Self-Evaluation Inventory of Teaching & Research Units

NationalTaiwanUniversity

Self-Evaluation Inventory of Teaching & Research Units

Unit：______

Date： yy mm dd

Signature of the Chairperson______

Instructions for Completing the Forms

1. Please describe the history, developmental goals, achievements, and other general information about the unit in the Preface.

1. You may insert colored pages with the section titles to dividethe five main sections.

1. You may use colored pie-charts, statistic tables, and important photos to supplement the content being assessed to increase the clarity, vividness, and readability of the text.

1. If there are additionalItems or information you intend to provide, please include them for evaluation.

1. Each unit can provide further information in the Appendix,but the number of pages should be limited.

NationalTaiwanUniversity

Self-Evaluation Inventory of Teaching & Research Units

Table of Contents

Preface Page

1.General Outline…………………………………………….

2.Context Evaluation

2-1 Academic Partnershipsbetween the Assessed Unit and Other Units…………………………..

3.Input Evaluation

3-1 Faculty Data………………………………………….

3-2 Background Statistics of Full-Time Faculty…………

3-3 Inventory of Equipmentand Resources………………

3-4Inventory ofSpace Available…………………………

3-5 Budget Inventory……………………………………..

4.ProcessEvaluation

4-1 Visits ofInternational Scholars………………………

4-2 Full-Time FacultyParticipating in InternationalScholasticActivities and Positions Held…………….

4-3 Large and Medium Conferences Organized…………

4-4 Research Projects Applied and Promoted……………

4-5 Implementation of Faculty Academic Advancement…

4-6Statistics of Undergraduate Admission and Students Transferred to Other Department or University, tookLeave of Absence, or Dropped Out…………………

4-7Admission and Graduation of Master’sDegree Students………………………………………………

4-8Admission and Graduation of Doctoral Students……

4-9Courses Offered for this Academic Year…………….

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5.Product Evaluation

5-1 Collaborative Research Outcomes in the Academic Year……………………………………..

5-2Awards for Excellence in Research orTeaching among Colleagues in the Unit………………………

5-3 Students’ Outstanding Achievement/ Performance in Taiwan and Abroad……………………………….

Appendix A – List of Faculty’s Research Areas and Courses Taught…………………………………

Appendix B – List of Faculty’sScholastic Articles, Chapters, Monographs, Performanceand Exhibits………

Appendix C – List of Faculty as Advisors toGraduate Students’ Theses………………………………..

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National Taiwan University

Self-Evaluation Inventory of Teaching & Research Units

Preface

(Please describe the history, developmental goals, achievements and so forth of the unit.)

1.General Outline

Evaluation Items / Self-evaluation
Describe the strengths, weaknesses, and improvement made according to the suggestionsin the last evaluation
Context
Evaluation
Input
Evaluation
Process
Evaluation
Product
Evaluation

2.ContextEvaluation

Evaluation Items / Self-evaluation
Describe the strengths, weaknesses, and improvement made according to the suggestions in the last evaluation
(1)Departmental Plan

1. Hasan educational goal been set?What are its distinguishing features?

2. Has the department established a Business Planning Committee? If so, is it properly organized and its work flow appropriate?
3. Do the subject areas and developmental directions meet the educational goals and features of the department /graduate institute?

2.ContextEvaluation (continued)

Evaluation Items / Self-evaluation
Describe the strengths, weaknesses, and improvement made according to the suggestions in the last evaluation
4. Do the required and elective courses meet the educational goals and features of the department and/or graduate institute?
5. Does the department have close partnerships with other academic units? How is the outcome? (Please fill in form 2-1.)

2.ContextEvaluation (continued)

Evaluation Items / Self-evaluation
Describe the strengths, weaknesses, and improvement made according to the suggestions in the last evaluation
6. Does the unit refer to an internationally known department or graduate institute as its benchmark, and seek to surpass it in the near future? (If there is a bench- mark,please name it and state the underlying reason)
(2)Administrative Support of the Unit
1. Is the organizational structure of the unit appropriate? Is the operation system working well? (Please provide a chart of the organizational structure, including the name, functions, duties, and work processes of the unit.)
Evaluation Items / Self-evaluation
Describe the strengths, weaknesses, and improvement made according to the suggestions in the last evaluation
2.Is the election ofdepartment chair appropriate? How long is the term of office? Does it meet the developmental needs of thedepartment and/or graduate institute?
3. Is the process for recruiting new faculty appropriate? Is the constitution of theFacultyEvaluation Committee for the department/graduate institute appropriate?

