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Rules and Regulations for Program Initiation, Review, Change, and Termination (cont'd)

(adopted by Board of Trustees of Drexel University, 7 May 1991)



VII. Criteria for Program Initiation, Termination, Change or Periodic Review

A. Relevance to DU Mission

The mission of Drexel University is to provide quality leadership and service to society in the creation, delivery, and use of knowledge in the Arts, in Science and Technology, and in Industry.

B. Appropriateness for a University

B. 1 e.g., Maintains values of a University

B.2 e.g., Source of research sponsorship

B.3 e.g., Demands placed on faculty

B.4 e.g., Not a trade school program

C. Relationship to this University

C. 1 Support of the Faculty

C.2 Leadership and Service Role

C.2.1 Internal

C.2.2 External

C.3 Complement other units or programs

D. Quality of Work

D. 1 Faculty

D.l.1 Teaching

D. 1.1.1 Undergraduate

D.1.l.2 Graduate

D. 1.2 Individual Scholarly Activity

D. 1.2.1 Research

D. 1.2.2 Publication

D.1.2.3 etc. (e.g., juried shows)

D.l.3 Leadership and Service

D.1.3.1 To the Institution

D.1.3.2 To the Profession

D. 1.3.3 To the Community

D.2 Curriculum

D.2.1 Design

D.2.2 Delivery

D.2.3 Advising Mechanism

D.3 Courses taught by adjuncts: number and quality

D.4 Students

D.4.l Entry Levels Indicators

D.4.2 Outcome Level Indicators

D.5 Management of Scholarly Activity (the Unit as a Whole)

D.5.1 Integration of faculty effort

D.5.2 Cooperation among faculty

D.5.3 Synergy of research programs, etc.

D.6 Actual or Potential Recognition Outside

DU D.6.l Regional Indicators

D.6.2 National Indicators

D.6.3 International Indicator

D.7 Response to needs of the Field and the Future

D.7.1 e.g., Preservation of value

D.7.2 e.g., Innovative Program

D.7.3 e.g., Innovative Delivery

 

E. Market Demand

E. 1 Present Student Demand

E.1.1 e.g., Enrollment History

E.2 Projected Student Demand

E.3 Present Placement of Graduates

E.4 Projected Placement of Graduates

F. Comparative & Competitive Advantage

G. Cost-Revenue Relationship

G.1 Costs

G.1.1 Personnel Costs

G.1.1.1 NewFaculty

G.1.1.2 Administrative Support Staff

G.1.1.2.1 Admin. Assist.

G.1.1.2.2 Secs. etc.

G.1.2 Cost of Academic Support

G.1.2.1 Labs

G.1.2.2 Space

G.1.2.3 Equipment

G.1.2.4 Computer Resources

G.1.2.5 Library Resources

G.1.2.6 Etc.

G.2 Revenue

G.2.1 Tuition

G.2.2 Funded Research

G.2.3 Industrial Support

G.2.4 Restricted Gifts

G.2.4.1 Alumni Support

G.2.4.2 "Angel"

H. Accreditability/Accreditation Status

I. Quality of Academic Support

I.1 Library holdings

I.2 Space

I.2.1 Offices

I.2.1.1 Faculty

I.2.1.2 Adjuncts

I.2.1.3 Graduate Students

I.2.2 Research laboratories

I.2.3 Special purpose teaching facilities

I.2.4 Shops

I.2.4.1 Machine

I.2.4.2 Electrical

I.2.4.3 Etc.

1.3 Computer resources


   
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