The Department of Computer Science will provide the faculty, staff, physical and fiscal resources necessary to maintain strong undergraduate and graduate programs in Computer Science.
Objective
Strategic Planning
The department will establish a strategic planning process identifying departmental strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.
Indicator
Annual Strategic Plan
Criterion
Strategic Planning Document
The department chair will present a strategic planning document to the February department meeting
Finding
Strategic Planning document
The strategic planning document was not developed this year and not presented to the February Department meeting.
Indicator
Department Meeting Minutes
Minutes of department meetings
Criterion
Resource Allocation -Travel
The department will provide resources to all tenured and tenure track to allow for attendance to at least one International or two national level conferences.
Finding
Resource Allocation-Travel
The department spent $27,000 in support of faculty travel to conferences. At the beginning of the year the faculty competed a form identifying intended travel pans for the academic year. This resulted in $49,000 in travel requests. The chair allocated resources with probationary faculty as priorities and enabling those faculty who requested it, 100% coverage fro at least one top-tier and one second tier conference.
Criterion
Public Relations
The department will collect summaries of activities from faculty and students and submit a monthly public relations update to the Public Relations department and to the departmental web master
Finding
Public Relations
The department has paid insufficient attention to public relations issues. This needs to be changed.
Criterion
Resource allocation - Faculty and Staff
The department will recruit and allocate appropriately qualified and skilled faculty to meet the scheduled demands of all degree programs and the administrative and technical staff to support the physical resources required.
Finding
Resource Allocation
In general faculty are supportive of prior resource allocation. The department should consider how resources are to be prioritized in future.
Action
Strategic Planning
Department chair must file strategic planning document for the first department meeting of the fall semester. discussion of public relations procedures should be initiated.
Objective
Budget
The department will establish, in consultation with the faculty, a budget that meets the requirements of the strategic planning process.
Indicator
Budget Request
Criterion
Budget Planning Documentation
The department chair will submit a draft budget request to the February department meeting for review and to the Dean by March 1.
Finding
Budget Planning documentation
The department submitted a comprehensive budget planning document to the Dean for the 2009/2010 academic year.
Indicator
Department Meeting Minutes
Minutes of department meetings
Criterion
Resource Allocation -Travel
The department will provide resources to all tenured and tenure track to allow for attendance to at least one International or two national level conferences.
Finding
Resource Allocation-Travel
The department spent $27,000 in support of faculty travel to conferences. At the beginning of the year the faculty competed a form identifying intended travel pans for the academic year. This resulted in $49,000 in travel requests. The chair allocated resources with probationary faculty as priorities and enabling those faculty who requested it, 100% coverage fro at least one top-tier and one second tier conference.
Criterion
Public Relations
The department will collect summaries of activities from faculty and students and submit a monthly public relations update to the Public Relations department and to the departmental web master
Finding
Public Relations
The department has paid insufficient attention to public relations issues. This needs to be changed.
Criterion
Resource allocation - Faculty and Staff
The department will recruit and allocate appropriately qualified and skilled faculty to meet the scheduled demands of all degree programs and the administrative and technical staff to support the physical resources required.
Finding
Resource Allocation
In general faculty are supportive of prior resource allocation. The department should consider how resources are to be prioritized in future.
Action
Budget Planning documentation
No action necessary
Objective
Public Relations
THe department will provide timely and effective communication of activities to internal and external agencies.
Indicator
Advertising Materials Review
Criterion
Advertising Materials Review
The department will review and update advertising materials for each of its programs on an annual basis
Finding
Public relations Materials review
The department submitted three press releases to Public relations. Updates to the web page were made on an as needed basis. A more regular update of the departmental websites is needed.
Finding
Advertizing materials review
An advertizing materials review was performed. Additional advertizing in the form of promotional materials for the undergraduate CS program were developed. Updates to recruiting materials are in progress.
Criterion
Recruitment
The department will provide on-lie, postal and in-person information to prospective students
Finding
Faculty and Staff
The department has been successful in recruiting one new faculty member who will enhance the research and teaching function of the department. In addition the department selected a qualified staff member to manage the departmental computer and communications systems
Finding
Recruitment
The department provides on-line and in person information. Dave Collins is tasked with recruiting in regional high schools and community colleges.
