Promote The Development And Maintenance Of Quality Academic Programs
In support of the University's and College's missions, the College will develop and maintain quality academic programs.
Objective
Support Development Of A BBA In Entrepreneurship
The college currently offers a minor in Entrepreneurship and supplement the minor with a major in Entrepreneurship. A proposal will be submitted to the College and University Curriculum Committees with the goal of offering the program by the Fall of 2012.
KPI
Program Proposal
The College will submit a proposal for a BBA in Entrepreneurship to the University Curriculum Committee. The proposal will detail the proposed curriuclum as well as argue for the need for the program.
Result
Proposal Submission
A proposal was created, approved and submitted to the University Curriculum Committee (UCC). The UCC recommended approval of the program, which was also approved by the Academic Affairs Committee and the Board of Regents of The Texas State University System.
Action
Implementation Of New Program
With the approval of the BBA in Entrepreneurship, during the 2012-2013 academic year, the College of Business Administration will schedule the new courses that are part of the program. Additionally, efforts to fund an endowment to support awards for the program's accompanying Business Plan Competition will be accelerated.
Objective
Conduct Program Reviews Of The Business Foundation And MBA
Periodic thorough program reviews are essential in the maintanence of quality academic programs. During the 2011-2012 academic year the COBA will conduct programs reviews of the BBA Business Foundation and the MBA. Faculty Committees will be created and charged with conducting the reviews.
KPI
BBA Business Foundation Review Report
The committee will submit a report to COBA's Leadership Team outlining their findings and recommendations.
Result
Business Foundation Committee Recommendations
The Business Foundation Committee submitted a report recommending no changes to the courses that should be included in the business foundation. The Committee indicated their position that any changes to the content of these courses would be motivated by the College's Assurance of Learning (AoL) process.
KPI
MBA Review Report
The COBA Graduate Council will submit a report to the COBA Leadership team outlining their findings and recommendations.
Result
Postponement
The review of the MBA program will be postponed one year to align with timelines set by the Office of Graduate Studies.
Action
Program Reviews
With the recommendations of the Business Foundation Committee in place, the College will proceed with a thorough review of each of its BBA majors. The review will start in the 2012-2013 academic year and it is anticipated that the review will take at least 18 months to complete. The Leadership Team will develop charges and the framework for the reviews.
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) passed a rule requiring all master's level program to conduct periodic reviews. The university, under the direction of the Office of Graduate Studies created a schedule under which every graduate program will be reviewed during the upcoming five years. The graduate programs within the College of Business Administration were schedule for a 2012-2013 review. As a result, the review of the MBA was rescheduled for the upcoming (2012-13) academic year. To plan for the review of the MBA program the Associate Dean will work with the College's Graduate Council to prepare for the upcoming review.
Objective
Continue Application Of The College's Assurance Of Learning (AoL) Process
Assurance of Learning (AoL) is a vital component in the pursuit of continuous improvement. The COBA will continue its AoL program and improve the process by creating and implementing Goal Assessment Teams and Major Assessment Teams.
KPI
AoL Report
The Assistant Dean for Assessment will submit a report outlining the findings and recommendations from this year's AoL process.
Result
Report
The Assistant Dean for Assessment provided an oral report. In addition, the Assistant Dean arranged for a faculty meeting during which the Goal Assessment Team (GAT) leaders and the Major Assessment Team (MAT) leaders presented the results of the year's assessment efforts.
Action
AoL Summary Report
The process of having a faculty meeting where the assessment leaders of the Major Assessment Teams (MATs) and Goal Assessment Teams (GATs) presented results from the AoL process will continue. In the future, the Assistant Dean for Assessment will ensure that the MATs GATs submit a written report each year.
Goal
Support The Recruitment And Retention Of A Productive, High-quality Faculty
The most valuable asset for a college is its faculty. The faculty are responsible for the creation and delivery of quality academic programs, the creation of new knowledge as well as other intellectual contributions, and for providing service as it relates to shared governance and serving students, the academy, employers and the community. As such, it is vital that the college recruits and retains a high quality faculty.
