Program Review

The purpose of periodic program review is to facilitate improvement of academic programs and, thereby, the overall strength and reputation of K-State. Program review serves the purpose of attainment of future goals, fresh curricula, and meeting the needs of students, faculty, and Board of Regents.

The Program Review Task Force has seriously considered what faculty and Department administrators should provide to make the review useful while avoiding unnecessary work. Emphasis should be on brevity and succinct language; the reports should be prepared so that they inform the appropriate Dean(s) of the purpose, need, and future plans for the academic programs.

The Program Review Task Force -- February 1998

TASK FORCE MEMBERS

Tim Donoghue
Don Fenton
Bikram Gill
Constanza Hagmann
Mike Holen
John Keller
Terry King
Ken Klabunde, Chair
Dennis Kuhlman
Elizabeth McCullough
Carol Oukrop
Steve White

INTRODUCTION

In September 1997 the Kansas Board of Regents (BOR) approved a Program Review Document outlining their general approach to Academic Program Review in the Kansas Regents System (Approved September 18, 1997). In the Regents' document:

Each Regents university is charged with the review of its academic program and the implementation of its own process and criteria for program review, within a system wide framework of expectations for the review and a shared timeline for various phases. Each Regents university is responsible for the design and implementation of its own program review process and schedule consistent with the timelines on . . . Each Regents university will submit its plan for program review for consideration by the Board at the March 1998 Meeting.

In October of 1997, the Provost named the Program Review Task Force (see Appendix B for copy of the charge). The Task Force has met on a regular basis since that time to consider these issues and prepare this report. The Task Force also asked for feedback on its report from the University community before the final report was submitted to the Provost. Given the short timelines associated with preparing this report for the March meeting of the Board of Regents, there was limited time for feedback from the community.

In developing the Program Review Report, the Task Force identified three important tasks: designating the general assumptions, outlining the process, and defining the reports required by the process. These tasks are described in the remaining sections of this report.

Final approval of this approach is dependent on BOR acceptance of the steps and procedures outlined below. The basic goal of this process is to provide the BOR with the information necessary to make sound decisions about each degree program offered by Kansas State University. These decisions must be made within the context of each Department, Unit, or Program and be consistent with the needs and requirements of the BOR system. As noted in the Foreword:

Program review serves the purpose of attainment of future goals, fresh curricula, and meeting the needs of students, faculty, and Board of Regents. The Program Review Task Force has seriously considered what faculty and Department administrators should provide to make the review useful while avoiding unnecessary work.

GENERAL ASSUMPTIONS

In developing the process and reports associated with program review, the committee adopted the following assumptions:

1. The system will be College based. The College Dean, in consultation with the Dean of the Graduate School (for Colleges and Departments with graduate programs) and with the aid and advice of the College Committee on Planning (CCOP), will be responsible for the review of each academic program.

2. When graduate programs are involved, it is expected that the Dean of the Graduate School will play a significant role in the process.

3. Consistent with the BOR program review document (Academic Program Review in the Regents System), the Program Review Task Force (PRTF) will develop processes and procedures for program review.

4. All academic Departments (or similar units) will provide a program review report (PRR) to the appropriate College Dean, Dean of the Graduate School, and CCOP. These reports will contain materials as specified by the PRTF and the appropriate College Dean, Dean of the Graduate School, and CCOP.

5. A list of issues to address in a PRR will be developed and will include items required for all programs (e. g., five year plans) and optional items that could be requested by the College Dean, Dean of the Graduate School, and CCOP (e.g., response to low enrollments).

6. The review cycle will be College based and, with the exception of the College of Arts and Sciences, all programs for a College will be reviewed in one year. Departments in the College of Arts and Sciences will be reviewed over three years. The total review cycle for the University will be seven years. Appendix C contains the schedule for program review of the Colleges.

7. To ensure the needed coverage of issues and programs, the College Dean in consultation with the Dean of the Graduate School and with the aid and advice of CCOP can add ad hoc members to the process.

