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COMPLIANCE AUDIT REPORTS

 Link to 3.4.12

Section 3: Comprehensive Standard 3.4.11
For each major in a degree program, the institution assigns responsibility for program coordination, as well as for curriculum development and review, to persons academically qualified in the field. In those degree programs for which the institution does not identify a major, this requirement applies to a curricular area or concentration.

Statement of Compliance: Dyersburg State Community College is in compliance with Comprehensive Standard 3.4.11.

Rationale for Judgment of Compliance:

For each degree program, Dyersburg State Community College (DSCC) assigns responsibility for program coordination, as well as for curriculum development and review, to persons academically qualified in the field.

The Vice President for the College is responsible for program coordination as well as curriculum development and review [Ref 1] [Ref 2]. Three division deans comprise the instructional administrative staff reporting to the Vice President for the College. Each dean heads one of the major academic divisions—Arts and Sciences, Business and Technology and Nursing and Allied Health—and is academically qualified because of education, experience, and understanding of the mission, policies and procedures of the College to provide program coordination and curriculum development and review [Ref 3] [Ref 4] [Ref 5] [Ref 6] [Ref 7] [Ref 8]. Academic deans are assisted by coordinators or directors in the areas of Developmental Studies, English, College Experience, Science, Mathematics, Health Information Technology, Center of Emphasis and Academic Advising [Ref 9] [Ref 10] [Ref 11] [Ref 12] [Ref 13] [Ref 14] [Ref 15] [Ref 16] [Ref 17] [Ref 18] [Ref 19] [Ref 20] [Ref 21] [Ref 22] [Ref 23] [Ref 24] [Ref 25] [Ref 26] [Ref 27] [Ref 28] [Ref 29] [Ref 30] [Ref 31]. Each institution in the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) system receives additional funding to develop a "Center of Emphasis." The focus of DSCC’s Center of Emphasis is computer information technology.

Program and curriculum changes are primarily initiated by academically qualified full-time faculty and channeled through the deans. The one exception is the Early Childhood Education Program, an AAS degree and Technical Certificate Program within the Arts and Sciences Division. This program is coordinated by the Coordinator of the Tennessee Early Childhood Training Alliance (TECTA) [Ref 32] [Ref 33], who reports to the Dean of Arts and Sciences.

Authored by Dr. Mary Ann Sellars in coordination with the SACS Leadership Team

Documentation:

Source

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Reference 1:
Vice President for the College Profile

Dyersburg State Community College Policies and Procedures Policy 02:03:00

Reference 2:
Resume of Vice President for the College

Vice President for the College files

Reference 3:
Dean of Arts and Sciences Profile

Dyersburg State Community College Policies and Procedures Policy 02:03:01A

Reference 4:
Dean of Arts and Sciences Resume

Dean of Arts and Sciences files

Reference 5:
Dean of Business and Technology Profile

Dyersburg State Community College Policies and Procedures
Policy 02:03:01B

Reference 6:
Dean of Business and Technology Resume

Dean of Business and Technology files

Reference 7:
Dean of Nursing and Allied Health Profile

Dyersburg State Community College Policies and Procedures Policy 02:03:01N

Reference 8:
Dean of Nursing and Allied Health Resume

Dean of Nursing and Allied Health files

Reference 9:
Coordinator of Developmental Studies Profile

Human Resources

Reference 10:
Coordinator of Developmental Studies Resume

Coordinator of Developmental Studies files

Reference 11:
Coordinator of English profile

Human Resources

Reference 12:
Coordinator of English resume

Coordinator of English files

Reference 13:
Coordinator of College Experience Profile

Human Resources

Reference 14:
Coordinator of College Experience Resume

Coordinator of College Experience files

Reference 15:
Coordinator of Science profile

Human Resources

Reference 16:
Coordinator of Science resume

Coordinator of Science files

Reference 17:
Coordinator of Mathematics profile

Human Resources

Reference 18:
Coordinator of Mathematics resume

Coordinator of Mathematics files

Reference 19:
Coordinator of Health Information Technology profile

Human Resources

Reference 20:
Coordinator of Health Information Technology resume

Coordinator of Health Information Technology files

Reference 21:
Director of the Center of Emphasis profile

Human Resources

Reference 22:
Director of the Center of Emphasis resume

Director of the Center of Emphasis files

Reference 23:
Coordinator of Administrative Office Support profile

Human Resources

Reference 24:
Coordinator of Administrative Office Support resume

Coordinator of Administrative Office Support files

Reference 25:
Director of the Advising Center profile

Human Resources

Reference 26:
Director of the Advising Center resume

Director of the Advising Center files

Reference 27:
Coordinator of Emergency Medical Technician/Nursing Laboratories profile

Human Resources

Reference 28:
Coordinator of Emergency Medical Technician/Nursing Laboratories resume

Coordinator of Emergency Medical Technician/Nursing Laboratories

Reference 29:
Major & Concentrations, 2006 DSCC Catalog and Student Handbook

Dyersburg State Community College Catalog and Student Handbook

Reference 30:
Academic Affairs Majors, Concentrations and Coordination

Vice President for the College files

Reference 31:
Roster and qualifications of Faculty

Dyersburg State Community College SACS Web site

Reference 32:
Coordinator, TECTA Profile

Dyersburg State Community College Policies and Procedures Policy 02:03:57

Reference 33:
TECTA Coordinator Resume

Tennessee Early Childhood Training Alliance Coordinator files