Action
Public Relations Materials
No action necessary
Action
Advertising Material Review
Department must continue to maintain current materials for recruitment and advertising purposes.
Objective
Advertising
The department will develop tools and procedures for effectively communicating program information to potential students and their parents
Indicator
Catalog Copy
Criterion
Catalog Copy
The appropriate curriculum committee will perform an annual review of catalog descriptions for each program within its purview and submit changes to the department chair for approval.
Finding
Catalog copy
Catalog copy for the upcoming 2010-12 graduate catalog was prepared and submitted.
Action
Catalog Copy
No action necessary
Objective
Assessment
The department will establish and implement assessment procedures to provide performance information across all aspects of departmental and programmatic activity.
Indicator
OATDB Records
THe on line assessment tracking database maintains records on all assessment activities.
Criterion
Assessment
The department will maintain assessment records on all programs and units within its purview
Finding
Assessment
The department is maintaining assessment records for faculty and staff, degree programs, student outcomes and unit performance.
Indicator
Department Meeting Minutes
Minutes of department meetings
Criterion
Resource Allocation -Travel
The department will provide resources to all tenured and tenure track to allow for attendance to at least one International or two national level conferences.
Finding
Resource Allocation-Travel
The department spent $27,000 in support of faculty travel to conferences. At the beginning of the year the faculty competed a form identifying intended travel pans for the academic year. This resulted in $49,000 in travel requests. The chair allocated resources with probationary faculty as priorities and enabling those faculty who requested it, 100% coverage fro at least one top-tier and one second tier conference.
Criterion
Public Relations
The department will collect summaries of activities from faculty and students and submit a monthly public relations update to the Public Relations department and to the departmental web master
Finding
Public Relations
The department has paid insufficient attention to public relations issues. This needs to be changed.
Criterion
Resource allocation - Faculty and Staff
The department will recruit and allocate appropriately qualified and skilled faculty to meet the scheduled demands of all degree programs and the administrative and technical staff to support the physical resources required.
Finding
Resource Allocation
In general faculty are supportive of prior resource allocation. The department should consider how resources are to be prioritized in future.
Indicator
Faculty Evaluation Documentation
The department maintains evaluation records for all faculty and staff within the department. These records are maintained in the departmental offices and are available on request. The department chair provides a summary of the evaluations annually to the dean's office.
Action
Assessment
Department should continue to grow the assessment process
Action
closing the Loops
No action necessary. The assessment process is feeding back into departmental planning.
Objective
Recruitment
The department will provide timely and accurate information regarding programmatic offerings and entrance requirements to prospective students.
Action
Faculty & Staff
Faculty recruitment should continue for 2010/2011 to obtain sufficient faculty of the highest calibre to support the development of a Ph.D. Program
Action
Advertising Material Review
Department must continue to maintain current materials for recruitment and advertising purposes.
Action
recruitment
No action necessary
Objective
Resource Allocation - Physical Resources
The department will provide the necessary office, classroom and laboratory space and equipment to meet the needs of both faculty and students
Indicator
Department Meeting Minutes
Minutes of department meetings
Criterion
Resource Allocation -Travel
The department will provide resources to all tenured and tenure track to allow for attendance to at least one International or two national level conferences.
Finding
Resource Allocation-Travel
The department spent $27,000 in support of faculty travel to conferences. At the beginning of the year the faculty competed a form identifying intended travel pans for the academic year. This resulted in $49,000 in travel requests. The chair allocated resources with probationary faculty as priorities and enabling those faculty who requested it, 100% coverage fro at least one top-tier and one second tier conference.
Criterion
Public Relations
The department will collect summaries of activities from faculty and students and submit a monthly public relations update to the Public Relations department and to the departmental web master
Finding
Public Relations
The department has paid insufficient attention to public relations issues. This needs to be changed.
Criterion
Resource allocation - Faculty and Staff
The department will recruit and allocate appropriately qualified and skilled faculty to meet the scheduled demands of all degree programs and the administrative and technical staff to support the physical resources required.
Finding
Resource Allocation
In general faculty are supportive of prior resource allocation. The department should consider how resources are to be prioritized in future.
Action
Physical Resources
The department will continue to monitor the allocation of physical resoruces
Objective
Resource Allocation - Faculty & Staff
The department will provide appropriately qualified faculty and staff to meet the needs of the department and its programs.
