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NASPAA Accreditation

NASPAA Accreditation. Matching operations with mission: Student Learning Standard 5.2, 5.3 & 5.4: Targeted competencies and professionalism. Standard 5.2: Mission -specific required competencies.

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NASPAA Accreditation

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  1. NASPAA Accreditation Matching operations with mission: Student Learning Standard 5.2, 5.3 & 5.4: Targeted competencies and professionalism

  2. Standard 5.2: Mission-specific required competencies What (if anything) can students who complete your degree do that is linked to your mission and that is not covered by the 5 Universal Competencies of Standard 5.1? Optional Only necessary if your program, probably one that with a highly specialized mission, produces students with competencies that cannot be defined in a way to fit within one of the 5 Universal Competencies.

  3. Standard 5.3: Mission-specific elective competencies What can students who complete an elective concentration, specialization, option or track do? “Graduates who complete a concentration in public finance will be able to …...” “Graduates who complete the emergency management track will be able to….” • Assessment Progress and Assessment Plan • Mission Relatedness • Truth-in-Advertising • Specialization Quality

  4. Standard 5.4: Professional Competencies What not to do: All theory from all academics all the time All practice from all practitioners all the time What to do: • service learning • client-based field projects within regular courses • internships • instructors who work in the profession • academics who consult • guest speakers • ongoing relationships with public service employers • role plays and simulations

  5. Additional resources Powerpoints: accreditation.naspaa.org/resources Experiential learning: Whitaker, Gordon E. "Learning through action: How MPA public service team projects help students learn research and management skills." Journal of Public Affairs Education (2004): 279-294. If you have questions stimulated by this video, submit them to: accreditation.naspaa.org/ai-questions

  6. Mission-driven Outcomes-oriented Evidence-based Accreditation-earning Program Management

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