General norms for institutes for the conduct of

B10. INDICATION OF PERFORMANCE

The periodic reviews should examine all aspects of the department's training and academic program. Reviewers should consider the departmental mission and goals statements, faculty and staffing issues, the extent to which the department's curriculum is consistent with those statements and with the needs of the trainees being served, evidence that indicates the extent to which the department's service courses give trainees the background they need to take subsequent courses in other departments, evidence that indicates the extent to which the department's major program is successful in enabling trainees to meet the department's academics and training goals, the effectiveness of the department's advising practices, and the success of the department in recruiting and Curricul an quality and effectiveness should be judged in comparison with MET programs at peer departments such as MERI and in comparison with the most recent DGS recommendations on the MET curriculum. When related to the department's goals, further indicators of program quality may include

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  Students performance in seminars,
  
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  departmental comprehensive examinations,
  
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  course-embedded assessment,
  
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  undergraduate research activities,
  
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  efficiency of workshop training programmes
  
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  consulting experiences, and
  
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  national competitions and examinations,
  
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  actuarial examinations,
  
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  Other indicators include trainee evaluations that are obtained through surveys and interviews.
  
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  Reviewers should also consider the accomplishments of the trainees of the department's programs and, where appropriate, the number of MET trainees produced compared to peer departments and to national averages,
  
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  the success of the 10+2 trainees who fair in proficiency exams ,
  
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  the success of bachelor's degree recipients who fair in proficiency exams, and the employability of the department's trainees or bachelor's graduates.
  
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  Reviewers should also address institutional and departmental resources, including physical facilities and library resources.
  

B11. PROGRAM FACULTY AND STAFFING