When: 4/7/2013 from 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM | Where: Regency D, Gold Level, West Tower |
Keywords: | ||
| Organizational Change | HLC Criteria and Processes | Institutional Effectiveness |
Description: | ||
| The presenters will describe their institutional history and structure; discuss lessons learned in fostering interdepartmental collaboration between the IR and Accreditation departments, success in collaboration to date, lessons learned, next steps, and future plans. |
Target Audience: |
| Individuals working in institutional research and accreditation, especially those in nursing and health care programs. |
Speaking: |
| Dr. Stephanie M. Dykes, Director of Research and Quality Assessment, Chamberlain College of Nursing Ms. Linda Prozialeck, Director of Accreditation, Chamberlain College of Nursing |
Issues to be Addressed: |
| This session will address the following issues: (a) Building bridges across IR and Accreditation functional areas (b) Improving communication and coordination across IR and Accreditation departments (c) Using data more effectively to support accreditation criteria and associated self-study and new program reports as a result of improved inter-departmental collaboration |
Expected Learning Outcomes: |
| The goal of this session is to present a case study of efforts at a single-purpose, private-sector college of nursing to foster improved interdepartmental collaboration between the institutional research and accreditation functional areas for meeting accreditation reporting needs of our institution. Session participants will learn strategies, techniques, and processes that were developed to improve collaboration and coordination between these two functional areas at our institution. |