Presentation from #ACBSP2016

1. What You Need for a Successful
Self‐Study
Dr. Jeanne Bedell
Dr. Diann Ferrell
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2. Introduction
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3. Core Team Characteristics
• Creative
• Writing skills
• Attention to detail
• Dedicated
• Work well in teams
• Work well under pressure
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4. Support Team
• Campus Presidents
• Faculty
• Deans
• Office of the Chancellor
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5. Project Management
• Manager with prior accreditation experience if possible
• Work with your mentor
• Strong commitment from management, faculty, and staff
• Effective communications skills
• Good meeting minutes
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6. The Process-Narrative
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Preliminary
Draft
Revisions
Final
Submission

7. The Process-Documentation
Review
and
storage
on Portal
Faculty
Information
Course
Information
Assessment
Information
Other
Information-
catalog,
policies, etc.
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8. The Process
Final
Document
Narrative
Review
Documentation
Review
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9. Relevant Information
• Answer the question(s) asked, many have multiple parts
• Avoid the “fluff”
• Review the documentation to the narrative to make sure it
supports your case
• Engage cross-functional readers (does it make sense to someone
outside of that area/unit)
• Reuse documentation when appropriate
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10. Documentation
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Documentation is key
• You may have to sort
through paper reports
and faculty files or
contact faculty to
obtain the needed
information

11. Sample (tie to
mission)
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12. Sample (tie to
mission)
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Criterion 4.1. The business unit shall have a learning outcomes assessment program.

13. Sample (tie to
mission)
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Criterion 4.1. The business unit shall have a learning outcomes assessment
program.

14. Sample (clear
labels)
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15. Sample (clear
labels)
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Figure 4.1

16. Sample (clear
labels)
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17. Sample (consistent
application)
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18. Sample (consistent
application)
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19. Sample (visual
representation)
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20. Sample (visual
representation)
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21. What we learned from the process
Challenges
• Time is always shorter than
you think and something
always happens
• Online template has
limitations
• Reviewing and collecting data
is very time consuming and
needs to be reviewed for
quality
Solution
• If you imagine it will take 1
month, plan for 3 months… If
you think you will need a team
of 3, plan for 6…
• Included more exhibits rather
than tables
• All data was submitted to one
person to review and store for
quality control
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22. How can this be adapted?
• Look at your team
• Who is included and what skills do they possess?
• Look at your process
• How is your documentation and narrative controlled, stored, and reviewed?
• Look at your document
• Did you answer all parts of the standard and is it clear to someone outside
of your organization?
• Do you have clear support for what you say?
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23. On-site visit
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• Have everything scheduled out
• Have people ready to meet
with the team
• Keep a professional look to the
room
• Computers/printer
• Paper documents as requested
• Supplies

24. Conclusion
• The team
• Ensure only relevant information
• Management of the process
• How can this process be adapted?
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25. Questions
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Dr. Jeanne Bedell—Keiser University
jeanneb@keiseruniversity.edu
Dr. Diann Ferrell—Keiser University
dferrell@keiseruniversity.edu