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Program Review Summary & Unit Plan
Unit/Area: Computer Application Systems
Division/Area to Which You Report: Applied Technology and Business
Author(s) of this Unit Plan: Mary Dermody
Today’s Date: March, 2011
School Year Program Review Completed:
Audience: IPBC; Program Review Committee; Deans/Unit Administrators; Budget Committee
Purpose: To provide evidence of progress on from previous year and to provide input into planning for subsequent years.
Instructions: If you have completed your unit plan last year, please update your timeline and answer the questions below. If you are
updating/changing your timeline, list the appropriate year in which revisions were made.
1A. Problem Statement: Summarize your original Program Review conclusions (or if this was done in last year’s unit plan, please
update).
1B. Analysis: What was the basis for these new and/or continuing conclusions?
The original Program Review showed that the CAS self-paced lab had a high percentage of non-success resulting from students
that “disappear” without notice during the semester. The goal of the inquiry rock project is to improve success and productivity
in the self-paced lab courses, as shown by the enrollment management data.
This year there has been an increase in lab enrollments because most the CAS lab classes are being offered in an online or hybrid
environment. We will be able to measure the success rate of student completion at the end of the semester, but we are feeling
very optimistic that the online program is working and will continue to expand.
2. Student Learning Outcomes Inventory
a. What percentage of courses in your discipline have Student Learning Outcomes developed? __100%___
b. How many Student Learning Outcomes are there on average per course? ___3__
c. What percentage of course CLO’S/SLOs in your discipline has been assessed? __50%___
d. What percentage of courses in your discipline have had the assessments reflected upon, or discussed with colleagues, or discussed with
the college at large? __50%___
e. Has your discipline determined any actions that might be taken as a result of this data, or insights?
This is an ongoing process, we continue to gather all of the data from the classes and do an analysis of the results from the assessments. When
indicated, we will institute remediation where necessary.
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3. List your accomplishments. How do they relate to your program review, unit planning and SLO work? Please cite any relevant
data elements (e.g., efficiency, persistence, FT/PT faculty ratios, SLO assessment results, external accreditation demands, etc.).
We have met and written CLO/SLOs and Rubrics for all of CAS courses. These have all been entered in ELumen.
CAS has converted all the CAS 1 – unit lab courses to online learning format.
CAS has assessed 50% of our classes and where needed, instruction has been modified or changed to meet the subject
CLO/SLO’s.
We have all of our adjunct instructors trained on BB 9.0
4. List your new and continuing unit goals. Based upon what you accomplished, do you have any changes you are making to your
goals or timeline? Please make any revisions to the timeline on the next page.
Continuing goals (if you did not do a unit plan, skip to the next box):
Our continuing major goals remain unchanged from last year: improve student success and retention, and increase breadth of
course offerings. Although our goal of improving student success and retention was listed with a one-year time frame on last
year’s unit plan, we regard this as an ongoing goal.
We will continue our SLO development, with the goal of assessing 100% of our courses and revising our courses as needed
based on the assessments.
We will continue to meet with our Advisory Committee to ensure our program remains aligned with the needs of our community
New goals:
We will have adjuncts write CLO/SLOs, rubrics and assessments for classes they are teaching.
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CAS focuses on updating our programs to reflect the latest technologies and office skills. Our goal is to provide quality
instruction in the most current software in MS Office, and Windows Operating Systems.
CAS will offer a new course in Social Networking using Web 2.0 Tools to help students build online business communities.
5. Discuss how these goals support the college Strategic Plan goals and/or strategies.
Continuing goals (if you did not do a unit plan, skip to the next box):
Goal A1: Increase familiarity of Chabot and its programs throughout the community.
Our Advisory Committee meetings increase the familiarity of our program with the local business community.
Goal A4: Find multiple ways to deliver instruction and services for all.
The open-entry, self-paced CAS lab and our online courses provide popular alternatives to the tradition classroom instruction.
These courses support hundreds of students, many of whom would not otherwise be able or willing to take these courses.
