Title :
Technology in education: A model for evaluating academic tenure
Author_Institution :
St. Mary´´s Univ. Coll., Calgary, AB, Canada
Abstract :
A mathematical model related with Bayes´ theorem is used to determine the tenure status of faculty members using criteria such as teaching, research, professional development, committee assignments and community service. The tenure status is determined by scale factors assigned to different activities and accepted levels of cumulative achievements.
Keywords :
Bayes methods; educational technology; mathematical analysis; teaching; Bayes theorem; academic tenure; committee assignments; community service; education technology; mathematical model; professional development; teaching; Education; Bayes´ Theorem; Tenure;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Technology and Development (ICCTD), 2010 2nd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cairo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8844-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8845-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICCTD.2010.5645885
