6 Goals 10 Objectives 8 Indicators 10 Criteria 10 Findings 10 Actions
GOAL: Assessment
| Objective | | Assessment |
| | The department will establish and implement assessment procedures to provide performance information across all aspects of departmental and programmatic activity.
Associated Goals: Assessment, Curriculum Planning, Enrollment Growth, Faculty Development, Program Stability, Student Advisement |
| Indicator | | Department Meeting Minutes
|
| Criteria | | Department Meeting Documentation
The departmental office will maintain up-to-date records of all official department meetings and have those records available for on-site review. |
| Finding | | Assessment
The department maintains documentation on all academic and departmental activity. The documentation, collected though all departmental sources is centralized in department meeting minutes summarizing assessment activities and findings |
| Finding | | Department meeting minutes
The department meeting minutes are on file in the department offices and available for review. |
| Finding | | Resource Allocation
Assessment in progress |
Actions for Objective:
| Action | | Assessment
Assessment in a continuous process. Assessment procedures should continue and be reviewed for improvement. |
GOAL: Assessment
| Objective | | Budget |
| | The department will establish, in consultation with the faculty, a budget that meets the requirements of the strategic planning process.
Associated Goals: Assessment, Faculty Development, Program Stability |
| Criteria | | Budget Planning Documentation
The department chair will submit a draft budget request to the February department meeting for review and to the Dean by March 1. |
| Finding | | Budget Planning Documentation
The budget Planning document was prepared, submitted to the Dean''s office in a timely manner and reviewed by the department ex post facto |
| Indicator | | Department Meeting Minutes
|
| Criteria | | Department Meeting Documentation
The departmental office will maintain up-to-date records of all official department meetings and have those records available for on-site review. |
| Finding | | Assessment
The department maintains documentation on all academic and departmental activity. The documentation, collected though all departmental sources is centralized in department meeting minutes summarizing assessment activities and findings |
| Finding | | Department meeting minutes
The department meeting minutes are on file in the department offices and available for review. |
| Finding | | Resource Allocation
Assessment in progress |
Actions for Objective:
| Action | | Budget Planning
The department will continue to develop budget planning documents based on strategic planning targets. |
GOAL: Assessment
| Objective | | Student Advisement |
| | The faculty will provide competent, timely and accurate advisement information to existing students
Associated Goals: Assessment, Student Advisement |
| Indicator | | Advisement Logs
|
| Criteria | | Advisement Records
The departmental office will maintain up-to-date records of all official advisement sessions and have those records available for on-site review. |
| Finding | | Advisement Records
Advisement records are maintained jointly by the department chair and the senior faculty advisor. The records are computerized and available through the departmental office. |
| Indicator | | Department Meeting Minutes
|
| Criteria | | Department Meeting Documentation
The departmental office will maintain up-to-date records of all official department meetings and have those records available for on-site review. |
| Finding | | Assessment
The department maintains documentation on all academic and departmental activity. The documentation, collected though all departmental sources is centralized in department meeting minutes summarizing assessment activities and findings |
| Finding | | Department meeting minutes
The department meeting minutes are on file in the department offices and available for review. |
| Finding | | Resource Allocation
Assessment in progress |
Actions for Objective:
| Action | | Advisement Records
No action required |
| Action | | Review of Advisement Procedures
The department should urgently review the advisement process to effect two changes. first, the advisement load should be distributed among all competent faculty and second, the maintenance of advisement records should be centralized within the departmental offices. |
GOAL: Curriculum Planning
| Objective | | Assessment |
| | The department will establish and implement assessment procedures to provide performance information across all aspects of departmental and programmatic activity.
Associated Goals: Assessment, Curriculum Planning, Enrollment Growth, Faculty Development, Program Stability, Student Advisement |
| Indicator | | Department Meeting Minutes
|
| Criteria | | Department Meeting Documentation
The departmental office will maintain up-to-date records of all official department meetings and have those records available for on-site review. |
| Finding | | Assessment
The department maintains documentation on all academic and departmental activity. The documentation, collected though all departmental sources is centralized in department meeting minutes summarizing assessment activities and findings |
| Finding | | Department meeting minutes
The department meeting minutes are on file in the department offices and available for review. |
| Finding | | Resource Allocation
Assessment in progress |
Actions for Objective:
| Action | | Assessment
Assessment in a continuous process. Assessment procedures should continue and be reviewed for improvement. |
GOAL: Curriculum Planning
| Objective | | Curriculum Planning Committees |
| | The department will establish appropriate committee structures and protocols to maintain high quality and up-to-date curriculum offerings.
