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Enhancing Academic Quality: Viewpoints Of Academics, Sajjad Rehman, Reham Al-Issa, Hessah Alasousi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study examined faculty views and perceptions of the library and information science (LIS) programs of the six member nations of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in enhancing academic quality using formal assessment. Two focus groups were held in Kuwait and Muscat. In each focus group, nine participants discussed opportunities, practices, possibilities, and mechanics of assessment and assessment-based systems. It was found that these schools were active in assessment, as CILIP conducted extensive assessment in two programs, resulting in accreditation. Faculty members who participated in the focus groups agreed on the value and need of formal assessment. The participants discussed …

Integrity Matters: Creating A Culture Of Responsibility, Education And Prevention, Danielle Palombi

Publications and Scholarship

Though academic integrity is crucial to one’s individual and professional development, cheating still occurs. New approaches to combatting cheating in the classroom include taking a more universal approach and fostering a culture of integrity where each member of the academic community is aware of the importance of it and is committed to upholding its values. It’s recognized that when students view their instructors as exhibiting the values of academic integrity -- honesty, fairness, trust, respect, and responsibility -- students are more likely, in turn, to embrace these values themselves (Lang, 2013). In this way, academic integrity is important to the …

Wku Charting New Ground: Strategic Assessment 2010-2012, Gary Ransdell President, Wku Office Of Institutional Research

Presidential Publications

This report documents significant growth in enrollment, degree productivity, academic quality, and efficiency. These performance variables, and others, underscore how WKU has become a significant educational value in Kentucky and continues to achieve more even with uncertain state support. ...

The data presented offer a statistical snapshot of WKU’s performance during the 2010-2012 biennium—a two-year period in which WKU is completing a $200 million capital campaign, wrapping up some key campus construction projects, repositioning its senior executive leadership team (with five new vice-presidential appointments in the last year) and generally positioning the institution for another decade of growth going forward.

Does The Advertising Effect Of Athletics Impact Academic Rankings?, Brad A. Trenkamp

MPA/MPP/MPFM Capstone Projects

The study presented here examines the relationship between athletic success and academic quality among Division I universities. The analysis begins by revisiting models that have been previously examined by other researchers. The current literature is then extended using a new model incorporating academic rankings. The previously used models incorporate objective measures of academic quality. The new model presented here uses rankings which have a subjective input. It is then examined to see whether the subjective opinions present in the academic rankings are influenced by athletic success. The analysis supports the assertion that successful football programs enhance the academic mission of …

Strenghtening The Academic Quality, Community Presence And Institutional Power Of The Two-Year Community Colleges In New Jersey, Jennifer R. Hopek

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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