Contributed by Organizations or Campuses; Articles, Papers, and Reports; and Strategic Planning
A Strategic Planning Primer for Higher Education
| Title: | A Strategic Planning Primer for Higher Education (ID: CSD1719) | | Origin: | Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (1999) | | Type: | Articles, Papers, and Reports | | Abstract: | This article provides an overview of the strategic planning process. It is intended to help you understand the concept of strategic planning, the need for strategy in higher education, and the dynamics of the university-based strategic planning. It includes a brief history of strategic planning, emerging challenges in higher education, basic models and steps of a strategic planning process, adapting strategic planning to unique needs of higher education, and a look into the strategic planning at the California State University system. A glossary of terms and an annotated bibliography are included | | View this resource: | |
Planning a Campus Network: A Small College Perspective
| Title: | Planning a Campus Network: A Small College Perspective (ID: CSD1306) | | Origin: | Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (1997) | | Type: | Articles, Papers, and Reports | | Abstract: | This paper offers advice to administrators and faculty as they engage in planning, building, and managing campus networks. The paper draws material from a series of talks given by the author and comments collected from a mediated electronic roundtable created to discuss ideas about the development and management of campus networks at small colleges. The paper has the following sections: (1) Introduction, (2) Observations about the Network Planning Process, (3) Strategic Issues Related to Network Planning, (4) Planning the Ideal Campus Network, (5) Building the Ideal Campus Network, (6) Funding and Staffing Issues Related to Campus Networking, (7) Planning for New Activities and Unexpected Consequences, (8) Concluding Thoughts. | | View this resource: | |
Restructuring the University for Technological Change
| Title: | Restructuring the University for Technological Change (ID: CSD1357) | | Author(s): | Tony Bates (The University of British Columbia) | | Origin: | Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (1997) | | Type: | Articles, Papers, and Reports, Plans and Guidelines | | Abstract: | Dr. Bates, Director, Distance Education, Continuing Studies, The University of British Columbia, argues that if new information technologies are to play a central role in university teaching, each institution needs to develop a set of strategies for change. Twelve strategies for change are outlined: (1) A vision for teaching and learning, (2) Funding re-allocation, (3) Strategies for inclusion, (4) Technology infrastructure, (5) People infrastructure, (6) Student computer access, (7) New teaching models, (8) Faculty agreements and training, (9) Project management, (10) New organizational structures, (11) Collaboration and consortia, (12) Research and evaluation. | | View this resource: | |
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