2013 CBT- Academic Program Review Report

Abstract

OCC has taken initial steps toward the creation of academic program review and now needs to build on those steps to develop a comprehensive program review process supported by formal policies and procedures. Martin Orlowski, the Executive Director of Curriculum & Student Learning, currently oversees two processes: an administrative review of common data points (Academic Performance Review) and a program level information gathering process (Curriculum/Student Learning Review). This approach is currently in the pilot stage. Taken together, the two processes incorporate most program review functions. The CBT Team believes they should be combined into a unified academic program review process with links to the College Academic Master Plan and the college's resource allocation plans and procedures. This report makes several recommendations for developing such a unified process, with emphasis on formalizing and documenting program review components and significantly improving faculty and staff engagement and participation.