Objective
Provide Departments Funding For Faculty Development
The faculty represent the most valuable asset of the college. A productive faculty is required if the college is to fulfill its mission. Toward that end, the college will provide the department with funding to support faculty development. The funds will be used to support the faculty members' efforts in the teaching and research sectors.
KPI
Departmental Travel Budget
Funding for faculty travel and development will be supplied to each department within the college.
Result
Funding For Faculty Travel And Development
During the 2011 Strategic Planning Retreat, the Leadership Team allocated funding to the departments. The funding was divided into two broad areas, Faculty Travel & Development and Operations & Management. For the first time, the Leadership Team is allowing funding for faculty development that does not require a peer-review presentation. The decision was made to promote a broader and more effective definition of faculty development. The funding levels were:
The College's Leadership Team will continue to use its existing allocation formula to provide funding to the departments. The funding is divided into two broad areas, Faculty Travel & Development and Operations & Management. The department chairs indicated great satisfaction with having greater flexibility in how to allocate funds for faculty development. As such, the same process and procedures will be used for academic year 2012-13.
Objective
Provide Graduate Assistants
Providing graduate assistants who are available to assist the faculty will enable the faculty to be more productive in both teaching and research.
KPI
Budget
The COBA Leadership Team holds an annual Strategic Planning Retreat. At the Retreat, the College's initiatives and strategic plan are finalized to include funding allocations. The list of funded items will detail if Graduate Assistants are to be funded for the 2011-2012 Academic Year.
Result
Funding Of Graduate Assistants
During the 2010 Academic Year the college was faced with a budget cut. The college decided to eliminate the three graduate assistant positions for the 2011 academic year. With the advent of online courses in the fall of 2010, the college recognized the need to fund graduate assistants, to aid faculty teaching online, for the 2012 academic year. Toward that end, the college funded six graduate assistants for the fall and spring semesters. The GAs served to help online faculty have time to devote to their courses.
Action
Graduate Student Assistants
The use of graduate assistants were reported (by the faculty) to be of great value. It helped alleviate the excessive time needed to create and offer online courses. As such, the College will seek to increase the number of graduate assitants hired for the upcoming 2012-13 academic year.
Objective
Funding For Databases Such As CRSP And Research Insight
Access to existing databases enable the faculty to conduct quality research.
KPI
Funded Expenditures
The College, through the University's ERP, keeps detailed records on expenditures. A review of expenditures will reveal whether or not the College funded the purchase of databases to help the faculty be more effective researchers.
Result
Funding For Databases
The College funded the annual access to CRSP ($16,423). The Director of the library graciously agreed to fully fund the Research Insight database. Access to these databases provided high quality resources to the faculty to aid in their research efforts.
Action
Database Funding
The faculty report that access to these databases enhance their ability to produce quality research. As such, the College will continue to allocate funds to purchase these databases.
Goal
Provide An Environment Supporting Students' Professional And Academic Success
As a college that offers professional programs, the COBA is cognizent of its responsibility to promote its students' growth both inside and outside of the classroom. Toward that end, the college desires to create an environment that supports students’ professional and academic success.
Objective
Expand Online MBA Offerings
Online courses provide access to educational opportunities to students who find it difficult or impossible to attend traditional face-to-face courses.
KPI
Class Schedule
The University's schedule of classes can be used to monitor the creation of and attendance in course sections. The College will track the number of online MBA sections offered during the 2012 Academic Year (2011-2012) and compare that figure to the offerings from the previous year. The comparison will be made using fall and spring semester data.
Result
Online MBA Courses
To meet the demand of its students, the College instituted an online MBA in the fall of 2010. With the goal of ensuring quality, the College started with a few, well planned courses in the Fall of 2010 with the goal of increasing online course offerings in the 2011-2012 academic year. In the Fall of 2010 the College offered three (3) online MBA courses. In the Spring of 2011 that number was increased to seven (7) online courses. This year, the College increased its online MBA course offerings to 14 sections in the fall semester and 12 in the spring semester.