2. ContextEvaluation (continued)

2.ContextEvaluation (continued)

Evaluation Items / Self-evaluation
Describe the strengths, weaknesses, and improvement made according to the suggestions in the last evaluation
4. Is the constitution of Curriculum Committee appropriate? Is its operation process appropriate?
Does the channel for students’ participationwork well?
5. Is the constitution of Student Admission Committee appropriate? Is its operation process appropriate?

2.ContextEvaluation (continued)

Evaluation Items / Self-evaluation
Describe the strengths, weaknesses, and improvement made according to the suggestions in the last evaluation
6. Does the regulation of courses offered meet the developmental needs of the department/graduate institute as well as faculty’s expertise?
7. Do teaching assistants and staff provide proper support to teaching, research and services of the department/graduate institute
Evaluation Items / Self-evaluation
Describe the strengths, weaknesses, and improvement made according to the suggestions in the last evaluation
（3）SWOTS / Strengths / Weaknesses
Opportunities / Threats
Strategies
Evaluation Items / Self-evaluation
Describe the strengths, weaknesses, and improvement made according to the suggestions in the last evaluation
（4）The Developmental Goal of the Unit

1. Short term

(1~3 years)

1. Mid-Term

(4~7 years)
3. Long-Term
(8 years and over)

2-1.Academic Partnershipsbetween the Assessed Unit and Other Units

Cooperative
Unit / Cooperative
Items / Duration / Cooperative Contents / Results Evaluation

3. Input Evaluation

Evaluation Items / Self-evaluation
Describe the strengths, weaknesses, and improvement made according to the suggestions in the last evaluation
（1）Human Resources
1. Are the number of faculty, researchers,their academic expertise, and the percentage offull-professors reasonable? (Please fill in forms 3-1, 3-2)
2. What is the number of academic assistants and staff?

3. Input Evaluation (Continued)

Evaluation Items / Self-evaluation
Describe the strengths, weaknesses, and improvement made according to the suggestions in the last evaluation

1. What is the faculty-student ratio? Is it reasonable?

(Calculate the number of undergraduates and graduates separately, and take into account only full time faculty.)
(2) Books, equipment, space, and budget

1. The quality and quantity of books and journals. (Please note the total number of books in both English and Chinese, as well as the volumes and titles of journals purchased in the last five years.)

3. Input Evaluation (Continued)

Evaluation Items / Self-evaluation
Describe the strengths, weaknesses, and improvement made according to the suggestions in the last evaluation
2. Do the quantity and quality of journals meet the teaching, research and students’ needs?
3. Does the allocation of teaching and research equipmentand facilities meet the needs? Is there a plan for improvement (Please fill in form 3-3.)

3. Input Evaluation (Continued)

Evaluation Items / Self-evaluation
Describe the strengths, weaknesses, and improvement made according to the suggestions in the last evaluation
4. What is the number of people using the equipment per unit? Is it reasonable?
5. Do the teaching equipment and resources go well with the teaching content?

3. Input Evaluation (Continued)

Evaluation Items / Self-evaluation
Describe the strengths, weaknesses, and improvement made according to the suggestions in the last evaluation
6. Are there good maintenance and management systems for teaching and research equipment and facilities?
7. Can the teaching and research equipment and facilities within the departments support each other?

3. Input Evaluation (Continued)

Evaluation Items / Self-evaluation
Describe the strengths, weaknesses, and improvement made according to the suggestions in the last evaluation
8. Do the teaching and research equipment and facilities in various departments on campus support each other?
9. The total area, allocation, and usage of research offices, classrooms, laboratories and other space available. (Please fill in form 3-4.)

3. Input Evaluation (Continued)

Evaluation Items / Self-evaluation
Describe the strengths, weaknesses, and improvement made according to the suggestions in the last evaluation
10.Do the building facilities (classrooms, labs, etc.) meet teaching needs?
11.Do the building facilities have good ventilation, lighting, and security measures?

