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The Departmental Review Process: Experiences and Insights. Professor Mark Henaghan Dean of the Faculty of Law Professor David Baxter Dean of the School of Physiotherapy Convenor: Professor D. Gareth Jones Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic and International). Being Reviewed.
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The Departmental Review Process:Experiences and Insights Professor Mark Henaghan Dean of the Faculty of Law Professor David Baxter Dean of the School of Physiotherapy Convenor: Professor D. Gareth Jones Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic and International)
Being Reviewed • Opportunity to enhancewhat you are doing • Involve everyone - go ingroups if more comfortable • Focus on the future • Highlight what you are doing well • Highlight the barriers to doing even better
Being Reviewed • Don’t hold back on your needs • Don’t be shy to use the panel’s expertise • Pick a panel that will be constructive • Focus on key issues that will make major differences • Insist on action
Reviewing • A privilege • Mindset to listen and enhance • Assign areas of responsibility • Highlight major issues that will make major differences
Reviewing • Draft full report on final day while all together • Time is of the essence • Commendations and recommendations • Follow-up action
Changes • Think tank rather than review • Action is the essence • Availability for ongoing advice • Simplify documents - teaching, resources, administration • At the behest of the department or programme rather than the University