ProjectOutline.docx

Project Outline
The final paper outline is as follows:
1. Cover Page.
2. Table of Contents.
3. Introduction.
1. Purpose of the paper, statement of the problem, or research question addressed.
2. Background of the community college being studied.
1. A brief history.
2. State of location, and identification as urban, suburban, or rural college.
3. Type of state governance model (decentralization to centralization.)
4. Governing board.
1. Is the board elected or appointed?
2. Are any constituent groups represented on the board (students, faculty, staff, and administrators)?
5. Single or multiple campus college, district, or system.
6. Institution student enrollment and number of employees by group: administrators, faculty, and classified staff.
7. Shared governance model, if any.
1. A brief discussion of the purpose statement.
2. Number of participants, and number of participants by groups, administrators, faculty, staff, and/or students.
3. Recommendations that are binding or semi-binding, or strong recommendations, if any.
8. Unions present, if any.
1. Do unions have any influence over administrative, faculty, or staff senates or organizations?
2. Do unions appoint individuals to participatory bodies?
4. Body.
1. A brief summary of the accreditation report on governance.
1. What does the institution say about itself?
2. What does the most recent review team report say about the institution? Did the review team make any recommendations? Is the institution addressing any of the issues in either the self-study or the findings and/or recommendations of the review team?
2. An overview and analysis of campus climate and culture and the influence on campus politics and governance.
3. A description of how the publications, governance structures, and policies address college mission and student success.
4. A summary of observations made at the board meeting.
1. Any observation of specific roles played by any member of the board, administrators, faculty, staff, and/or students.
2. Relationship of board members with each other and the CEO.
1. Discuss the way board members interacted with each other, the CEO, speakers, and/or the audience.
2. Discuss the role of the chair and how that person conducted the meeting.
3. State if there was any evidence of a rogue trustee as described in O’Banion’s articles from the Unit 4 readings. If so, what examples can you give of the rogue trustee’s behavior in the board meeting or in other situations?
3. Discussion and agenda items. Were they important to the mission of the college? Discuss.
5. The critical issues impacting politics and/or governance of the institution.
6. Any model programs or efforts being made to improve politics, governance, campus culture, climate, and/or communications.
5. Conclusion.
1. The recommendations you would make to improve college governance or politics, based on the information gathered. Include recommendations that might change or add to policies, governance structure, campus communications, and campus climate.
1. Compare your recommendations to those of the accreditation report on governance.
2. Analyze the similarities and differences of your recommendations when compared to the accreditation report.
2. The future of this college in your view. How would your recommendations ensure that the mission of the college is fulfilled and student success is central to the efforts of the institution?
3. A concluding statement, which will include your analysis of this institution compared to what you consider to be a model of governance and politics at a local community college to fulfill the college mission and enable student success.
6. References.
7. Appendices.
1. Attach a copy of the board agenda of the meeting you observed or attended.
2. Attach minutes as an appendix, if available.
3. List any policies found in the governance documents that your recommendations might influence.