Five Key Questions

1. Why Are We Here?College Department/ProgramCommunity College Act

(110 ILCS 805/1-2)HCC Mission, Values

and Institutional GoalsStatewide Goals

IBHE Public AgendaICCB Promise for Illinois

Revisited

Department Mission and Purposes

Relationship to HCC Mission

AQIP Category(ies) supported

Relationship to statewide goals, if any

2. What Are We Trying To Accomplish?College Department/ProgramOngoing Operational

Goals/ActivitiesAQIP CategoriesHow will we measure

progress/success?Performance MeasuresTarget Level if

appropriate

Departmental Goals and ObjectivesPerformance measuresData sourcesResponsible

party/parties

3. How Well Are We Doing It?College Department/ProgramMonitor performance

measuresRegular internal reports

CQI ReportRequired external

reportsAQIP Systems Portfolio

Measure achievement of goals

Establish metricsIdentify available

comparative dataIdentify benchmarks or

target levels of performance

4. What Does It Mean?College Department/ProgramCompare performance to

Internal historical dataPeersTarget levelsExternal benchmarks

Consider external factorsEnvironmental Scan

Consider internal factors

Analyze and interpret comparative data

Identify external factors impacting department/ program

Identify internal factors impacting department/ program

5. Where Are We Going?College Department/ProgramStrategic Plan

What new initiatives are needed?

What major improvements are needed?

Areas of special emphasisAlign with AQIP Action

ProjectsEstablish budgetary and

other resource requirements

Areas in need of improvement

New initiativesSpecify goals, time line,

responsibilities, resource requirements

HCC 2008 – 2012 Strategic Goals

Continue to enhance financial positionContinue to improve by participating in

AQIPContinue to provide high quality

educationFoster a climate of cultural

understanding and global awareness

Relationships Among Goals

Five Key QuestionsAnnual Review Cycle

Recognition ProcessICCB Recognition ManualHCC conducts a self-studyHCC applies to ICCB for RecognitionICCB reviews application materialsICCB conducts a site visitDraft Report/HCC ResponseICCB awards “Continued Recognition”Process recurs in five years

Ethical standards and HCC institutional valuesCulture of evidence and accountabilityCompliance with federal regulations

Why do we need it?

HSRRB is the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at HCC.

Responsible for ensuring that any human subject research conducted at HCC meets legal and ethical standards

One from each academic division

One from Student Services

One from Institutional Research

One each from Business Services and Continuing Education

One external member not associated with the College

HSRRB Membership

Individuals can be directly or indirectly identifiedResults will be published or presented in a public

venueSubjects are members of protected or vulnerable

populationsChildren, mentally impaired, prisoners, non-native

speakers, etc.Subjects are at risk

Potential harm to health, well-being or reputationExternal purpose

Grant funded, thesis, dissertation, etc.

Research Must be Reviewed if…

Compliance reportingInternal research

Classroom assessment, program review, etc.Student research for class requirements

Assume faculty inform students of ethical principles

Except:If subjects are at riskIf presented in a public venue

BUT, IRB must maintain a catalog & documentation of all research

Exempt from HSRRB Oversight

LinksStrategic Plan

http://www.heartland.edu/about/profile.jsp Recognition Self-Study Report Z:\

DepartmentalInformation\InstitutionalResearchandStrategicPlanning\ICCBRecognitionSelf-Study2010.pdf

Institutional Review Board Z:\DepartmentalInformation\InstitutionalResearchandStrategicPlanning\HCCIRBGuide8-6-09.docx

And IR Intranet page http://intranet.heartland.edu/research/index.html