Indicator
Department Meeting Minutes
Minutes of department meetings
Criterion
Resource Allocation -Travel
The department will provide resources to all tenured and tenure track to allow for attendance to at least one International or two national level conferences.
Finding
Resource Allocation-Travel
The department spent $27,000 in support of faculty travel to conferences. At the beginning of the year the faculty competed a form identifying intended travel pans for the academic year. This resulted in $49,000 in travel requests. The chair allocated resources with probationary faculty as priorities and enabling those faculty who requested it, 100% coverage fro at least one top-tier and one second tier conference.
Criterion
Public Relations
The department will collect summaries of activities from faculty and students and submit a monthly public relations update to the Public Relations department and to the departmental web master
Finding
Public Relations
The department has paid insufficient attention to public relations issues. This needs to be changed.
Criterion
Resource allocation - Faculty and Staff
The department will recruit and allocate appropriately qualified and skilled faculty to meet the scheduled demands of all degree programs and the administrative and technical staff to support the physical resources required.
Finding
Resource Allocation
In general faculty are supportive of prior resource allocation. The department should consider how resources are to be prioritized in future.
Action
Resource Allocation
The department will continue to monitor resource allocation. Discussion of priorities will be placed on the agenda of the first departmental meeting of the 2009/10 academic year.
Objective
Staff Performance Review
The department will perform a transparent and comprehensive review of staff performance on an annual basis.
Indicator
Faculty Evaluation Documentation
The department maintains evaluation records for all faculty and staff within the department. These records are maintained in the departmental offices and are available on request. The department chair provides a summary of the evaluations annually to the dean's office.
Goal
Enrollment Growth
The Department of Computer Science will provide an environment in which enrollment growth in graduate and undergraduate programs can occur.
Objective
Public Relations
THe department will provide timely and effective communication of activities to internal and external agencies.
Indicator
Advertising Materials Review
Criterion
Advertising Materials Review
The department will review and update advertising materials for each of its programs on an annual basis
Finding
Public relations Materials review
The department submitted three press releases to Public relations. Updates to the web page were made on an as needed basis. A more regular update of the departmental websites is needed.
Finding
Advertizing materials review
An advertizing materials review was performed. Additional advertizing in the form of promotional materials for the undergraduate CS program were developed. Updates to recruiting materials are in progress.
Criterion
Recruitment
The department will provide on-lie, postal and in-person information to prospective students
Finding
Faculty and Staff
The department has been successful in recruiting one new faculty member who will enhance the research and teaching function of the department. In addition the department selected a qualified staff member to manage the departmental computer and communications systems
Finding
Recruitment
The department provides on-line and in person information. Dave Collins is tasked with recruiting in regional high schools and community colleges.
Action
Public Relations Materials
No action necessary
Action
Advertising Material Review
Department must continue to maintain current materials for recruitment and advertising purposes.
Objective
Advertising
The department will develop tools and procedures for effectively communicating program information to potential students and their parents
Indicator
Catalog Copy
Criterion
Catalog Copy
The appropriate curriculum committee will perform an annual review of catalog descriptions for each program within its purview and submit changes to the department chair for approval.
Finding
Catalog copy
Catalog copy for the upcoming 2010-12 graduate catalog was prepared and submitted.
Action
Catalog Copy
No action necessary
Objective
Assessment
The department will establish and implement assessment procedures to provide performance information across all aspects of departmental and programmatic activity.
Indicator
OATDB Records
THe on line assessment tracking database maintains records on all assessment activities.
Criterion
Assessment
The department will maintain assessment records on all programs and units within its purview
Finding
Assessment
The department is maintaining assessment records for faculty and staff, degree programs, student outcomes and unit performance.
Indicator
Department Meeting Minutes
Minutes of department meetings
Criterion
Resource Allocation -Travel
The department will provide resources to all tenured and tenure track to allow for attendance to at least one International or two national level conferences.
Finding
Resource Allocation-Travel
The department spent $27,000 in support of faculty travel to conferences. At the beginning of the year the faculty competed a form identifying intended travel pans for the academic year. This resulted in $49,000 in travel requests. The chair allocated resources with probationary faculty as priorities and enabling those faculty who requested it, 100% coverage fro at least one top-tier and one second tier conference.