Goal B4: Assess student learning outcomes to improve and expand instruction and services.
The CAS department fully supports and is working to implement the SLO process throughout our program.
New goals:
Participate in the Business Department Advisory Committee meetings.
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6. Solution: Cut and paste your previous timeline and update the “Accomplished?” column, if necessary. Detail the plan for
accomplish your goals. If you are making revisions to your activities or timeline, please indicate that in the “Revised?” column.
Unit Action Plan Timeline
No.
Timeline
Milestone Activity
Person(s)
Responsible
Accomplished?
Yes/No/
In Progress*
Revised?
Yes / No
If yes, list
revision year
Do you need
additional funds
to support this
activity?
Yes/No
If, yes, what
type?**
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1 year S09-S10
Survey non-completing CAS lab students to determine why Dermody/O’Toole No
students left
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2 years, S08-S10
Increase breadth of courses: CAS 55, CAS 92 A-D, and new Dermody/O’Toole No
courses for integration with other applications in the Adobe
Creative Suite.
3
3 years, F08-F11
Integrate SLOAC into all courses
No
FTEF’s
Reduced
No
FTEF’s
Reduced
Dermody/O’Toole In progress
4
1 year
CAS 55 will be offered in an online format to increase enrollment.
Dermody
Yes
5
1 year
CAS 99W – Web 2.0 Tools
O’Toole
No
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* Note: As you may be carrying over or planning new activities for this planning cycle, this column should list that all activities are “In Progress.”
** List types such as “equipment,” “supplies,” “staffing,” “contractual services,” etc…
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Unit Plan: Full-Time Faculty/Adjunct Staffing Request(s) [Acct. Category 1000]
Unit: Computer Application Systems
Division or Area to Which You Report: Applied Technology and Business
Author(s) of this Unit Plan: Mary Dermody, Judy O’Toole, Wayne Phillips
Date: March 2011
Audience: Faculty Prioritization Committee and Administration
Purpose: Providing explanation and justification for new and replacement positions for full-time faculty and adjuncts
Instructions: Please justify the need for your request. Be sure to include reference to Goals/Objectives from Part II, and Strategic Planning
Priorities. Please cite any evidence or data to support your request, including enrollment management data (EM Summary by Term) for the most
recent three years, student success data (EM Success report), and any other pertinent information. For EM data, go to http://help/EMC/ (from on
campus—college intranet). If you have not worked with EM data previously, seek assistance from your division dean or CEMC rep.
1. Number of new faculty requested in this discipline: __2___
2. Rationale for your proposal. Include such things as enrollment, persistence, FT/PT faculty ratios, SLO assessment
results, external accreditation demands, etc. Anything that led you to request this position should be included.
Request for FT CAS Position
Replacement for the anticipated retirement, Judy O’Toole. Our current class load is 6.0 FTEF. We will have 1 full-time faculty, and
one full-time faculty split between CAS and ESYS. The goal would be to have at least 50% of courses to be taught by full-time
faculty.
Full time faculty positions are needed to support the Strategic Plan Goals as follows.
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A4-A increase online enrollment
CAS courses require continuous updates to keep pace with standard business applications. Full-time faculty support is needed to revise the
high percentage of online courses offered by the discipline. Without the full-time support all courses cannot be maintained at the pace
needed to meet industry needs.
B4 Assess Student Learning Outcomes
Full-time faculty are critical for completing the assessment loop for SLOs. Currently, a large percentage of courses are being taught and
assessed by adjunct faculty. Without the support from full-time faculty to accumulate and evaluate the assessment data, there will be less
opportunity to incorporate these data into new course updates.
3. Statements about the alignment with the strategic plan and program review are required. Indicate here any
information from advisory committees or outside accreditation reviews that is pertinent to the proposal.
4.
Both the Business Advisory Committee and the CAS Advisory Committee recommended offering classes in Project
Management, SharePoint and Social Networking. Additional full time faculty are needed to develop these courses.
