SACS Reaffirmation
| Objective | Faculty Composition | |
| The composition of the department's faculty will be adequate to support the mission of the department. Associated Goals: Mission-Driven Faculty |
| Indicator | Academically And Professionally Qualified Faculty Percent of classes taught by Academically Qualified and by both Academically Qualified and Professionally Qualified faculty. |
| Criteria | Academically Qualified Faculty Fifty percent of all classes must be taught by Academically Qualified faculty. |
| Finding | Percentage of Classes taught by AQ Faculty During AY 2008, 46 percent (54 of 118 sections) of all classes in the Department of Accounting were taught by AQ faculty. This is below the stated criterion. |
| Criteria | Academically and Professionally Qualified Faculty Ninety percent of all classes must be taught by either Academically or Professionally Qualified faculty. |
| Finding | Percentage of Classes taught by AQ and PQ Faculty During AY 2008, 95 percent (112 of 118 sections) of all classes in the Department of Accounting were taught by either AQ or PQ faculty. This surpasses the stated criterion. |
| Action | AQ Faculty The Chair of the Department of Accounting will stress to the faculty the need for AQ eligible faculty to do research and publish. The Dean has stressed that starting in Summer 2009 AQ eligible faculty will have to meet the AQ definition in order to teach summer school. Also, the Department of Accounting will attemtpt to hire at least 2 new AQ faculty for Fall 2009. |
| Action | AQ and PQ faculty The Chair of the Department of Accounting will continue to monitor the AQ/PQ status of the faculty. Also, the Department of Accounting will attempt to hire 2 new AQ faculty for Fall 2009. |
| Objective | Faculty Teaching, Research, And Service Expectations | |
| The faculty will meet or exceed expectations in teaching, research, and service commensurate with the mission of the college and the department of accounting. Associated Goals: Mission-Driven Faculty |
| Indicator | Effective Researcher Percentage of effective researchers defined and measured using FES 3. |
| Criteria | Acceptable FES 3 score Eighty percent (80%) of all AQ faculty in the department will meet or surpass the departmentally set minimum FES 3 score of 1.5. |
| Finding | % Exceeding Minimum FES 3 Score During 2007, 55 percent (6 of 11) of all AQ eligible faculty in the Department of Accounting exceeded the minimum score of 1.5 for FES 3. This is below the stated criterion. |
| Indicator | Effective Service Provider Percentage of effective service providers defined and measured using FES 4. |
| Criteria | Acceptable FES 4 score Eighty percent (80%) of all Participating faculty in the department will meet or surpass the departmentally set minimum FES 4 score of 4.0. |
| Finding | % Exceeding Minimum FES 4 Score During 2007, 87 percent (13 of 15) of all Participating faculty in the Department of Accounting exceeded the minimum score of 4.0 for FES 4. This exceeds the stated criterion. |
| Indicator | Effective Teacher Percentage of effective teachers as defined and measured using IDEA and FES. |
| Criteria | Acceptable FES 1 and 2 score Eighty percent (80%) of all faculty in the department will meet or surpass the departmentally set minimum score for the average of FES 1 and 2. Consistent with the department’s post-tenure review process this average score must be 1.5 or above. |
| Finding | % of Faculty Exceeding Minimum Score on FES 1 & 2 During 2007, percent 94 (16 of 17) of all faculty in the Department of Accounting exceeded the 1.5 minimum average score of FES 1 and FES 2. This exceeds the stated criterion. |
| Criteria | Acceptable IDEA score Eighty percent (80%) of all faculty in the department will meet or surpass the departmentally set minimum IDEA score of 45 on the Discipline Weighted Average. |
| Finding | Percentage of Faculty Exceeding minimum IDEA score During 2007, 71 percent (12 of 17) of all faculty in the Department of Accounting exceeded the minimum IDEA score of 45 on the Discipline Weighted Average. This is below the stated criterion. |
| Action | Average of FES 1 and 2 Scores The Chair of the Department of Accounting will continue to monitor the average FES 1 and FES 2 scores of the faculty. |
| Action | FES 3 Scores The Chair of the Department of Accounting will continue to monitor the FES 3 score of the AQ faculty and will stress to the faculty the need for AQ eligible faculty to do research and publish. |
| Action | FES 4 Scores The Chair of the Department of Accounting will continue to monitor the FES 4 score of the participating faculty and stress to the faculty the need for the faculty to be involved in service activities |
| Action | IDEA Scores The Chair of the Department of Accounting will continue to monitor the IDEA scores of the faculty. Those faculty members who continually score below the stated criterion will be counseled on ways to improve their teaching scores. |