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Assessment Plan =
Unit
College of Professional = Studies
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Unit Mission Statement
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The College of Professional Studies is committed = to educating professionals in the public, private, and not-for-profit = sectors, as well as to developing students' problem-solving abilities in = the realms of government, law, leisure, and social services.=C2=A0 = Recognizing the rapidly changing environments in which efforts must be = carried out, the College's curricula are oriented toward lifelong = approaches to professional and personal development, integrating theory, = practice, technology, and diversity.=C2=A0 All programs in the College = link students' learning experiences to the needs of communities and = their members.
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University Strategic Plan Goal
Unit Goals, Desired = Outcomes
Assessment = Criteria and
Measures
Process for = Using Assessment
Results for Continuous = Improvement
Timetable for = Implementation
Goal 1, Goal 2 Improve and enhance teaching = performance

1. establish the use of teaching portfolios as part = of the annual review of teaching performance.
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2. Initiate a = formal peer review system of classroom instruction drawing upon the = unique strengths of the interdisciplinary nature of = CPS		 Better quality instruction Progress will be monitored on an = annual basis. =C2=A0 Division chairs will incorporate teaching = portfolios into APR process. =C2=A0Dean will initiate peer review system = through Division Chairs Goal 1, Goal 2 Retain and graduate the best = undergraduate and graduate students in the College's professional = programs.

1. Hire an additional full time (1.0 FTE) advisor = beginning in August 2007.
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2. Support student organizations = by assigning faculty academic advisors and bringing community partners = into organization activities. Strong student organizations will provide = students with a sense of community in their chosen field. Organizations = will be encouraged to develop peer mentoring programs that link new = majors with more advanced students.		 Student retention and graduation rates Progress toward increasing retention = and on-time graduation rates while maintaining diversity will be = monitored on an annual basis. Advisors will reevaluate strategy at this = time, necessary adjustments will be made. Goals 1, 2, and Goal 7 Expand academic programs

1. = =C2=A0Develop off-campus weekend MSW program.

2. Through = aggressive marketing and the scholarship and reputations of the faculty, = we will establish national niche markets in criminal forensics, public = safety/criminal justice management, resort and hospitality management, = and professional golf management.
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3. Complete the = transition of the Public Services Management concentration in the BS to = AS degree to Edison College. =C2=A0Five FGCU students remain who will be = offered independent studies to complete FGCU requirements.

4. = Grow both the undergraduate and graduate Criminal Forensic Studies = programs. =C2=A0A minimum of one new FTE faculty will be required in = Fall, 2007.

4. Political Science--Enhance the political science = undergraduate major. =C2=A0Seek additional faculty resources in = comparative Middle-Eastern and/or Asian studies
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5. New = Undergraduate Programs--Building on the success of the PGM program, we = will explore a new concentration in Professional Tennis Management in = conjunction with the development of other specializations within Resort = &=C2=A0Hospitality Management such as Spa Management, Restaurant = &=C2=A0Club Management, and Event Management.

6. New Graduate = Programs--We will secure curricular approval for a new masters in = Criminal Justice degree as well as post-baccalaureate certificate = programs in Homeland Security and Compliance.

7. In coordination = with the Director of Continuing Education and Off-Campus programs, we = will develop continuing education programs in social work, legal studies = and medical investigation.

7. Program Accreditation--All programs = in CPS will be accredited by the primary academic accrediting body as = follows: The MSW was fully accredited by CSWE in February 2004 and is = scheduled for review of reaccreditation in February, 2008.. The BSW = program is in candidacy status and has had two commissioner visits. A = response to the Commission on Accreditation's letter concerning the = self-study and second site visit is currently being prepared. = =C2=A0Costs for accreditation are estimated at $12,875. The MPA program = is currently preparing its self-study for accreditation by NASPA; full = accreditation is anticipated by Fall 2008. The RHM program will seek = accreditation from CHRIE, the Council on Hotel, Restaurant and = Institutional Education in year five of the program, 2008. =C2=A0The = Professional Golf Management Program Concentration is in process of = re-accreditation in April 2007. A consultant visited campus and issued a = pre-accreditation report in January 2007. 		Student enrollments, graduation rates, student placement = after graduation Progress toward increasing enrollments = and placements. =C2=A0 Dean and Division Chairs will = monitor. Goal 4 Talented and dedicated faculty and = staff

1. Fill existing faculty vacancies in social work, resort = &=C2=A0hospitality management and public affairs. =C2=A0Recruit to = new lines in criminal justice, legal studies, and resort = &=C2=A0hospitality management. 		Recruit diversified and qualified faculty = applicants Diversified and qualified faculty = hired Fall, = 2007
Goal 5 Adequate Space

1. Secure = suitable facilities for the Criminal Forensics = Program.		 Space identified Space secured Fall, = 2007
Goal 5 State of the Art facilities for resort = &=C2=A0Hospitality Management Groundbreaking on Sugden Building Construction = Proceeding Goals 6 Increase research and = scholarship.

1. =C2=A0Re-vitalize the Center for Public and = Social Policy.

2. =C2=A0Aggressively pursue external funding = opportunities through the Center and our Institutes.

3. = =C2=A0Pursue Type III approval for the Weapons and Equipment = Institute.

4. =C2=A0Pursue Type III approval for the Institute = for Excellence in Criminal Forensics.

4. =C2=A0Establish a = senior-junior faculty mentoring system to enhance grant acquisition and = publication.		 Increased submission of articles and books for = publication and grant applications. Increased publication and grant = acquisition. Fall, = 2007
Goal 8 Develop a system of ongoing = evaluation, assessment, and continuous improvement for the College and = the programs within the College 1. Develop an assessment plan for the college that ties = the annual action plan into the annual report for the following = year.
2. Develop assessment plans for each program based on = individual program needs, including discipline specific accreditation = bodies.		 Document progress in these areas, = including changes made and what drove the changes, on an annual = basis. Develop process = in 2004-05, implement/revise = annually
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