Create an institutional white paper on the topic of assessing institutional effectiveness for the sake of improving service for students in institutions of higher education. The parameters for the white paper will be explained below. However, the goal for this assignment will be for you to create a white paper to be shared with university experts and others both within the organization and throughout the community as a artifact of thought leadership regarding this important area.
Your work should come in the form of a formal APA paper and come in the following components.
• Component 1: Introduction and a definition of what it means to assess institutional effectiveness.
• Component 2: A description of the degree to which the assessment of institutional effectiveness can effect students.
• Component 3: An exploration of the application of this concept and its ultimate impacts on the students themselves.
Please ensure in executing this assignment that you make specific references to the readings provided as well as the utilization of at least five outside references which can be used to support your ideas presented. The use of outside sources is important because even though the materials provided for this course are excellent, as a graduate student you are expected to be able to consult a variety of sources regarding a given topic and synthesize that scholarly input into a thoughtful set of recommendations, conclusions, etc.