Action
Online MBA Courses
With growing demand and more experience in offering online courses, the College will continue to increase its online schedule in the 2012-2013 academic year. To facilitate the effective scheduling of online MBA courses as well as to provide access to quality advising, the College created and filled a new staff position, Assistant Director of Graduate Programs & Distance Learning.
Objective
Expand Undergraduate Online Offerings
The College is committed to providing opportunities for students to have access to its degree programs. Online courses expand access to the College's programs. The ultimate goal is to have the BBA in General Business available in an online format. The short-term goal is to expand offerings in this format.
KPI
Undergraduate Class Schedule
The University's schedule of classes can be used to monitor the creation of and attendance in course sections. The College will track the number of online undergraduate sections offered during the 2012 Academic Year (2011-2012) and compare that figure to the offerings from the previous year. The comparison will be made using fall and spring semester data.
Result
Online BBA Courses
To enhance access to a quality BBA program the College has, since 1996, offered face-to-face courses at The University Center (TUC) in The Woodlands in addition to its offerings at the main campus in Huntsville. The growth of online programs prompted the College to start offering online courses that apply to the BBA in General Business. In the fall of 2010 the College offered four (4) undergraduate online courses and increased the offerings to 17 in the fall of 2011. In the spring of 2011 the College offered seven (7) undergraduate online sections and increased that figure to 21 in the spring of 2012.
Action
Undergraduate Online Course Offerings
The College experienced great demand for its online BBA coursework. The department chairs report that the online courses fill up quickly (usually prior to the face-to-face courses). The college will continue to increase these offerings, as demand requires, to serve to needs of our students.
Objective
Develop A Plan For Day-time Schedule At TUC In AY13
With the rising cost of pursuing a baccalaureate degree, the College will support students pursuit of such a degree by offering the BBA in General Business at The University Center (TUC). Such offerings will expand the opportunities to students in this high-growth area who may not have the funds to live in Huntsville to pursue a BBA from SHSU. The creation of a day-time schedule for the TUC will allow the college to promote the program at Lone Star College.
KPI
Scheduling Plan
In planning any future expansion of course offerings to meet the College's initiative of improving access to quality education, the College's Leadership Team will keep minutes of its meetings. If the College is successful in introducing daytime courses at The University Center, evidence of the planning and decision will be found in the minutes from the Leadership Team meetings.
Result
TWC Daytime Schedule
To serve the growing population in The Woodlands area the college implemented its plan to expand its offerings at The Woodlands Center (replacing offerings at the nearby University Center) to include day classes. With limited resources and understanding the need to grow the program, the College elected to start by offering four (4) days classes in the fall and spring semesters and two (2) in the summer semester during the first year (AY13) of the day program. The number of sections will increase to six (6) in the fall and spring semesters and three (3) in the summer in the second year. Future growth will depend on demand.
Action
Day Schedule At The Woodlands Center
The Leadership Team will monitor enrollments in the day courses at The Woodlands Center to ascertain if the scheduled course offerings need to be adjusted. Additionally, members of the Leadership Team will communicate with the academic advisors at Lone Star College (a natural feeder to TWC) to promote the availability of these day time courses. It is anticipated that LSC students completing their associates degree will be a primary source of students for the day courses at TWC.
Objective
Fund And Hire Coordinator Of Graduate Programs & Distance Learning
The College has experienced rapid growth of both its graduate programs and enrollment in distance learning courses. To provide quality advisement to existing students as well as accurate and timely response to inquiries prospective and current students, the College needs a staff member assigned to these responsibilities.
KPI
Job Creation
To effectively serve growing graduate programs and the recently introduced online MBA course offerings as well as an anticipated entry into day classes at The University Center, the College will need an additional staff member. The generation of an appropriate job description, coupled with funding for and the hiring of the staff member will be inidicative of successfully meeting this objective.
