Departmental Reviews: GOALS
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To assist in departmental reviews, assessment programs, and self-studies
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To strengthen departments internally and expand their institutional bonds
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To improve departmental quality, morale, and productivity
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To enhance teaching, curriculum, and faculty development
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To innovate and take the lead in your institution
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Departmental Reviews: TYPES
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Consultations may take a variety of formats and are tailor-made to the specific needs of the host deparment
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Aid the host department in conducting a periodic self-study
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Aid the host department in adapting to financial constraints or new procedures and standards imposed by higher education administrations or legislatures
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Aid the host department in learning about the latest teaching strategies, information and resources
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Departmental Reviews: CHARACTERISTICS
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Consultants work with both undergraduate and graduate programs, sociology programs or joint programs, and newly-developing departments
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To the extent possible, we will match your request with someone from a similar institution with expertise in the topics most prominent on your agenda
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DRG consultants do not evaluate individuals for promotion, tenure or personnel decisions of any kind
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DRG consultants do NOT visit a department with the mission of discrediting the program or its faculty members
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DRG consultants DO serve as a catalyst and facilitator for honest, meaningful, and creative reflection and revitalization
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Workshops
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DRG consultants are prepared to lead workshops on a variety of topics for the department, campus, or a consortium. Workshops may focus on:
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Teaching specific courses
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Evaluation of teaching
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Innovative teaching techniques
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Race, gender, class, and diversity
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Training teaching assistants
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Teaching the introductory course
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Starting an applied sociology program
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Design of the sociology major and minor
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Assessment of students
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Internationalizing the curriculum
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Building cross-disciplinary bridges
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Teaching the mass class
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Developing the capstone course
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Group dynamics in the classroom
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. . .and many other topics
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