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FACULTY PERCEPTION OF DEPARTMENT HEAD/CHAIR - PHYSICAL THERAPY
California State University, Fresno


This survey may be conducted for two purposes: (1) to assist the department head/chair to become a more effective administrator, and (2) to assist those responsible for evaluating the head/chair’s effectiveness to make a valid assessment. Either purpose will be best served if you make an effort to reflect on the head/chair’s overall performance and provide a fair and honest representation of the head/chair in your responses. It will be helpful if you can identify both strengths and weaknesses. This survey will take you approximately 20 minutes to complete. Please allow enough time to provide thoughtful responses. To encourage objectivity, you are asked not to identify yourself. Results of the survey will be summarized for all respondents. Your responses to open-ended questions will be provided verbatim to the department head/chair. Thus, you will want to avoid comments that would reveal your identify.
 
 

Part I. RESPONSIBILITIES

The questions below describe responsibilities which many department heads/chairs pursue. Rate the performance of your department head/chair over the past year on each of these responsibilities by selecting the answer which best represents your judgment. If you feel you have an insufficient basis for making a rating on a given responsibility, indicate 'omit response'.

Poor Fair In Between Good Outstanding Omit Response
1. Attending to essential administrative tasks (e.g., class scheduling, staffing, finances/budgeting, facilities)
2. Fostering good teaching in the department (e.g., encourages course updating, use of appropriate technology, attending to student feedback)
3. Assisting in securing funding from external sources (e.g., grants, contracts, gifts, partnerships)
4. Leading in establishing and monitoring progress on annual or biannual department goals
5. Guiding the development of sound procedures for assessing faculty performance
6. Facilitating successful recruitment and selection of promising faculty
7. Communicating the department’s needs (e.g., personnel, space, monetary, technology) to the dean and other appropriate administrators
8. Developing collegiality/cooperation among faculty members
9. Stimulating research, scholarly activity, and/or creative endeavors in the department
10. Guiding the development of a sound long-range plan to carry out departmental programs
Poor Fair In Between Good Outstanding Omit Response
11. Promoting a positive image of the department within the campus community
12. Fostering the development of each faculty member’s special talents or interests
13. Ensuring that new faculty and staff are acquainted with departmental procedures, priorities, and expectations
14. Clearly communicating expectations of the campus administration to the faculty
15. Stimulating or rejuvenating faculty vitality/enthusiasm
16. Facilitating curriculum development
17. Establishing trust between himself/herself and members of the faculty
18. Promoting a positive image of the department to off-campus constituencies
19. Rewarding faculty in accordance with their contributions to the department
20. Ensuring the assessment of student learning outcomes is meaningful and ongoing
21. Actively supporting student recruitment and retention efforts
 
 
Part II. PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

To what degree do the items below represent a “strength” or a “weakness” of your head/chair? Select the answer that best corresponds to your judgment. Omit if you feel unable to make a valid judgment.
Definite Weakness More in Weakness than a Strength In Between More a Strength than a Weakness Definite Strength Omit Response
22. Problem solving ability
23. Demonstrates caring
24. Practical judgement
25. Trustworthy
26. Flexibility/adaptability in dealing with individuals/situations
27. Fairness
28. Organizational skills
29. Consistency
30. Enterprising
31. Institution-centered
32. Clarity
 
 
Part III. ADMINISTRATIVE METHODS

To what degree do the following statements represent a “strength” or a “weakness” of your department head/chair? Select the answer which best corresponds to your judgment. Omit items where you feel unable to make a valid judgment.
Definite Weakness More a Weakness than a Strength In Between More a Strength than a Weakness Definite Strength Omit Response
33. Allocates faculty responsibilities in an effective and equitable manner
34. Reduces, resolves, and/or prevents conflict among departmental faculty members
35. Assists faculty in developing their own goals and priorities
36. Makes sound suggestions for developing/changing departmental directions/priorities
37. Effectively advocates for departmental interests to higher authorities
38. Demonstrates that high faculty morale is vital to him/her
39. Tries out new ideas with the faculty
40. Sees to it that faculty members are working up to capacity
41. Looks out for the personal welfare of individual faculty members
42. Lets faculty members know what is expected of them
Definite Weakness More a Weakness than a Strength In Between More a Strength than a Weakness Definite Strength Omit Response
43. Promotes inclusiveness and diversity among students and faculty
44. Makes sure the work of the faculty is coordinated
45. Explains the basis for his/her decisions
46. Lets faculty members know when they have done a good job
47. Makes sure his/her part in the department is understood by all members
48. Acts as though visible department accomplishments were vital to him/her
49. Maintains definite standards of performance
50. Puts faculty suggestions into action
51. Facilitates positive relationships between faculty and the clerical/technical staff
52. Encourages teamwork among members of the faculty
53. Provides feedback to faculty on their major activities
 
 
 
Part IV. SUMMARY JUDGEMENT

54. I have confidence in the head/chair's ability to provide future leadership to the department.
 
Strongly Disagree
 
Disagree
 
In Between
 
Agree
 
Strongly Agree
 
Omit Response
 
 
 
55. Overall, this chair provided excellent leadership
 
Strongly Disagree
 
Disagree
 
In Between
 
Agree
 
Strongly Agree
 
Omit Response
 
 
 
56. What are your head/chair's main strengths?
   
 
 
 
57. How might this chair improve his or her performance?
   
 
 
 
58. What are the most important challenges facing the department?
   
 
 
 
59. What changes (e.g. in priorities, organization, policy) would contribute most to improving the future effectiveness of the department?