Result
Hiring Of Assistant Director Of Graduate Programs & Distance Learning
To effectively serve the students needs resulting from the rapid growth of the College's graduate programs and distance learning (both online and Woodlands facility) the College was granted permission to create a new position (assistant director of graduate program & distance learning -- initially was a coordinator position) and was able to fill the position effective July 1, 2012. The assistant director will advise graduate students as well as coordinate the College's planning and scheduling of online and distance learning courses.
Action
Training Of New Hire
To effectively serve the students needs resulting from the rapid growth of the College's graduate programs and distance learning (both online and Woodlands facility) the College created and filled a new position (assistant director of graduate program & distance learning). The assistant director will advise graduate students as well as coordinate the College's planning and scheduling of online and distance learning courses. During the upcoming academic year this new hire will need to be fully trained.
Objective
Support The Development Of Academic Support Material
To aid in helping students acheive the high standards of performance set by the COBA, the College will start creating Academic Support Material for select topics. These tutorials will allow the students to review pertinent material as well as allow faculty to not spend inordinate amounts of time reviewing material covered in prerequisite material.
KPI
Availability Of Academic Support Material
An inventory of tutorials will serve as the measure.
Result
Availability Of Online Tutorials
A couple of faculty members have created tutorials and placed them on YouTub or on the LMS for their course. This objective has not been met to any appreciable degree.
Action
Academic Support Material
The creation and dissemination of academic support material remains as an ongoing, yet uncompleted initiative of the College. Some faculty have created tutorials and have made them available on YouTube. The college has yet to find an effective repository for this material. This objective is a work in progress. Ongoing efforts are contributing to a more demanding and supportive educational environment, but much work needs to be done. The College will continue to promote this initiative.
Objective
Develop Mentoring Program For S-H Scholars
Many of the College's students are first generation college students. As such, these students have limited experiences with professionals in the field they are studying. Access to mentors will provide these students with increased knowledge of what it takes to succeed in their chosen profession.
KPI
Existance Of Mentoring Program
For this initial attempt at creating a mentoring program, the simple existance, or lack of existance, of a mentoring program will serve as the indicator of success. If successful in completing the program, measures of effectiveness will be created for the following year.
Result
Initial Efforts
The freshmen and sophomore students within the Smith-Hutson Scholarship program were invited to a function at the dean's home. Also invited to the function were recent COBA graduated who volunteered to explore the possibility of becoming mentors for the students in the Smith-Hutson Scholarship program. At the function the alumni and students interacted to explore the existance of shared academic/professional interests. After the function, the alumni met to decide whch students, if any, they were willing to mentors. The alumni were then provided contact information for the students they selected. No formalized process has yet to be developed to assess the satisfaction/effectiveness of the mentoring.
Action
Mentoring Program
The mentoring program is a work in progress that may take several years to develop into an effective program. The College will monitor the interaction between the mentors and the Smith-Hutson Scholars with the goal of modifying the program, as needed. Additionally, the College will seek to create a new staff position designed to develop programs to support our students' professional growth. The Smith-Hutson mentoring efforts may be included in the duties of this new position.
Objective
Provide Study Abroad Opportunities
Study abroad opportunities provide a venue for students to experience new cultures and expand their perspectives. The College will expand the study abroad opportunities for its students.
KPI
Study Abroad Opportunities
An inventory of COBA faculty led study abroad programs.
Result
COBA Faculty Led Study Abroad Programs
The COBA offered study abroad programs in Japan and China during the summer of 2012. A program was offered for Costa Rica but was cancelled due to insufficient demand.
KPI
Study Abroad Scholarships
The effectively provide study abroad opportunities, the COBA will provide funding for competitive scholarships for its faculty led study abroad programs. The amount of funding available will serve as the indicator.
