Academics Strategy Academics Work Group 10/01/13
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Academics Work Group 09/25/13 Pete Walton
Proposed Strategic Items for discussion
Carry out academic mission of SPHIS
EstablishEvolve programs to meet societal needs and demands
For example:
o Train the region’s public health workforce
§ Continuing education
o Investigate effects of and responses to emerging societal needs and demands
§ Academic research
· Pedagogical techniques
· Knowledge acquisition
· Competency profiles for targeted jobs
§ Job placement
§ Affordable Care Act
o Maintain high-quality programs
§ CEPH accreditation
§ SACS accreditation
§ CPE/University program reviews
§ Program outcomes
§ Student competencies
§ Teaching evaluation
§ Student evaluation
§ Syllabus quality
o Pursue international activities
§ Pakistan degree programs
§ China faculty/student exchange programs
o Investigate new programs
§ MHA program
§ MSSW-MPH
§ MSN-MPH
§ Med student certificate in public health
o Revitalize existing programs
§ MD-MPH
§ MD-MSc
§ Bachelor-MPH
§ Clinical investigation sciences
o Train the region’s public health workforce
o Maintain high-quality programs
§ CEPH accreditation
§ SACS accreditation
§ CPE/University program reviews
§ Program outcomes
§ Student competencies
§ Teaching evaluation
Student evaluation
Optimize efficiency of teaching
For example:
o Increase class size
§ Increase student enrollment in programs and subprograms with low headcounts
§ Reduce course instances
§ Reduce curriculum options for required and elective coursework
§ Utilize programs of study to combine course instances across semesters and years
§ Combine similar courses across programs
§ Merge coursework for low-headcount subprograms
§ Share courses with similar programs/subprograms in other institutions
o Increase number of hybrid and online courses
o Resolve underperforming programs
§ Move into school-based programs as concentrations/specializations
§ Increase student enrollment
Optimize utilization of faculty for teaching
For example:
o Increase faculty work assignment percentage for teaching duties where effort in other areas is underutilized, underperforming, or under-justified (e.g., cost-benefit)
o Provide incentives for teaching
§ Tenure track for teaching
· Criteria
· Teaching evaluation methodology
§ “Contracts” with departments for academic activities (program/subprogram administration, teaching, advising, mentoring, dissertation/thesis committees, etc.)
· Evaluation of performance of “contract”
§ Bonuses for faculty teaching more than X course per year
o Rotate faculty teaching a given course from term to term
Increase student enrollment
For example:
o Focus “marketing and sales” activities
§ Increase market awareness of SPHIS and its programs
· International degree programs
· Faculty/student exchange programs
§ Increase prospect counts for programs
· Recruitment
§ Increase prospect-to-lead conversions
· Email contact
§ Increase lead-to-applicant conversions
· Phone contact
§ Increase admitted (by us)-to-matriculated percentage
· Faculty contact
· Funding
o Increase attractiveness of programs
§ Reduce cost to student
· Packaged tuition and fees for full- and part-time students
· E-texts to reduce textbook costs
§ Shorten time to degree
· Year-round courses
§ Increase number of hybrid and online courses
§ Add in-demand programs and subprograms
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