INSIDE DOUGLAS COLLEGE / MARCH 7, 1989

 

 

 

Governance System Survey Results

In order that a more complete analysis may be made of the responses please complete the following:

| am: Pull time faculty member (including Type 1)
Contract faculty member
I am a member of the following College Division:
Community Programs and Services [48] Applied Programs
Academic [13] Student Services

For cach question/statement, circle the answer that most closely corresponds to your opinion or feelings.
SA = Strongly agree A= Agree D=Disagree SD= Strongly disagree

Total Response %SAXA %D&SD
1. The College governance system is effecitve.

SA A D sD
1 18 34 38 OL 21% 79%
2. The interests of my discipline are adequately served by the governance system.
SA A D sD
1 16 43 39 99 17% 83%
3, My professional expertise is adequately recognized and valued by the governance system.
SA A D SD
1 2 41 31 96 26% 75%
4. My professional expertise is adequtely recognized and valued by the College administration,
SA A D SD
5 34 31 26 $6 41% 59%

5. Given the College curriculum coordinating committtce (C4) adjudicates course overlap/jurisdiction or that a college senate would
fulfill the same role, there is no need for final approval of course outlines and new curriculum to go beyond the departmental level,

 

SA A D sD

27 39 19 9 94 70% 30%
6. A college senate composed largley of clected faculty members should be the final arbiter of pedagogical and curiculum policy.

SA A D sD

32 38 19 4 93 75% 25%
7. College management has no significant role to play in deciding curriculum and instructional policies.

SA A D sD

24 35 35 4 98 60% 40%
4. The current (new) college grading system provides a good example of the inadequacies of the college governence system.

SA A D SD

18 18 27 5 68 53% 47%

9. (Department Chairmen are currently elected for a fixed term in the Academic Division) Department Chairmen should continue to be
elected for a fixed term.

SA A D SD
19 38 11 11 79 72% 28%
10. (Department Directors are currently appointed for an indeterminant term) Department directors should be elected for a fixed term.
SA A D SD
30 29 20 12 91 65% 35%
11. (Divisional Deans are currently appointed for an indeterminant term) Divisional Deans should be elected for a fixed term.
SA A D sD
19 21 25 18 83 48% 52%
12. 1 was afforded an adequate opportunity to participate in the recent iteration of the College 5 year plan.
SA A D SD
T 34 29 18 38 47% 53%
13.1 am satisfied that the approved College 5 year plan adequately reflects my input into the plenning process.
SA A D SD
4 23 35 22 84 42% 63%
14. The approved College 5 year plan meets the priorities of my discipline/department.
SA A D SD
3 26 23 21 73 49% 60%
15. Given my experience with the development of the recent 5 year plan, I am willing to participate in the development of future 5 year
plans.
SA A D sD
8 31 18 17 74 53% 47%