Encourage and support of faculty efforts in their scholarly productivity.
Objective
Graduate Faculty
Recruit, maintain, and develop a highly qualified graduate teaching faculty.
Indicator
Scholarly Production
Graduate faculty are expected to produce scholarly products.
Criterion
Scholarly Support
Provide sufficient funds to support graduate faculty to present their research at a minimum of one professional conference (state, regional, national/international).
Finding
Faculty Publications/Presentations
The three full-time graduate Health faculty exceeded the target. Each faculty had at least one publication and more than two professional conference presentations.
Indicator
New Faculty
Successful negotiation of contracts with new faculty members.
Criterion
Faculty Hiring
New faculty members are successfully hired in the department.
Finding
Faculty Teaching Evaluations
The three full-time graduate Health faculty scored at or above the national average on the IDEA Evaluation Instrument.
Action
Faculty Teaching Evaluations
Continue support and provide resources for faculty to sustain their teaching effectiveness. Data will be used for annual FES, promotion/tenure, and merit consideration.
Action
Faculty Publications/Presentations
Continue to support faculty publication/presentations efforts. Continue to allocate funds to support faculty travel to present their research at professional conferences. Data will be used for annual FES, promotion/tenure, and merit consideration.
Goal
Visibility And Impact
Objective
Scholarly Inquiry/Research
Health graduate students will demonstrate competence in applying research methodologies; qualitative and quantitive analysis; literature review; and use of traditional and digital resources.
Indicator
Research Presentations
Health graduate students will develop their skills in research, analysis, writing, and communication in research presentations.
Criterion
Student Research Projects
All health graduate students will achieve a grade of A or B on a research project based on a problem related to the field of health.
Finding
Student Research Projects
During the 2006-2007 academic year, 18 students enrolled HED 574, Research Seminar, developed a proposal for a research project. 60% of the students received a grade of A and 40% of the students received a grade of B.
Action
Student Research Projects
Continue to monitor students success of successfully conducting research and make necessary adjustments as needed.
Goal
Instructional Effectiveness
Health graduate students will name the knowledge and skills necessary to pass the graduate comprehensive examination required of all students who earn the MED in health.
Objective
Comprehensive Health Exam
Health graduate students will demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to pass the graduate comprehensive examination required of all students who earn the MED in health.
Indicator
Comprehensive Exam
Students will successfully pass the comprehensive exam.
Criterion
Comprehensive Exam
Students will pass all areas of the exam.
Action
Comprehensive Exam
Continue to monitor the success of students passing the comprehensive exam and make modifications as needed.