A practical guide to college and university management
Subtitle: beyond bureaucracy
By: by Steve Denton and Sally Brown, editors.
Contributors: Denton, Steve.; Brown, Sally A.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 334
ISBN-13: 9780415997171; 9780415997188; 9780203874554
Subjects: Universities and colleges -- Great Britain -- Administration
Description: ""Written for Higher Education managers and administrators, A Practical Guide to University and College Management is a highly accessible text that offers practical guidance on how to manage the day-to-day life of universities. The authors take a proactive approach and offer a range of good practice examples and solutions, designed to resolve the dilemmas that arise in today s rapidly changing higher education environment." "Drawing on a wealth of management experience, this edited collection pulls together advice and practical guidance from expert managers working in the field of Higher Education. Each chapter is underpinned by theoretical perspectives to support invaluable pragmatic hints, mini-case studies, practical examples, and sample guidelines." "--Book jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Effective marketing in higher education; title: Making students welcome: the admissions process; title: Commencement of the academic year: welcoming, inducting, and developing students; title: Establishing and running a scholarship programme; title: The students' union year; title: Managing course administration; title: One great day: organising graduation ceremonies; title: Managing assessment systems and processes; title: Dealing with complaints and appeals; title: Scrutinising quality: working with external examiners and others to maintain standards; title: Launching the new university presence: the case of university campus Suffolk; title: Assuring quality of educational provision in universities; title: Getting the most from staff: using all our talents to the full; title: University-community engagement: analysing an emerging field; title: Practical examples of university-community engagement: some case studies from Leeds Met; title: Employability: realising the potential of a university education; title: Conclusion: leading the university beyond bureaucracy.