Criterion
Public Relations
The department will collect summaries of activities from faculty and students and submit a monthly public relations update to the Public Relations department and to the departmental web master
Finding
Public Relations
The department has paid insufficient attention to public relations issues. This needs to be changed.
Criterion
Resource allocation - Faculty and Staff
The department will recruit and allocate appropriately qualified and skilled faculty to meet the scheduled demands of all degree programs and the administrative and technical staff to support the physical resources required.
Finding
Resource Allocation
In general faculty are supportive of prior resource allocation. The department should consider how resources are to be prioritized in future.
Indicator
Faculty Evaluation Documentation
The department maintains evaluation records for all faculty and staff within the department. These records are maintained in the departmental offices and are available on request. The department chair provides a summary of the evaluations annually to the dean's office.
Action
Assessment
Department should continue to grow the assessment process
Action
closing the Loops
No action necessary. The assessment process is feeding back into departmental planning.
Objective
Recruitment
The department will provide timely and accurate information regarding programmatic offerings and entrance requirements to prospective students.
Action
Faculty & Staff
Faculty recruitment should continue for 2010/2011 to obtain sufficient faculty of the highest calibre to support the development of a Ph.D. Program
Action
Advertising Material Review
Department must continue to maintain current materials for recruitment and advertising purposes.
Action
recruitment
No action necessary
Goal
Faculty Development
The Department of Computer Science will provide the necessary resources and administrative support and guidance to allow for sustainable improvement in faculty teaching quality and enable the development and implementation of coherent faculty research programs.
Objective
Budget
The department will establish, in consultation with the faculty, a budget that meets the requirements of the strategic planning process.
Indicator
Budget Request
Criterion
Budget Planning Documentation
The department chair will submit a draft budget request to the February department meeting for review and to the Dean by March 1.
Finding
Budget Planning documentation
The department submitted a comprehensive budget planning document to the Dean for the 2009/2010 academic year.
Indicator
Department Meeting Minutes
Minutes of department meetings
Criterion
Resource Allocation -Travel
The department will provide resources to all tenured and tenure track to allow for attendance to at least one International or two national level conferences.
Finding
Resource Allocation-Travel
The department spent $27,000 in support of faculty travel to conferences. At the beginning of the year the faculty competed a form identifying intended travel pans for the academic year. This resulted in $49,000 in travel requests. The chair allocated resources with probationary faculty as priorities and enabling those faculty who requested it, 100% coverage fro at least one top-tier and one second tier conference.
Criterion
Public Relations
The department will collect summaries of activities from faculty and students and submit a monthly public relations update to the Public Relations department and to the departmental web master
Finding
Public Relations
The department has paid insufficient attention to public relations issues. This needs to be changed.
Criterion
Resource allocation - Faculty and Staff
The department will recruit and allocate appropriately qualified and skilled faculty to meet the scheduled demands of all degree programs and the administrative and technical staff to support the physical resources required.
Finding
Resource Allocation
In general faculty are supportive of prior resource allocation. The department should consider how resources are to be prioritized in future.
Action
Budget Planning documentation
No action necessary
Objective
Assessment
The department will establish and implement assessment procedures to provide performance information across all aspects of departmental and programmatic activity.
Indicator
OATDB Records
THe on line assessment tracking database maintains records on all assessment activities.
Criterion
Assessment
The department will maintain assessment records on all programs and units within its purview
Finding
Assessment
The department is maintaining assessment records for faculty and staff, degree programs, student outcomes and unit performance.
Indicator
Department Meeting Minutes
Minutes of department meetings
Criterion
Resource Allocation -Travel
The department will provide resources to all tenured and tenure track to allow for attendance to at least one International or two national level conferences.
Finding
Resource Allocation-Travel
The department spent $27,000 in support of faculty travel to conferences. At the beginning of the year the faculty competed a form identifying intended travel pans for the academic year. This resulted in $49,000 in travel requests. The chair allocated resources with probationary faculty as priorities and enabling those faculty who requested it, 100% coverage fro at least one top-tier and one second tier conference.
Criterion
Public Relations
The department will collect summaries of activities from faculty and students and submit a monthly public relations update to the Public Relations department and to the departmental web master
Finding
Public Relations
The department has paid insufficient attention to public relations issues. This needs to be changed.
