UNIVERSITY OF OREGON ACADEMIC PRODUCTIVITY PLAN March 1994
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY
II. GOALS, THEMES AND PROMISING AREAS
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A. Primary And Operational Goals Primary Goal
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1. Serve the increasing numbers of Oregonians who are qualified for and
need university educations. Operational Goals Primary Goal
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2. Retain and build upon the University of Oregon's educational assets
as a research-intensive AAU university, while enhancing its "traditional
college" environment. Operational Goals Primary Goal
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3. Establish financial stability. Operational Goals
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B. Assumptions
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C. Underlying Planning Themes
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D. Promising Areas For Educational Reform
III. EXAMPLES OF PRODUCTIVITY-ENHANCING STEPS
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A. Departmental Initiatives
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1. Mechanisms to Speed Progress Toward Degrees
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2. Summer Session and Short Courses
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3. Credit for Achievement
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4. Masters Degree Programs
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5. Participatory Learning
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6. Group Learning
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7. Curricular Streamlining and Departmental Changes
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8. Increased Use of Technology in Instruction
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9. Off-Campus Programs and Distance Learning
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B. Emphasis on Student Success C. Other Initiatives from the Faculty
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1. Recruiting 2. Advising , Mentoring, and Community Building
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D. The Freshman Experience Package--An Example
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E. Other Learning Communities
IV. INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES
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A. Context
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B. A Vision for the Year 2000
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C. New Initiatives Directed Toward This Vision
V. SUPPORT
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A. Student Services
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B. Library Services
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C. Academic Support
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1. Supplies, Services and Support Staff
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2. Student Records
VI. ACADEMIC STANDARDS
VII. FACULTY ISSUES
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A. Reward Structure
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B. Cultural Changes
VIII. CAUTIONARY NOTES
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A. Distance Learning
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1. Standards
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2. Student Communities and the Oregon Model
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3. Delivery Costs
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B. Technology
IX. ASSESSMENT AND PRODUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT
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A. The Comparison Between Assessment and Productivity Measurement
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B. The University of Oregon Portfolio
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C. Competing Pressures
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D. Measurement of the Productivity Plan's Operational Goals
X. PRODUCTIVITY GOALS Primary Output Measures
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Level 1: The Basic Productivity Plan
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Level 2: The Technology Enhanced Productivity Plan
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Level 3: The Oregon Model Productivity Plan
APPENDIX A: University of Oregon Productivity Planning Progress Report,
December 1993 [available separately on gopher]
APPENDIX B: Proposal for an Undergraduate Resource Fee to Fully
Develop the Oregon Model, September 30, 1993 [not available on gopher]
APPENDIX C: Assessment and Productivity Measurement [available
separately]
[Submitted by: Charley Wright
Tue, 29 Mar 94 14:53:42 PST] [Copyright 1994, University of Oregon]