Implementation Plan
Recommendation |
Proposed Follow-up |
Responsibility for Leading Follow-up | Timeline for Addressing Recommendation |
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1. Improve governance structure |
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2. Dedicated and specialized MPA faculty | Same as above | Same as above | Same as above |
3. Dedicated and sufficient administrative and technical support |
MPA Chair and Associate Chair will seek assistance from CIS for IT support. Faculty teaching in the course will avail themselves to the available shared resources at the college such as the Educational Designers in the Writing Center and the technical support for the Learning Management System (Moodle) |
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Summer 2024 |
4. Implement the three thematic streams for the MPA | Streams to be offered on the website, in the registration system and to appear on the diploma |
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Implemented as of Fall 2023 |
5. Implement certificate programs | Certificated to be offered on the website, in the registration system and to appear on the diploma |
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Fall 2023 |
6. Integrate the Joint Command and Staff Program (JCSP) into the MPA | Course-by-course analysis to be conducted |
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Response updated four courses implemented for fall 2023 |
7. Improve tracking/monitoring of student progress | See recommendation 3 | MPA Chair | June 2024 (Updated as a part of the annual implementation update) |
8. Improve the post-course evaluation feedback mechanisms |
Program chair to meet with Director of QA to review past practices and explore new exit surveys. QA will brief students and faculty to promote higher response rates. |
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Review of results in June 2024 |
9. Improved library support |
The programme chair will reach out to the Chief Librarian at Canadian Forces College (CFC) to understand how they provide library support at CFC. How-to” will be added to the yearly Orientation session and the instructions will be posted to the Moodle Graduate Orientation Page |
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Fall 2023 |
10. Promote program better within CAF, DND and other related security organizations and the federal government | Discussion with the Registrar and Liaison to determine if there is a budget gap that prevents the promotion of Post Graduate Programmes in general and the MPA in particular. |
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June 2024 |
11. Develop specific requirements for MPA 505 and MPA 507 | Requirements are developed and available. They will be presented to the students at the beginning of each semester |
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Completed 2023 |