide the activities and plans of the department or program.
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    3. List and briefly describe the department's current goals and objectives for the next three years, identifying changes made since the last program review.
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  2. Planning and Effectiveness
		
      
			
    1. Describe the department's planning process and the strategies used in evaluating the activities of the department.

      
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    2. Describe how the results of the evaluation process are used to improve the programs and activities of the department.  Give examples where appropriate.
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    3. Reflect on the department's overall effectiveness in reaching its goals.
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  3. Analysis of Previous Program Reviews 
		
      
			
    1. List the primary recommendations from the last program review.  Describe implementation of recommendations, and if not implemented, describe the reason.   
      
		  

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    2. Accomplishments.  Summarize, in no more than a page, up to ten of the primary accomplishments of the department in the last three years.

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    3. Challenges. Summarize, in no more than a page, up to five of the primary challenges faced by the department in the last three years.
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Standard Two: Educational Program and Its Effectiveness



    
	
  1. In a brief paragraph, describe how the department's academic programs are compatible with the university's mission.
	  
      
			

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    1. For each program offered by the department, comment on the current curriculum design.  How does the curriculum meet the criteria of coherence, breadth, depth, effective sequencing of courses, and synthesis of student learning? 
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    2. Describe how the department ensures the currency of the curriculum by appealing to disciplinary standards, employer needs, graduate school expectations, or professional standards. Where relevant, refer to data from assessment programs, surveys of graduating seniors and alumni, internship or employer surveys, employment or graduate program acceptance rates, and other relevant measures that demonstrate the currency of the curriculum.
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    3. Describe the manner in which faculty members are involved in the initiation, development, and improvement of the department's curriculum. (Also relates to Standard 4.)
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    4. Describe the departmental activities designed to review and improve instructional effectiveness.
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  3. Assessment of Undergraduate and Graduate Programs.
    	  

      
			
    1. Complete the CWU department assessment plan preparation form.
      
			
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    2. Complete the CWU department assessment report. 
      
			
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    3. Describe how assessment results are communicated to department faculty, to university administrators, and to other constituents.  
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    4. Describe the manner in which faculty and relevant administrators review and respond to assessment results.
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  4. General Education
		

      
			
    1. If the department has courses within the university's general education program, describe the assessment procedures used to assess student progress toward relevant general education student learning goals.
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    2. If the department incorporates general education student learning goals into assessment of students in the major, describe the assessment results.
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  5. Graduate Programs. For each graduate program:
		

      
			
    1. Describe the mission and goals of the graduate program and how they are consistent with the mission and goals of the department, college, and university.
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    2. Describe qualities that place the program above the undergraduate level.
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    3. List the titles of the master's theses and projects for the most recent two years in which degrees were awarded and provide, if applicable, a copy of the two most recent comprehensive examinations in the program. If comprehensive examinations were used, provide exams and results.  Submit two master's theses or project summaries as examples.
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  6. Distance Education
    	  

      
			
    1. Describe the degree to which distance education technology, including interactive video and web-based courses, is used for instruction, in support of departmental programs.
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    2. List all courses taught by DE (interactive video) in the past five years including number of sites and number enrolled at each site.
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    3. Separately list all courses taught online with number of class sections involved and number of students enrolled in each section.
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    4. For the past year, list separately all courses that used Blackboard technology for some of or the entire course and separately list courses that used internet support other than Blackboard.
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    5. Reflect on the effectiveness of distance education relative to face-to-face instructional procedures.
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  7. Off-Campus and Special Programs
    	  

      
			
    1. Describe how the department ensures that the student's learning experience at CWU centers is equivalent to that at the residential campus. Comment on faculty expertise and access to faculty, advisement, learning standards, learning resources, academic standards, and student outcomes.
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Standard Three: Students



    
	
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    1. Describe departmental policies and advising services for students. How are advisors informed and prepared for their duties? Provide copies of student handbooks and other advisory literature (Also relates to Standards 2 and 4.)
      
		  
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    1. Briefly describe how the department determines if a course (not covered by the Direct Transfer Agreement or the Table of Course Equivalency) from another institution is acceptable for transfer credit. (Also related to Standard 2.)
      
		  
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    1. Describe how the department recruits students through internal and external publicity. Include publications, reference web content, etc. If the department's programs are accredited by a professional association or approved by the state, describe how the accreditation or approval status is represented in your publicity. 
      