Associated Goals: Curriculum Planning |
| Indicator | | Annual Strategic Plan
|
| Criteria | | Strategic Planning Document
The department chair will present a strategic planning document to the February department meeting |
| Finding | | Strategic Plan
A Strategic Planning Document was not prepared for 2006/7. In lieu of this a comprehensive review and planning document was prepared for ABET accreditation including the components normally associated with a strategic planing document. |
| Criteria | | Catalog Copy
The appropriate curriculum committee will perform an annual review of catalog descriptions for each program within its purview and submit changes to the department chair for approval. |
| Finding | | Catalog copy
Catalog copy for the undergraduate degree program, and all three graduate degree programs were submitted to the Dean''s office in a timely manner. |
| Indicator | | Curriculum Committee Minutes
|
| Criteria | | Curriculum Committee Records
The departmental office will maintain up-to-date records of all curriculum committee minutes and make those records available for on-site review. |
| Finding | | Curriculum Planning Records
Curriculum Committee meeting records are on file and available in the departmental offices. |
| Criteria | | Environmental Scan
Each curriculum committee will conduct an annual environmental scan. |
| Finding | | Environmental Scan
The undergraduate curriculum committee conducted an environmental scan as part of it curriculum review cycle resulting in the addition of the Information Assurance and security track.
The Graduate curriculum committee conducted an environmental scan as part of its progress toward an Information Assurance and security degree program. |
| Criteria | | Prerequisite review
Each curriculum committee shall conduct a review of program prerequisites |
| Criteria | | Resource Allocation
|
| Indicator | | Department Meeting Minutes
|
| Criteria | | Department Meeting Documentation
The departmental office will maintain up-to-date records of all official department meetings and have those records available for on-site review. |
| Finding | | Assessment
The department maintains documentation on all academic and departmental activity. The documentation, collected though all departmental sources is centralized in department meeting minutes summarizing assessment activities and findings |
| Finding | | Department meeting minutes
The department meeting minutes are on file in the department offices and available for review. |
| Finding | | Resource Allocation
Assessment in progress |
Actions for Objective:
| Action | | Curriculum Planning Records
Curriculum Planning Records are to be managed on line and available in the departmental web site in the accreditation segment. |
| Action | | Environmental Scan
The department curriculum committee will instigate an annual environmental scan as part of it preliminary data collection. |
GOAL: Enrollment Growth
| Objective | | Advertising |
| | The department will develop tools and procedures for effectively communicating program information to potential students and their parents
Associated Goals: Enrollment Growth, Program Stability |
| Indicator | | Advertising Materials Review
|
| Criteria | | Advertising Materials Review
The department will review and update advertising materials for each of its programs on an annual basis |
| Finding | | Advertising Materials Review
Advertising materials were reviewed by the department chair. Addition video advertising was initiated for graduate programs. |
| Criteria | | Catalog Copy
The appropriate curriculum committee will perform an annual review of catalog descriptions for each program within its purview and submit changes to the department chair for approval. |
| Finding | | Catalog copy
Catalog copy for the undergraduate degree program, and all three graduate degree programs were submitted to the Dean''s office in a timely manner. |
Actions for Objective:
| Action | | Advertising Materials Review
Assessment in progress |
| Action | | Catalog copy
Continue catalog review on an ongoing basis |
GOAL: Enrollment Growth
| Objective | | Assessment |
| | The department will establish and implement assessment procedures to provide performance information across all aspects of departmental and programmatic activity.
