Program Review

 

The Program Review process is designed to guide the self-assessment and development of academic programs on a continuous basis. Program Reviews support the University’s commitment to providing comprehensive, high-quality academic programs, creating a culture of continuous improvement, and adhering to the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) accreditation standards.  

The purpose of a program review is to evaluate the health and performance of a program, including major accomplishments, program quality, rigor,  relevancy, sustainability, and achievement of student outcomes for the purposes of improvement and accountability. Assessment of student learning outcomes/department goals should be a major part of data collected and analyzed as part of periodic improvement. Program reviews address the following questions:
          A. How well is the program/department executing its mission? 
          B. What is the quality, rigor, and sustainability of the program under review?
          C. How relevant is the program for the intended audience?
          D. What data are informing decisions?
          E. How can the program be improved and what action steps are planned
 

Department chairs have access to data dashboards to begin the self-study process. If you are completing a Program Review and you are not a department chair, please connect with your chair to get the data you are seeking. If you are a department chair and have questions about the dashboards, please contact (institutional.research@unh.edu).


   - Undergraduate Data Dashboards
   - Graduate Program Data Dashboards (more data coming)
   - Course Sections Dashboard
   - Post Graduation Outcomes (First Destination Survey) Dashboard
   - UNH Institutional Research Office Dashboards
  You must be connected to the VPN to access the dashboards.  

- For other data elements that are not yet available above, you can submit a data request for to Institutional Research.

- Other key metrics identified by your department (data may be collected locally, in Canvas, and/or request data from Center for DATA and Institutional Research)

- For support related to curricular maps, assessment plans, and analyzing data in a way that informs the program please contact Educ. Excellence & Effectiveness.



  • For any questions or support on completing Program Reviews, contact Susan Chang (susan.chang@unh.edu). 

  • Departments looking for resources on program assessment (a component of the Program Review), see Assessment SharePoint Site.