Topic Literature Review	Position Paper
RoundTable Simulation	Board of Governors/Trustees Meeting

EXTRA-CREDIT

BOARD OF GOVERNORS OR TRUSTEES MEETING 10 POINTS

Attend a University Board of Governors or Community College Trustees Meeting. Write a 2 page report and attach a copy of the printed agenda. Students may attend the meetings with other class members, however, each student is to write an individual report. The report should include contextual background information about the college or university from information obtained from the institution's web-site, Summary of meeting events, Describe the relationship between the board chair and the college Chancellor/President. What do you observe about their respective roles and connect your observation to class readings.

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Topic Literature Review 70 POINTS

2 -3 pages Literature Review (not including references). In-text citations AND Reference page must be in APA format.

NOTE: a Literature Review is NOT an annotative bibliography. It is an essay that

critically discusses the a) major content themes and b) major theories that CROSS the publications read. This is a topical analysis in which you will complete a scholarly synthesis and critique of a broad topic.

Include:

a) week's readings;

b) 1 peer-review journal article;

c) 2 higher education professional organization publications (may include,

but are not limited to Chronicle of Higher Education; Inside Higher Education; Community College Times)

TASK POINTS: 7

Clear identification of topic 10 points

Rationale of Why your topic is important 10 points

Review of content themes found in all the readings 15 points

Review of major theories found in all the readings 15 points

Critical Analysis Throughout 20 points

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ROUNDTABLE SIMULATION 8 POINTS EACH

TASK POINTS

Inclusion of facts related to topic from point of view of your assigned role 2 points

Ability to counter arguments presented by other teams 2 points

Use of course readings to help formulate arguments 2 points

Use of independent research to help formulate arguments 2 points

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POSITION PAPER 70 POINTS

Write a 8 page Position Paper (including references) which identifies an issue impacting a local community college, university, or for-profit institution that alerts the various stakeholders to a higher education issue that is/could be impacting the college (at institutional, departmental, or programmatic level).

TASK POINTS

clear statement of issue 10 points

historical roots of issue 10 points

current research on issue (socio-cultural and economic contexts). Minimum of 5 sources to be used of which 2 need to be peer-review journal articles. 15 points

implications of the issue on the college 12 points

diagnoses of options available to decision-makers 12 points

recommended course of action based upon assessment of evidence 11 points