University Self-Study
Resource Manual

A working collection of documents for use by Self-Study committee members is maintained by and in the Self-Study office as well as, where possible, on this web site. This collection corresponds to the "Manual" prescribed for the same purpose by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS,Handbook for Institutional Self-Study, 1999, p.26 ).
Please also see the page of Links maintained on this site for additional resources.

 

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*plan
on-line
Committee Rosters (name, title, and department) identifying committee chairs
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Appropriate Commission policies bearing on the self-study
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Commission publications and bibliographic citations for helpful resource and reference materials
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Organization and cataloging plan for the self-study library
Authorization policy for self-study related expenditures
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Policies, procedures and guidelines for conducting the self study
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Detailed flow chart for the self-study and deadlines for submission of committee reports
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Description of method for circulating information and draft reports
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Methods for responding to concerns expressed by the community to the draft reports
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Network of communication within the committee
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Guidelines for the format, style, and organization of the final report and addendum
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Preliminary outline of the self-study report

Detailed descriptions of procedures, techniques, and samples of methods for appropriate data collection

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Guidelines for the evaluation of committee reports
Guidelines for departmental self-studies, if appropriate
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Guidlines for coordinating special studies for certifications, reports, or other accrediting agencies
A plan for the institutional response to the visiting committee report
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*The Self-Study Plan is available elsewhere on this site as well as in hard copy,
which was first circulated among the Steering Committee and University administrators.

Additional Resource and Reference Materials

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hard copy
on-line
UK University System Self-Study, 1991 (2 vols.)
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UK University System Self-Study Appendix
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UK University System Survey Results, 1991
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This page last updated 9 September, 2000.


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