A.A./GEN ED
PROGRAM REVIEW
Karen Borglum, Ed.D.
Assistant Vice President
Curriculum and Articulation
Purpose
Florida 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.
Committee
Karen Borglum- Collegewide
Kurt Ewen- Collegewide
Cheryl Robinson-Winter Park
Melissa Pedone- Osceola, Math/Science
Russell Takashima-West, Math
David Sutton-East, Humanities
Bob Gessner- West, Science
Rob McCaffery-East, Incoming FC President
Chris Borglum- Winter Park, Communications
Bonnie Oliver- East, Social Science
John Niss-Winter Park, Math
Process
Look at where there are “no” or “needs further study.”
Went to CLC, FC, CCC, IAC, SALT
Gather data prior to the discussion
Any group decides that something is “no” or “needs
further study” will need to write up explanation
Establish a repository to house information as we go
through process
Go back to group after the justification has back up data
Recommend actions
Timeline
February- Review tool and data needed
March- Sort through data
April/May- Get on agenda
June/July-review responses and next steps
August-Highlights for academic assembly
September-Gather more information
October – Go back to councils with results
November final document
Results Core Requirement 2.8
FT Faculty adequacy
4 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 courses
There 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 collection
4 groups said “Needs Further Study;” CCC said “Yes.”
Comments
Concern over Lake Nona, but we have 2 librarians now
We need to update our affiliations
We have outdated resources
Results Core Requirement 2.11.2
Adequate physical resources
4 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 privacy
Winter Park needs offices so faculty can confer with students
privately
Results Comprehensive Standard 3.2.9
Policies on appointment and employment of faculty and
staff
4 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 improvement
3 groups said “Yes;” CCC said “No;” and IAC said “Needs
Further Study.”
Comments
The learning outcomes are done, but assessment is not
We have not used the assessment plans as part of IE
We are missing departmental action plans
Results Comprehensive Standard 3.4.6
Practices for determining the amount and level of credit
awarded
3 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
attainment
5 groups said “No”
Comments
We need to add Assessment Day information
There is no data on how students are actually doing
The 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 Nona
We need a definition of learning support, tutoring, testing, and labs
Results Federal Requirement 4.1
Institution evaluates success with respect to student
achievement
4 groups said “Yes;” CLC said “Needs Further Study.”
Comments
Degree completion data is good, but we need success by course
We should add the UCF success data of our students
Results Federal Requirement 4.4.1
Program Length
4 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 programs
4 groups said “Yes;” CCC said “Needs Further Study.”
Comments
We don’t have a policy/procedure for contact to credit hour ratio
Recommendations
Core Requirement 2.8 FT Faculty adequacy
Looked at from student perspective, maybe we should answer by
discipline perspective?
Need breakdown by campus for staffing discussions
CLC in consultation with the Campus Presidents establish a task
force to look at this area more closely
Comprehensive Standard 3.3.1.1Outcomes
Work 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 Resources
CLC 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?