Faculty in the Department of Foreign Languages will demonstrate quality in the instructrion of their classes, specifically to ensure the most effective delivery of target language acquisition.
Objective
Quality Instruction
The Department of Foreign Languages will maintain a level of instruction at or above the average for all departments at SHSU.
KPI
Quality Instruction
Successful teaching will be demonstrated by faculty performance on the Individual Development and Educational Assessment (IDEA) Class Evaluation System. This survey is a nationally normed, university-adopted evaluation instruction, which measures student perception of instructor teaching. The Foreign Languages faculty will average at least 4.1 on the IDEA student evaluations of teaching, which is the average of all instruction at SHSU.
Result
Quality Instruction Results
Overall, FOLG faculty not only met the 4.1 benchmark for Quality of Instruction but actually achieved a 4.2. Two faculty members were identified as performing below the 4.1 benchmark for teaching (3.8 and 3.0)
Action
Teaching Development For Faculty
Both faculty members reporting teaching scores below the benchmark of 4.1 have entered into professional development: in one case, through individual consultation with the department chair and through university remediation via post-tenure performance review in the other.
Goal
Faculty Scholarly Excellence
The Department of Foreign Languages faculty (tenured and tenure-track) will engage in scholarly activities.
Objective
Research Agenda
The tenured and tenure-track facutly in the Department of Foreign Languages will develop and maintain an active research agenda.
KPI
Research Agenda
The number of peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations, conference participation (as a chair or discussant), and grant proposals by the faculty in the deparment (tenured and tenure-track) serve as the indicators of an active research agenda.
Result
Research Agenda Results
Faculty produced on average 7.5 scholarly works; however, this number is inflated and is skewed by conference presentations. If we look solely at publications in peer reviewed journals, the average drops to 2.3 works per faculty member
Action
Publication Production
Under the present system of accounting, FOLG faculty have relied too heavily on conference presentations (as opposed to refereed publications) to meet expected scholarly performance goals. The chair, in consultation with the faculty, will introduce a weighting system to incentivize the precedence of referee publications over conference presentation
Goal
Faculty Service Excellence
Service is a key to the operation of the academic unit and as such the department's faculty will engage in departmental, college, university, and professional activities at a level appropriate for the individual's faculty member's academic rank.
Objective
Service Participation
The faculty in the Foreign Languages department will enhance the operation, standing, and visibility of the department by participating in department, college, and university service activities.
Objective
Professional Service Activities
Foreign Languages faculty will take part in service to the profession at local, state, regional, national, and/or international levels.
Objective
Recruitment Activities
The Department of Foreign Languages will actively engage in recruitment activities for undergraduate and graduate programs in the department.
KPI
Recruitment
The department will utilize associations such as the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities and the Houston Hispance Forums as avenues for recruitment.