a.a./gen ed program review karen borglum, ed.d. assistant vice president curriculum and articulation

A.A./GEN ED PROGRAM REVIEWKaren Borglum, Ed.D.

Assistant Vice President

Curriculum and Articulation

PurposeFlorida Statute 1001.03

(13) Cyclic review of postsecondary academic programs- The State Board of Education shall provide for the cyclic review of all academic programs in community colleges at least every 7 years. Program reviews shall document how individual academic programs are achieving state student learning and program objectives within the context of the institution’s mission. The results of the program reviews shall inform strategic planning, program development, and budgeting decisions at the institution level.

CommitteeKaren Borglum- CollegewideKurt Ewen- CollegewideCheryl Robinson-Winter ParkMelissa Pedone- Osceola, Math/ScienceRussell Takashima-West, MathDavid Sutton-East, HumanitiesBob Gessner- West, ScienceRob McCaffery-East, Incoming FC PresidentChris Borglum- Winter Park, CommunicationsBonnie Oliver- East, Social ScienceJohn Niss-Winter Park, Math

ProcessLook at where there are “no” or “needs further study.”Went to CLC, FC, CCC, IAC, SALTGather data prior to the discussionAny group decides that something is “no” or “needs

further study” will need to write up explanationEstablish a repository to house information as we go

through processGo back to group after the justification has back up dataRecommend actions

TimelineFebruary- Review tool and data neededMarch- Sort through dataApril/May- Get on agendaJune/July-review responses and next stepsAugust-Highlights for academic assemblySeptember-Gather more informationOctober – Go back to councils with resultsNovember final document

Results Core Requirement 2.8FT Faculty adequacy4 groups indicated “Needs further study”; Faculty Council

said “No.”Comments

Humanities numbers are high; how are we breaking it down?A.A. in Art; there are no full-time faculty in PGY coursesThere are disturbing numbers of FT faculty in developmental math We are not meeting demand which means we don’t hire part-time

faculty and then full-time ratio gets inflated

Results Core Requirement 2.9 Adequate library collection4 groups said “Needs Further Study;” CCC said “Yes.”Comments

Concern over Lake Nona, but we have 2 librarians nowWe need to update our affiliationsWe have outdated resources

Results Core Requirement 2.11.2 Adequate physical resources4 groups said “Yes;” Faculty Council said “No.”Comments

Osceola students have no quiet place to study or for Student Affairs

Osceola doubles up on faculty office space, no privacyWinter Park needs offices so faculty can confer with students

privately

Results Comprehensive Standard 3.2.9 Policies on appointment and employment of faculty and

staff4 groups said “Yes;” Faculty Council said “No.”Comments

There isn’t a definition of insubordination, and we need a policy to differentiate between professor and instructor

Results Comprehensive Standard 3.3.1.1 Identifies outcomes, assesses the extent of achievement

and provides evidence of improvement3 groups said “Yes;” CCC said “No;” and IAC said “Needs

Further Study.”Comments

The learning outcomes are done, but assessment is notWe have not used the assessment plans as part of IEWe are missing departmental action plans

Results Comprehensive Standard 3.4.6 Practices for determining the amount and level of credit

awarded3 groups said “Yes;” CCC and Faculty Council said “No.”Comments

We need to explore contact to credit hours ratio

Results Comprehensive Standard 3.5.1 College-level competencies within in Gen Ed, evidence of

attainment5 groups said “No”Comments

We need to add Assessment Day informationThere is no data on how students are actually doingThe map of Gen Ed is not completed

Results Comprehensive Standard 3.8.3 Sufficient number of qualified staff in library and other

learning resources 4 groups said “Needs Further Study;” CCC said “Yes.”Comments

Needs further study due to Lake NonaWe need a definition of learning support, tutoring, testing, and labs

Results Federal Requirement 4.1 Institution evaluates success with respect to student

achievement4 groups said “Yes;” CLC said “Needs Further Study.”Comments

Degree completion data is good, but we need success by courseWe should add the UCF success data of our students

Results Federal Requirement 4.4.1 Program Length4 groups said “Yes;” Faculty Council said “Needs Further

Study.”Comments

We should do a study to investigate the “other core requirements” that add to program length

Results Federal Requirement 4.9.1 Policies and procedures for determining credit hours

awarded for courses and programs4 groups said “Yes;” CCC said “Needs Further Study.”Comments

We don’t have a policy/procedure for contact to credit hour ratio

RecommendationsCore Requirement 2.8 FT Faculty adequacy

Looked at from student perspective, maybe we should answer by discipline perspective?

Need breakdown by campus for staffing discussionsCLC in consultation with the Campus Presidents establish a task

force to look at this area more closely

Comprehensive Standard 3.3.1.1OutcomesWork with the Academic Deans to create Departmental Action

Plans

Recommendations Continued Comprehensive Standard 3.4.6 Contact Hours

CLC asks CCC to review practices and establish some principles and guidelines in conjunction with academic departments

Comprehensive Standard 3.8.3 Learning ResourcesCLC assigns task force to include Deans of Learning Support and

Library Directors to create definitions and responsibilities of learning resources areas

Recommendations for 2017

This review will inform our reaffirmation visit What are the thoughts from the CLC as to how we conduct this

review in 2017?