Enhance the quality and effectiveness of the MED graduate program.
Objective
Written Exam
All students are required to pass a comprehensive written examination covering all course work, exclusive of the thesis, if applicable.
Indicator
Comprehensive Exam
MED Kinesiology students will be prepared to successfully pass the comprehensive exam at the conclusion of the MED Kinesiology program.
Criterion
Exam Results
100% of MED Kinesiology grad students will pass the comprehensive exam.
Finding
Exam Mastery
100% of MED Kinesiology students passed the comprehensive exam during the 2007-2008 academic year.
Action
Written Exam
Graduate faculty will continue to study questions and have review sessions for graduate students preparing to take the written comprehensive examination.
Goal
Faculty Excellence
Promote faculty excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service.
Objective
Teaching/Scholarship
Encourage and support kinesiology graduate faculty teaching and scholarly productivity.
Indicator
Faculty Productivity
All members of the graduate kinesiology faculty are professionally active and engaged in teaching, research, and publishing.
Criterion
Faculty Performance
Provide sufficient funds and resources to support the kinesiology graduate faculty with teaching, conference presentations, and research publications. All graduate faculty will have a minimum of one published article, one professional conference presentation, and a teaching score at or above the national average (IDEA) for the 2007-2008 academic year.
Finding
Accomplishments
Target was met. Kinesiology graduate faculty teaching scores were at or exceeded the national average. All faculty members had a minimum of one peer reviewed article published or a book chapter. The kinesiology faculty members had an average of two professional presentations during the 2007-2008 academic year.
Action
Teaching/Scholarship
Provide adequate funds and resources to support graduate faculty teaching, conference presentations, and research publications.
Goal
Visibility And Impact
Increase the visibility and impact of the Kinesiology graduate program by promoting quality programs and developing partnerships.
Objective
Collaboration
Kinesiology graduate faculty will build multi-level collaborative partnerships in an effort to increase visibility and awareness of the kinesiology graduate program.
Indicator
Partnership Development
Kinesiology graduate faculty will attend at least five events during the 2007-2008 academic year for the purposes of recruiting graduate students and promoting the Kinesiology graduate program.
Criterion
Recruitment
Kinesiology graduate faculty attended thirteen recruitment events during the 2007-2008 academic year. As a result of this visibility, eight new students have been admitted into the Kinesiology graduate program.
Finding
Recruitment Benefits
The Kinesiology graduate faculty members were successful in their efforts with recruiting new students into the program. This will be an ongoing process. 8 new students were admitted during the 2007-2008 academic year.
Action
Partnership Expansion
Kinesiology graduate faculty will continue to increase the visibility of the program by building multi-level collaborative partnerships and active recruitment initiatives.