PROCESS

The following process will be followed in developing PRR:

1. The Departments, College Dean, CCOP, and Graduate School Dean will receive the most recent copy of the BOR' statistical report from Planning and Analysis at the beginning of the Fiscal Year. Additional reports and information (e.g., faculty teaching loads, number of grant proposals, etc.) may, at the request of the Deans, be used to aid the process.

2. Using the criteria and standards established by the BOR, the College Dean will call a meeting(s) of the Graduate School Dean and CCOP to review the statistical reports and other relevant information. Based on the meeting(s), the College Dean, in consultation with the Graduate School Dean and CCOP, will make recommendations on whether additional information will need to be provided by a Department. This will be in addition to the common information (see Common Information section below) a Department will need to address in the PRR.

3. The College Dean will forward these recommendations for additional information to the Provost for comment.

4. The Deans and CCOP will incorporate any comments from the Provost, and the College Dean will forward the final recommendations regarding additional information to the Departments for the development of a draft PRR.

5. A draft PRR document will be developed with the aid and advice of the faculty responsible for the degree programs under review and submitted to the College Dean for review and comment. The College Dean will forward the draft PRR to the Graduate School Dean and CCOP for review and comment.

6. The College Dean will call a meeting(s) of the Graduate School Dean and CCOP to review and comment on draft PRRs and provide feedback to the Departments about any needed changes for the final PRRs.

7. Once the final PRRs are received, the College Dean will call a meeting(s) of the Dean of the Graduate School and CCOP to review the final PRR. The College Dean, in consultation with the Dean of the Graduate School and CCOP, will prepare a two page Summary Assessment and Institutional Recommendations Report for each academic program (by CIP code) as required by the BOR. The two page report(s) will cover all degree levels (bachelor, master's and/or doctoral) for each CIP code degree offered by the Department.

8. The College Dean will be responsible, in consultation with the Graduate School Dean and CCOP, for transmitting the two page report(s) back to Departments with additional feedback as appropriate.

9. The College Dean will forward the final PRRs and two page summaries to the Provost and for review and comment.

10. The Provost will return any comments on the PRR to the College Dean. If comments are received from the Provost, the College Dean will call a meeting of the Dean of the Graduate School and CCOP to make appropriate revisions to the PRR and two page summaries and send the revised documents to the Provost.

11. Using the final PRRs and two page summaries, the Provost will, in consultation with the appropriate Deans, prepare the five-page Institutional Overview Report and the one page Institutional Estimate of the Fiscal Implication specified by the BOR.

12. The appropriate Dean(s) will be expected to attend the BOR session when program reviews are presented.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARING
PROGRAM REVIEW REPORTS

The materials specified below are consistent with the six criteria (see Appendix D) identified by the Board of Regents in their program review document. Departments will provide information on their instructional, scholarship, and service activities and programs. Deans will have received a detailed Statistical Overview prepared by the Office of Planning and Analysis and specified by the BOR (see Appendix E for a listing of the data elements in this report). Therefore, the Departmental Program Review Reports do not need to cover the information contained in the Statistical Overview.

Each Department will prepare a Program Review Report containing common information (see outline below). In preparing the PRR, the Colleges and Departments need to be aware of degree standards for number of majors, number of degrees granted annually, number of faculty supporting a degree, and the quality of undergraduate students (see Appendix F) suggested by the BOR. After a review of the Program Review Report and the information in the Statistical Overview by the College Dean, Graduate School Dean and CCOP, additional information may also be requested. A List of Potential Additional Information is specified following the Outline of Common Information.

OUTLINE OF COMMON INFORMATION

The following list of materials will be prepared for all academic Departments or programs being evaluated in an annual cycle. This report is expected to be 10 pages or less and submitted to the College Dean for review and comment.

I. INTRODUCTION.

A) College, Department, and date.

B) Person(s) responsible for preparing the report.