Associated Goals: Assessment, Curriculum Planning, Enrollment Growth, Faculty Development, Program Stability, Student Advisement |
| Indicator | | Department Meeting Minutes
|
| Criteria | | Department Meeting Documentation
The departmental office will maintain up-to-date records of all official department meetings and have those records available for on-site review. |
| Finding | | Assessment
The department maintains documentation on all academic and departmental activity. The documentation, collected though all departmental sources is centralized in department meeting minutes summarizing assessment activities and findings |
| Finding | | Department meeting minutes
The department meeting minutes are on file in the department offices and available for review. |
| Finding | | Resource Allocation
Assessment in progress |
Actions for Objective:
| Action | | Assessment
Assessment in a continuous process. Assessment procedures should continue and be reviewed for improvement. |
GOAL: Enrollment Growth
| Objective | | Public Relations |
| | THe department will provide timely and effective communication of activities to internal and external agencies.
Associated Goals: Enrollment Growth, Program Stability |
| Indicator | | Advertising Materials Review
|
| Criteria | | Advertising Materials Review
The department will review and update advertising materials for each of its programs on an annual basis |
| Finding | | Advertising Materials Review
Advertising materials were reviewed by the department chair. Addition video advertising was initiated for graduate programs. |
| Indicator | | Department Meeting Minutes
|
| Criteria | | Department Meeting Documentation
The departmental office will maintain up-to-date records of all official department meetings and have those records available for on-site review. |
| Finding | | Assessment
The department maintains documentation on all academic and departmental activity. The documentation, collected though all departmental sources is centralized in department meeting minutes summarizing assessment activities and findings |
| Finding | | Department meeting minutes
The department meeting minutes are on file in the department offices and available for review. |
| Finding | | Resource Allocation
Assessment in progress |
Actions for Objective:
This objective has no actions associated with it.
GOAL: Enrollment Growth
| Objective | | Recruitment |
| | The department will provide timely and accurate information regarding programmatic offerings and entrance requirements to prospective students.
Associated Goals: Enrollment Growth, Program Stability |
| Indicator | | Advertising Materials Review
|
| Criteria | | Advertising Materials Review
The department will review and update advertising materials for each of its programs on an annual basis |
| Finding | | Advertising Materials Review
Advertising materials were reviewed by the department chair. Addition video advertising was initiated for graduate programs. |
| Criteria | | Catalog Copy
The appropriate curriculum committee will perform an annual review of catalog descriptions for each program within its purview and submit changes to the department chair for approval. |
| Finding | | Catalog copy
Catalog copy for the undergraduate degree program, and all three graduate degree programs were submitted to the Dean''s office in a timely manner. |
| Indicator | | Department Meeting Minutes
|
| Criteria | | Department Meeting Documentation
The departmental office will maintain up-to-date records of all official department meetings and have those records available for on-site review. |
| Finding | | Assessment
The department maintains documentation on all academic and departmental activity. The documentation, collected though all departmental sources is centralized in department meeting minutes summarizing assessment activities and findings |
| Finding | | Department meeting minutes
The department meeting minutes are on file in the department offices and available for review. |
| Finding | | Resource Allocation
Assessment in progress |
Actions for Objective:
This objective has no actions associated with it.
GOAL: Faculty Development
| Objective | | Assessment |
| | The department will establish and implement assessment procedures to provide performance information across all aspects of departmental and programmatic activity.
Associated Goals: Assessment, Curriculum Planning, Enrollment Growth, Faculty Development, Program Stability, Student Advisement |
| Indicator | | Department Meeting Minutes
|
| Criteria | | Department Meeting Documentation
The departmental office will maintain up-to-date records of all official department meetings and have those records available for on-site review. |
| Finding | | Assessment
The department maintains documentation on all academic and departmental activity. The documentation, collected though all departmental sources is centralized in department meeting minutes summarizing assessment activities and findings |
| Finding | | Department meeting minutes
The department meeting minutes are on file in the department offices and available for review. |
| Finding | | Resource Allocation
Assessment in progress |
Actions for Objective:
| Action | | Assessment
Assessment in a continuous process. Assessment procedures should continue and be reviewed for improvement. |
GOAL: Faculty Development
| Objective | | Budget |
| | The department will establish, in consultation with the faculty, a budget that meets the requirements of the strategic planning process.
