What you need to know
A site visit by arm's length external reviewers is conducted for the review of all existing programs.
Site visits are conducted by a team of two external appraisers and an internal participant (i.e., support person) who is a faculty member at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ. The internal support person accompanies external reviewers on the site visit. They are selected by the AQuE office from outside of the Faculty housing the program and are not expected to have any specific knowledge of the program under review. Their responsibility is to translate UW jargon, provide UW context (e.g., strategic priorities at UW etc.), and answer general questions the reviewers may have. An internal support person does not contribute to writing the reviewers’ report.
The external reviewers will meet with the Program Director/Chair, Provost (for Grad and augmented programs), Dean, Associate Dean, AVPA/AVPA-GSPA, AQuE office staff, as well as faculty, staff, current students, and academic support unit representatives. The process is coordinated by the AQuE office.
External reviewers are provided with an honorarium for their work.
Virtual site visits are the standard. They are typically conducted over 5 days (Mon-Fri.).
Who's involved?
The external reviewers will meet with the Program Director/Chair, Dean, Associate Dean, AVPA/AVPA-GSPA, AQuE office staff, as well as faculty, staff, student, and academic support unit representatives.
Overview of documents
| Documents | Details |
|---|---|
| Site visit agenda | The AQuE office will schedule the site visit and create a template agenda. We aim to schedule site visits late fall, early winter after the self-study submission by July 1. The Chair/Director of the program will fill in relevant sections to finalize the agenda. |
| External reviewers report |
[Confidential document] Prepared by external reviewers and reviewed by AVPA/AVPA-GSPA and AQuE office before sending to program. |
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See Information for site visits for more details.
Key contacts
For assistance with travel, accommodations, itinerary, honourarium and reimbursements, and the site visit meeting schedule:
Sukhmeet Bedi, Quality Enhancement Coordinator – Cyclical Program Reviews, AQuE Office
For assistance with the external reviewers report and general questions or concerns:
Angela Christelis, Director of Academic Quality Enhancement, AQuE Office