C) Brief description of the Department.

D) Brief history of the Department.

E) A listing of all degrees offered by the Department (by CIP code).

II. DEPARTMENTAL PURPOSE.

A) Brief mission statement.

B) Brief statement of the centrality of the Department and its academic degrees to the College, University, and State.

C) Brief statement of the uniqueness of the Department's academic degrees to the College, University, Regents System, State, Region, and Nation.

D) Brief account of the Department's goals for academic degrees for the next 7 years.

III. PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS.

A) Identify the major instructional, scholarship, and service responsibilities of the Department. Include interdisciplinary programs where appropriate.

B) Provide a brief description of the facilities and equipment for the Department.

C) Provide information on any special information resources and services (e.g., library collections).

D) Briefly indicate the Department's contributions to general education.

E) Briefly indicate the Department's role in providing instructional services to students outside the Department.

IV. SELF EVALUATIONS OF FACULTY AND GENERAL PROGRAMS.

Using appropriate indicators, briefly describe the quality of the faculty teaching, research/scholarship, service, and extension/outreach activities. Provide appropriate indicators for each area.

V. SELF EVALUATIONS OF ACADEMIC DEGREE(S).

The following steps should be repeated for each CIP degree and cover all levels of the CIP degree; Bachelor, Master's and Doctoral.

A) Using appropriate indicators, briefly describe the quality of the academic CIP degree.

B) Using appropriate indicators, briefly describe the quality of the students in the CIP degree.

C) Briefly indicate the student demand for the CIP degree.

D) Briefly indicate the employment demand for students in the CIP degree.

LIST OF POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The following list of materials includes examples of the types of additional information that may be requested by the College Dean, Dean of the Graduate School, and/or CCOP. This information may be needed to deal with special cases, problems, or future opportunities for the Department.

1. Adequacy of resources.

2. Comparative advantages.

3. Unique future opportunities.

4. Explanations of enrollment trends (e.g., increases or decreases).

5. Further information on special programs.

6. Details about sub-specialties within a degree program.

7. Further information about program duplication.

8. Details on interdisciplinary programs.

9. Future research opportunities.

10. Information on economic development activities.

11. Clarifications on program quality.

12. Explanations about low numbers of majors in a program.

13. Explanations about low and/or slow graduation rates.

14. Further information on faculty involvement with degree programs.

15. Details on faculty scholarship activities.

APPENDIX A
LIST OF CERTIFICATE PROGRAM INVENTORY DEGREES
FALL 1997

The following list of degrees is organized by level of degree (BA/BS, MA/MS, and Ph.D./Ed.D.), College, Department, and degree(s) offered in that department. This official list of degrees offered by Kansas State University was taken from the Board of Regents' Degree and Certificate Program Inventory printed annually by the Board (questions should be referred to Kelli Cox in Planning and Analysis).

ASSOCIATE's & BACHELOR's Only

College of Agriculture:

Agriculture Economics
Ag. Business & Mgmt., General
Agricultural Economics
Agronomy
Agronomy & Crop Science
Animal Sciences & Industry
Animal Sciences, General
Food Science & Technology
Pre-Vet
Communications
Agricultural Journalism
Grain Science
Bakery Science & Management
Feed Science & Management
Milling Science & Management
Horticulture
Horticulture Science
Horticultural Therapy
Parks, Rec., & Leisure Facilities Mgmt
Recreation & Parks Administration
Dean's Office
Agricultural Education
Natural Resource & Environment (Secondary Major)

College of Architecture:

Architecture
Architecture
Interior Architecture
Interior Architecture
Landscape & Community Planning
Landscape Architecture

College of Arts & Sciences:

Art
Art, General
Biochemistry
Biochemistry
Biology
Biology, General
Biology Life Science
Microbiology/Bacteriology
Chemistry
Chemistry, General
Chemical Science
Economics
Economics, General
English
English Language & Literature, Gen
Geography
Geography
Geology
Geological Sciences, Other
Geophysics & Seismology
History
History, General
Journalism
Journalism
Kinesiology
Kinesiology
Mathematics
Mathematics, General
Modern Languages
Modern Languages
Music
Music Teacher Education
Music, General
Philosophy
Philosophy
Physics
Physics, General
Political Science
Political Science & Gov't, General
Psychology
Psychology
Sociology/Anthropology/Social Work*
Anthropology
Social Work
Sociology
Speech/Theater/Dance
Speech, Debate, Forensics
Dramatic/Theater Arts, General
Statistics
Mathematical Statistics
Dean's Office (Interdisciplinary)
Associate of Art
Associate of Science
Humanities/Humanistic Studies
Life Science
Medical Laboratory Technician
Physical Science
Pre-Dentistry
Pre-Medicine
Pre-Vet
Social Sciences, General
Dean's Office (Secondary Majors)
American Studies/Civilization
Gerontology
International Studies
Latin American Studies
Women Studies

College of Business:

Accounting
Accounting
Associate of Arts - Accounting, Other
Finance
Financial, General
Management
Management
Labor/Personnel Relations & Studies
Marketing & International Business
Marketing

College of Education:

Elementary Education
Elementary Teacher Education
(Art Teacher Education - (K-12))
Secondary Education
Secondary Teacher Education

College of Engineering:

Biological & Agricultural Engineering
Agricultural Engineering
Ag. Technical Mechanization, Other
Architectural Engineering & Construction Science
Architectural Engineering
Construction Science & Management
Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering, General
Computer & Information Sciences
Computer Science
Information Systems
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Computer Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
Manufacturing Engineering
Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Nuclear Engineering

College of Human Ecology:

Clothing, Apparel & Textiles Studies
Apparel, Marketing & Design (Textiles)
Interior Design
School of Family Studies & Human Services
Child Growth, Care & Devel. Studies
Family Economics
Communications Disorders
Human Development & Family Studies
Hotel & Restaurant Management
Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Mgmt
Dietetics
Foods & Nutrition Studies, General
Foods & Nutrition
Nutrition Exercise
Dean's Office
Home Ec. Mass Communication
Family & Consumer Science Education
Human Ecology, General

College of Technology & Aviation

Engineering Technology
Computer Programming
Computer System Analysis
Civil Engineering/Civil Technology
Surveying
Computer Engineering Technology
Electronic & Communication Eng.
Electronic & Commun Eng. - BS
Environmental & Pollution Control
Industrial Manufacturing Technology
Quality Control Technology
Land Information Technology
Mechanical Engineering/Mech. Tech.
Mechanical Engin/Mech. Tech. - BS
Technology Management - BS
Aeronautics
Aircraft Mechanic/Tech Powerplant
Aviation Systems & Avionics
Aircraft Pilot & Navigator
Aircraft Pilot & Navigator - BS
Aviation & Airway Science - BS
Arts, Sciences, & Business

MASTERS

College of Agriculture:

Agriculture Economics
Ag. Business & Mgmt., General
Agricultural Economics
Agronomy
Agronomy & Crop Science
Animal Sciences & Industry
Animal Sciences, General
Entomology
Entomology
Grain Science
Grain Science & Management
Horticulture
Horticulture Science
Plant Pathology
Plant Pathology

College of Architecture:

Architecture
Architecture
Landscape & Community Planning
Landscape Architecture
City/Urban, Community & Regional

College of Arts & Sciences:

Art
Art, General
Biology
Biology, General
Microbiology/Bacteriology
Chemistry
Chemistry, General
Economics
Economics, General
English
English Language & Literature, Gen
Geography
Geography
Geology
Geological Sciences, Other
History
History, General
Journalism
Journalism
Kinesiology
Kinesiology
Mathematics
Mathematics, General
Modern Languages
Modern Languages
Music
Music, General
Physics
Physics, General
Political Science
Political Science & Gov't, General
Public Administration
Psychology
Psychology
Sociology/Anthropology/Social Work
Sociology
Speech/Theater/Dance
Speech, Debate, Forensics
Statistics
Mathematical Statistics

