ACADEMIC AUDITS

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ACADEMIC AUDITS

• Robert L. Moskowitz, Ed. D.
• Program Evaluation
• at
• Community College of
  Philadelphia
• Office of Curriculum Development
  Services

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Curriculum

• Educational mission
• History
• Course coherence

• Goals v.s.Colleges Mission
• Changes
• Interdependence within College

Program Description Course Description
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Instructional Methodologies Facilities

• Faculty approaches to help students reach
  curriculum goals
• Unique methods teaching strategies
• Pedagogical innovations
• Technology utilization
• Classroom, laboratory, external sites equipment

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Faculty

• Brief resume
• Accomplishments
• Affiliations
• Credentials
• Demographics
• Contributions to program

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Enrollment, retention academic performance

• Patterns trends -- current and over 5 years
• Implications for program outcomes
• Program students contrasted with the Collegewide
  population

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Audit MeasuresInstitutional Research Program
Sources

• Demographics
• Success
• Persistence
• Attrition

• FT/PT status, level, ethnicity
• Credit FTE, GPA, Graduated
• re-enrolled, credits earned/attempted,
• stopped, dropped, withdrawn

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Student Outcomes
SURVEYS Qualitative Analysis

• Current Students
• Former Students
• Graduates

Colleges Programs Effectiveness Assisting
Students to Achieve Their Goals
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Demand Need forthe Program
Student Interest Employment Outlook? Employer
Attitudes Opinions Bureau of Labor Statistics,
census Published positions Transferability? Art
iculation Agreements Continuing Professional
Education
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Operating Costs Efficiency
Business Office Institutional Research Data

• Use of available resources?
• Operating budget
• Program expenditures v.s. College

Total Operating Total direct COT per Credit
Hour
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Findings Recommendations

• Significant Observations
• Strengths Concerns
• Improvements? P L A N !!!!!!

Justification for Continuance, suspension or
termination of the Program
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Executive Summary

• Highlights of Audit
• Major Findings
• Recommendations

Hooray it's over!