Criterion
Resource allocation - Faculty and Staff
The department will recruit and allocate appropriately qualified and skilled faculty to meet the scheduled demands of all degree programs and the administrative and technical staff to support the physical resources required.
Finding
Resource Allocation
In general faculty are supportive of prior resource allocation. The department should consider how resources are to be prioritized in future.
Indicator
Faculty Evaluation Documentation
The department maintains evaluation records for all faculty and staff within the department. These records are maintained in the departmental offices and are available on request. The department chair provides a summary of the evaluations annually to the dean's office.
Action
Assessment
Department should continue to grow the assessment process
Action
closing the Loops
No action necessary. The assessment process is feeding back into departmental planning.
Objective
Resource Allocation - Physical Resources
The department will provide the necessary office, classroom and laboratory space and equipment to meet the needs of both faculty and students
Indicator
Department Meeting Minutes
Minutes of department meetings
Criterion
Resource Allocation -Travel
The department will provide resources to all tenured and tenure track to allow for attendance to at least one International or two national level conferences.
Finding
Resource Allocation-Travel
The department spent $27,000 in support of faculty travel to conferences. At the beginning of the year the faculty competed a form identifying intended travel pans for the academic year. This resulted in $49,000 in travel requests. The chair allocated resources with probationary faculty as priorities and enabling those faculty who requested it, 100% coverage fro at least one top-tier and one second tier conference.
Criterion
Public Relations
The department will collect summaries of activities from faculty and students and submit a monthly public relations update to the Public Relations department and to the departmental web master
Finding
Public Relations
The department has paid insufficient attention to public relations issues. This needs to be changed.
Criterion
Resource allocation - Faculty and Staff
The department will recruit and allocate appropriately qualified and skilled faculty to meet the scheduled demands of all degree programs and the administrative and technical staff to support the physical resources required.
Finding
Resource Allocation
In general faculty are supportive of prior resource allocation. The department should consider how resources are to be prioritized in future.
Action
Physical Resources
The department will continue to monitor the allocation of physical resoruces
Objective
Faculty Performance Review
The department will provide university, College and departmental level policy documentation identifying acceptable faculty performance standards and the procedures by which performance is evaluated.
Indicator
Faculty Review Portfolios
Criterion
Faculty Performance review
The department will explicitly identify the professional expectations of faculty and staff and conduct an annual performance review of each member of the department.
Finding
Faculty Performance Review
Faculty performance review were conducted according to university policy and the results of that review process were communicated individually to the faculty concerned and summary information submitted to the Dean's office prior to the deadline.
Indicator
Faculty Evaluation Documentation
The department maintains evaluation records for all faculty and staff within the department. These records are maintained in the departmental offices and are available on request. The department chair provides a summary of the evaluations annually to the dean's office.
Action
Faculty Performance Review
No action necessary. The Faculty performance review process is function as expected.
Goal
Assessment
The Department of Computer Science will provide the resources and administrative resources to allow the implementation of a coherent and comprehensive assessment planning process.
Objective
Budget
The department will establish, in consultation with the faculty, a budget that meets the requirements of the strategic planning process.
Indicator
Budget Request
Criterion
Budget Planning Documentation
The department chair will submit a draft budget request to the February department meeting for review and to the Dean by March 1.
Finding
Budget Planning documentation
The department submitted a comprehensive budget planning document to the Dean for the 2009/2010 academic year.
Indicator
Department Meeting Minutes
Minutes of department meetings
Criterion
Resource Allocation -Travel
The department will provide resources to all tenured and tenure track to allow for attendance to at least one International or two national level conferences.
Finding
Resource Allocation-Travel
The department spent $27,000 in support of faculty travel to conferences. At the beginning of the year the faculty competed a form identifying intended travel pans for the academic year. This resulted in $49,000 in travel requests. The chair allocated resources with probationary faculty as priorities and enabling those faculty who requested it, 100% coverage fro at least one top-tier and one second tier conference.
Criterion
Public Relations
The department will collect summaries of activities from faculty and students and submit a monthly public relations update to the Public Relations department and to the departmental web master
Finding
Public Relations
The department has paid insufficient attention to public relations issues. This needs to be changed.
Criterion
Resource allocation - Faculty and Staff
The department will recruit and allocate appropriately qualified and skilled faculty to meet the scheduled demands of all degree programs and the administrative and technical staff to support the physical resources required.
