Annual goals are one of the major
components of Program Review. Strong, well written goals will:
• provide the Pierce College Council with
current, relevant information as it addresses questions of resource allocation • assist in meeting larger College goals, especially Accreditation recommendations • provide your department with a clear sense of priority and direction
A strong goal should address the following:
• Who will be responsible for accomplishing
the goal? • What, specifically is going to be accomplished? • When should the goal be completed? • Why is this task important? (try to link it to larger college goals)
There are two ways to document the linkage between your department's goal and
the
overall direction of the college:
There are two ways to document the linkage between your department's goal and
the
overall direction of the college:
1. Write the significance directly into the goal statement: e.g. In
order to increase
departmental enrollments...
or
2. Cross-reference your goal to one or more of the: College
annual goals, the College- five-year goals, one of the Deans or VP's
goals, an Accreditation Recommendation or Planning Agenda, or a Partnership
For Excellence goal
Goals should also be ambitious and outside the scope of normal college work expectations.
Example of a weak goal: "Each faculty member will develop a course
syllabus" is
part of normal work expectations.
Example of a strong goal: " This year each faculty member will meet with faculty from at least one
transfer
institution to discuss curriculum to improve transfer readiness".
Sample Goal Analysis:
Why the goal is significant
When
Who
What will be done
To enhance teaching excellence,
by the end of the spring sememster,
half the full-time faculty
will be incorporating technology into their classroom teaching.
Inclusion of Implementation Steps
Each goal needs to be supported by the steps needed for achievement. Examples:
• What meetings or department staff involvement
will be required? • What outside resources might be required? • What activities are needed to advertise, consult, fact find, choose,
orient, expand, involve, or assess, etc.
Tying Goals to Requests for Resource Allocation
Immediately following the goal, you need to identify resources which will be
required to achieve the goal. Examples:
• What resources will be needed to train
faculty? • Once the faculty are trained, will the technology be available for them
to use? • Will the faculty need technical support during the initial implementation
phases? • Can you provide estimates of the human resources or cost to achieve the
goal?
