In: Economics
Please provide comments on your perception of the objectives associated with each goal. Focus on the applicability and practicality of each objective and the extent to which you believe each will lead to delivering the associated goal.
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Objectives |
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Goal 1: Academic Excellence: Provide quality, current and relevant, academic programs. |
1.1 Ensure that academic programs are up to date, relevant, and aligned with professional and discipline standards. 1.2 Maintain or develop academic programs that respond to regional, state, national, and international trends, employment needs and student interests 1.3 Ensure College of Business programs incorporate global awareness and cross-cultural competence as appropriate. |
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Goal 2: Student Success: Provide equitable pathways to graduation which leads to academic, personal, and career success |
2.1. Provide support to students to deal with challenges navigating the college experience 2.2. Develop and promote opportunities for engagement for all COB students |
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Goal 3: High Quality Faculty and Staff: Create a learning environment where highly qualified and diversified faculty and staff are hired and retained. |
3.1 Maintain processes to hire faculty with qualifications that meet program needs and accreditation requirements 3.2 Retain high quality faculty through active engagement, professional development and recognition for exceptional work 3.3 Support the College’s commitment to scholarship and faculty research activities 3.4 Hire and retain high quality staff that meet program needs and reward exceptional work |
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Goal 4: Enrollment Management: Implement a strategic enrollment plan consistent with university mission |
4.1 Increase the number of the academic year graduate program applications by 5-10% over a 5-year period 4.2 Increase fall enrollments by 10% over a 5-year period including new and returning graduate students 4.3 Achieve 70-75% undergraduate retention and 75-80% graduate retention (retained in the college) |
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Goal 5: Invest in Excellence: Enhance and diversify revenue streams, serve as a destination for social, cultural, and continuing education, and be an economic catalyst for the region |
5.1. Establish the COB as a Thought Leader on relevant issues affecting businesses in the region 5.2. Enhance COB’s identity as a center for excellence in academic knowledge, research and collaboration and cultural enhancement 5.3. Deepen relationships with businesses and the community in support of students and academic programs 5.4. Increase revenue from grants and advancement activities (grants, donations, strategic partnerships), training, and consulting by 1% over five years |
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Goal 6: Social, Ethical, and Environmental Responsibility: Institutional actions and decisions demonstrate a commitment to social, ethical, and environmental responsibility |
6.1. Support student diversity through partnerships across the university 6.2 Connect with organizations to incorporate environmentally sustainable initiatives in communities and the College of Business 6.3. Engage with academic and professional organizations on issues that address social, ethical, or environmental matters |
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Goal 7: Strong Cyber Presence: Support the people, tools, and environment that are needed to succeed in today’s digital world |
7.1. Develop expertise in the development and delivery of online education 7.2. Promote online presence on different social and professional platforms 7.3. Utilize an information storing and sharing system for college strategic management and committee work |
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Goal 8: Continuous Improvement: Institutional processes for continuous improvement are guided by evidence-based decision-making to achieve the mission of the university |
8.1 Strengthen governance processes, organizational structures and strategic plan monitoring |
comment on 1 - academic activies should need to conduct in a period of days with ensuring the time duration.this period should consider by the conducting authority according to the activity content.listing some precautions is an easy thing ,instead we need to look participation of students,quality tutoring of teacher,time of program. in this world students are more innovative and skilled because of modern technology . so teaching program should consider the will of students,dout clearing,interacting sections etc.cultural sections conducting program necessary to provide interesting presentations related culture,economic and trade classes can be more interactive by providing certain examples of state trade on domestic goods,state to state trade etc. employement topic should focus what country demands to improve economic activities and how this acheives by the help of people.buisness colleges can conducts seminar,videoconferencing,industrial visits ,these can improve students learning and skill development.
comment on 2 - conducting other intra curricular activies such as debates , discussions,assignments are vital things for the knowledge building.for example : a person studying law and he want to become a lawyer,when this person only provided with book knowledge it can harm his future duty,so by providing him with special tasks such as case study of relavent case held in the state,court visiting,assignments can help to good in his future job
comment on 3 - one of the important thing in this process is the quality of tutor,to acheive this need excellent recruitment program should arranged with quality staffs ,primarily should focus more on quality interview, teaching experience,interactive skill etc.
comment on 4 - more entrollements or admissions can increase (5-10)% with in 5 years should look some important things: 1, increase more degree streams 2,recruit quality staffs 3,provide necessary facilities like canteen,gym,pool 4.promote cultural and arts 5. affordable fees
comment on 5 - COB close of buisness thought is all known among students ,practical buisness ideas , demand in market , short supply , current economic crisis etc are the key areas students needs the adknowlgement.deepening buisness relation is helpful for the economic profict and adknowlegement,participating students with neccesary guidance should arrange.revenue could increase through sharing ,donations ,partenships.1% more revenue can generate within 5 years
comment on 6 - make understand students about the social need of society,what some people are lacking in the society,conduct student visit on ethinic areas,provide them task to accompy social activities like cleaning,fooding and other helpful activities.humanitarinsm topic should conduct in class."our society not a need of more degree holders we need young generation people having humanity ".humanity is the perfect mankind . sustainable management is another crucial topic engage students on sustainablity through creating awarness programs,intiate tasks among to regulate use of non biodegradebale things,polluting substances,proper waste management. give them classroom practices on the usage of electricity by limiting fan usage,ac and light.this way awarness among students on sustainablity can fullfill
comment on 7- what is the need of technology ,how it can get misused,what are fraudelent activities in internet,how is it useful for online learning are prominent ethical lessons provided top students.now a days due current covid pandemic online classes are becoming popular in the world.problems associated with online education is lack of internet facility in remote areas . management should engage students to ethical hacking ,give them more practical problems.
by ensuring these various things academic excelence can fullfill