Example of External Review Report Content

Cover Page

Overview

  • Purpose of report/description of content
  • External review committee member names/titles/institutions
  • Timeline
  • Committee charge
  • Groups interviewed
  • Number of interview attendees
  • Surveys
  • Number of surveys
  • Summary of recommendations/conclusions

Methodology

  • Data collection (e.g., interviews, surveys, self-study, supplemental documents)
  • Interview questions
  • Survey questions
  • Notetaking strategies

*Choose between following the committee charge questions or focusing on the themes found as a result of the data collection/document analysis* 

Committee Charge

  • Question 1 (current state, strengths, challenges, opportunities)
  • Question 2 (current state, strengths, challenges, opportunities)
  • Question 3 (current state, strengths, challenges, opportunities)
  • Question 4 (current state, strengths, challenges, opportunities)
  • Question 5 (current state, strengths, challenges, opportunities)

Themes

  • Introduction
  • Theme 1 (e.g., current state, strengths, challenges and opportunities)
  • Theme 2 (e.g., current state, strengths, challenges and opportunities)
  • Theme 3 (e.g., current state, strengths, challenges and opportunities)
  • Theme 4 (e.g., current state, strengths, challenges and opportunities)
  • Theme 5 (e.g., current state, strengths, challenges and opportunities)

Conclusion

The report should be no more than 10 pages, excluding appendices.