Higher education institutions are being pushed towards increased assessment practices because of rising costs, mass access, new delivery methods, and rising competition on the national and global scale. Academic deans and department heads are at the center of these assessment efforts, and assessment should guide changes within the organization for…

Student faculty ratings are used at most institutions of higher learning for three important reasons. First, the ratings provide direct feedback to the faculty, and this enables faculty to adjust their teaching styles. Second, the ratings provide the administration with information intended to assist in guiding and mentoring faculty toward more…

This report presents an initial design for a university program review system which is intended to improve decision making and planning through an in-depth evaluation of the university's academic departments and programs. The system involves three phases: (1) self study by the department, (2) a review by a committee external to the department, and…

In this study, Data Envelopment Analysis is used to measure relative efficiencies of academic departments of an engineering college. Input and output criteria are determined and measured utilizing the academic personnel performance measurement scheme of the College. New measures are developed to compare departments of different disciplines. The…

A general description and guidelines are presented for a program review process for departments of medical education of the administrative units within colleges of medicine. After a discussion of the purposes of reviews, a suggested review process is described. The process to be utilized should be negotiated by the principle units, the…

At Sweden's Karolinska Institute, a resource allocation model for medical research in use since 1970 allows the research activity of the different departments to affect resource allocation direclty. (MSE)

Explores the assessment and improvement of educational programs and administrative services at metropolitan colleges and universities through the primary academic unit the department. Discusses the development of intended student outcomes and administrative objectives; also identifies issues related to implementing assessment at the department…

Faculty self-appraisal workshops instituted at MacQuarie University (Australia) in response to a call for increased faculty self-evaluation is seen as a useful format for faculty development. The workshops occur at the departmental level, where it is easiest to integrate curriculum design, assessment policies, academic content, and teaching…

Approximately two-thirds of all United States and Canadian medical schools have provisions for the evaluation of their departments. Some of the forces leading to the popularity of departmental review, the review process and the various ways it can be managed, and its implications for medical school administration are discussed. (Author/JMD)

A rationale is offered for the use of administrative portfolios to evaluate academic-administrator performance. Representative functions, skills, roles, and activities that could be used to define assessment criteria are specified, focusing on the evaluation of department heads at a public university. Items to be included in the administrative…

This book champions the importance of chairing an academic department (or division) and focuses attention on the strategies "excellent" chairs use in building a positive work environment for faculty and releasing individual faculty potential. The framework is based on human, organizational, and career development; systems theory; and interpersonal…

The Free University of Amsterdam's system of internal institutional evaluation uses specific achievement measures at various levels in each field of study to assess student progress and evaluate program effectiveness. (MSE)

The current practice of assigning and assessing college faculty workloads is analyzed briefly, and issues involved in developing a new process consistent with a broadened definition of faculty work are discussed. The professional portfolio is suggested as a structure for assigning and assessing faculty responsibilities in a collaborative and…

An approach to evaluating the department secretarial staff on attitude, initiative, and motivation also has the objective of enhancing the relationship between staff and faculty. It has two unique features: (1) staff are evaluated by all supervisors (faculty) to whom they are responsible, and (2) each faculty member is evaluated by each staff…

A study of the faculty evaluation system at Nene College (England) is reported and compared with studies in other British universities. Evaluator, faculty, and administrator views of the program were generally positive, particularly concerning the opportunities the evaluation interviews present for discussing issues. Assessment by line manager…