The following is a suggested timeline for programs undergoing
assessment of the major for SUNY System Administration. Certainly,
programs may begin their self-study process earlier if a department
has several academic programs to review or if the faculty deems
additional time will be needed to complete any of the phases of
the review. It should also be noted that the expectation is that
certain activities, such as collecting information from the program’s
students and alumni and the faculty’s assessment of student
learning will be accomplished on an ongoing basis so that the information
needed is available when it is time to prepare the self-study.
| Spring semester before the self-study is to be conducted |
Involve program faculty in discussion: |
- Requirements of self-study process
- Planning for self-study
- Preparing self-study materials, documents, manuscript
- What to expect with regard to the site visit
|
| Fall Semester of Self-Study Year |
Faculty gather,
review, summarize, and analyze data relevant to self-study |
| October |
Department chair submits to their
Divisional Dean: |
- names and curriculum vita for three external reviewers
- desired dates for site-visit; and their proposed budget
(See Appendix E)
|
| November |
Dates for site-visit
are confirmed with each external reviewer |
| March 15 |
- Penultimate draft of self-study prepared and distributed
to faculty
- Self-study approved by faculty and
copies sent to external reviewers
|
| April |
- External reviewers visit campus and submit reports within two weeks of visit (visit must include meeting with divisional dean and provost)
- Program provides written response to external reviewers' report and finalize self-study and submit to provost, divisional dean, and Associate Provost for Institutional Assessment and Effectiveness
|
| Prior to site-visit |
- Reviewers provide Department Chair with schedule and
cost information for travel plans.
- Chair seeks Provost’s approval for airfare.
- Chair provides Divisional Dean with the schedule planned
for the review. (Visit includes a scheduled meeting with
the appropriate Divisional Dean and the Provost.)
|
| November - February |
External reviewers
visit campus. |
| March 15th or before |
Reviewers submit reports to campus; |
| Not later than
the last two weeks in March |
Faculty construct
response to external reviewers’ reports and finalize
self-study document |
| Mid-April |
Complete self-study including reviewers
comments and program’s response is duplicated |
| May 1 |
One copy of the
self-study is delivered to the appropriate Divisional Dean
and two copies are delivered to the Provost |
