Chapter 8 – Responses from Associate/Deans

See below a list of questions to be answered either by a Dean or Associate Dean (at Dean’s discretion).

Once you have a draft self-study report (chapters 1-7), forward the draft report to your Dean for review and the completion of chapter 08.

8.1. Program Overview 

1. What do you see as the program’s greatest accomplishments over the last 5 years?
2. Does the program adequately fulfill the purpose for which it was intended? If not, how can it be improved? 
3. How does the program’s curriculum support the following? 
   • • • graduates’ pursuit of meaningful employment and further education
       • the viability and continued development of the program
4. What challenges and opportunities for growth should the program consider based on the following? 
   1. 1. • student demand (past, present and future)
         • comparable programs at competing institutions
         • trends and changing contexts in the discipline/sector
5. What plans (at the departmental, faculty and institutional level) are in place for program growth and development? Have you considered alternative delivery models (Blended, online, face-to-face)? 
6. What resources, institutional support, and/or external support would help address the program’s plans for growth and development? 
7. Collectively, what qualifications and other human resources are required so the program will be able to make the changes required to improve and remain current? 
8. What areas should the program focus on for the short range (less than 6 months), mid- range (6 mo. – 2 years), and long range (over 2 years) program directions and improvement? 

8.2. External Connections and Support 

9. How could the program improve its connections with external groups (e.g., the discipline/sector, high schools, alumni, professional associations, other institutions)? 

8.3. Final Comments

10. What else do you think is important to add about the program that is not covered in the previous questions?