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Reviewer's Narrative Report
The external reviewer(s) should assess and make recommendations concerning:
A. Program quality
1. Program goals/objectives for instruction, research, and public service.
2. Status of accreditation.
3. Nature and quality of the faculty.
4. Nature and quality of students.
5. Nature and quality of the curriculum.
6. Admission, instruction, examination procedures.
7. Quality of the program as reflected by:
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b. Peer evaluation. |
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c. Standard tests--graduates compared nationally, entrance compared with graduation. |
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d. Alumni, employer evaluations. |
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e. National ratings. |
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f. Achievements of students and alumni. |
B. Relationships between this program and other programs of the University
1. Dependence, independence.
2. Relationship with cognate programs.
3. Program duplication, possibilities for cooperative arrangements with other units.
C. Program characteristics
1. Coverage of discipline--general or focused, specialized.
2. Emphasis--basic, theoretical or applied; teaching, research, service.
3. Institutional relationships.
4. International dimension, perspective.
5. Equal opportunity--affirmative action.
6. Off-campus, nontraditional instruction.
7. Unique features.
8. Productivity--graduation numbers, attrition, enrollment trends.
D. Program support
1. Financing--institutional, external.
2. Support personnel.
3. Laboratory facilities, equipment.
4. Library resources, computer services.
5. Space, maintenance.
1. Organization, management, direction.
2. Faculty contribution.
3. Student contribution.
F. Intellectual environment.
G. Relationship of this unit and program to those at other universities and to national trends.
H. Overall effectiveness.