Managing a Major Curriculum Reform Effort in a Large Research University

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip S. Schmidt ◽  
Joseph J. Beaman
Keyword(s):  
Program Evaluation ◽  
Curriculum Reform ◽  
Research University ◽  
Undergraduate Curriculum ◽  
Reform Effort ◽  
University Of Texas ◽  
Engineering Theory ◽  
The University ◽  
Large Research ◽  
Management Issues

This paper describes a substantive undergraduate curriculum reform effort being undertaken over a five year period at the University of Texas at Austin, with special consideration to the management issues that are being addressed. The initiative, called Project PROCEED (for Project-Centered Education), grew out of a desire to strengthen our student’s understanding of fundamental engineering theory by continuously tying it to tangible objects and systems, to strengthen our Department’s connections with its industrial stakeholders by actively involving them in the development and delivery of curriculum content, and to provide our students with a broad range of team-based experiences which will better prepare them for growth and leadership in the corporate and professional world. The rationale for PROCEED and key program elements are described. Management issues, such as logistics, promoting faculty and student buy-in, financing, industrial interaction, and program evaluation are discussed.

Developing an E-Portfolio Program: Providing a Comprehensive Tool for Student Development, Reflection, and Integration

NASPA Journal ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert C Reardon ◽  
Jill A. Lumsden ◽  
Katie E. Meyer
Keyword(s):  
Student Development ◽  
Research University ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
University President ◽  
Area Of Interest ◽  
Ongoing Work ◽  
Portfolio Development ◽  
General Skills ◽  
The University ◽  
Large Research

Student portfolio development is an area of interest and activity on many campuses. This article describes an 8- year effort by leaders in student and academic affairs at a large research university to implement an e-portfolio. Initiated in response to a suggestion by the university president, the 5-year development process has led to the creation of a system now used by over 25,000 students. The e-portfolio program features activities that enable students to learn about and document nine general skills related to life/career development, which can then be shared with employers, faculty, and other referred users. This provides a framework for students to reflect upon and integrate their full learning experiences. Outcomes of an evaluation process are briefly described, followed by a review of e-portfolio program accomplishments, ongoing work, and future possibilities.

The Selection and Implementation of a Web Course Tool at the University of Texas at Austin

2011 ◽  
pp. 66-74
Author(s):  
Mark Lowry Decker ◽  
Morrie Schulman ◽  
Christopher Blandy
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Research University ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Instructional Technologies ◽  
University Of Texas ◽  
Academic Computing ◽  
Parent Organization ◽  
Web Course ◽  
Technology Services ◽  
The University

For the past 10 years, the University of Texas at Austin has pursued the goal of integrating information technology into instruction. Through the Center for Instructional Technologies and its parent organization, Academic Computing and Instructional Technology Services, the University has recently developed a centralized approach to Web course development by selecting and implementing a tool for voluntary use by the faculty. This case study illustrates some of the challenges encountered and the lessons learned in initiating such a plan, given the institutional and personnel constraints of a large, historically decentralized research university. Educators from universities of all sizes realize that technological change has created a new reality for higher education both by intensifying the need for ongoing education and training and by creating tools that have changed the teaching and learning process. This study indicates that a small staff, even without overt institutional support, can have a large impact on this process by choosing an appropriate tool, actively promoting it, and conducting effective training.

From Studium Generale to Modern Research University: Eight Hundred Years of Oxford History

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas Tyacke
Keyword(s):  
Middle Ages ◽  
Research Funding ◽  
Research University ◽  
Undergraduate Curriculum ◽  
Victorian Era ◽  
University Of Oxford ◽  
Catholic University ◽  
The World ◽  
High Middle Ages ◽  
The University

This chapter reviews the book The University of Oxford. A History (2016), by Laurence W. B. Brockliss. The book is divided into four parts: the ‘Catholic University’ (c.1100–1534), the ‘Anglican University’ (1534–1845), the ‘Imperial University’ (1845–1945), and the ‘World University’ (1945–2015). Brockliss’s account broadly endorses the idea that the 400 years or so between the high middle ages and the Victorian era of reform were a time of decline for Oxford, reaching the lowest point under the Hanoverians. Yet this interpretation has been seriously questioned by others, including Lucy Sutherland and Leslie Mitchell. The book tackles a range of topics related to Oxford, including its undergraduate curriculum, student population, research, funding, and institutional obstacles to reform.

scholarly journals Nurturing cross-disciplinary research: institutional logics, hybrid spaces and meta-organization at a research university.

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter L. Freeman ◽  
Isobel Marr ◽  
Andrew John Millar ◽  
Fumi Kitagawa
Keyword(s):  
Research University ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Institutional Logics ◽  
Research Unit ◽  
Organizational Studies ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Organizational Environments ◽  
Mode 2 ◽  
The University ◽  
Large Research

The emergence of “big research” has given rise to a variety of organizational environments (e.g. powerful research labs, projects and centres) that complement and transcend the traditional departmental structures of universities. Success in building and sustaining these “organized research units” and in reconciling their competing interests is central to the mission of a research university. In this preliminary study, we focus on individual experiences of working in cross-disciplinary research projects and centres within a large research university. Through interviewing key individuals (project leaders, academic and non-academic staff) engaged in running large research projects and/or centres, we aim to unpack the diversity and dynamics of different institutional logics at work at different stages of the organized research unit (ORU) life cycle. We seek to draw general conclusions in terms of managing and reconciling the research missions of ORUs, the university, and its external stakeholders (government, industry and society in general). This paper was submitted to the 35th European Group for Organizational Studies colloquium (EGOS2019). A longer version of this paper, which interprets our results from the perspective of Mode 2 knowledge production, is available at SocArXiv ("Nurturing Project Organizations: A Mode 2 Mission for the University?").

2011 BEEF FORAGE SURVEY RESULTS

EDIS ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonja C. Crawford ◽  
Christa L. Kirby ◽  
Tycee Prevatt ◽  
Brent A. Sellers ◽  
Maria L. Silveira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Program Evaluation ◽  
Organizational Development ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
South Florida ◽  
University Of Florida ◽  
Development Unit ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
County Extension ◽  
Ranch Management ◽  
The University

The University of Florida / IFAS South Florida Beef Forage Program (SFBFP) is composed of county Extension faculty and state specialists.  The members, in conjunction with the UF/IFAS Program Evaluation and Organizational Development unit, created a survey in 1982, which is used to evaluate ranch management practices.  The survey is updated and distributed every 5 years to ranchers in 14 South Florida counties: Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Martin, Okeechobee, Polk, and Sarasota.  The responses are anonymous.  

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document