Finding
Resource Allocation
In general faculty are supportive of prior resource allocation. The department should consider how resources are to be prioritized in future.
Action
Budget Planning documentation
No action necessary
Objective
Assessment
The department will establish and implement assessment procedures to provide performance information across all aspects of departmental and programmatic activity.
Indicator
OATDB Records
THe on line assessment tracking database maintains records on all assessment activities.
Criterion
Assessment
The department will maintain assessment records on all programs and units within its purview
Finding
Assessment
The department is maintaining assessment records for faculty and staff, degree programs, student outcomes and unit performance.
Indicator
Department Meeting Minutes
Minutes of department meetings
Criterion
Resource Allocation -Travel
The department will provide resources to all tenured and tenure track to allow for attendance to at least one International or two national level conferences.
Finding
Resource Allocation-Travel
The department spent $27,000 in support of faculty travel to conferences. At the beginning of the year the faculty competed a form identifying intended travel pans for the academic year. This resulted in $49,000 in travel requests. The chair allocated resources with probationary faculty as priorities and enabling those faculty who requested it, 100% coverage fro at least one top-tier and one second tier conference.
Criterion
Public Relations
The department will collect summaries of activities from faculty and students and submit a monthly public relations update to the Public Relations department and to the departmental web master
Finding
Public Relations
The department has paid insufficient attention to public relations issues. This needs to be changed.
Criterion
Resource allocation - Faculty and Staff
The department will recruit and allocate appropriately qualified and skilled faculty to meet the scheduled demands of all degree programs and the administrative and technical staff to support the physical resources required.
Finding
Resource Allocation
In general faculty are supportive of prior resource allocation. The department should consider how resources are to be prioritized in future.
Indicator
Faculty Evaluation Documentation
The department maintains evaluation records for all faculty and staff within the department. These records are maintained in the departmental offices and are available on request. The department chair provides a summary of the evaluations annually to the dean's office.
Action
Assessment
Department should continue to grow the assessment process
Action
closing the Loops
No action necessary. The assessment process is feeding back into departmental planning.
Objective
Student Advisement
The faculty will provide competent, timely and accurate advisement information to existing students
Indicator
Advisement Logs
Criterion
Advisement Records
The departmental office will maintain up-to-date records of all official advisement sessions and have those records available for on-site review.
Finding
Advisement Records
Advisement records are maintained on a university wide basis. The department submitted to the registrar's three requests for DARS errors to be corrected. The department chair also resolved the major minor coding issues with the registrar's office.
Action
Advisement Records
No action necessary
Goal
Student Advisement
The department of Computer Science will provide timely and accurate advisement services to students within the undergraduate and graduate degree programs or engaged in service courses provided by the department.
Objective
Assessment
The department will establish and implement assessment procedures to provide performance information across all aspects of departmental and programmatic activity.
Indicator
OATDB Records
THe on line assessment tracking database maintains records on all assessment activities.
Criterion
Assessment
The department will maintain assessment records on all programs and units within its purview
Finding
Assessment
The department is maintaining assessment records for faculty and staff, degree programs, student outcomes and unit performance.
Indicator
Department Meeting Minutes
Minutes of department meetings
Criterion
Resource Allocation -Travel
The department will provide resources to all tenured and tenure track to allow for attendance to at least one International or two national level conferences.
Finding
Resource Allocation-Travel
The department spent $27,000 in support of faculty travel to conferences. At the beginning of the year the faculty competed a form identifying intended travel pans for the academic year. This resulted in $49,000 in travel requests. The chair allocated resources with probationary faculty as priorities and enabling those faculty who requested it, 100% coverage fro at least one top-tier and one second tier conference.
Criterion
Public Relations
The department will collect summaries of activities from faculty and students and submit a monthly public relations update to the Public Relations department and to the departmental web master
Finding
Public Relations
The department has paid insufficient attention to public relations issues. This needs to be changed.
Criterion
Resource allocation - Faculty and Staff
The department will recruit and allocate appropriately qualified and skilled faculty to meet the scheduled demands of all degree programs and the administrative and technical staff to support the physical resources required.
Finding
Resource Allocation
In general faculty are supportive of prior resource allocation. The department should consider how resources are to be prioritized in future.
