UNIT ASSESSMENT SYSTEM: Assessment of Faculty Quality |
Assessment Name/Data Source |
Description |
Date developed |
Technology used |
Status of Implementation |
Collection & Analysis at Unit Level |
Results shared with |
Assessment review schedule |
Improvements made based on data (where appropriate) |
Links to Instrument & Data |
Course Evaluations |
Questionnaire completed by students for each course |
pre-2000 paper version; online course eval 2003 |
online as well as paper versions; SPSS; spreadsheets |
Fully Implemented |
Every semester; scantron version analyzed by GA Center for Assessment and aggregated by department and college |
Dean's Cabinet, Department Heads, faculty |
Annually |
Individual faculty improvements. Online evaluation modified to include open-ended questions and multiple choice items created by faculty. Original items were developed and approved by Faculty Senate in 2003 |
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Faculty Activity Report |
Web-based annual faculty reporting system to aggregate faculty productivity at departmental and college levels |
2002; revised 2005; 2007 |
web-based database developed by COE |
Fully Implemented;
FAR (v2) - revised 2006;
FAR (v3) revision in process |
February submission for review at department and college levels |
Department and Dean's Office aggregation |
Annual review as part of PTR & merit performance evaluation |
FAR application development process that was previously used by OIT was formally adopted as a college-wide collaboration in 2006. The yearly cycle includes request for improvements, programming response, field test, implementation, data analysis. |
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Annual Evaluations |
Written summary of performance on teaching, research, service |
prior to early 1980s |
MS Word |
Fully Implemented |
Merit recommendations submitted to Dean's Office for review recommendations for compression reviewed |
Faculty and for some departments, peer review team |
Annual review as merit performance evaluation |
Improvements vary by individual faculty, programs, and departments |
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Annual Reports (department & unit) |
Departmental & college annual reports include faculty productivity data |
pre-2000 |
MS Word |
Fully Implemented |
Departmental reports summarized into college report |
Administrative Cabinet, Provost |
Annual |
See improvements to FAR, data collection strategies improved annually to better track & aggregate data at unit level - Query tools were developed in 2006 that enabled department heads, program coordinators, and the Dean's Office to sort and analyze information from a data warehouse. The data is used for various reports, decision making, and the continuous improvement process. |
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Third Year Review |
Pre-tenured faculty reviewed at year 3 by department to monitor success toward promotion & tenure |
1994 |
MS Word |
Fully Implemented |
All third year reviews monitored by Department Head & Dean's Office |
faculty member, Dean's Office as needed |
Third year of assistant professorship |
Varies by individual faculty and department |
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Promotion & Tenure |
See UGA promotion & tenure guidelines, departmental guidelines |
1981 |
MS Word /MS Excel |
Fully Implemented |
All P&T dossiers collected at unit level and reviewed by COE Senate committee; process monitored by Associate Dean & Dean |
Faculty, Administrative Cabinet, University Committee |
Fifth year of assistant professorship; varies for associate professorship |
New guidelines developed at UGA and departmental levels that were implemented in AY2006; regular review and monitoring of process by Dean's Cabinet, Administrative Council and Faculty Senate |
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P&T Trend Study |
Reviewed all P&T decisions for period of 4 years to look for issues around promotion & tenure |
2007 |
MS Excel |
Fully Implemented |
Analyzed and reviewed by Dean's Office |
Administrative Cabinet, Faculty Senate |
at time of study |
Data revealed that candidates for promotion to professor had more difficulty than those to associate professor. Discussions with Department Heads and Faculty Senate on ways to improve dossiers. Senate attempted to correct myths about P&T; more faculty seeking promotion to professor and seeking assistance in process |
Exhibit Room |
Tenure Promotion Review Procedures |
Procedures for the P&T Committee were reviewed to improve selection of membership as well as understanding of process |
2007 |
MS Word |
Fully Implemented |
Guidelines first established in 1997; revised in 2007 by Dean's Office; eliminated by Senate in 2007 with decision to use UGA guidelines instead |
Faculty Senate, Administrative Cabinet |
periodically |
COE P&T committee increased in size from 9 (7 professors & 2 associates) to 11 (9 professors & 2 associates) |
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Post-tenure Review |
See post-tenure review policies |
1997; revised 1999 |
MS Word |
Fully Implemented |
Post-tenure reviews monitored by Dean's Office, UGA, and BOR |
Faculty,
Department Head, Dean's Office |
every 5 years |
N/A |
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COE Faculty Database |
Tracking system for faculty by rank, ethnicity, program type |
2003 |
MS Excel & OIR |
Fully Implemented |
annually |
Dean's Office |
Annual review |
Increase in faculty diversity due to increased recruitment/retention efforts |
Exhibit Demo |
Career Track Faculty Study |
Ad Hoc Committee on Career Track Faculty studied perceptions within the group; 18 specific recommendations provided in 6 main areas |
2007 |
MS Word |
Fully Implemented |
reviewed at time of study |
Administrative Cabinet, Faculty Senate |
Reviewed at time of study |
The Faculty Senate will add a career track faculty committee to its list of committees and will have elections to staff it. |
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COE Faculty Trends, 2002-2007
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Analysis of full and part-time faculty trends with funding sources |
2007 |
MS Excel |
Fully Implemented |
analyzed by Dean's Office |
Dean's Cabinet |
periodically |
N/A |
Exhibit Room |
Department Heads Evaluation Instrument |
Evaluation instrument sent for faculty to anonymously provide feedback for performance of department head |
pre-2000; 2007 |
MS Word |
in use |
revised in 2007 by Faculty Senate in collaboration with the Administrative Cabinet |
Faculty Senate and Administrative Cabinet |
Reviewed at time of proposal |
More streamlined instrument that reflects Department Heads' position description |
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UGA Faculty Information Records System |
Faculty records system for all personnel records |
2004 |
web-based system |
Fully Implemented |
Continually |
N/A |
N/A |
New web-based system implemented by UGA |
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UGA/SACS Faculty Qualification System |
Newly developing system to monitor faculty qualifications for teaching courses that matches faculty degree CIP with course CIP |
2007 |
web-based |
Currently being pilot tested
COE is one of the pilot units |
continually |
Department Heads & Dean's Office |
will be continually as new faculty are hired |
New system to replace paper system used in previous SACS visit |
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Graduate faculty appointment |
Faculty committee reviews credentials to insure faculty are reactive, competent scholars providing intellectual leadership and are experienced and effective with graduate education |
prior to early 1980s |
MS Word |
Fully Implemented |
2 review cycles annually |
Department Heads & Dean's Office |
every 7 years |
probationary period replaced with a 1st time appointment at the time of hire |
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