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Leading Engineering Education and Innovation to Serve Humanity. 1

Retention, Promotion and Tenure Policies in the College of Engineering, California Polytechnic

State University, San Luis Obispo

C. Arthur MacCarley, Chair, Electrical Engineering DepartmentMohammad L. Noori, Dean, College of Engineering

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (USA)

Leading Engineering Education and Innovation to Serve Humanity.

Some Information About Cal Poly, and the College of Engineering

Polytechnic – Focus on technology and agricultureUndergraduate – Focus on undergraduate and MS Students

2009 Educational Delivery:■

Undergraduate Enrollment: 5,300 students■

8 Departments■

13 Bachelor of Science Program■

9 Master of Science Programs■

2 Collaborative Ph.D. Programs (with UC Santa Barbara)

2009 comparisons with other USA universities:■

# 6 in total undergraduate enrollment■

# 10 in number of BS Degrees awarded■

# 15 in number of BS awarded to women■

# 12 in number of BS awarded to Asian-Americans


Cal Poly Engineering ProgramsAerospace EngineeringBiomedical Engineering (new program)Civil EngineeringEnvironmental EngineeringComputer Engineering Computer ScienceSoftware EngineeringElectrical EngineeringIndustrial EngineeringManufacturing Engineering Materials Engineering Mechanical Engineering Bioresources and Agricultural Engineering (CAgr)Architectural Engineering (CArch)


Accreditation of US Engineering Programs

ABET - Accreditation Board for Engineering and Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology Programs (USA)Technology Programs (USA)

• Emphasis on Emphasis on Continuous Program ImprovementContinuous Program Improvement

• Comprehensive analysis of Comprehensive analysis of processprocess as well as resultsas well as results

•• Visit Oct. 26Visit Oct. 26--28, 2008. 28, 2008.

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All 13 engineering programs accredited for maximum (6All 13 engineering programs accredited for maximum (6--year) term. year) term. (New Biomedical Program did not apply for accreditation.)(New Biomedical Program did not apply for accreditation.)

• Accomplished despite having the 6th highest ratio of conferred BS degrees to T/TT Faculty of all engineering colleges in the USA


Cal Poly State University: Ranked “Best public undergraduate university in the West” (Western United States) for the 16th year.

College of Engineering: The nation’s No. 1 public, non-doctoral engineering school. Complete rankings:Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

(Private):

4.53Harvey Mudd College

(Private)

4.39Cooper Union

(Private)

4.06Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo

(Public)

3.99

Top Department Rankings:•

2008: AE #2, CEnv #2, CpE #1, EE #1, IME #1,ME #1

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2009: AE #3, CEnv #1, CpE #1, EE #1, IME #1,ME #1

America’s Best Colleges 2009

http://ceng.calpoly.edu/news/cal-poly-concrete-canoe-places-4th-nation

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An $850,000 NSF grant for “A Holistic Assessment of the Ethical Development of Engineering Undergraduates.”Cube-Sat International Workshop. Approximately 200 participants from 14 countries, 39 universities and 45 companies/government agencies. Design and Deployment of Advance Detector Testbedfor California Department of Transportation (EE Dept.)Global Waste Research Institute (CEnv Dept)NASA Multi-year, $3 million grant from NASA for development of future generation aircraft (Aero Dept.)National Institute of Aerospace NASA LaRC (CENG)Engineers Without Borders Regional Conference (CEnv)

Typical FACULTY Accomplishments Typical FACULTY Accomplishments (2007(2007--08)08)


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Significant increase in Grants and Contracts (150% increase since 2005-06):

2005-06 2006-07 2007-08$1,997,697 $2,943,999 $4,960,414

Funded Research VolumeFunded Research Volume


Cal Poly swept 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place at the AIAA Team Design Competition.

Cal Poly SWE won 5 team awards and 3 individual awards in this year’s competition.

Cal Poly Concrete Canoe placed 4th in the Nation. Cal Poly Society of Civil Engrs ‐ first place overall at Pacific Southwest Regional Conference, 11th time out of past 12 years.

