2 Goals 5 Objectives 10 Indicators 10 Criteria 10 Findings 10 Actions
GOAL: Faculty Excellence
| Objective | | Faculty Scholarly Activity |
| | Doctoral faculty members will increase their research and publications and involve doctoral students when possible.
Associated Goals: Faculty Excellence |
| Indicator | | Faculty Scholarship
Evidence of submission and publication of articles. |
| Criteria | | Faculty Publications
One publication per academic year for each faculty member teaching in the doctoral program. |
| Finding | | Faculty Excellence
Faculty members teaching in the doctoral program have each published this academic year. Faculty members wishing to join the doctoral faculty are working towards this goal. |
| Indicator | | Grant Submissions
Evidence of grant application submissions to support research. |
| Criteria | | Grants
One grant proposal from the faculty in the doctoral program. |
| Finding | | Grantsmanship
We did not have any grants funded. We are in the process of looking for grant writing workshop opportunities for our doctoral faculty. |
Actions for Objective:
| Action | | Faculty Excellence
We will continue to investigate publishing opportunities |
GOAL: Faculty Excellence
| Objective | | Faculty Support |
| | Program director will support doctoral faculty members' research and publication efforts.
Associated Goals: Faculty Excellence |
| Indicator | | Faculty Assistance
Implementation of plan based on information gained from survey of faculty regarding assistance on scholarly endeavors. |
| Criteria | | Feedback
Positive feedback from faculty concerning assistance on scholarly endeavors. |
| Finding | | Faculty Excellence
Faculty appreciated the software programs purchased to aid with qualitative data analysis. We will sponsor a workshop on ways to implement the software more effectively in the fall. |
| Indicator | | Faculty Survey
Administer an informal survey to doctoral faculty regarding ways program director can assist in faculty scholarly endeavors. |
| Criteria | | Implementation of plan
Director will develop and implement plan based on the results of the faculty survey. |
| Finding | | Faculty Excllence
Survey is in progress |
Actions for Objective:
| Action | | Faculty Excellence
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| Action | | Faculty Excellence
Survey is in progress |
GOAL: Quality And Effectiveness
| Objective | | Faculty Recruitment |
| | Recruit faculty members to teach in the Reading doctoral program.
Associated Goals: Quality And Effectiveness |
| Indicator | | Faculty Recruitment
Data from faculty searches and new faculty hired. |
| Criteria | | Additional Faculty
By fall 2008 at least one new faculty member will be hired with qualifications to teach in the doctoral program. |
| Finding | | Qualtiy and Effectiveness
Donna Cox will join us in the fall. She has recent experience in qualitative research fields and will be nominated for doctoral faculty status. |
Actions for Objective:
| Action | | Quality and Effectiveness
Faculty member hired. |
GOAL: Quality And Effectiveness
| Objective | | Student Scholarly Activity |
| | Students in the doctoral program in Reading will present at professional conferences and submit articles for publication in cooperation with doctoral faculty members.
Associated Goals: Quality And Effectiveness |
| Indicator | | Collaboration With Faculty
Anecdotal information from faculty about collaboration with students on scholarly endeavors. |
| Criteria | | Faculty Collaboration
Information from faculty about collaboration with students on presentations and publication submissions. |
| Finding | | Quality and Effectiveness
Two faculty members have collaborated with a student on a national presentation. Two faculty members have submitted publications co-authored with students. |
| Indicator | | Conference Presentations
Conference programs indicating presentation or program submission forms. |
| Criteria | | Conferences
Increase the number of submissions for conference presentations from 2 to 6. |
| Finding | | Quality and Effectiveness
14 doctoral students submitted proposals for regional and national presentations. |
| Indicator | | Paper Submissions
Number of student paper submissions. |
| Criteria | | Paper Submissions
Increase the number of submissions of student papers for publication from 2 to 5. |
| Finding | | Quality and Effectiveness
Three students submitted papers for publication |
Actions for Objective:
| Action | | Quality and Effectiveness
We will continue to pursue opportunities with doctoral students. |
| Action | | Quality and Effectiveness
This objective has no actions associated with it. |
| Action | | Quality and Effectiveness
We will look for ways to encourage publication submissions by doctoral students. |
GOAL: Quality And Effectiveness
| Objective | | Student Success |
| | Students in the doctoral program in Reading will make progress toward completing program goals and be prepared to propose and engage in the research necessary for dissertation status.
Associated Goals: Quality And Effectiveness |
| Indicator | | Comprehensive Exams
Comprehensive exam scores. |
| Criteria | | Comprehensive Exams
All students will successfully complete comprehensive exams. |
| Finding | | Quality and Effectiveness
No students have taken comprehensive exams yet. |
| Indicator | | Student Success
Grades of research courses and faculty perspectives on readiness for proposal/dissertation courses. |
| Criteria | | Student Course Work
Students will successfully complete research course work with grades of B or better. |
| Finding | | Quality and Effectiveness
All students completed recent research coursework with grades of B or better. |
Actions for Objective:
| Action | | Quality and Effectiveness
No action will be taken because students were not yet ready for comprehensive exams. This will be continued. |
| Action | | Quality and Effectiveness
No action needed. |