Building and Leading New Academic Programs in Higher Education: A Practical Guide for Faculty

Gretchen Oltman; Jackie Clark

doi:10.5771/9781475866056

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Edition: 1/2025
Copyright Year: 2025
ISBN-Print: 978-1-4758-6603-2
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4758-6605-6
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 114
Product Type: Monograph

1. Contents No access
1. 1. Why Now? No access
  2. Why You? No access
  3. The Benefits to the Institution No access
  4. The Benefits to the Faculty No access
  5. The Benefits to the Student No access
  6. The Guiding Question for Faculty No access
  7. Understanding the Place of the Program: Why This New Program at This Institution at This Time? No access
  8. Standing in the Middle of Chaos No access
  9. A Leading and Learning Adventure No access
  10. The Challenge of Self-Doubt No access
  11. How to Use This Book No access
  12. The Purpose of Reflection and How We Will Guide This Process in This Book No access
  13. Questions for Your Reflection No access
2. 1. The Necessity for Proper Planning No access
  2. A Universal Framework No access
  3. Components of a Typical Proposal No access
  4. Comprehensive Proposal Elements No access
  5. Section 1: Program Description No access
  6. Section 2: Rationale for the Program (Need and Justification) No access
  7. Section 3: Evidence of Need for the Program No access
  8. Section 4: Potential Costs of a New Program No access
  9. Section 5: Similar and Related Programs No access
  10. Section 6: Preparation for Ongoing Education No access
  11. Section 7: Quality and Other Aspects of the Program No access
  12. Section 8: Anticipated Student Enrollment No access
  13. Questions for Your Reflection No access
3. 1. Understanding the “Academic Capitalist Regime” No access
  2. The Market-Driven Culture of Academia No access
  3. Mission, Vision, and Strategic Planning: Building on Existing Foundations No access
  4. What Does This All Mean When Developing a New Academic Program? No access
  5. Barriers to New Program Development: Internal vs. External No access
  6. The Layers No access
  7. The Role of Stakeholders No access
  8. Resistance to Change No access
  9. The High Cost of Innovation No access
  10. Organizational Culture No access
  11. Collaboration as an Essential Development Skill No access
  12. Questions for Your Reflection No access
  13. Suggested Readings No access
4. 1. Prioritizing Learning in New Program Development No access
  2. Learning Outcomes Alignment No access
  3. Alignment with Institutional Outcomes No access
  4. 1. Outcome A: “Students Will Know or Be Able to Use Effective Communication with Underserved Populations” No access
  5. 1. Action Verb + Noun (+ Condition + Timescale) No access
  6. Crafting Course Learning Outcomes No access
  7. Ensuring Outcomes Encourage Learning No access
  8. Assessment No access
  9. Accreditation No access
  10. Questions for Your Reflection No access
1. 1. How’d You Get Here Anyway? No access
  2. Leadership 101 for New Academic Program Leaders No access
  3. Figuring Out How You Lead No access
  4. Leadership Mentors No access
  5. 1. Professional Growth No access
  6. Prioritizing Self-Care No access
  7. Questions for Your Reflection No access
2. 1. Who Are the Students That We Serve? No access
  2. Where Do You Find Key Student Demographics Data? No access
  3. High-Impact Practices No access
  4. How Do You Use This Information to Lead a New Academic Program? No access
  5. Questions for Your Reflection No access
3. 1. The Importance of Faculty No access
  2. Estimating Faculty Needs within a New Academic Program No access
  3. Navigating Your Own Faculty Role No access
  4. Advocating for More Personnel over Time No access
  5. Part-Time and Full-Time Additions to the Team No access
  6. Growing Others and Yourself at the Same Time No access
  7. 1. Sharing the To-Do List with Faculty No access
  8. Questions for Your Reflection No access
4. 1. The Thrill of Leading No access
  2. The Agony of Leading No access
  3. Advice to a New Academic Program Leader No access
  4. Things We Know Now That We Wish We Would’ve Learned Earlier No access
  5. Conclusion No access
References No access Pages 103 - 106
Index No access Pages 107 - 112
About the Authors No access Pages 113 - 114