College of Business:

Accounting
Accounting
Dean's Office
Business Administration

College of Education:

Foundations & Adult Education
Adult & Continuing Teacher Education
Elementary Education
Elementary Teacher Education
Secondary Education
Secondary Teacher Education
Education Administration & Leadership
Administration & Supervision
Special Education
Special Education, General
Counselor Education & Personnel
Counselor Ed/Student Counseling

College of Engineering:

Biological & Agricultural Engineering
Agricultural Engineering
Architectural Engineering & Construction Science
Architectural Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering, General
Computer & Information Sciences
Computer Science
Software Engineering
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
Operation Research
Engineering/Industrial Management
Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Nuclear Engineering

College of Human Ecology:

Clothing, Apparel & Textiles Studies:
Apparel, Marketing & Design (Textiles)
School of Family Studies & Human Services
Human Development & Family Studies
Hotel & Restaurant Management
Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Mgmt
Foods & Nutrition Studies, General:
Foods & Nutrition

College of Veterinary Medicine:

Anatomy & Physiology
Physiology, Human & Animal
Diagnostic Medicine & Pathobiology
Pathology, Human & Animal
Clinical Sciences
Clinical Sciences

Interdisciplinary Programs

Biochemistry
Food Science & Industry
Genetics, Plant & Animal

Ph.D.'s/Ed.D.'s

College of Agriculture:

Agriculture Economics
Agricultural Economics
Agronomy
Agronomy & Crop Science
Animal Sciences & Industry
Animal Sciences, General
Entomology
Entomology
Grain Science
Grain Science & Management
Horticulture
Horticulture Science
Plant Pathology
Plant Pathology

College of Arts & Sciences:

Biology
Biology, General
Microbiology/Bacteriology
Chemistry
Chemistry, General
Economics
Economics, General
Geography
Geography
History
History, General
Mathematics
Mathematics, General
Physics
Physics, General
Psychology
Psychology
Sociology/Anthropology/Social Work
Sociology
Statistics
Mathematical Statistics

College of Education:

Foundations & Adult Education
Adult & Continuing Teacher Education
Curriculum & Instruction
Education Administration & Leadership
Administration & Supervision
Special Education
Special Education, General
Counselor Education & Personnel
Counselor Ed/Student Counseling
Education Psychology

College of Engineering:

Biological & Agricultural Engineering
Agricultural Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering, General
Computer & Information Sciences
Computer Science
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering*
Mechanical Engineering
Nuclear Engineering

College of Human Ecology:

Foods & Nutrition Studies, General:
Foods & Nutrition
Dean's Office
Human Ecology, General

College of Veterinary Medicine:

Dean's Office
Veterinary Medicine - Professional Program
Anatomy & Physiology
Physiology, Human & Animal
Diagnostic Medicine & Pathobiology
Pathology, Human & Animal

Interdisciplinary Programs

Biochemistry
Food Science & Industry
Genetics, Plant & Animal

APPENDIX B
CHARGE TO THE TASK FORCE

APPENDIX C
SCHEDULE FOR PROGRAM REVIEW OF COLLEGES

Year 1 (1999)	Business Admin. and Technology & Aviation
Year 2 (2000)	Arts and Sciences (Physical and Quantitative Sciences)
Year 3 (2001)	Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
Year 4 (2002)	Engineering and Architecture Planning & Design
Year 5 (2003)	Arts and Sciences (Humanities and Biological Sciences)
Year 6 (2004)	Education and Human Ecology
Year 7 (2005)	Arts and Sciences (Social Sciences)

Note: this cycle will be repeated for future years starting with 2006.

