Teaching and Research Units” (hereinafter the “Guidelines”), which serve as the official rules governing this quinquennial practice termed of teaching and research units.’ Since the project’s inception, each unit being evaluated has undergone four cycles of evaluation. During this process, we at NTU have been enhancing the evaluation system and building a well-established culture thereof. The results of performance evaluations and related suggestions also serve as a constructive reference whereby both the units under evaluation and the university can improve their development and academic activities. To this end, we have prepared this “Evaluator Manual” on the Guidelines and the annual evaluation of teaching and research units. The manual is intended to familiarize evaluators with NTU’s evaluation system, as well as the procedures and schedules thereof. Despite our efforts to make this manual as explicit and comprehensive as possible, we hope that all users can provide feedback for us to make corrections. Legal Basis The history and structure of NTU’s evaluation guidelines: Over 19 years have passed since the system for evaluating the performance of teaching and research units at NTU was introduced in 1997. In that year, the Guidelines were developed during the second semester of the 1996 Academic Year (which was in the calendar year of
nominated by the President for Academic Affairs. The evaluators for Level 2 units shall be nominated by the head of the highest managing unit. With regard to applications for joint/early/extended evaluation, the Office of Academic Affairs shall notify the unit to be evaluated about the results of review of such applications by the Oversight Committee of Evaluation of University. October 2016 The Oversight Committee of Evaluation of University shall convene the 2nd meeting to determine the convener of the evaluation committees for the units to be With regard to the list of recommended evaluators, each unit to be evaluated shall confirm the results of review by the Oversight Committee of Evaluation of University, and go through the appointment procedures based on the list.
Academic Affairs Division, the Curriculum Division, and the Graduate Academic Affairs Division to update the data in the Reports (Tables 2-1, 2-2, 4-6, and 4-8). November 2016 The approved of evaluators to be appointed shall be compiled, and the Chinese- and versions of their certificates of appointment shall be prepared. The Office of Academic Affairs shall estimate the amount of subsidies offered by NTU. The calculation shall be made based on the number of evaluators to be appointed, travel The units to be evaluated shall notify the Office of Academic Affairs about the evaluator lists approved by respective colleges or the heads of the managing units. Each unit under evaluation shall make updates based on relevant data about the Report provided by the Office of Academic Affairs. List of Evaluators to Be Appointed; Self-evaluation Report
the Executive Vice President for Administrative Affairs, the President for Academic Affairs, and the President for Research and Development) for review. * By June 2017 The Office of Academic Affairs shall direct the units under evaluation to notify their respective evaluators to complete the Final Evaluation Report within 30 days upon the site visit. The completed report shall be submitted to the Oversight Committee of Evaluation of Colleges for review. Upon being reviewed, the report shall be submitted, along with a review summary, to the Office of Academic Affairs for compilation, which will pass on all relevant documents to the The units under evaluation shall direct their respective evaluators to complete and return the Written Review Comments on the Report & Replies from the Unit under Evaluation to them within one week prior to the site visit. The units under evaluation shall respond to the comments from the evaluators before the first day of the site visit. The units under evaluation and their respective evaluation committees shall finish the site visit before June 30. The evaluators shall present an oral summary of the Written Review Comments on the Report & Replies from the Unit under Evaluation
Oversight Committee of Evaluation of University for approval. evaluation results during the end-of-visit meeting on the last day of site visit. * July 2017 The Office of Academic Affairs direct the units under evaluation to complete the Written Review Comments on the Report & Replies from the Unit under Evaluation by late August, and submit the form to the Oversight Committee of Evaluation of Colleges for review. Upon being reviewed, the report shall be submitted, along with a review summary, to the Office of Academic Affairs for compilation, which will pass on all relevant documents to the Oversight Committee of Evaluation of Before going through the procedures listed below, each unit under evaluation shall complete the Final Evaluation Report within 30 days upon the site visit, according to the format required by the Office of Academic Affairs. The beginning of the report shall include a summary of the evaluation results. Final reports on the performance evaluation of departments/institutes/degree programs and Level 2 research centers shall be submitted to the Oversight Committee of Evaluation of Colleges for review. The reviewed documents shall be passed on to the Office of Academic Affairs for Final Evaluation Report