I - Self-study | Academic Quality Enhancement

What you need to know

The self-study will cover the last seven fiscal years, with emphasis on the last several years.

Effective self-studies are meant to be reflective, analytical, self-critical and evaluative.

A major component of the self-study is the examination of strengths, weaknesses, challenges and opportunities for improvement. This gives you a chance to imagine the future directions of the program and to ask the external reviewers for assistance in particular areas.

Who’s involved?

The self-study should be guided by consultation with students, alumni, faculty, staff, employers, etc.

Institutional Analysis and Planning (IAP) will supply data for the academic program reviews for most of the undergraduate, graduate and augmented programs.

The AQuE Office and IAP will provide templates with guiding questions for each section – these will be pre-populated with data for the program(s) under review.

Components of the self-study and due dates

Component of the Self-Study	Draft Version	Final Version
Volume I – Self-study report	Due July 1^st of review year	Due October 1^st of review year
Volume II – Faculty CVs	---	Due October 1^st of review year
Volume III – List of proposed external reviewers*	Due July 1^st of review year	Due October 1^st of review year

Consult selecting arm's length reviewers and templates for cyclical program reviews.
All versions are due to the AQuE office and to be sent electronically as a Word document. Draft versions will be returned with comments for revisions.