3. Input Evaluation (Continued)

Evaluation Items / Self-evaluation
Describe the strengths, weaknesses, and improvement made according to the suggestions in the last evaluation
12.What are the amounts and usage of the university allocated budget, research projects, special grants, and other income? (Please fill in form 3-5.) / Total Amount：NT$
University Allocated Budget：NT$
Research Projects：NT$
Special Grants：NT$
Others：NT$

3-1.Faculty Data

Name / Title / Full time /Part time / Sex / Year Joining NTU / The Highest Degree
University & Department / Degree / Graduation
Year/month
Subtotal：
Number of Professors: Age average：
Number of Associate Professors： Age average：
Number of Assistant Professors: Age average：
Number of Lecturers: Age average：
Professor / Associate Professor / Assistant Professor / Total
Items / number / percentage / number / percentage / number / percentage / number
Sex
Male
Female
Age
30-39
40-49
50-59
60 up
Highest Academic Degree
Bachelor
Master’s
Doctoral
Country Where the Degree Was Attained
Taiwan
USA
Europe
Asia
Others
Nationality
Taiwan
USA
Europe
Asia
Others

3-2.Background Statistics of Full-Time Faculty
3-3.Inventory ofEquipment and Facilities

Name of the Equipment and/or Facility / Location / Quantity / Name of the Equipment and/or Facility / Location / Quantity

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3-4.Inventory ofSpace Available

Number of Room / Maximum
(m2) / Minimum (m2) / Average
(m2) / Number of Users / Average area used per person
(m2/person) / Use Efficiency
Teaching Laboratory
Research
Laboratory
Class-room / In the Depart-
ment
Common-room Shared
Faculty
Office
Conference
Room
Library
Others
(Storage Room, Lounge, etc.)
Total :______Rooms; ______m2

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3-5.Budgets Inventory

Budget Categories
(University allocated Budget, Research Projects or Special Grants) / Source of Fund / Amount
(NT$) / Expenditure
Personnel(NT$) / Equipment
(NT$) / Others Expenses
(NT$)
Faculty / Assistants & Students
University Budget
Research Project
Special Grants
Others
Total / NT$ / NT$ / NT$ / NT$ / NT$

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4.ProcessEvaluation

Evaluation Items / Self-evaluation
Describe the strengths, weaknesses, and improvement made according to the suggestions of last evaluation
(1)Academic Activities
1.Have any international scholars been invited to visit the unit during the past five years? What type of important international scholastic activities have the faculty of the unit participatedin, or have the faculty held any positions in any international scholastic associations? (Please fill in forms 4-1 and 4-2.)
2.Does the unit initiate ororganize any large/medium sized conferences each year? Does the unit frequently sponsor small seminars and speeches each semester? (Please fill in form 4-3.)

4.Process Evaluation (Continued)

Evaluation Items / Self-evaluation
Describe the strengths, weaknesses, and improvement made according to the suggestions in the last evaluation
3. Has the unit beendevoted to getting funding for research projects in the last five years? Are there any incentives given to faculty for gaining research projects? What is the outcome? (Please fill in form 4-4.)
4. Are there any clearly stated regulations for faculty advancement? Is the review of faculty advancement reasonable? Is the implementation effective? (Please fill in form 4-5.)

4.Process Evaluation (Continued)

Evaluation Items / Self-evaluation
Describe the strengths, weaknesses, and improvement made according to the suggestions in the last evaluation
5.How many graduate and undergraduate students participated in research projects and exchange visits? What are the proportions to the total number of students?
(2)Teaching and Guidance
1. What are the admission requirements for undergraduates? What is the quality of students who have enrolled? What is the ratio of students who take leave, drop out,or transfer to other units or universities? What are their main reasons? (Please fill in form 4-6.)

4.Process Evaluation (Continued)

Evaluation Items / Self-evaluation
Describe the strengths, weaknesses, and improvement made according to the suggestions in the last evaluation
2.What are the admission requirements for the graduates? What is the quality of students who have enrolled? What is the ratio of students who take leave, drop out, or transfer to other unit or university? What are their main reasons? (Please fill in forms 4-7 and 4-8)
3. Howis the counseling to students on living and coursework?Is there any career counseling for assisting graduates in getting a job? How is the outcome?

4.Process Evaluation (Continued)

Evaluation Items / Self-evaluation
Describe the strengths, weaknesses, and improvement made according to the suggestions in the last evaluation
4.Is the arrangement of credits received from requiredcourses suitable to the integration of relevant subjects in each grade?(Please fill in form 4-9.)
5.Does each course have a teaching plan and outline?

4.Process Evaluation (Continued)

Evaluation Items / Self-evaluation
Describe the strengths, weaknesses, and improvement made according to the suggestions in the last evaluation
6. Have the experimental courses and internships been planned properly? Has the implementation been effective?
7. Are the examinations for graduate qualification and graduation requirements reasonable? (Please use the original format accordingly.)

4.Process Evaluation (Continued)

Evaluation Items / Self-evaluation
Describe the strengths, weaknesses, and improvement made according to the suggestions in the last evaluation
8. How has the outcome of teaching evaluation been compiled? Has it been effective in enhancing the teaching quality?
9. According to the figures provided by the Office of Academic Affairs, has the number of students taking each course been reasonable for the last three years?