Result
Scholarships Amounts
The COBA allocated funds for scholarships for the programs in Japan, Costa Rica, and China. They were allocated $20,000, $10,000, and $7,500 respectively for scholarships. The funds allocated for Costa Rica were subsequently used for the Japan program (after the Costa Rica program was cancelled due to insufficient demand).
Action
Continuation Of Programs
The study abroad programs were well received by the students and faculty. As such, the plan is to offer the China and Japan programs again in the summer of 2013. Furthermore, greater efforts will be made to publicize the program in Costa Rica as it makes sense for a Texas university to have an active study abroad program in Latin America. If possible, the College will seek to increase the funding it provides for scholarships.
Objective
Cooperate With OIP To Identify Potential Study Abroad Opportunities
The Office of International Programs (OIP) is charged with developing study abroad opportunities. Business programs are frequently targeting for such opportunities. The College will work with OIP to develop new study abroad opportunities within the framework of existing accreditation standards.
KPI
Creation Of Study Aboard Program
The offering of one or two courses at an international site, led by a COBA faulty memer.
Result
Creation Of Study Abroad Program In China
With the help of Dr. Richard Porter, the Director of the Office of International Programs, the College initiated summer course offerings in China. The program was available for the 2012 summer session.
Action
Continued Offering Of Program In China
The College will continue to offer the summer study abroad program in China. Additionally, the College will investigate the possibility of creating a cooperative agreement with the China University of Technololgy and Mining with the goal of creating more opportunities for our students to study in China and their students to study at SHSU.
Goal
Develop Relationships With Non-student Stakeholders
The college's success in helping students help themselves is buoyed through productive relationships with a wide array of stakeholders, to include, alumni, employers, donors, and community leaders. As such, the college seeks to develop and maintain viable relationships with non-student stakeholders.
Objective
Hold Receptions With Recent Alumni In The Houston Area
Building relationships with alumni is an important component of the college's success. The college is attempting to promote networking opportunities for its recent graduates. The receptions will provide such a forum as well as promote continued interaction between our alumni and the college.
KPI
Number Of Alumni Receptions
To encourage interaction with and among alumni, casual receptions will be initiated in the Houston area (largest concentration of alumni).
Result
Alumni Turnout
Three receptions were held in the downtown Houston area during the 2012 Academic Year. Attendance at the first event exceeded expectations, but the turnout at the other two events were disappointing.
Action
Evaluation Of Receptions
During this first year of hosting college-level receptions, the turnout provided mixed results. One event was very well attended and two had small turnouts. The College will re-evaluate this events to determine if they are to be continued. Likely, fewer events will be held.
Objective
Engage COBA Advisory Council
A proactive and supportive COBA Advisory Council can provide many positive returns, to include greater access to employment opportunities for its graduates and enhanced financial contributions to the College.
KPI
Advisory Council Meetings
Hosting on-campus Advisory Council Meetings promotes interaction with successful alumni and provides a venue for engaging with the business sector.
Result
Meetings
The Advisory Council meet in the fall of 2011 but did not meet in the spring of 2012 (could not find a date that allows for more than 50% attendance).
Action
More Members
Better efforts will need to be made to ensure regular meetings. An effort will be made to increase the number of members to allow a greater chance for a critical mass of members being available for meetings. Invitations were extended to three prospective members and all accepted.
Goal
Enhance External Recognition Of Quality
External recognition of quality enhances the college's ability to attract quality students, faculty, and prospective employers for its graduates.
Objective
Rewrite College's AACSB AQ/PQ Policy
The College's accreditation is a major recognition of excellence. Rewriting the AQ/PQ policy is needed in the College's pursuit of continuous improvement. The new policy will reflect increased expectations for faculty scholarly performance.
KPI
AQ/PQ Policy
The college maintains a policy (last amended in January 2011) detailing its standards for AQ/PQ standing.
Result
Recommended Changes
The Leadership Team recommended and approved several changes to the AQ/PQ policy, specifically the number and types of intellectual contributions that are required and/or acceptable. The changes have yet to be formalized as a policy change.
