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2006 NRC Assessment of Research Doctorate Programs -- revised 02/06/07
Welcome to the University of Iowa Graduate College web site dedicated to the 2006 National Research Council (NRC) Assessment of Research Doctorate Programs.
According to the Chronicle of Higher Education, the survey,
“Research-Doctorate Programs in the United States,” undertaken by NRC is
considered the gold standard for rating American graduate programs. This
is the third NRC survey (previous assessments were conducted in 1983 and
in 1995). NRC’s intent is to “design a study that will help universities
improve the quality of doctorate programs, provide potential students
and the public with accessible, readily available information on
doctoral programs nationwide, and enhance the nation’s overall research
capacity.” Work on this survey will continue
into the spring semester with survey results reported in
late 2007. Many but not all of our
doctoral programs will be surveyed and compared to programs at peer
institutions.
The first task was to assign our doctoral programs to fields within the
NRC taxonomy. With input from our graduate programs and our NRC Task
Force, those assignments have been completed and submitted to NRC’s
subcontractor, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. (MPR).
NRC has prepared questionnaires to be completed by the Institution;
the participating doctoral programs; the faculty; and
students in five fields (Chemical Engineering, Economics, English,
Neuroscience, and Physics).
All questionnaires have undergone several FINAL versions, the most recent of which is dated 01/04/07. They are all available for review in pdf and Word format on the NRC website. The Institutional Questionnaire has been distributed to participating institutions in the interactive web format for online completion.
The previously reported final Program Questionnaire has been revised (again). Please make sure you are looking at the version dated 01/04/07. The interactive web-based Program Questionnaire has been received by the Graduate College for pre-population of designated questions. All materials have now been sent to programs for final completion and submission to NRC by February 1, 2007.
The final versions of the Faculty and Student Questionnaires are dated 12/27/06 and 11/3/06 respectively. The Graduate College has received IRB approval for our participation in the NRC Assessment. Faculty lists according to NRC's definition of core, new and associated faculty have been compiled with the help of programs and were sent to NRC on 12/5/06. Post-comp student lists for the 5 participating doctorate programs (Chemical Engineering, Economics, English, Neuroscience, Physics) were submitted on 12/18/06. NRC will email the web-based questionnaires directly to the faculty and students who will then complete the questionnaires entirely online and return them directly to NRC/Mathematica.
Below, you will find links that will take you to NRC’s web site
as well as links that will lead you directly to information pertinent to
The University of Iowa. NRC's Frequently Asked Questions site
has been expanded and revised into a more useful format. As you
review this site, please let us know if you have questions.
National Research Council links
Homepage
Statement of purpose
Timeline
Taxonomy with subfields
Questionnaires
Frequently Asked Questions
University of Iowa specific links
University of Iowa Participating
Programs and
Assigned Taxonomy
- submitted to NRC 8/4/06
Program Questionnaire -
due by 2/1/07
click for more information & FAQ
Site updated 01/23/07
Faculty Questionnaire
-
due by 4/1/07
click for more information & FAQ
Site updated 02/06/07
Student Questionnaire - due by 4/1/07
click
for more information & FAQ
Questions/suggestions may be directed to:
john-keller@uiowa.edu or
caroline-mast@uiowa.edu