Program Review Summary, Recommendations, and Rationales (cont.)
| MASTER'S LEVEL PROGRAM | STRENGTHS | AREAS OF NEEDED IMPROVEMENT | RECOMMENDATIONS AND RATIONALES |
|---|---|---|---|
| AQUACULTURE AND AQUATIC SCIENCES | ► Good facilities ► Granting ► Nationally and internationally recognized program and faculty ► Unique in Kentucky Professional development opportunities ► STEM degree ► Rapid job placement ► Excellent publication and granting ► Diverse faculty | ► Student incentive to finish by reducing the length of assistantship support ► Permitted to enroll in two master's degree programs ► Recruiting diverse students ► No tuition waiver ► Lack of faculty diversity may lead to lower enrollment ► Students need additional writing experience | RECOMMENDATION:\nCONTINUE and EX-PAND WITH MODIFICATION\nRATIONALE:\nModifications are already being planned\n► A $50,000 in research funding will be utilized to add electronic journal access to the KSU library in ag and aquaculture areas\n► Excellent publication and granting |
| BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION MASTER'S | ► No Information: Work in progress ► As of March 26, 2018, no report | ||
| COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES | ► No information: Work in progress (Same as above) | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES | ► Nationally recognized program and faculty ► Unique in Kentucky professional development opportunities ► STEM degree ► Rapid job placement ► Excellent publication and granting ► Diverse faculty | ► Facilities ► Student incentive to finish by reducing the length of assistantship support ► Permitted to enroll in two master's degree programs lengthen time to completion of the MES degree ► Large number of part-time students ► No tuition waiver ► Students need additional writing experience | RECOMMENDATION: CONTINUE WITH MODIFICATION RATIONALE: Nationally recognized program that is low cost to KSU since research and extension faculty teach part-time. There are 15 research and extension faculty who have partial teaching appointments for this program. |
| INTERDISCIPLINARY BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES (IBS) | ► New program (three years)\n► Graduated first cohort in three years\n► Interdisciplinary by design\n► Well positioned and is serving the market demand\n► Very impressive publication record of faculty and students\n► Very impressive extramural funding profile of teaching faculty ($2 million)\n► Qualified, dedicated and committed faculty\n► Excellent professional collaborations\n► Offers students unique handson opportunities for research experience in multiple disciplines and possibilities for presenting research findings\n► Growing enrollment | ► Facilities ► Student incentive to finish by reducing the length of assistantship support ► Permitted to enroll in two master's degree programs lengthen time to completion of the MES degree ► Large number of part-time students ► No tuition waiver ► Students need additional writing experience | RECOMMENDATION: CONTINUE WITH MODIFICATION RATIONALE: Nationally recognized program that is low cost to KSU since research and extension faculty teach part-time. There are 15 research and extension faculty who have partial teaching appointments for this program. |
| SPECIAL EDUCATION WITH LEARNING AND BEHAVIOR DISORDERS | ► Demand for graduates ► Instructional practices ► Accreditation status ► Program delivery method ► Curriculum | ► Low enrollment and graduation trends over the past three years ► Too few faculty | Recommendation: CONTINUE WITH MODIFICATION Rationale: Consistent and involved leadership Current and up-to-date curriculum Program demand Program delivery is appealing |
Sufficiency of courses to meet students' needs
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