The Academic Audit Quality is not an act, it is a habit. Aristotle - - PDF document

TBR Academic Audit ... 1

The Academic Audit and Institutional Effectiveness

A presentation to

August 11, 2011

• Dr. Randolph C. Schulte

Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Tennessee Board of Regents

• Dr. Paula Myrick Short

Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Tennessee Board of Regents 1

The Academic Audit

Quality is not an act, it is a habit.

Aristotle

2

What is the Academic Audit?

A faculty-driven model of ongoing self-reflection, peer feedback, collaboration, and teamwork based on structured conversation to improve educational quality processes in teaching and learning … and hence student success. William Massy

3

TBR Academic Audit ... 2

The Academic Audit Concept

4

Continuous Quality Improvement Five Focal Areas Seven Quality Principles

The Academic Audit Process

5

Self Study Auditor Team Review Act on Initiatives

Academic Audit in the TBR System

260 programs audited from 2004 through 2011 40 programs scheduled for 2011-12

6

5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 2004- 05 2005- 06 2006- 07 2007- 08 2008- 09 2009- 10 2010- 11 3 5 11 8 10 9 4 28 10 21 22 17 19 16 8 5 9 10 12 14 6 1 1 1 4 4 2

Cert./Diploma Associate Bachelor Graduate

TBR Academic Audit ... 3

The Academic Audit

and Institutional Effectiveness

How does the Academ ic Audit support SACS/ COC Core Requirem ent 2.5 and Com prehensive Standard 3.3 ?

7

Academic Audit Outcomes

8

PF Summary Sheet Auditor Recommendations

Improvement Initiatives Self Study Auditors Report

Performance Funding Summary Sheet Follow-up Of Previous Audit

9

7.1 Action Plan 7.2 Auditor Team R’s 7.3 Self Study I’s

TBR Academic Audit ... 4

Second Academic Audit Outcomes

2010-11 Program Performance

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 15 11 70 38 54 27 37 61 39 64 22 36 33 32 97 2ND For PF Improvement Initiatives In Progress % In Progress Fully Implemented % Fully Implemented # Recommendations In Progress % In Progress Fully Implemented % Fully Implemented Total PF Points Total Mets % Mets

10

Second Academic Audit Outcomes

Responses to Initiatives/ Recommendations

11

At APSU, a university-wide Office of Undergraduate Research: OUR

Second Academic Audit Outcomes

Responses to Initiatives/ Recommendations

12

Chattanooga State’s Psychology program ties assessments to SLO’s using IDEA and Argos

TBR Academic Audit ... 5

Second Academic Audit Outcomes

Responses to Initiatives/ Recommendations

13

Using D2L, Volunteer State’s Visual & Performing Arts Program implements pre-and-post-tests in Gen Ed courses and uses Results to make improvements

Academic Audit Applications

to support Institutional

Effectiveness

14

Academic Audit Applications

Administrative Support Services

Developed by Karen Brunner, Roane State Community College Piloted by Dr. Ellen Weed, Nashville State Community College

15

TBR Academic Audit ... 6

Administrative Support Services Quality Principles

16

Administrative Support Services Focal Areas

17

Administrative Support Services Office of IR and IE

18

TBR Academic Audit ... 7 Office of IR and IE

Sample Self Study Questions

19

Office of IR and IE

Sample Self Study Questions

20

Office of IR and IE

Sample Self Study Questions

21

TBR Academic Audit ... 8

Academic Audit and Institutional Effectiveness

Summary



A collaborative methodology that supports Institutional Effectiveness expectations



A thoroughly documented process that results in an

• ngoing chronicle of activities, results and use of

results



A means by which continuous quality improvement of not only teaching and learning but all institutional

• perations can flourish

22

The Academic Audit

Reference Information

• Dr. Randolph Schulte

Tennessee Board of Regents 1415 Murfreesboro Road, Suite 324 Nashville, TN 37217 Tel: 615.365.1505 Fax: 615-366-3903 Randy.Schulte@tbr.edu

• Dr. Paula Myrick Short

Tennessee Board of Regents 1415 Murfreesboro Road, Suite 324 Nashville, TN 37217 Tel: 615.366.4482 Fax: 615-366-3903 Paula.Short@tbr.edu Academic Quality Work: A Handbook for Improvement (JB - Anker Series, 2007) by William F. Massy, Steven W. Graham, & Paula Myrick Short ISBN 978-1-933371-23-8

23