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2023 Master of Public Administration Cyclical Program Review Implementation Plan Update of Cycle 1

Implementation Plan

Recommendation	Proposed Follow-up	Responsibility for Leading Follow-up	Timeline for Addressing Recommendation
1. Improve governance structure	Collaboration between the deans of SSH and GS regarding to teaching loads of the faculty. Determine if space is available for a dedicated meeting space for MPA. Determine is there is available office space.	DGS DSSH	Fall 2023 June 2024 June 2024
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)	MPA Chair & Assoc. Chair DGS VPA	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	MPA Chair DGS Registrar	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	MPA Chair & Assoc. Chair DGS Registrar	Fall 2023
6. Integrate the Joint Command and Staff Program (JCSP) into the MPA	Course-by-course analysis to be conducted	MPA Chair Assoc. Chair CFC	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.	MPA Chair Director QA	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	DGS MPA Chair VPA	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.	MPA Chair DGS Registrar’s Office - Liaison	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	MPA Chair Co-chair	Completed 2023

Date modified:: 2023-08-25