Enhance the quality and effectiveness of the academic programs
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.
Indicator
Student Success
Grades of research courses and faculty perspectives on readiness for proposal/dissertation courses.
Criterion
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.
Indicator
Comprehensive Exams
Comprehensive exam scores.
Criterion
Comprehensive Exams
All students will successfully complete comprehensive exams.
Finding
Quality and Effectiveness
No students have taken comprehensive exams yet.
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.
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.
Indicator
Conference Presentations
Conference programs indicating presentation or program submission forms.
Criterion
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.
Criterion
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
Indicator
Collaboration With Faculty
Anecdotal information from faculty about collaboration with students on scholarly endeavors.
Criterion
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.
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.
Objective
Faculty Recruitment
Recruit faculty members to teach in the Reading doctoral program.
Indicator
Faculty Recruitment
Data from faculty searches and new faculty hired.
Criterion
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.
Action
Quality and Effectiveness
Faculty member hired.
Goal
Faculty Excellence
Promote faculty excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service.
Objective
Faculty Scholarly Activity
Doctoral faculty members will increase their research and publications and involve doctoral students when possible.
Indicator
Faculty Scholarship
Evidence of submission and publication of articles.
Criterion
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.
Criterion
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.
Action
Faculty Excellence
We will continue to investigate publishing opportunities
Action
Grantsmanship
Objective
Faculty Support
Program director will support doctoral faculty members' research and publication efforts.
Indicator
Faculty Survey
Administer an informal survey to doctoral faculty regarding ways program director can assist in faculty scholarly endeavors.
Criterion
Implementation of plan
Director will develop and implement plan based on the results of the faculty survey.
Finding
Faculty Excllence
Survey is in progress
Indicator
Faculty Assistance
Implementation of plan based on information gained from survey of faculty regarding assistance on scholarly endeavors.
Criterion
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.