Associated Goals: Assessment, Faculty Development, Program Stability |
| Criteria | | Budget Planning Documentation
The department chair will submit a draft budget request to the February department meeting for review and to the Dean by March 1. |
| Finding | | Budget Planning Documentation
The budget Planning document was prepared, submitted to the Dean''s office in a timely manner and reviewed by the department ex post facto |
| Indicator | | Department Meeting Minutes
|
| Criteria | | Department Meeting Documentation
The departmental office will maintain up-to-date records of all official department meetings and have those records available for on-site review. |
| Finding | | Assessment
The department maintains documentation on all academic and departmental activity. The documentation, collected though all departmental sources is centralized in department meeting minutes summarizing assessment activities and findings |
| Finding | | Department meeting minutes
The department meeting minutes are on file in the department offices and available for review. |
| Finding | | Resource Allocation
Assessment in progress |
Actions for Objective:
| Action | | Budget Planning
The department will continue to develop budget planning documents based on strategic planning targets. |
GOAL: Faculty Development
| Objective | | Faculty Performance Review |
| | The department will provide university, College and departmental level policy documentation identifying acceptable faculty performance standards and the procedures by which performance is evaluated.
Associated Goals: Faculty Development |
| Indicator | | Department Meeting Minutes
|
| Criteria | | Department Meeting Documentation
The departmental office will maintain up-to-date records of all official department meetings and have those records available for on-site review. |
| Finding | | Assessment
The department maintains documentation on all academic and departmental activity. The documentation, collected though all departmental sources is centralized in department meeting minutes summarizing assessment activities and findings |
| Finding | | Department meeting minutes
The department meeting minutes are on file in the department offices and available for review. |
| Finding | | Resource Allocation
Assessment in progress |
| Indicator | | Faculty Review Portfolios
|
Actions for Objective:
This objective has no actions associated with it.
GOAL: Faculty Development
| Objective | | Resource Allocation |
| | The department will allocate faculty and fiscal resources to meet programmatic, faculty development and research needs.
Associated Goals: Faculty Development, Program Stability |
| Criteria | | Budget Planning Documentation
The department chair will submit a draft budget request to the February department meeting for review and to the Dean by March 1. |
| Finding | | Budget Planning Documentation
The budget Planning document was prepared, submitted to the Dean''s office in a timely manner and reviewed by the department ex post facto |
| Indicator | | Department Meeting Minutes
|
| Criteria | | Department Meeting Documentation
The departmental office will maintain up-to-date records of all official department meetings and have those records available for on-site review. |
| Finding | | Assessment
The department maintains documentation on all academic and departmental activity. The documentation, collected though all departmental sources is centralized in department meeting minutes summarizing assessment activities and findings |
| Finding | | Department meeting minutes
The department meeting minutes are on file in the department offices and available for review. |
| Finding | | Resource Allocation
Assessment in progress |
Actions for Objective:
This objective has no actions associated with it.
GOAL: Program Stability
| Objective | | Advertising |
| | The department will develop tools and procedures for effectively communicating program information to potential students and their parents
Associated Goals: Enrollment Growth, Program Stability |
| Indicator | | Advertising Materials Review
|
| Criteria | | Advertising Materials Review
The department will review and update advertising materials for each of its programs on an annual basis |
| Finding | | Advertising Materials Review
Advertising materials were reviewed by the department chair. Addition video advertising was initiated for graduate programs. |
| Criteria | | Catalog Copy
The appropriate curriculum committee will perform an annual review of catalog descriptions for each program within its purview and submit changes to the department chair for approval. |
| Finding | | Catalog copy
Catalog copy for the undergraduate degree program, and all three graduate degree programs were submitted to the Dean''s office in a timely manner. |
Actions for Objective:
| Action | | Advertising Materials Review
Assessment in progress |
| Action | | Catalog copy
Continue catalog review on an ongoing basis |
GOAL: Program Stability
| Objective | | Assessment |
| | The department will establish and implement assessment procedures to provide performance information across all aspects of departmental and programmatic activity.
Associated Goals: Assessment, Curriculum Planning, Enrollment Growth, Faculty Development, Program Stability, Student Advisement |
| Indicator | | Department Meeting Minutes
|
| Criteria | | Department Meeting Documentation
The departmental office will maintain up-to-date records of all official department meetings and have those records available for on-site review. |
| Finding | | Assessment
The department maintains documentation on all academic and departmental activity. The documentation, collected though all departmental sources is centralized in department meeting minutes summarizing assessment activities and findings |
| Finding | | Department meeting minutes
The department meeting minutes are on file in the department offices and available for review. |
| Finding | | Resource Allocation
Assessment in progress |
Actions for Objective:
| Action | | Assessment
Assessment in a continuous process. Assessment procedures should continue and be reviewed for improvement. |
GOAL: Program Stability
| Objective | | Budget |
| | The department will establish, in consultation with the faculty, a budget that meets the requirements of the strategic planning process.
