Events Calendar Department profile - m Noon at New West Institutional Research and Development Concert Series Thursdays at 12:30 pm Performing Arts Theatre Free admission - everyone welcome. Jan 13 Robin Shier Jazz Quintet Jan 20 Comucopia Jan 27 Artemis Trio, featuring music by women composers Feb 3 “Avant le Deluge” Bruce Vogt, pianist Feb 10 Theodore Baerg, Baritone Irena Welhasch Baerg, soprano Gene Ramsbottom, clarinet Ellen Silverman, piano ae The Office of Institutional Research and Development. From left to right: Barb m Ameila Douglas Gallery Brawn, Research and Evaluation Analyst; Bob Cowin, Director; and Carmen Give me a mask and I will tell you the Mahood, Research Assistant. truth Jan 12 - Feb 4, 1994 Making the big decisions is easiest when you have information from which to work. Opening Reception: Th, Jan 13, 4-7 pm That’s the function of Douglas College’s Office of Institutional Research and Develop- Tip your hat to the world ment. Most people around the College know that the Office is the primary conductor of Feb 7 - Mar 5 the unit review process, where departments do a self-examination of their effectiveness. Opening Reception: Th, Feb 10, 11:30 - 1:30 The Office of Institutional Research also works together with any and all Douglas College pm departments and programs, facilitating the strategic planning process, acting as an informa- Gallery Hours: tion clearinghouse for internal and external data about post-secondary education, and Mo-Fr 1000-1900, conducting special projects and surveys. It’s not a front-line service, but it’s still an Sa 1100-1600, Su Closed important one. The Office finds its hand in projects ranging from organizational climate issues to Pinetree Way planning. Here are the people in the Office, and what they do. m Douglas Development (Call 5440 for more information.) Bob Cowin, Director Instructional Skills Workshop Bob is the first contact person for the Office, and he manages the collection and analysis of Jan 4,5,6 &7 information to support decision-making for College units and programs. 0800-1630 WHMIS Level 1 Training Barbara Brawn, Research and Evaluation Analyst Tu, Jan 25 0900-1100 Barbara is the technical support person for research activities, facilitates the Unit Review Room TBA process, and works on special research projects. She helps identify topics and issues that Instructional & Curriculum Design (PIDP) affect departmental operations, create surveys, and analyze the results of surveys. Feb 11-13 & Feb 25-27 Room TBA Carmen Mahood, Research Assistant Carmen works with statistical software packages to put survey and research results into m Systems and computer usable and easily readable forms, and she provides administrative support for the depart- training = Register by calling 527-5440 Pts for up to 4 hours Douglas TEP Ch an g e s t Oo WordPerfect Math and the Calculator .8 We Jan 19 College Policies 0900-1100 Room 1616 The new Standards of Conduct policy, DOS, Introduction : te We, Jan 19 1400-1600 A10.01.03, is formed by the original Room 1717 conduct policy and two older policies, WordPerfect 5.1, In-a-Day which are A10.01.04 and A17.01.02. nev iti There has also been a revision to oom , A02.09.01, the Sexual and Personal a ’ DOS, Hard Disk Management ? ; TI . We. Feb 2 1400-1700 Harassment policy, and to E02.002, the... Kathi Duncan of the Psychiatric Nursing > ae : Department received an early holiday Room 1717 Admissions to Programs policy. College present when she won $397.20 as the ie ze Overview policies can be accessed through the Data December winner of the Foundation’s aoe : Z ie w0-4600 General at any department fieldbase. 60/40 draw. Sa RE a Ga oc Le se