Section 1 - Postsecondary Education Quality Assessment Board

3. Faculty Professional Activities and Objectives
As part of the annual program review, the Institute surveys faculty to determine the extent and
nature of their professional development activities in the previous year (Secure Online
Resources/S-7).
Here are the results from these surveys; this includes full-time faculty (18 at this time.)
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Faculty P.D. Participation by Activities
N=18 N=17
2008 2007
1 Professional Societies/Organizations 44% 59%
2 Post-graduate studies 17% 18%
3 Conference(s) 17% 6%
4 Workshops/Training Seminars 28% 35%
5 Independent research projects 72% 71%
6 In-house committees/project teams 67% 65%
7 Other 28% 18%
Faculty Objectives of P.D. Activities
2008 2007
1 To stay current in my field 94% 94%
2 To improve my teaching methodologies 83% 82%
3 To learn how to use technology more effectively 61% 53%
4 To increase my credentials 28% 35%
5 To develop a course/course unit and/or lab 61% 88%
6 To develop leadership skills 33% 29%
7 Other 22% 6%
4. Faculty Recommendations
Faculty were asked to make three recommendations that would impact their professional
contributions and improve RCC’s programs.
The largest number of recommendations (15) was directed at activities to improve
courses, including research on software and new technologies, researching and writing
new labs and revising courses entirely.
A significant number of recommendations (14) involved faculty participation in activities
that linked them to industry. Examples include tradeshows and workshops; industry
sabbaticals and activities designed to update professional experience, including online
learning and inviting industry speakers to visit the campus.
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