Office of Assessment and Accreditation
Academic Planning and Improvement Process
APIP
What is APIP?
学术规划和改进过程(APIP)是一个校园开发的框架,旨在有意和系统地整合学生的学习评估, academic program review, academic portfolio management, strategic priorities, and resource allocations.
Purpose, Outcomes, Guiding Principles, Alignment
Purpose
学术规划和改进过程(APIP)的目的是有意地, consistently, and systematically assess student learning, review academic programs, implement initiatives to foster continuous improvement, and then, 利用这项工作的结果来制定基于数据的战略和资源分配模型.
Outcomes
APIP Outcomes
- Academic strategies are aligned with St. Cloud State University’s mission and strategic plan.
- 学术单位使用一致的框架来计划和改进,有意地将评估联系起来, program review, and portfolio management to strategic planning and resource allocation.
- Cloud State University’s academic programs are positioned to recognize, anticipate, and respond quickly to both internal and external challenges and opportunities.
- 学术课程将确定机会,以应对劳动力需求的变化, student needs, and/or enrollment fluctuations.
- 博彩平台大全可以通过有目的的测量向其利益相关者展示责任, reporting, and actions.
Guiding Principles
这些指导原则是构成和定义学术规划和改进过程的基本要素. APIP is:
- Comprehensive and fully transparent
- Purposeful in ensuring faculty and staff involvement
- 有意将特定学科的专业知识与数据知情和基于证据的决策相结合
- Supportive of future growth that anticipates or is responsive to student, internal and external needs and demands
- Implemented consistently and systematically
- 与大学的规划和资源分配模式和流程相结合
Alignment with Minnesota State
APIP的设计符合明尼苏达州董事会的政策和系统程序. Specifically, APIP符合第3章-教育政策的政策和程序.
Alignment with Higher Learning Commission
St. 博彩平台大全的学术规划和项目改进过程旨在满足高等教育委员会的要求 Assumed Practices, 美国高等教育机构共有的一套做法,不会因机构使命和背景而有所不同, and the Criteria for Accreditation, the quality standards by which HLC merits accreditation.