Typical Student AccomplishmentsTypical Student Accomplishments(2007(2007--08)08)

http://ceng.calpoly.edu/news/cal-poly-concrete-canoe-places-4th-nation


Outreach & Community ServiceOutreach & Community Service(2007(2007--08)08)

Engineering Days Summer Camp – Summer 2008

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Engineering Workshop for Technology Teachers -

54 Teachers participated■

Project Lead the Way – Engineering Academy - over 200 high school and junior high school administrators, counselors, math/science teachers

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Outreach Ambassadors program established■

MESA engineering competition -

230 students from middle & elementary schools

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Exploring Engineering –

empowering parents as well as kids: 40 families, 55 parents (31 limited English speaking)

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Many individual faculty volunteer activities, such as teaching science and math classes or advising student clubs in local schools.


NASA astronaut Gregory Chamitoff

(EE ’84) serves as Flight Engineer and

Science Officer aboard the International

Space Station.

Stephanie Brown Trafton (IE ’04) wins the gold medal for discus at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing. First time in 76 years that a U.S. woman has won a gold medal in the discus throw.

Some Alumni AccomplishmentsSome Alumni Accomplishments(2007(2007--08)08)


Evaluation, Promotion and Tenure of Evaluation, Promotion and Tenure of Engineering Faculty at Cal PolyEngineering Faculty at Cal Poly

Updated College Policy Currently Pending Final College-Wide Faculty Approval, after Two-Year Collegial Development Process

Guiding Principles(1) Assurance and advancement of the excellence and professionalism of the faculty of the College.

(2) Fair and consistent review of faculty for retention, promotion, and tenure decisions, as well as during first year and post-tenure periodic evaluations.



Shared Vision• A faculty-based policy –

created by two year collegial process.

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Encourage diverse professional interests of its faculty, and the richness this brings to the educational, research, and public service missions of the University.

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Recognize the unique attributes of individual faculty, and the ability and desire of each to excel in different capacities, both technically and in terms of personal strengths and talents, provided that these are consistent with the guiding principles stated above.

• Reward hard work and dedication. Enable excellence.

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Reasonable workload associated with annual reviews, for both the faculty candidate and each level of review.



Primary Attributes• Six-year probationary period for new faculty.

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Annual review for retention during probationary period, possibly including decision to promote or tenure.

• Five-year post-tenure review period.

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Possibility of reduced probationary period for faculty with prior academic experience, if part of approved salary offer. Early promotion or tenure also possible.

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Rigid deadlines for submission of required review materials, and process by each level of review.

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Tenure criteria for faculty recognize primacy of teaching excellence, but include research, professional growth, and service.



Governing Policies and Contracts

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Collective Bargaining Agreement between the California Faculty Association and the CSU Board of Trustees.

• Campus Administrative Policy document (CAP).

• CSU Policies and Procedures, Office of the Chancellor.

• Department RPT Policy Document.



Levels of Review•

First-level: Departmental Retention, Promotion and Tenure (RPT) Committee –

An assembly of Peers, Tenured faculty.

• Department Chair.

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College Promotion and Tenure Committee (Promotion or tenure decisions only).

• College Dean.

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University Promotion and Tenure Committee (Promotion and tenure

decisions only).

• Final level: University President (usually delegated to Provost).

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Formal rebuttal and appeal process defined for almost every level of review.



Unique Features•

Review criteria must be consistently applied at all levels of review, from the Departmental through the Provost.

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Each levels in the review process may diverge only in different

judgments regarding the degree of performance or achievement of these criteria.

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Independent review by all levels, but consultation with all lower levels (protection from possible unfairness at any level).

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Candidate’s emphasis is defined in a Professional Contribution Plan, submitted by the candidate prior to each review period.



The Working Personnel Action File•

The primary review document submitted annually by faculty subject to review.

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Includes evidence of accomplishment of objectives stated in approved Professional Development Plan, submitted prior year.

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Should address four areas of assessment defined by University-

wide standard review form (AP109):

• Teaching• Professional Development• Service• Other factors of consideration

• Proposed length limitation: one three-inch wide binder.



The Professional Development Plan•

Allows faculty to defined their own objectives and metrics of evaluation each year.

