Detailed information on this is available from ASME Staff. The materials will be reviewed by staff for conformance to SSG format standards. Should the Committee feel the need for an evaluation of the technical aspects of a guide it will be done at this time, although in general the Committee reviews your qualifications and background for reassurance on this issue. If a technical review is deemed necessary the Committee will find someone outside the Board on Professional Development to complete this task. It is anticipated that if you have responded to the early evaluation appropriately there should seldom be difficulty in approving a guide at this stage of development.
Staff is then free to offer and promote the guide by all appropriate means.
At the next regular meeting of the Board on Professional Development all those guides currently having Provisional Approval will be voted on for Board Approval. You are asked to supply the information requested under each of the headings given below. Thoughts and suggestions are given under each heading. Having the information presented in a uniform manner greatly helps the Self Study Guide Review Committee. Good guide titles tend to be action oriented and attention-getting, suggest application and practical value, and show timeliness of subject importance.