Action
Incorporation Into Policy
The approved changes need to be vetted with the faculty and then incorporated into the policy. The process will be initiated in the 2012-2013 Academic Year. However, with the AACSB standards under review, any policy change will be postponed until the final vote is taken on the AACSB standards (late in the 2012-13 AY).
Objective
Identify And Promote Points Of Excellence
Points of excellence serve as differentiators for the College. The College will identify existing points of excellence as well as targeting additional points of excellence. The College will then initiate efforts to promote these points of excellence to enhance the College's reputation.
KPI
Points Of Excellence
The College will continue to pursue creation/maintenance of programs/initiatives that provide unique learning experiences for its students or recognition of faculty intellectual contributions. The College is already recognized for its banking program, PGA golf management program, and the incorporation of SAP into its curriculum.
Result
Center Of Technology & Innovation
The College is pursuing the creation of a Center for Technology & Innovation. The Center follow the model of the Sower Business Technology Lab, but on a much larger scale. It is hoped that the Center will be placed in the anticipated SHSU Business Research Park. To date, the Center is still in the planning stages, but it is hoped that it can come to fruition in AY13 or AY14.
Action
Center For Technology & Innovation
The College will continue to plan for the creation of the Center of Technology & Innovation as part of the University's Business & Research Park (which is also still in the planning stage). A proposal and corresponding budget will be submitted to the Provost in AY13.
Goal
Promote Efficient And Effective Administration Within The COBA
The college's success is dependent on the success of the academic departments housed within the college. Furthermore, the efficient and effective administration of resources is demanded due to the scarcity of such resources.
Objective
Conduct Strategic Planning And Budgeting
Strategic planning, connected to the budgeting process, is a key to efficient and effective administration. The College's Leadership Team will annually review and update the College's strategic plan and connect accompanying action items to budgetary resources.
KPI
Strategic Plan
The creation of a strategic plan for Academic Year 2012-2013, as well as a progress report for the 2011-2012 Strategic Plan.
Result
AY2012-13 Strategic Plan
The College's Leadership Team developed a strategic plan for AY 2012-13 and submitted it to the Provost. Additionally, a summary progress report for the 2011-12 Strategic Plan was submitted. As identified in the progress report, many items were successfully completed, some are in progress, and a few items were not addressed adequately or dropped.
Action
Continuation Of College's Strategic Planning Process
The College has a successful process for creating and implementing strategic plans. The process will continue with one modification. The College will attempt to initiative plan further in advance, especially for items that need more time to plan the budget and promote greater faculty input.
Objective
Conduct Policy Reviews And Creation
Policies must be appropriate and current to assist in the efficient and effective administration of the College. The College will conduct periodic reviews of existing policies to ensure currency as well as consider the need to create new policies.
KPI
Inventory Of Policies Reviewed
A list of policies reviewed will indicate how many and which policies were addressed.
Result
Policy Review
Other than a review of the AQ/PQ policy (addressed in a separate objective), no other policies were reviewed. The Leadership Team will need to create a review schedule for future years.
Action
Policy Review Action Plan
The Associate Dean has been assigned the task of pulling together all of the College's policies and proposing a review plan.
Objective
Provide Support To Academic Departments In Meeting Their Units' Goals And Objectives
To effectively administer the College the Dean's Office must rely on the departments within the College to implement many of the College's action items. The Dean's Office must provide the academic departments the necessary support to achieve their goals.
KPI
Departmental Budgets
Each summer, a budget for the departments will be set for the upcoming academic year. The College has a formula in place, based on FTFE and Student SCHs, to allocated funding for both faculty travel & development and operations & maintenance. The departmental chairs have an opportuntiy in the summer Strategic Planning Retreat to request changes.