• Submitted annually as part of the Working Personnel Action File.

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Plan must be approved each year (if new or changed) by the Department RPT Committee and College Dean.

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Approval of the Professional Contribution Plan may be accompanied by adjustment of teaching load, commitment of laboratory facilities, and/or seed support for instructional course/facility or research program development.



The Teacher-Scholar ModelRecognizes that a broad range of activities are required by faculty in order to maintain the excellence of the institution. Includes three areas of accomplishment:

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Teaching activities: Activities in and out of the classroom that facilitate student learning. Lecture & lab instruction and instructional materials development, supervisory instruction such as senior project or thesis.

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Professional development: Successful pursuit of one or a combination of four types of activities. Emphasis on external validation.

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Service activities: Committee and administrative work, student/club advising, outreach, service to department, professional organizations, University, and/or community.



Professional Development –

Multiple Definitions

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Generation of knowledge and/or contribution to their field. Includes research and publication in peer-reviewed forums.

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Acquisition of knowledge in discipline beyond basic maintenance of currency in the field. e.g., supplemental education, training, experience, certification, licensure.

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Professional practice, including applied projects, faculty internships, and relevant consulting. Activities that enhance the working proficiency of the faculty, to prepare students to become practicing engineers.

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Professional activities, such as reviewing papers, serving as an editor for a journal, organizing conferences and sessions, and serving on committees for professional organization committees.



Challenges for a Liberal Review Process•

Cal Poly’s legacy is excellence in teaching and “Learn by Doing”. Allowance of multiple areas of emphasis is felt by some to be inconsistent with this legacy and strength.

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Possibility of reduced teaching load to support alternative models for success requires adequate department funding, not recognized by CSU.

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Freedom to tailor individual objectives and metrics admits possibility of inconsistency or abuse –

some faculty are deeply concerned about this.

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Workload reduction by restriction of mass of review materials is not embraced by faculty who stress need to present their case in the

most positive light. Issues: Quantity v.s. quality. Assessment fatigue.

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How to define quality teaching –

student evaluations, classroom observations, instructional materials produced?



Challenges of a Liberal Review Process (continued)• How to gage relative quality of different professional contributions?

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How to assess relative value of widely-varying service contributions –

e.g., elementary school outreach v.s. administrative duties?

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Possible redundant of educational (teaching-related) research simultaneously as teaching, professional development and service.

• How to weigh value tradeoffs between each area of contribution?

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Complexity of policy leads to difficulty in achieving faculty consensus for approval and changes to policy.

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Department PRC reluctant to negatively review or deny tenure. Emphasis ends up heavily on the hiring process to assure quality.


CoCo--operative Education operative Education –– the Cal the Cal Poly Engineering ApproachPoly Engineering Approach

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Co-operative education (Co-op) is defined as a supervised industrial experience for which the student receives academic credit.

• Co-op positions and companies are vetted for appropriateness.

• Typical duration: two or three quarters (6-9 months).

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Multiple types of co-op are possible: half-time and full-time, at both the undergraduate and graduate level.

• Almost all co-ops are full-time, at locations distant from university.

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Approximately 5-10% of engineering students elect to participate in co-op. One program (Software Engineering) requires co-op.

• Students on co-op pay regular university tuition.


CoCo--operative Education operative Education –– the Cal the Cal Poly Engineering ApproachPoly Engineering Approach

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A formal co-op contract is executed between the student, the company, and the university, defining all responsibilities.

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A co-op proposal, monthly student progress reports, and a final review by the supervisor are required.

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Co-op is graded credit/no-credit, but students can earn limited credit toward degree by concurrent enrollment in an independent study course, requiring a letter-graded comprehensive final report.

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A final co-op report and personal de-briefing by the faculty co-op supervisor (usually the Department Chair) is required.

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Employers of graduates who participated in co-op report that the experience significantly increases the value of the degree.


Cal Poly San Luis ObispoCal Poly San Luis ObispoLeading the way in practical and progressive engineering educatiLeading the way in practical and progressive engineering education on

for over 100 years.for over 100 years.

On behalf of Dean Mohammad Noori,

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