Weaknesses:
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Using MARC as financial support to help institution recruit 'better' students/ Dean wants to recruit 'better' students for improved graduation rates (instead of focusing on improvement for existing students)
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No institutional impact/improvement demonstrated
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What's called "Objectives" is not - really activities
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Some Objectives are not Measurable
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No evidence of administrative support
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Tone is institution-centered instead of student-centered (addressing needs of institute instead of students)
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Faculty teaching load limits time for research/research training although proposed academic year/intramural research for students
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Low proposed outcomes, only 33% to go on to PhD programs - questionable. Is this an improvement over baseline. Not clear.
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No goal stated/Abstract is not logical, no overall BIG PICTURE
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No data on quality of student pool
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Numbers listed in abstract are not informative (no base line, from X to Y in Z amount of time not stated)
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Giving past PhD track record at institution, the number of 12 MARC slots seems too high
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Increase graduation rates of current students not the focus
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No mentioned of the required summer research training experience