Review of Higher Education , 7. Graduate Program Review And Improvement System Session presented at the 1998 AAHE Assessment Conference. A Review and Improvement process was developed by a faculty and graduate student task force seeking graduate program improvement. The process involves annual reviews and in-depth assessments. The annual reviews are to stimulate a process of continuous improvement in units.
Data reflect faculty productivity and student quality, performance, placement, and satisfaction.
In-depth reviews, modeled on a process detailed by the Council of Graduate Schools, will occur every 5 to 10 years. They begin with a penetrating self analysis followed by an external review. They are to inform the budget allocation process and may lead to major program revisions. Assessment at the Unit Level Session presented at the 1998 AAHE Assessment Conference. An extension of Glassick, Huber, Maeroff's Scholarship Assessed , the Learning Assessment Model developed by the Bailey Scholars Program provides a framework for establishing a culture of accountability within a community of learners.