Result
Funding For The Academic Departments
During the 2011 Strategic Planning Retreat, the Leadership Team allocated funding to the departments. The funding was divided into two broad areas, Faculty Travel & Development and Operations & Management. For the first time, the Leadership Team is allowing funding for faculty development that does not require a peer-review presentation. The decision was made to promote a broader and more effective definition of faculty development. The funding levels were:
In addition to these funds, the Leadership Team allocates resources to fund graduate assistants for each department. The chairs report having ample funds to operate their departments.
Action
Continue Funding Process
The deparment chairs report having ample funds to effectively operate their departments. As such, the current process to allocated funds to the departments as well as identifying and funding initiatives will be continued.
Objective
Provide Funding For Assessment Tools/products
Assessment is a vital tool in evaluating the effectiveness of the units within the college. While many assessment tools are developed inhouse and have little or no costs, the College's AoL process does include some normed external tools. The College will provide funds for effective use of these tools.
KPI
Assessment Funds
The COBA Leadership Team holds an annual Strategic Planning Retreat. At the Retreat, the College's initiatives and strategic plan are finalized to include funding allocations. The list of funded items will detail if funding was provided for assessment during the 2011-2012 Academic Year. At year's end, a review of the ERP will allow for a determination of how much, if any, was spent for assessment.
Result
Assessment Funds
During the 2011 Strategic Planning Retreat, the Leadership Team allocated funding to support the College's Assurance of Learning (assessment) efforts. The funding was under the control of the Assistant Dean for Assessment. Ten thousand dollars was allocated and $8,398.05 was spent. The primary use of the funding was to send the Assistant Dean for Assessment and five faculty assessment leaders to the AACSB Assessment Conference. Some funds were used for assessment instruments.
Action
Assessment Funding
The College will increase its support for assessment by making additional funding available during the 2013 Academic Year. The Assistant Dean for Assessment will allocate the budgeted funds among training, assessment tools, and support services.
Objective
Provide Funding For Faculty Training In AoL
The effectiveness of an AoL process is enhanced if the faculty are trained properly. The College will provide funding to train faculty in effective AoL processes.
KPI
Training Funds
The COBA Leadership Team holds an annual Strategic Planning Retreat. At the Retreat, the College's initiatives and strategic plan are finalized to include funding allocations. The list of funded items will detail if funding was provided for assessment training during the 2011-2012 Academic Year. At year's end, a review of the ERP will allow for a determination of how much, if any, was spent for assessment training.
Result
Funding For Training Faculty
To create a more effective assessment process, the college's Leadership Team allocated funding to support assessment efforts. Under the direction of the Assistant Dean for Assessment, the College created Major Assessment Teams (MATs) and Goal Assessment Teams (GATs). To assist with the training of the faculty involved with assessment, the Assistant Dean for Assessment and five faculty assessment leaders attended the AACSB Assessment conference. Just under $7,500 was used for training.
Action
Funding For Assessment Related Faculty Training
To further promote effective assessment practices, the College will continue to fund travel for its faculty to attend the AACSB Assessment Conference. If the Assistant Dean for Assessment recommends an increase in training, additional funds will be made available.
Objective
Evaluate The College's Assurance Of Learning (AoL) Process
The College's AoL process itself should be subject to assessment to promote continuous improvement. The College will evaluate its AoL process to determine what is and is not effective and suggest improvements as needed.
KPI
AoL Review
At the summer Strategic Planning Retreat, the Assistant Dean for Assessment will make requests for resources for the upcoming year's assessment needs. The objective is to improve the effectiveness of the College's assessment efforts. This process necessitates a review of the current assessment process.
Result
Increased Funding
In the spring of 2012, the MAT and GAT leaders made a presentation on their assessment efforts. Based on these results, the Assistant Dean requested additional funds to supplement an already successful assessment process. The Leadership Team increased the funds available from this year's $10,000 to over $17,000 for AY13.
Action
Implementation Of Assessment Plans
The Assistant Dean for Assessment requested and was granted an increase in funding for assessment purposes. The funds will be allocated as needed, under the direction of the Assistant Dean for Assessment.