Module 4: Approaching Synthesis

Module 4 Connecting Institutional Effectiveness to Accreditation

Description: In this module, you will connect institutional effectiveness to accreditation, and bring the implicit model full-circle so that the at of program review is firmly fixed in the institutional interest and engenders the support of both stakeholders and leadership.

             

Learning Objectives:

After this Module you will be able to:

4.1 Integrate the activities of program review, institutional effectiveness, and accreditation.
4.2 Identify the accreditation standards of the program under review.
4.3 Decide which activities your program will implement to satisfy accreditation standards
4.4 Analyze the data that results from accreditation activities 

Learning Activities:

Watch the following videos and answer the embedded guided questions.

Videos:

1. The Key to Organizational Effectiveness (Module Learning Outcome 4.2)
2. The Human Insights Missing From Big data (Module Learning Outcome 4.1)


Discussion Forum:

How do you integrate the activities of program review, institutional effectiveness, accreditation, and the everyday operations of the institution? (Module Learning Outcome 4.1)

Interactive Lessons:

1. Vocabulary exercise (Module Learning Outcome 4.2)

2. Personal TED TALK audio upload answering the following question: Record an audio submission discussing what program review data would you will need to see to meet the University’s institutional effectiveness project and to successfully conduct a programmatic review?  (Module Learning Outcome 4.3)

Live Chat:

Each Module will have an optional asynchronous live chat once per week on Wednesdays 2 pm PST
 

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Course Module Materials
Personal TED TALK
Record an audio submission discussing what program review data would you will need to see to meet the University’s institutional effectiveness project and to successfully conduct programmatic review? (MLO 4.3)
The Human Insights Missing From Big data
Watch this video and think about the answers to guided question: When do the anecdotes matter? How do you identify the anecdotes that reveal the larger truths?
The Key to Organizational Effectiveness
Please review the below video and think about the answer to the following question: If you've been asked to assess a small program in one of the Colleges of the University, is it important that you meet the Dean, the CIO, the President? Why?