Summative Program Assessment

The goal of summative program assessment is the transparent assessment of academic programs in relation to their contribution of VIU's overall mission.

• Summative Program Assessment Criteria
• Summative Program Assessment FAQ's
• Generic Program Template in Microsoft ® Word
• List of Metrics
• 2012 Timelines
• Policy 31.15                Review and Assessment of Instructional Programs and Departments
• Procedure 31.15.001  Review of New Instructional Programs
• Procedure 31.15.002  Review of Existing Instructional Programs and Departments
• Procedure 31.15.003  Summative Assessment of Instructional Programs and Units
• Procedure 31.15.004  Suspension, Cancellation, or Discontinuance of Programs
• Dec. 1, 2011 Senate Minutes (navigate to 2011, Senate-->Senate, 1-Dec-2011)
• Framework
• List of Programs
• Metric Map (a table that tells where the data elements are found in the Tableau reports)
• The Tableau Summative Assessment reports are available on the Archive Viewer under Institutional Research/Reports for all Employees. (Please note, Firefox works inconsistently so Internet Explorer is recommended.)
• Results Please see the Provost and Vice-President Academic website for September 2012 recommendations.

VIU welcomes your feedback.  Please send comments and questions to spa@viu.ca.