4.Process Evaluation (Continued)

Evaluation Items / Self-evaluation
Describe the strengths, weaknesses, and improvement made according to the suggestions in the last evaluation
(3) Service and Promotion
1. Have faculty been involved in the management of the department /graduate institute? Has it been effective?
2. Has the faculty been properly involved and supportiveof the management of the college and university?

4.Process Evaluation (Continued)

Evaluation Items / Self-evaluation
Describe the strengths, weaknesses, and improvement made according to the suggestions in the last evaluation
3. Have the facultysupportedcommon and general education courses for other department? Has the allocation of manpower been appropriate?
4. How are the services that faculty involved with affiliated institutions? Has the time allocation for teaching, research, and services been reasonable?

4.Process Evaluation (Continued)

Evaluation Items / Self-evaluation
Describe the strengths, weaknesses, and improvement made according to the suggestions in the last evaluation
5. How is the faculty’sinvolvement in continuing education? Has a professional training program been offered for non-NTU employees? How is the outcome?
6. Have there been any cooperative programswith industryin the last 5 years? What is the outcome?

4.Process Evaluation (Continued)

Evaluation Items / Self-evaluation
Describe the strengths, weaknesses, and improvement made according to the suggestions in thelast evaluation
7.Besides teaching and research, how is the faculty’s involvement in professional organizations, associations, and social services? Are they appropriate?

4-1.Visits of International Scholars

Name of Visiting Scholar / Scholar’s Institution and Background / Duration
yy/mm/dd ~
yy/mm/dd / Academic Activities and Outcome / Host or SponsoringUnit / Funding/
Grant

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4-2.Full-Time FacultyParticipating in International

ScholasticActivities and Positions Held

Name of Faculty / International Scholastic Activities / Host Organization / Duration
yy/mm/dd
~ yy/mm/dd / The Role of Participant and Position Held / Funding/
Grant

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4-3.Large and Medium Conferences Organized

Name of the Scholastic Conference / Total Number of Participants / Duration / Organizing Unit / Funding/
Grant

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4-4. Research Projects Applied and Promoted

List of Research Projects / Principal Investigator / Unit Applied / Grant / Duration
yy/mm/dd
~ yy/mm/dd / Accomplishment

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4-5. Implementation of Faculty Academic Advancement

Name / Duration / Country/
Institution / Funding Unit / Grant Description / PriorYears of Services / Professional Outcome

4-6. Statistics of Undergraduate Admission and Students Transferred to Other Department or University, Took Leave of Absence, or DroppedOut

Academic year / Number of students admitted through entrance examination / Number of students admitted through screening test / Number of students transferred into the unit / Number of students transferred out of the unit / Number of students suspended / Number of students dropped-out / Number of students transferredto other universities / Number of students graduatedthis year

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4-7.Admission and Graduation of Master’s Degree Students

Academic year / Number of students applying / Number of students admitted through entrance examination / Number of students admitted through screening test / Total number of students admitted / Number of students enrolled / Number of students suspended, withdrawn, or transferred / Number of students graduated this year

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4-8.Admissions and Graduation of Doctoral Students

Academic year / Number of Students applying / Number of students admitted through entrance examination / Number of students granted admission without a test / Total number of students admitted / Number of students enrolled / Number of students suspended, withdrawn, or transferred / Number of students graduated this year
Evaluation Items / Self-evaluation
Describe the strengths, weaknesses, and improvement made according to the suggestions in the last evaluation
Courses offered
Required courses / 1.
2.
3.
Elective courses
Common courses
Cross-Department, College, or University courses
Others

4-9.Courses Offered for this Academic Year

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5. Product Evaluation

Evaluation Items / Self-evaluation
Describe the strengths, weaknesses, and improvement made according to the suggestions in the last evaluation
(1 )Teaching and Research Outcomes of Faculty in the previous 5 years
1.Has the outcome of the teaching evaluation been satisfactory?
2.Was the scholarly research innovative and did it make a contribution?

5.Product Evaluation (Continued)

Evaluation Items / Self-evaluation
Describe the strengths, weaknesses, and improvement made according to the suggestions in the last evaluation
3.Has the quantity of research production been appropriate? (Please attach a list of articles published in the last 5 years and fill in form5-1.)
4.Has any article been given an award by either domestic or international academic institution? (Please fill in form 5-2.)

5.Product Evaluation (Continued)