The faculty are well qualified educationally and experientially for their assigned areas. There is at least one faculty member with a graduate degree in the various clinical specialties who has oversight and primary responsibility for the administration of the curriculum. Curricula are evaluated periodically for quality and need. The evaluations of existing programs are led by the coordinators for the various programs and participation from the faculty and students is sought. The SON provides a variety of instruction to include traditional classroom method, and widely incorporated technological support.
Instruction is in accord with the purpose of educating nurses at various levels.
The evaluation of instruction is through instructors, students, and peers. Course syllabi for all levels of courses were reviewed. The syllabi provided course goals, requirements, course overviews, and evaluation methods. There is a guide to be used by all course coordinators in revising the course syllabi so that comprehensive and consistent information is communicated to the students. A variety of pedagogical techniques and evaluation techniques are represented in the syllabi.