Associated Goals: Assessment, Faculty Development, Program Stability |
| Criteria | | Budget Planning Documentation
The department chair will submit a draft budget request to the February department meeting for review and to the Dean by March 1. |
| Finding | | Budget Planning Documentation
The budget Planning document was prepared, submitted to the Dean''s office in a timely manner and reviewed by the department ex post facto |
| Indicator | | Department Meeting Minutes
|
| Criteria | | Department Meeting Documentation
The departmental office will maintain up-to-date records of all official department meetings and have those records available for on-site review. |
| Finding | | Assessment
The department maintains documentation on all academic and departmental activity. The documentation, collected though all departmental sources is centralized in department meeting minutes summarizing assessment activities and findings |
| Finding | | Department meeting minutes
The department meeting minutes are on file in the department offices and available for review. |
| Finding | | Resource Allocation
Assessment in progress |
Actions for Objective:
| Action | | Budget Planning
The department will continue to develop budget planning documents based on strategic planning targets. |
GOAL: Program Stability
| Objective | | Public Relations |
| | THe department will provide timely and effective communication of activities to internal and external agencies.
Associated Goals: Enrollment Growth, Program Stability |
| Indicator | | Advertising Materials Review
|
| Criteria | | Advertising Materials Review
The department will review and update advertising materials for each of its programs on an annual basis |
| Finding | | Advertising Materials Review
Advertising materials were reviewed by the department chair. Addition video advertising was initiated for graduate programs. |
| Indicator | | Department Meeting Minutes
|
| Criteria | | Department Meeting Documentation
The departmental office will maintain up-to-date records of all official department meetings and have those records available for on-site review. |
| Finding | | Assessment
The department maintains documentation on all academic and departmental activity. The documentation, collected though all departmental sources is centralized in department meeting minutes summarizing assessment activities and findings |
| Finding | | Department meeting minutes
The department meeting minutes are on file in the department offices and available for review. |
| Finding | | Resource Allocation
Assessment in progress |
Actions for Objective:
This objective has no actions associated with it.
GOAL: Program Stability
| Objective | | Recruitment |
| | The department will provide timely and accurate information regarding programmatic offerings and entrance requirements to prospective students.
Associated Goals: Enrollment Growth, Program Stability |
| Indicator | | Advertising Materials Review
|
| Criteria | | Advertising Materials Review
The department will review and update advertising materials for each of its programs on an annual basis |
| Finding | | Advertising Materials Review
Advertising materials were reviewed by the department chair. Addition video advertising was initiated for graduate programs. |
| Criteria | | Catalog Copy
The appropriate curriculum committee will perform an annual review of catalog descriptions for each program within its purview and submit changes to the department chair for approval. |
| Finding | | Catalog copy
Catalog copy for the undergraduate degree program, and all three graduate degree programs were submitted to the Dean''s office in a timely manner. |
| Indicator | | Department Meeting Minutes
|
| Criteria | | Department Meeting Documentation
The departmental office will maintain up-to-date records of all official department meetings and have those records available for on-site review. |
| Finding | | Assessment
The department maintains documentation on all academic and departmental activity. The documentation, collected though all departmental sources is centralized in department meeting minutes summarizing assessment activities and findings |
| Finding | | Department meeting minutes
The department meeting minutes are on file in the department offices and available for review. |
| Finding | | Resource Allocation
Assessment in progress |
Actions for Objective:
This objective has no actions associated with it.
GOAL: Program Stability
| Objective | | Resource Allocation |
| | The department will allocate faculty and fiscal resources to meet programmatic, faculty development and research needs.
