FINAL REPORT

I. Preparation

1. The Final Report of the Program Review Panel for each unit is written by the Primary Liaison. It normally does not exceed 10 single-spaced pages.

2. The report contains the following sections, in the order shown. Each section is headed with the title indicated.

   1. Review Process - The following text is used (modified only as needed): "The unit prepared a Self-Study following PRP guidelines. The Internal Review Committee (IRC) made up of three faculty members, an undergraduate student, and a graduate student, who were all from outside the unit, held interviews with the personnel of the Department and analyzed the Self-Study Report. An External Review Committee (ERC) of two faculty from other institutions visited the campus, reviewed the Self-Study and IRC report, and interviewed departmental personnel, students, and University administrators. The ERC report was then reviewed by the PRP along with the Self-Study and the IRC report. This public document reflects the PRP findings and recommendations."

   2. Self-Study - This section starts with a general description of the unit and then summarizes key points raised in the Self-Study that are important to the context of this final report.

   3. Results of Previous Review - Description of implementation and results of specific Recommendations from the previous Program Review [if there was a previous review].

   4. Internal Review Findings - Summary of major findings of Internal Review Committee.

   5. External Review Findings - Summary of major findings of External Review Committee.

      [NOTE: The previous two sections can be combined into a single section entitled "Internal and External Review Findings," if it is preferred to organize them in an integrated fashion.]

   6. Program Review Panel Determinations - General observations and conclusions of the Program Review Panel, including a summary of the strengths and weaknesses of the unit under review. This is basically a synthesis of everything that comes before it, that is, of the Self-Study, Internal Review Report, and External Review Report. It also reflects the discussions of the Program Review Panel. [Note that "Program Review Panel" may be abbreviated in the report as "PRP"].

   7. Recommendations - Specific, numbered, recommendations for program improvement and future program development should be provided, with timetables stated where relevant. Every recommendation must be related in some explicit way to a finding in the body of the report.

      Recommendations are generally made to the unit under review. Occasionally recommendations may be made to deans, or to other administrators.
      
      
      

   8. Last Statement - The last statement in the recommendations section is the following, modified as appropriate, standing alone, and unnumbered: "The unit should report annually to the Dean of [fill in school/college] and to the Provost on the implementation of these recommendations."

3. The liaison usually informally shares the final draft of the report as a courtesy to the unit’s Chair (prior to the final PRP discussion of the unit) in order to receive comments about any significant errors or omissions.

II. Submission to the Provost

After the Program Review Panel has approved the Report and its recommendations, the chair of the Panel shall submit the document to the Provost. The Provost shall discuss the content of the Report with the appropriate deans and the chair of the Panel, and may elect to make modifications. A copy of the Report signed by the Provost, with any modifications noted, shall then be distributed to the unit and to the appropriate deans. This final, signed Report shall be considered a public document.