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Hi Brynjulf and All else, I really appreciate your admonition for 'buyer beware'. It's advice that has not diminished in value since it was first delivered. However, and I think that you would readily agree with me, the 'seller', especially an academic institution, has the responsibility of delivering a quality product. I emphasise academic institutions in this manner precisely because of a word that you use: 'certified'. I greatly respect Norm and Dick with respect to the quintessentially abstract nature of the study itself, and I do not want by my comments for it to be construed that this should all be cut and dried and packaged. These issues are far more complex than such a model or checklist would allow for; however, I reflect on some of the discussions that I have seen as seeking to conflate the marketplace with the academy without regard for the potential consequences. So, what merits one for an academic position? Is good practice and the ability to communicate that good practice enough? Should it be? Regards, Ellen %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%