scholarly journals Improving the Tenure Committee's Review Efficiency with Embedded Dossier Functionality

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Henriksen ◽  
David F. Kisor

Numerous manuscripts have been published addressing perceptions of the promotion and tenure process. Very little has been published on mechanism to improve the efficiency of dossier review or tools to assist the reviewer in understanding the comprehensive scope of the applicant’s experiences. An innovative dossier format was utilized to assess the hyperlinks and pop-up tool tips would enhance the reviewer efficiency when reviewing the applicant’s materials. Super scripted numbers at the end of the narrative’s sentences, in the same manner as a journal article, contained the embedded hyperlinks and pop-up tool tips. A majority of the reviewers found the embedded functionality in the dossier did enhance their efficiency in completing the review.   Type: Case Study

Author(s):  
Agatha O'Brien-Gayes ◽  
Kerry Spitze

This case study addressed the attitudes and perceptions of faculty and professional advisors at a public comprehensive liberal arts institution. Based on a survey administered to full-time faculty and professional advisors in Fall 2009, the results showed a quantitative difference in levels of satisfaction with advising between the groups. Faculty resported a desire to function more in a mentoring capacity as well as increased recognition for advising during the promotion and tenure process, and identified a systemic need for better communication of policies and procedures. Professional advisors also raised these concerns but reported a higher level of overall satisfaction with advising. Concrete strategies to improve advising delivery were identified. Some preliminary best practices were addressed.


2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 333-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roy Schwartzman

Configuring students as consumers and higher education as a commodity have been widely suggested as ways to empower students and improve efficiency. This critical autoethnography challenges the assumptions and implications of modeling education after free market economic principles. Personal perspectives on the promotion and tenure process, students confronting the marketplace, and exemplary mentoring accompany poetic reflections on market-infused university life.


2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane J. Janvrin ◽  
Jee-Hae Lim ◽  
Gary F. Peters

ABSTRACT During the promotion and tenure process, most institutions evaluate whether the candidate has published in high-quality research journals. This study examines the perceived impact of the Journal of Information Systems (JIS) on the promotion and tenure process. The research surveys 149 accounting information systems professors and 36 accounting department leaders. Results suggest that 62 percent of respondents indicated the JIS was very impactful on the promotion and tenure process, while 34 percent perceived the journal to play only a supportive role to higher-ranked journals. Further, senior scholars hold a higher perception of JIS's impact, while those who have served as external reviewers for promotion and tenure committees hold lower perceptions. Finally, results indicate a negative association between perceived promotion and tenure impact and whether the respondent is from a private institution, a larger-sized institution, and if the institution offers a doctoral program. Data Availability: All data used in this study are available upon request. The survey may be found in the online resources.


2009 ◽  
Vol 70 (5) ◽  
pp. 460-473 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Martell

Two hundred and seventeen articles in College & Research Libraries from 2000 to 2006 were searched by title on Yahoo, Google, Google Scholar, and ISI Web of Knowledge to determine the frequency with which articles in the journal are cited, the effectiveness of the four search services, and the relevance and applicability of findings to promotion and tenure. Yahoo, Google, and ISI Web of Knowledge averaged between 2.8 and 3.5 citations per title for the period covered and Google Scholar averaged 6.4. The value of citations counts in the promotion and tenure process and the importance of publications in the evaluation of librarians are discussed.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julian Stirling ◽  
Kaspar Bumke ◽  
Joel Collins ◽  
Vimal Dhokia ◽  
Richard Bowman

<div>Preprint of journal article.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Abstract</b>:</div><div>Collaborative design of physical products between remote partners poses unique challenges. This is due to both the complex and interconnected data required for product design and manufacture, and to the centralised computing infrastructure traditionally used to manage product lifecycle data. While modern cloud based solutions to collaborative design are gaining popularity, they diminish the control of each design partner. In contrast, software designers readily collaborate on highly complex software, while retaining direct control of the files they are editing due to the dominance of distributed version control. This version control can be coupled with ``Developer Operations'' or DevOps tools to automate critical processes and facilitate communication. In this paper we explore how DevOps workflows can be adapted to the development of hardware. We include concrete examples of how this can be implemented in practice from a case study of the OpenFlexure Microscope project. While much ground remains to be broken in this field, we believe DevOps for hardware can support a new paradigm of distributed hardware development, with enormous benefits for both commercial and open-source hardware.<br></div>


Author(s):  
Meredith A. Rausch ◽  
Laura L. Gallo

The number of articles mentioning student evaluations of teaching is in the thousands, with research pointing to the positive and negative aspects of these evaluative measures. The use of the collected data from both students and peers may be used for merit raises, awards, yearly performance reviews, and the promotion and tenure process. Therefore, a new faculty must demonstrate effective teaching and their incorporation of student feedback in order to meet their institutional requirements. This chapter explores the basics of student evaluations of teaching, peer in-class observations, formative and summative purposes, and ways to utilize and cope with student and peer feedback regarding your teaching.


First Monday ◽  
2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lori Kupczynski ◽  
Angela M. Gibson ◽  
Linda Challoo

Traditionally, universities have awarded promotion/tenure based on subjective criteria developed by the granting institution and disregarded credit for creating and teaching an online course. Current standards for promotion/tenure at Texas public universities and the role that an online course should play in tenure/promotion process are explored. Texas was selected to represent national standards in the promotion and tenure process.


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