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This section should include information about how:\nInstitutional stakeholders were consulted in identifying the priorities\nSelected priorities align with the institution’s mission and goals\nHow Commission Standards align (or map to) the selected priorities.\n\u0003Click or tap here to enter text.\u0004\nIntended Outcomes of the Self-Study\nThe institution provides a list of outcomes the institution intends to achieve as the result of engaging in the self-study process, considering ways the self-study process can help the institution’s meet its mission, can assist it in meeting key institutional goals, and can enhance its overall effectiveness.\n\u0003Click or tap here to enter text.\u0004\nSelf-Study Approach\nIdentify one of the following self-study approaches to be used to organize the Self-Study Report (check one box):\n\u0003☐\u0004\tStandards-Based Approach\n\u0003☐\u0004\tPriorities-Based Approach\nProvide a brief rationale for using either of the two approaches.\n\u0003Click or tap here to enter text.\u0004\nOrganizational Structure of the Steering Committee and Working Groups\nThis section of the Design provides information about the membership of the Steering Committee and Working Groups.\nInformation in this section should include the following about the Steering Committee:\nNames and titles of chairpersons of the Steering Committee and its members, with their positions of responsibility at the institution;\nInformation about strategies the Steering Committee will use to encourage Working Groups to interact with one another in the interest of engaging in common areas of inquiry and reducing undue duplication of effort; and,\nA description of how the Steering Committee will provide oversight to ensure that Working Groups will receive appropriate support for evaluation and assessment of Commission Standards and the priorities selected for analysis in the self-study document.\nAn initial description for how the Steering Committee will ensure that institutional mission, the 3 to 5 selected priorities, and the Commission’s Standards will be analyzed in the Self-Study Report utilizing the institution’s existing evaluation and assessment information.\n\u0003Click or tap here to enter text.\u0004\nFor each Working Group, this section should include the following:\nNames and title of chairperson(s) and members of the Working Group with their positions of responsibility at the institution;\nA description of which institutional priorities will be addressed (if it is a standards-based design); or, a description of which Standards will be addressed by each Working Group (if it is a priorities-based design);\nDescriptions of the charge and specific lines of inquiry;\nA brief discussion about how relevant assessment information that will be gathered, reviewed, summarized, and used by the Working Group to accomplish its work; and,\nIf not discussed above, initial strategies for how the Working Groups will interact with one another in the interest of engaging in common areas of inquiry and reducing undue duplication of effort.\n\u0003Click or tap here to enter text.\u0004\nGuidelines for Reporting\nTo guide the efforts of the Working Groups, this section of the Design includes a description of the processes the Steering Committee will use to ensure that they stay on task, such as scheduled discussions and updates within the Working Groups, with the Steering Committee, and among the Working Groups; the form and frequen","cbCaid7GVjX4Y7gN","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaid7GVjX4Y7gN","docx",60107,7,"English","# Institutional Overview\n## Institutional Priorities to be Addressed in the Self-Study\n## Intended Outcomes of the Self-Study\n## Self-Study Approach\n## Organizational Structure of the Steering Committee and Working Groups\n## Guidelines for Reporting\n## Organization of the Final Self-Study Report\n## Verification of Compliance Strategy\n## Self-Study Timetable","[{\"question\":\"What must be included in the Institutional Overview section?\",\"answer\":\"It must include contextual information such as brief relevant history, the institution’s mission statement and institutional goals, and descriptions of the student populations served.\"},{\"question\":\"How should institutional priorities be identified and aligned?\",\"answer\":\"The template calls for a narrative on how stakeholders were consulted, how the selected priorities align with the mission and goals, and how Commission Standards align (map) to the selected priorities.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the role of the Steering Committee and Working Groups in the self-study?\",\"answer\":\"The Steering Committee provides oversight to ensure working groups receive support for evaluation and assessment, while each working group includes chairpersons, members, the priorities or standards addressed, lines of inquiry, assessment information handling, and collaboration strategies to reduce duplication.\"}]","Self-Study Design Template - Institutional Overview | DOCX",1788156317]