Indicator
Faculty Evaluation Documentation
The department maintains evaluation records for all faculty and staff within the department. These records are maintained in the departmental offices and are available on request. The department chair provides a summary of the evaluations annually to the dean's office.
Action
Assessment
Department should continue to grow the assessment process
Action
closing the Loops
No action necessary. The assessment process is feeding back into departmental planning.
Objective
Student Advisement
The faculty will provide competent, timely and accurate advisement information to existing students
Indicator
Advisement Logs
Criterion
Advisement Records
The departmental office will maintain up-to-date records of all official advisement sessions and have those records available for on-site review.
Finding
Advisement Records
Advisement records are maintained on a university wide basis. The department submitted to the registrar's three requests for DARS errors to be corrected. The department chair also resolved the major minor coding issues with the registrar's office.
Action
Advisement Records
No action necessary
Goal
Curriculum Planning
The Department of Computer Science will engage in a continuous curriculum planning process at the graduate and undergraduate level.
Objective
Assessment
The department will establish and implement assessment procedures to provide performance information across all aspects of departmental and programmatic activity.
Indicator
OATDB Records
THe on line assessment tracking database maintains records on all assessment activities.
Criterion
Assessment
The department will maintain assessment records on all programs and units within its purview
Finding
Assessment
The department is maintaining assessment records for faculty and staff, degree programs, student outcomes and unit performance.
Indicator
Department Meeting Minutes
Minutes of department meetings
Criterion
Resource Allocation -Travel
The department will provide resources to all tenured and tenure track to allow for attendance to at least one International or two national level conferences.
Finding
Resource Allocation-Travel
The department spent $27,000 in support of faculty travel to conferences. At the beginning of the year the faculty competed a form identifying intended travel pans for the academic year. This resulted in $49,000 in travel requests. The chair allocated resources with probationary faculty as priorities and enabling those faculty who requested it, 100% coverage fro at least one top-tier and one second tier conference.
Criterion
Public Relations
The department will collect summaries of activities from faculty and students and submit a monthly public relations update to the Public Relations department and to the departmental web master
Finding
Public Relations
The department has paid insufficient attention to public relations issues. This needs to be changed.
Criterion
Resource allocation - Faculty and Staff
The department will recruit and allocate appropriately qualified and skilled faculty to meet the scheduled demands of all degree programs and the administrative and technical staff to support the physical resources required.
Finding
Resource Allocation
In general faculty are supportive of prior resource allocation. The department should consider how resources are to be prioritized in future.
Indicator
Faculty Evaluation Documentation
The department maintains evaluation records for all faculty and staff within the department. These records are maintained in the departmental offices and are available on request. The department chair provides a summary of the evaluations annually to the dean's office.
Action
Assessment
Department should continue to grow the assessment process
Action
closing the Loops
No action necessary. The assessment process is feeding back into departmental planning.
Objective
Curriculum Planning Committees
The department will establish appropriate committee structures and protocols to maintain high quality and up-to-date curriculum offerings.
Indicator
Curriculum Committee Minutes
Criterion
Curriculum Committee Records
The departmental office will maintain up-to-date records of all curriculum committee minutes and make those records available for on-site review.
Finding
Curriculum Committee Records
The department has up to date curriculum committee records available in the departmental offices
Criterion
Curriculum Planning
The department will operate formal committees to review the undergraduate and graduate degree programs and feed assessment data into program changes and improvements.
Finding
Curriculum Planning Committee
The department continues to maintain both graduate and undergraduate curriculum planning committees. Dr. Ji chairs the graduate curriculum committee, Dr. Cho chairs the undergraduate curriculum committee. Dr. McGuire is the department's representative on the college curriculum committee.
Criterion
Closing the Loops
The undergraduate and graduate curriculum committees will perform an analysis of assessment data in their first meeting of the academic year to set the agenda for curriculum changes.
Finding
Closing the Loops
The department chair led a discussion in the first department meeting of the academic year centered on a review of progress from the previous year. Reports were provided by the chairs of the undergraduate and graduate curriculum committees, from Dr.. Burris in relation to exit assessment of students and from the department chair with respect to budget, strategic planning and student and faculty recruitment.
The discussion led to specific charges to the curriculum committees and resolutions for the department for the upcoming year.
Action
Curriculum Committee Records
No action necessary
Action
Curriculum Planning Committee
No action necessary. the curriculum committees are functioning as expected.