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Awareness of Decisions in
Evaluating Promotion and Tenure
(ADEPT)
Carol Colatrella, Professor,
ADEPT Coordinator, Energeia Editor
ADEPT Construction
• Case studies (career accounts) exemplify
issues raised in ADVANCE Research Team
surveys and research, PTAC deliberations
and surveys, ADVANCE Team meetings
• Instrument activities constructed to
communicate standards and best practices of
evaluation
• Instrument designed to raise awareness of
how bias and preferences affect evaluation
processes
Promotion and Tenure ADVANCE
Committee (PTAC)
• Studied bias and preferences in scholarly
literature on evaluation
• Inventoried unit evaluation procedures
• Discussed critical issues in advancement,
mentoring, evaluation
• Designed survey of GT faculty
• Contributed ideas & counsel for ADEPT
PTAC 2003 Report
• Bias in Faculty Development and Evaluation
• Promotion and Tenure Practices across
Georgia Tech
• Summary of 2003 PTAC Survey Results
• Recommended Best Practices in RPT
Processes
• Awareness of Decisions in Evaluation of
Promotion and Tenure
ADEPT
• Designed to prepare candidates and
members of evaluation committees
• Website at http://www.adept.gatech.edu with
downloadable instrument
• Website contains case studies of careers;
annotated, linked bibliography of bias in
evaluation; links to GT Resources
• ADEPT instrument contains activities for
individuals and groups
ADEPT Career Case Studies
• Currently nine in SMET fields
• Represent range of rank, gender, ethnic
characteristics
• Describe diverse professional issues: leave
of absence, variation in productivity,
interdisciplinarity
• Intended for group discussion and individual
consideration
Bibliography of Bias in Evaluation
• Approximately 120 annotated entries drawn
from scholarly and journalistic accounts of
evaluation issues
• Issues include social characteristics,
professional barriers and facilitators,
evaluation criteria
• Linked to ADEPT activities
GT Faculty Development
Online Resources
www.adept.gatech.edu/LibraryGTResources.ht
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• ADVANCE website & research
• ADEPT website & activities
• 2003 PTAC report & survey
• College links to evaluation information &
documents
• Faculty Handbook
• Office of Faculty Support Services
Case Study Discussion &
ADEPT Session
Career Coaching and Chair’s Sessions participants
Room 149 -- ADEPT instrument available until 12:15
Other Participants
Room 334 and 335 to discuss case studies
Room 149 – ADEPT instrument after lunch (1:30pm)
Lunch at 12:15
1st Floor Atrium – boxed lunches