Wentworth
Institute of Technology
A practical guide to university and college management : beyond bureaucracy /
Written for the Higher Education manager, this is a highly accessible text that offers practical guidance on managing the day-to-day life of colleges and universities throughout the academic year. It takes a proactive approach and offers a range of best practice examples and solutions for resolving...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Routledge,
2009.
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Full text (Wentworth users only) |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Beyond bureaucracy: managing the university year
- Effective marketing in higher education
- Making students welcome: the admissions process
- Commencement of the academic year: welcoming, inducting and developing students
- Establishing and running a scholarship programme
- The students' union year
- Managing course administration
- One great day: organising graduation ceremonies
- Managing assessment systems and processes
- Dealing with complaints and appeals
- Scrutinising quality: working with external examiners and others to maintain standards
- Launching the new university presence: the case of University Campus Suffolk
- Assuring quality of educational provision in universities
- Getting the most from staff: using talents to the full
- University-community engagement: analysing an emerging field
- Practical examples of university-community engagement: some case studies from Leeds Met
- Employability: realising the potential of a university education
- Conclusion: leading the university beyond bureaucracy.