Each department will conduct a self-study during the 2000 academic year. These self-studies shall contain the following elements. The department self-studies will be submitted to Dr. Dunn Faires, Chairman of the NCA Self-Study Steering Committee by November 10, 2000.

Part I: Overview (Current)

• Mission statement
• Goals and objectives
• Faculty
• Programs (majors, options, certificate programs, graduate programs)
• General education components, if any, with objectives
• Other Disciplines not formally a part of other degree programs
• Services, distance education, off-campus, state associations, etc.
• Course descriptions and course syllabi
• Activities, clubs, organizations, regularly offered forums, openings, musicals, etc.
• Facilities (evaluation of adequacy)

• Graduates, by program
• Majors (including options) by program
• Student credit-hour production, by semester
• Funding (budgets e.g., operating, equipment, resale)

• Administrative organization (colleges, departments, or units)
• Mission, goals, objectives
• Degree options added or deleted
• Faculty or staff positions added or deleted [FTE changes]
• Courses added or deleted
• Impact of technology
• Plans for Student outcomes assessment, by program and annual reports
• Funding (internal, external)
• Facility changes

Part IV: Action Plan for Improvement (Future)

• Goals that your unit has plans to accomplish
• Objectives and outcomes which will be used to determine if goals are being met.
• Identify the resources needed to accomplish these goals.
• Plans for evaluating the effectiveness of changes made to ensure satisfactory student service needs are met across the campus community.

University Support
Department - Unit Self-Studies

Each university support department or unit will conduct a self-study during the 2000 academic year. These self-studies shall contain the following elements. The university support department - unit self-studies will be submitted to Dr. Dunn Faires, Chairman of the NCA Self-Study Steering Committee by November 10, 2000.
Part I: Overview (Current)

• Mission Statement
• Goals and objectives
• Personnel (full-time, part-time, temporary, seasonal)
• Services Provided
• Locations Served (e.g. NSU-M, NSU-Tulsa, and NSU-BA)
• Job Descriptions
• Special Projects
• Opportunities for Community Involvement and Service
• Facilities (evaluation of adequacy)
• Tools and Equipment (evaluation of adequacy)

• Funding (budgets, e.g., operating, equipment, resale)
• Utilization (those served, frequency, quality)
• Total Quality Improvement indicators

• Mission and Goals
• Administrative organization
• Personnel added or deleted by Fiscal Year
• Services added or deleted by Fiscal Year
• Impact of technology
• Funding (internal, external) by Fiscal Year
• Facility changes
• Continuous Quality Improvement
• Tools and Equipment
  

Part IV: Action Plan for Improvement (Future)

• Goals that your unit has plans to accomplish
• How will the goals be attained.
• Identify the resources needed to accomplish these goals.
• Plans for evaluating the effectiveness of changes made to ensure satisfactory customer service needs are met across the campus community.