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Graduate Program Review Process - College of Graduate
Studies and Research Guide
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Ph.D. Committee - Graduate Program Review Sub-Committee
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Revised Sept. 17, 1998
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College
of Graduate Studies and Research Guide
Objectives
Information
1. Curriculum
2.
Faculty
3.
Graduate Students
4.
Learning Environment
5.
Administration
6.
Student Exit Survey Summary
Graduate
Program Review College of Graduate Studies and Research Report
Guide
To provide information to the Department under review with respect to the
following aspects of the Graduate Program that relate to the quality of
the education provided.
The following categories
of information should be addressed in the College of Graduate Studies and
Research Report on the Graduate Program. Note that the College of Graduate
Studies and Research will not be performing an assessment on the following
information. It is provided to the Department under review to assist
them in preparation of the Self-Study document.
The questions are intended
to assist the College of Graduate Studies and Research in determining what
relevant data to provide in the preparation of the College of Graduate Studies
and Research Report by indicating the evaluative purposes for which they
are needed. These are questions that will be asked and evaluated by the
Graduate Program Review Committee, the External Reviewers, the Dean (College
of Graduate Studies) and the Vice-President (Academic). They are provided
as suggestions only.
Data:
Past course offerings (as evidenced by graduate student programs).
Present course offerings.
Questions:
What do students say about the Department's courses and curricula in the
College of Graduate Studies and Research Exit Survey and other information
the College of Graduate Studies and Research has collected?
What are the course and program requirements that graduates from this Department
have needed for graduation over the review period?
Other information available related to the Department's graduate curriculum?
How many graduate classes are offered in the Department?
Adequacy of course frequency of offering and course content.
Data:
Membership of the Department Faculty in the College of Graduate Studies.
Number of graduate students.
Questions:
Does the faculty have the appropriate academic and/or professional qualifications
to support and development the program?
Are faculty adequately involved in scholarly activities?
Are faculty adequately involved with academic, professional and scientific
organizations
To what extent have faculty been recognized for their scholarly and/or professional
work?
In what way has the scholarly work of faculty made a significant contribution
to the discipline?
Are the teaching skills of faculty current and adequate?
To what extent have faculty been successful in obtaining external research
support?
What is the quantity and quality of the research done in the Department?
How does the research completed in the Department meet the mission and objectives
of the program?
Are the faculty competent in the conduct of research and the advancement and dissemination
of knowledge?
Are the qualifications of the faculty teaching the courses appropriate?
Does their research/scholarship get transferred to the learning environment?
Who are the adjuncts, associates and what are their affiliations?
Do the adjuncts and associates add to the Department's graduate program?
Data:
Student demographics
Past degrees
Time to completion
Thesis titles.
Programs.
Research Projects.
Part-time vs. Full-time.
Degrees offered/taken.
Number of non-successful graduate students.
Questions:
How many students have completed a portion of their program at another Canadian
university (e.g., under the Western Deans' Agreement)?
How many from other Canadian universities have completed a portion of their
programs at the University of Saskatchewan?
Data:
Financial support.
Graduate Scholarship statistics.
Department Scholarship Equity Plan.
Questions:
Are persons from outside the University of Saskatchewan (e.g., from industry,
government) involved on graduate student advisory committees?
Data:
Administration organization.
Committee demographics.
Program administration.
Student evaluation procedures.
Grievance Procedures.
What have been the entrance requirements for students into this graduate
program?
What courses have been accepted as transfer credits into this program?
Is the make-up of supervisory/advisory committees appropriate?
Accessibility to supervisor and Advisory Committee members.
Frequency of administrative problems?
Frequency of adequate progress reports?
Effectiveness of program management in comparison to other units?
On average, what year in the program has a student's program of study been
defined?
Have there been waivers of the Department's requirements in, for example,
the case of qualifying examinations?
Data:
Financial.
Infrastructure.
Supervision.
Questions:
Are there questions related to education equity on the College of Graduate
Studies and Research Exit Survey? If so, how have they been answered by
the students.
What do students say about their opportunities to pursue interests outside
their area of specialization on the exit survey?
Have students in this program participated in recognized internship programs
as part of their graduate program?
