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Enhancing Faculty Handbook Format: A Path Towards Improvement

This report discusses the needed improvements in the faculty handbook format, highlighting issues such as excessive outline depth and website readability problems. It suggests proposed steps for improvement, including studying peer institutions, creating prototypes, and enhancing web accessibility.

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Enhancing Faculty Handbook Format: A Path Towards Improvement

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  1. NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS IN THE FACULTY HANDBOOK FORMAT Report to General FacultyDec. 2, 2003 • Other Committee Members • Jim Cofer – GTRI • Russell Gentry – ArchExec. Bd. Liaison • George Johnson – Arch • E. W. Looney – student • Jonathan Moore – OTL • Tim Strike – GTRI Ron Bohlander, ChairStatutes Committee(404) 894-3836 Fax (404) 894-1817E-mail: ron.bohlander@gtri.gatech.edu

  2. PROBLEMS • Our handbook sections are numbered to an excessive depth – it looks silly • Html version of the Handbook is not easily read. Insufficient white space between sections.

  3. EXAMPLE OF EXCESSIVEOUTLINE DEPTH

  4. EXAMPLE OF WEBSITE READABILITY PROBLEM

  5. ADDITIONAL ISSUES • Information on a given topic can be spread out through the handbook. • We do not yet take full advantage of hyperlinking and indexing. • Good examples at other universities have a more dignified appearance, utilizing attractive headers and modest use of color. • Accessibility standards are not consistently followed and should be.

  6. PROPOSED STEPS TOWARDS IMPROVEMENT • Study a cross-section of Faculty Handbooks at peer institutions (by December) • Derive a specification based on our needs and on best practices (by January) • Create one or more prototypes by transforming the current text to a new format. (by February) • Include hyperlinks in the web form (by March) • Include an index if practical (by March) • Create if possible, modular views (by March) • Present recommendation to GFA/Senate Apr. 20, 2004 • Format change only – no content change. • During this process, call attention to inconsistencies and assist in resolving them.

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