Implementation Plan
| Recommendation | Proposed Follow-up | Responsibility for Leading Follow-up | Timeline for Addressing Recommendation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Strategic Plan | Write a strategic plan for the Department including all programmes. | Department Head | Delayed due to COVID and Network collapse. College level Strategic Plan completed in 2023. Planned for 2024. |
| 2. Time-to-Completion | Implement a robust student progress reporting process across the Graduate School. | DGS | Completed. Will required ongoing monitoring and adjustment. |
| 3. Workload Balance | Ongoing implementation of existing authorities in accordance with best practice. | Department Head, Dean of Engineering | Ongoing. |
| 4. Resources are Critical | a. Fill two of three faculty positions (AY 2016/17) b. Hire Geotechnical Technician position. c. Follow-on HR effort to hire an Instrumentation Technician. |
Department Head, Dean of Engineering and VPA. | a. Hire two UTs by Spring 2017 (Completed). b. Hire Geotechnical Technician by spring 2017 (Completed). c. Spring 2022 - Summer 2023. Briefing note(s) submitted 2021 2022, and 2023. No resolution yet on missing EL Tech. |
| 5. Streamlining Processes | Efforts are underway to shorten the approvals process at the top end through greater delegations. | Principal | Ongoing. Approvals and administration required for conference travel were greatly simplified in February 2018. |
| 6. IQAP Process. | Terms of Reference for the Department’s GS Representative will be modified to given enhance duties for tracking student progress as well as implementation of the full range of IQAP oriented duties. | Department Head | Delayed due to COVID and Network collapse. Rescheduled for summer 2023. |
| 7. Inadequate library resources | Funding for additional electronic journals has already resulted in 60 new titles. Other titles are being identified | VPA and Chief Librarian | Ongoing. |