Associated Goals: Faculty Development, Program Stability |
| Criteria | | Budget Planning Documentation
The department chair will submit a draft budget request to the February department meeting for review and to the Dean by March 1. |
| Finding | | Budget Planning Documentation
The budget Planning document was prepared, submitted to the Dean''s office in a timely manner and reviewed by the department ex post facto |
| Indicator | | Department Meeting Minutes
|
| Criteria | | Department Meeting Documentation
The departmental office will maintain up-to-date records of all official department meetings and have those records available for on-site review. |
| Finding | | Assessment
The department maintains documentation on all academic and departmental activity. The documentation, collected though all departmental sources is centralized in department meeting minutes summarizing assessment activities and findings |
| Finding | | Department meeting minutes
The department meeting minutes are on file in the department offices and available for review. |
| Finding | | Resource Allocation
Assessment in progress |
Actions for Objective:
This objective has no actions associated with it.
GOAL: Program Stability
| Objective | | Strategic Planning |
| | The department will establish a strategic planning process identifying departmental strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.
Associated Goals: Program Stability |
| Indicator | | Annual Strategic Plan
|
| Criteria | | Strategic Planning Document
The department chair will present a strategic planning document to the February department meeting |
| Finding | | Strategic Plan
A Strategic Planning Document was not prepared for 2006/7. In lieu of this a comprehensive review and planning document was prepared for ABET accreditation including the components normally associated with a strategic planing document. |
| Indicator | | Department Meeting Minutes
|
| Criteria | | Department Meeting Documentation
The departmental office will maintain up-to-date records of all official department meetings and have those records available for on-site review. |
| Finding | | Assessment
The department maintains documentation on all academic and departmental activity. The documentation, collected though all departmental sources is centralized in department meeting minutes summarizing assessment activities and findings |
| Finding | | Department meeting minutes
The department meeting minutes are on file in the department offices and available for review. |
| Finding | | Resource Allocation
Assessment in progress |
Actions for Objective:
| Action | | Department Meeting Documentation
No additional actio nrequired |
| Action | | Department Meeting Minutes
Maintenance of departmental meeting minutes in and ongoing process and will be continued. |
| Action | | Environmental Scan
The department curriculum committee will instigate an annual environmental scan as part of it preliminary data collection. |
GOAL: Student Advisement
| Objective | | Assessment |
| | The department will establish and implement assessment procedures to provide performance information across all aspects of departmental and programmatic activity.
Associated Goals: Assessment, Curriculum Planning, Enrollment Growth, Faculty Development, Program Stability, Student Advisement |
| Indicator | | Department Meeting Minutes
|
| Criteria | | Department Meeting Documentation
The departmental office will maintain up-to-date records of all official department meetings and have those records available for on-site review. |
| Finding | | Assessment
The department maintains documentation on all academic and departmental activity. The documentation, collected though all departmental sources is centralized in department meeting minutes summarizing assessment activities and findings |
| Finding | | Department meeting minutes
The department meeting minutes are on file in the department offices and available for review. |
| Finding | | Resource Allocation
Assessment in progress |
Actions for Objective:
| Action | | Assessment
Assessment in a continuous process. Assessment procedures should continue and be reviewed for improvement. |
GOAL: Student Advisement
| Objective | | Student Advisement |
| | The faculty will provide competent, timely and accurate advisement information to existing students
Associated Goals: Assessment, Student Advisement |
| Indicator | | Advisement Logs
|
| Criteria | | Advisement Records
The departmental office will maintain up-to-date records of all official advisement sessions and have those records available for on-site review. |
| Finding | | Advisement Records
Advisement records are maintained jointly by the department chair and the senior faculty advisor. The records are computerized and available through the departmental office. |
| Indicator | | Department Meeting Minutes
|
| Criteria | | Department Meeting Documentation
The departmental office will maintain up-to-date records of all official department meetings and have those records available for on-site review. |
| Finding | | Assessment
The department maintains documentation on all academic and departmental activity. The documentation, collected though all departmental sources is centralized in department meeting minutes summarizing assessment activities and findings |
| Finding | | Department meeting minutes
The department meeting minutes are on file in the department offices and available for review. |
| Finding | | Resource Allocation
Assessment in progress |
Actions for Objective:
| Action | | Advisement Records
No action required |
| Action | | Review of Advisement Procedures
The department should urgently review the advisement process to effect two changes. first, the advisement load should be distributed among all competent faculty and second, the maintenance of advisement records should be centralized within the departmental offices. |