APPENDIX D
BOARD OF REGENTS PROGRAM REVIEW CRITERIA

Each program will be examined by the University according to the criteria listed below:

1. Centrality of the program to fulfilling the mission and role of the institution;

2. The quality of the program as assessed by the strengths, productivity and qualifications of the faculty;

3. The quality of the program as assessed by its curriculum and impact on students;

4. Demonstrated student need and employer demand for the program;

5. The service the program provides to the discipline, the university, and beyond; and

6. The program's cost-effectiveness.

APPENDIX E
PROGRAM REVIEW - FY 1998
CONTENTS OF STATISTICAL OVERVIEW REPORT

DEPARTMENTAL DATA

Part A: Departmental Instructional Expenditures

1. Salaries/Benefits
2. Other Operating Expenditures
3. Total

a. Five Year Growth Trend

4. General Use Expenditures as Percent of the INSTITUTION'S General Use Instructional

a. Five Year Growth Trend

Part B: Student Credit Hour Production:

1. Lower Division
2. Upper Division
3. Graduate 1
4. Graduate 2
5. Total
6. Undergraduate SCH Produced as a Percent of INSTITUTION'S Total Undergraduate SCH Production
7. Graduate SCH Produced as a Percent of INSTITUTION'S Total Graduate SCH Production

Part C: Cost per Credit Hour:

1. Lower Division
2. Upper Division
3. Graduate 1
4. Graduate 2

Part D: Percent of Departmental SCH taken by:

1. Their Undergraduate Majors
2. Their Graduate Majors
3. Non-Majors

Part E: Department Faculty:

1. Total Tenure/Tenure Track Faculty (Headcount)
2. Total with Terminal Degree

a) Terminal Degree defined as (If different from Ph.D.)

3. Total Tenured
4. Total Full-Time (Budgeted 100% in Institution)
5. Five-year Growth Trend in Headcount
6. Total Instructional Faculty FTE in Department

Part F: Actual Instructional FTE:

1. Tenure/Tenure Track Faculty
2. Graduate Teaching Assistants

a. Instructor of Record
b. Not Instructor of Record

3. Other
4. Total FTE (1 to 3)

SCH:
5. SCH Generated by Faculty
6. SCH Generated by GTA's
7. SCH Generated by Others
8. Total

RATE (SCH per FTE):
9. Ave. SCH per Tenure/Tenure Track Faculty
10. Ave. SCH per GTA (I of R only)
11. Ave. SCH per Other Faculty
12. Ave. SCH per FTE

DISCIPLINE/MAJOR DATA

Part A: Actual Instructional FTE:

1. Tenure/Tenure Track Faculty
2. Graduate Teaching Assistants

a. Instructor of Record
b. Not Instructor of Record

3. Other
4. Total FTE (1 to 3)

Part B: Majors in the Discipline:

1. Freshmen/Soph (Optional)
2. Jrs., Srs., 5th Year
3. Masters
4. First/Prof Specialist
5. Doctoral

Part C: ACT Score of Undergraduate: Jrs., Srs., 5th Year Majors

1. Avg. ACT Composite
2. Low ACT
3. High ACT
4. Number Reporting an ACT Score
5. Percent Reporting ACT Score

Part D: Degrees Conferred:

1. Associate
2. Baccalaureate
3. Masters
4. First Prof/Specialist
5. Doctorate

APPENDIX F
BOARD OF REGENTS PROGRAM REVIEW STANDARDS

1. Number of Majors:
Undergraduate	= 25 (Junior and Senior)
Masters	= 20
Doctorate	= 5
2. Number of Degrees Granted Annually:
Associate	= 10
Bachelor	= 10
Masters	= 5
Doctoral	= 2
3. Number of Faculty with Terminal Degrees:
Bachelors	= 3
Masters	= 6 (unless just masters, then 3)
Doctoral	= 8 (unless just doctoral, then 5)
4. Average ACT Composite Score:
The mean ACT Composite Score for undergraduate majors in a degree should be above the 20th percentile for the ACT institutional distribution.