Table 2.

Logic model for the assessment of the quantitative biology degree program: faculty-focused assessment

Inputs	Strategies	Outputs	Outcomes	Impacts
University faculty in multiple departments University graduate students Faculty at collaborating institutions Grant funding and strategic support University support for collaborative teaching Workshops, in some cases with financial support, for faculty development	Two- to three-day workshops: To help faculty, graduate students, and postdocs enhance their teaching skills (POGIL, PBL) To help faculty develop collaborations across disciplines To help faculty get started in integrating quantitative components in life science teaching Four- to six-day workshops: To collaborate with other institutions in faculty development and disseminate materials for quantitative biology teaching Create one-day consultations with math and computer science faculty for lab instructors to research new quantitative approach and collaborate Offer mathematical development experiences for interested BISC faculty Extend Math Fellows/CISC Fellows program to offer assistance to the faculty supervising the labs Create biologically relevant materials for use in CISC108 (Introduction to Computer Science) Regular brainstorming meetings of faculty in multiple disciplines to discuss teaching, mentoring, and other interdisciplinary educational and research activities	Number of faculty in multiple disciplines who: Are prepared to mentor and teach quantitative biology Value and seek collaborative teaching across disciplines Number of Bio domain areas available for QBIO projects and research Amount of material developed by faculty (at University of Delaware and at other institutions) accessible to faculty teaching courses in quantitative biology Number of books, journal articles, teaching modules, etc., published by university faculty on the teaching of quantitative biology Number of Bio faculty engaged in teaching with quantitative approaches	Greater number of research faculty who: Are mentors and teach quantitative biology Value and seek collaborative teaching across disciplines More diverse bio domain areas available for QBIO projects and research Accessible materials developed by faculty (at University of Delaware and at other institutions) Journal articles and teaching modules published on QBIO Graduate students and postdocs disseminate the culture of quantitative biology teaching and mentoring throughout their careers Books focused on courses in quantitative biology authored by university faculty University hires new faculty focusing on quantitative biology An increasing number of faculty and academic units implement more quantitative skills into the curriculum An increasing number of research faculty mentor undergraduate research in areas of quantitative biology New inter- (multi-)disciplinary courses in math and science developed and offered	University administration implements greater flexibility in workload assignment to facilitate crossdisciplinary teaching and co-teaching National leadership in interdisciplinary and discovery-based teaching Campus-wide expansion of the offering of interdisciplinary courses University culture of incorporating research in teaching and of emphasis in quantitative skills