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Program and Unit Quality

UNIT ASSESSMENT SYSTEM: Assessment of Program and Unit 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
Assessment of Field Experience Placements for Diversity	Programs tracked demographic data of field sites to comply with unit policy regarding diversity of field placements. New unit-wide system for teacher education programs now tracks placements by individual student, program, and across unit; aggregates demographics of student and personnel in schools where candidates are placed for field experiences; will include other school personnel later in year	2005; revised 2007	MS Excel	Fully Implemented	Every semester by Office of Student Services	Will be shared with Administrative Council & PEAC	Annually	Moved data collection from programs to unit level to track diverse field placements and to identify areas for improvement	Exhibit Demo
Assessment of Field Experience Placements for Diversity	Individual student database with fields for all field experience and clinical practice placements used for all educator preparation programs.	2007	MS Access COE Student Database	Varies by department; some fully implemented others in transition from former systems	Every semester by Office of Student Services	Will be shared with Administrative Council & PEAC	Annually	N/A	Exhibit Demo - Student Database
Completers Report	Completers Report	2000	tracking system for completers by year, program & degree	Fully Implemented	Every semester by Dean's Office	Submitted to Professional Standards Commission annually in August; Annually to Board of Regents	Annually	Major improvements to completers report from inception toward more detailed, accurate data	Exhibit Demo
Annual Student Enrollment	Enrollment by level, program, department & college	2004	MS Excel	Fully Implemented	Every semester by Dean's Office	Annually reported to Department Heads	Annually, 5-year trends	Used by departments and college to monitor performance and adjust where necessary	Annual Student Enrollment Data
Degrees Conferred Report	Degrees conferred by level, program, department & college	2005	MS Excel	Fully Implemented	Every semester by Dean's Office	Annually reported to Department Heads	Annually, 5 year trends	N/A	2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008
Ethnic Diversity of Students	Tracks % of students from under-represented groups in programs, departments, and college	2000	MS Excel	Fully Implemented	Every semester by Dean's Office	Administrative Cabinet, PEAC	Annually, 5 year trends	Recruitment efforts have increased number of students from these groups	Annual Student Enrollment Data
Credit Hour Production	Credit hour production aggregated by individual faculty, program, department, and college; periodic studies focused on specific time periods (i.e. summer school)	2001	Formerly MS Excel, now use OIR FACTS database	Fully Implemented	Every semester by Dean's Office	Department Heads	Annually	Used by departments and college to monitor performance and adjust where necessary	CHP Summary 2007-2008 CHP Summary 2006-2007 CHP Summary 2005-2006
Curriculum Activity Summary Report	Reports summary of curricular changes proposed to the COE Senate's Curriculum Committee	2002	Formerly in MS Word, now use MS Excel tracking system	Fully Implemented	Annually by Dean's Office and committee chair	Faculty Senate	Annually, April	Initiated an MS Excel tracking system to track system and communicate more effectively to faculty and administration	CC Activity: August 2007-May 2008 CC Activity: August 2006-April 2007 CC Activity: January 2005- February 2006
Departmental Annual Report	Department annual report based on departmental strategic plans, reports departmental performance measures, highlights, program improvements	pre-2000	MS Word	Fully Implemented	Annually by Dean's Office	faculty	Annually	Varies by department	Annual Report
COE Annual Report	COE annual report based on UGA & COE strategic plans reports college performance measures, highlights, college improvements. Since FY2000 all units reported progress based on strategic plans. Format changed in spring 2005 to reflect newly approved 5-year plans. In April 2005, UGA units reported FY05 baseline data.	2000, revised 2005	MS Word	Fully Implemented	Dean's Office	Administrative Cabinet, Provost	Annually	N/A	2007 Annual Report Annual Report Archives
UGA Program Review	All degree programs and degree granting departments at UGA required to complete departmental self study. Peer review board receives self-study, interviews departmental students and faculty; makes recommendations to Provost. Department must submit report 1 year following to report progress on recommendations.	pre-2000	on line surveys of students	Fully Implemented	Every 7 years by UGA Office of Institutional Effectiveness	department, college, central administration	7-year cycle	Varies by department	OIE Program Review Exhibit Room
UGA Major Assessment Reports	Undergraduate and graduate major assessment reports	pre-2000	MS Word	Fully Implemented	Unit supports development of reports with summarized data	Submitted to Office of Institutional Effectiveness and evaluated by Program Review and Assessment Committee (PRAC); shared with department, college	Following Comprehensive Program Review, brief reports in year 2, 3, & 5 with longer report year 4, self study in year 6	Varies by program	Undergraduate Graduate OIE Program Review
Board of Regents Reports	The University System Office of Academic and Fiscal Affairs will continue to recommend refinements to the Regents' Principles and Actions for the Preparation of Educators for the Schools based upon analysis of progress toward successful implementation, and upon the level of system-wide impact of the Principles and Actions on increased student learning and achievement in Georgia's schools.	Counselors 2004 Leaders 2002	MS Word	Fully Implemented	Annually by Dean's Office and BOR	UGA, COE Dean's Office, Academic Department and Programs	Annually	Varies by program	BOR Reports
PRAXIS & GACE Pass Rates	State licensure exams - changed from PRAXIS to GACE in 2007	pre-2000	COE Praxis/GACE Database	Fully Implemented	Continually by Dean's Office	Administrative Cabinet, PEAC	Continually	Varies by program	COE Praxis & GACE Database
PSC Program Evaluation	State agency accreditation	pre-2000	web-based system	Fully Implemented	7-year cycle	department, college, central administration	Every 7 years	Varies by program	PSC & SPA Reports
SPA Program Evaluation	Self study and evaluation by Specialty Profession Organizations	pre-2000	web-based system	Fully Implemented	Varies by program	department, college, central administration	varies by program	Varies by program	PSC & SPA Reports
U.S. News & World Report Surveys	National survey of graduate schools	pre-2000	web-based system	Fully Implemented	Annually by Dean's Office	Administrative Cabinet, Dean's Cabinet	Annually	focus on increasing research funding; hiring faculty from aspirational institutions; etc.	Exhibit Room
PEDS Report	Professional Education Data System (PEDS) submitted annually to the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE)	pre-2000	web-based system	Fully Implemented	Annually by Dean's Office	Dean's Cabinet	Annually	N/A	Exhibit Room
NCATE Part C	NCATE Annual Report C that details progress toward Areas for Improvement	pre-2000	MS Word	Fully Implemented	Annually by Dean's Office	Dean's Cabinet	Annually	N/A	NCATE Annual Reports

Program and Unit Quality

UNIT ASSESSMENT SYSTEM: Assessment of Program and Unit Quality