O F F I C E O F I N S T I T U T I O N A L E F F E C T I V E N E S S
RICE UNIVERSITY:STRENGTHENING OUR
PROGRAMS
OFFICE OF INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
THREE AREAS:• Survey Administration & Analysis• Strengthening Our Programs (SOP)• SACS Accreditation
MISSION: • Identify outcomes for academic and non-academic units• Align outcomes with institutional and accreditation goals• Help stakeholder use the information to make effective
decisions and improve processes
SACS
•Who is SACS?•Why do they matter?•What do they expect?
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
• Many external stakeholders are asking for increased accountability
• Demonstrate that we are engaged in process of continuous improvement
• Systematic approach to CI is relatively new to academic “side of the house”
• Reflect not only on what knowledge and skills “we” are imparting, but also on what the students are learning.
Formal Assessment Plans
Course Level
Outcomes
Program Level
Outcomes
Curriculum Mapping
Methods and
Pedagogy
Program Philosophy
Methods and
Philosophy Alignment
Stage 1 Stage
2
STRENGTHENING OUR PROGRAMS
Rice University Office of Institutional Effectiveness oie.rice.edu
ANY QUESTIONS?
John M. Cornwell, Ph.D.Associate Vice President
[email protected]. 3227
Angela Powell Thompson, MS, MBASurvey Administrator and Analyst
[email protected]. 5377
oie.rice.edu
Casey H. Akins, MSDirector, Academic Program
Ext. 2064