		  
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    1. Describe how students are guided to remedial and support services. 
      
		  
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    1. Describe student services offered through the department including any professional societies or faculty-led clubs or organizations and their activities.
      
		  
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    1. Describe student accomplishments over the past three years.
      
		  
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    1. How does the department work with student services to increase retention?
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    1. Describe departmental career placement services or efforts to coordinate with university placement services.
      
		  
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    1. Reflect on the effectiveness of the department's student programs and services.
      
		  
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Standard Four:    Faculty


    
	
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    1. Describe the department's faculty staffing plan including how the department reviews and assesses its ratio of full-time to part-time faculty. Include current ratio of full-time to part-time faculty.  What, if any, staffing difficulties may the department face in the next five years in order to continue providing the current level of service?
      
		  
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    1. Describe the department's development activities that maintain or enhance the competence and vitality of faculty. Particularly address development activities intended to remedy deficiencies identified through evaluation.  Include activities that promote improvements in instruction, scholarship, and service.
      
		  

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    1. Describe the departmental policies and procedures by which faculty, both full-time and part-time, are evaluated for promotion, retention, and tenure.
      
		  
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    1. Comment on the balance of teaching, scholarship and service responsibilities of the department's faculty.  What are the implications of that balance in terms of department goals?
      
		  
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    1. What evidence from the Student Evaluations of Instruction (SEOIs) is used by the department to make decisions regarding the effectiveness of instruction?  What other forms of evaluation are used? What evidence do they provide?  How are SEOI data and other evidence used to improve instruction?  What other evidence would be helpful and what would enable you to access it?
      
		  
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    1. Reflect on the overall adequacy and preparation of faculty as well as the appropriateness of the percentages of tenured, tenure-track, full-time non-tenure track, and part-time faculty.
      
		  
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    Data provided by Instructional Research and other appropriate offices.
    
	
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    1. Faculty profile - Complete Table 4.1 and Table 4.2.
      
		  
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    1. Using categories in Performance Indicator Form I, describe faculty accomplishments for the past year. Also include a summary of the most significant artistic creations, scholarly activities, and research by faculty for each of the past five years.
      
		  
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    1. Provide current faculty vitae.
      
		  
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    1. Provide a five-year history of the "teaching effectiveness" and "course as a whole" department means as reported on SEOIs, indexed to the university mean on a quarter-by-quarter basis.
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    1. Complete Table 4.3:  Full-time faculty who have left the university's employment in the past five years and their stated reason for departure.
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    1. Complete Table 4.4: Indicate by year for the next five years any know or predicted staffing needs related to program sustainability, expansion, or modification as related to department goals.
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Standard Five:   Library and Information Resources


    
	
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    1. Describe the adequacy and accessibility of the department's library holdings and online information resources. If the department offers programs in multiple locations, describe access to library resources for each location.
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    1. Describe the adequacy and accessibility of library acquisitions related to department course work and faculty research.
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    1. Describe the library and information technologies faculty regularly and actively utilize in the classroom.  
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    1. Describe how faculty participate in the planning and development of library and information resources and services. 
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    1. If the department maintains its own library of books, journals, or similar material, please describe the holdings and how they are used.
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Standard Six: Governance


    
	
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    1. Describe the department's governance system and provide an organizational chart for department including committee assignments.
      
		  
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    1. Describe how faculty members are involved in institutional governance, planning, budgeting, and policy development. (Also relates to Standard 4.)
      
		  
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    1. Reflect on the adequacy of the faculty's involvement in university governance.
      
		  
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Standard Seven: Finance



    
	
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    1. Describe the adequacy of the teaching, scholarly, and service resources available to the department in meeting its goals. (Also relates to Standard 2.)  
      
		  
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    1. Describe department based fundraising activites
      
			
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Standard Eight: Physical Resources



    
	
  1. Comment on the adequacy of the following resources available to the department in performing its mission. If the department offers programs in multiple locations, describe the adequacy of each. (Also relates to Standard 2.)
		
      
			
    1. Physical facilities and furnishings.
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    2. Equipment, including laboratory equipment.
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    3. Instructional and research technology.
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    1. Describe faculty and staff involvement in planning the department's facilities.
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Standard Nine:  Integrity



    
	
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    1. If the department or its programs have statements of professional ethics, provide copies. Include ethical standards of professional organizations the department conforms to.
      
		  
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    2. Describe how the department evaluates and revises its policies related to integrity (if applicable). 
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