The PULSE community is encouraging the use of the BioCore Guide to help faculty interpret the core concepts of Vision and Change as part of their Vision and Change certification project.
According to the PULSE community:
"We would like to invite PULSE community members to engage with the work of life science departmental transformation by using our PULSE Vision & Change Rubric Data Collection Portal to enter data for their life sciences programs. The rubrics were created to help stimulate the widespread adoption of the recommendations outlined in the 2011 Vision and Change and can provide a structure for departmental reflection and discussion regarding topics relevant to program transformation. The rubric portal has been designed to capture data on where life science departments are along a spectrum of V&C recommendation adoption and collect feedback on the PULSE Vision & Change Rubrics.
Currently, we are engaged with eight institutions in a pilot certification program to assess the degree to which life sciences departments have adopted the principles outlined in the Vision and Change report. The PULSE Vision & Change Rubrics are a key component of the certification evaluation. However, to develop the standards for certification we are seeking input from a large number of programs at institutions of all types. To easily collect rubric data we have created an online rubric portal. To assist departments with interpretation of the rubric criteria, we have assembled a detailed instruction manual. We are interested in institutions using the rubrics, Instruction Manual, and accompanying BioCore Guide, a nationally validated tool, to help faculty interpret the core concepts of Vision and Change, to engage in a self-reflective process and act as Self-Study Pilot Members."