Title
NCA Program Review Standards: Background, Application, and Data
Document Type
Article
Department or Administrative Unit
Communication
Publication Date
7-2011
Abstract
Academic program review has become a consistent and integral part of the life of a Communication Department. Nationally, program review began as part of the assessment movement, and has taken its place as a regular feature in higher education. Program review generally has two purposes—to demonstrate program effectiveness and to serve as data for department planning. The National Communication Association initiated the development of program review standards for communication departments. After the National Communication Association approved an initial draft, a task force was formed to finalize the standards, to develop supporting material, and to gather departmental data to be used for comparison purposes. This article describes the background for the standards, discusses the application of the standards, presents the data gathered, and suggests application of both the standards and the data.
Recommended Citation
Backlund, P., Bach, B., Procopio, C., Johnston, D., Mello, B., & Sypher, H. (2011). NCA Program Review Standards: Background, Application, and Data. Communication Education, 60(3), 279–295. https://doi.org/10.1080/03634523.2011.553723
Journal
Communication Education
Rights
© 2011 National Communication Association
Comments
This article was originally published in Communication Education. The full-text article from the publisher can be found here.
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