Conclusions of the Final Assessment Report (2024)
In accordance with Queen’s University Quality Assurance Processes (QUQAP), the Department of French Studies and its programs were assessed between 2021-2023. This page summarizes the findings of the Final Assessment Report approved by ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Senate in April 2024.
The report highlighted the unit's exceptional teaching, unique culture, and strong spirit of collaboration with other units and faculties.
The full Final Assessment Report—summarizing the external evaluation of the department and its programming, its key strengths, and its opportunities for improvement—can be found below.
TEACHING
- Quality of faculty members is exceptional.
- The review team considered the academic programs to be very strong.
- Faculty members and staff innovate to deliver a high-quality student experience.
- Considerable research in improving pedagogy has been undertaken and the results implemented.
- Students reported that the quality of instructors allowed them to become better speakers, learners, and in some cases, better prepared to be teachers.
- Faculty members undertake graduate supervision and training of students in other graduate programs.
- Student retention rate is very high.
CULTURE
- The climate and approach of the department. The review team noted that the department has a distinct culture and is welcoming to students in other programs.
- The department is collegial and self-reflective, foregrounding discussion of changes and ways to improve.
COLLABORATION
- Professors collaborate effectively among themselves, and with other departments and faculties.
- Facilitated by faculty with expertise and connections to Black Studies, Indigenous Studies and Gender Studies, the department has reviewed courses to make them a place where students can engage in critical thinking about questions related to Indigenization, equity, diversity, inclusion and anti-racism.
- Programs are well aligned with Queen’s strategic goals.