5. Attachments:
 EM Summary by Term report for the appropriate discipline or cluster of disciplines.
 EM Success report for the appropriate discipline or cluster of disciplines.
Unit Plan: Classified Staffing Request(s) [Acct. Category 2000]
Unit:
Division or Area to Which You Report:
Author(s) of this Unit Plan: Mary Dermody, Judy O’Toole, Wayne Phillips
Date: March 2001-12
Audience: Administrative Staff
Purpose: Providing explanation and justification for new and replacement positions for full-time and part-time regular (permanent) classified
positions (New, augmented and replacement positions)
Instructions: Please justify the need for your request. Be sure to include reference to Goals/Objectives from Part II, and Strategic Planning
Priorities. Please cite any evidence or data to support your request. If this position is categorically funded, include and designate the
funding source of new categorically-funded position where continuation is contingent upon available funding.
Justifications should include rationale for requesting the position. Rationale should include specific reference to, where
necessary and appropriate:
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Data from student learning and service area outcomes
Connection to program review
Relationship to institutional priorities
Impact on enrollment and revenue
Safety
Mandates
Workload distribution (impact on other’s work)
1. Rationale for your proposal. Please include the rationale from your program review and unit plan. Rationale should
include things such as student learning and service area data and outcomes, difficulty in serving students, health and
safety concerns and/or any other information that speaks to the criteria listed previously.
CAS has no full-time classified staff support. Learning assistants are a valuable asset to providing student success.
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2. Statements about the alignment with the strategic plan and program review are required. Indicate here any information
from advisory committees or outside accreditation reviews that is pertinent to the proposal.
Strategic Plan B2
a. Increase success and persistence in key transfer pathways.
b. Leaning assistants are a valuable aid in increasing student success, especially with at-risk students.
c. Rent ion rates increase, this allows students to enroll in multiple CAS courses.
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Program Review: Request for Resources
Discipline: Computer Application Systems
Division or Area to Which You Report: App Tech & Business
Author(s): Mary Dermody, Judy O’Toole, Wayne Phillips
Date: 3/11/2011
Audience: Budget, Deans
Purpose: To be read and responded to by Budget Committee.
Instructions: Please fill in the following as needed to justify your requests. Text boxes below will expand as you type. To list the items you are requesting,
please complete the accompanying Excel spreadsheets for the items you are requesting in the 4000, 5000, and 6000 account categories, as needed, along
with the justification for these requests below.
Equipment Requests [Acct. Category 6000]
Please note: Equipment requests are for equipment whose unit cost is over $200
Brief Title of Request (Project Name): CAS classroom/lab modernization
Building/Location: Building 1600, rooms 1602, 1611, 1615
Request Amount (include tax and shipping): 45,000
Description of the specific equipment or materials requested:
Computer peripherals and wireless access points for three classrooms to support the computing applications required for a modern office
environment:
Wireless access points in rooms 1602, 1611, 1615
Webcams for PCs in 1611 and 1615
Flatbed scanners and color laser printers for 1611 and 1615
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iPad tablets, peripherals, and mobile secure storage rack for 1615
What educational programs or institutional purposes does this equipment support?
This supports the Computer Application Systems courses and will be directly used by students in these courses.
Briefly describe how your request relates specifically to meeting the Educational Master Plan and the Strategic Plan Goals and support the goals and
outcomes detailed in your Unit Action Plan (Part II, Section 2)?
The labor market characteristics and projections in the Educational Master Plan (table 11, page 33) lists office and administrative support
occupations as the area with the largest projected job growth with 59,247 projected job openings. Computer Application Systems provides the
programs to train students for these jobs.
The Educational Master Plan Academic Services Goals that relate to this request are:
Staff Development Related to Instruction – Support students and staff in their use of appropriate technology. Modern offices now utilize
scanners, webcams, mobile tablet devices, and color output devices on a daily basis. To properly train the students in the applications that utilize
these devices, we need to provide the needed modern technology.
Program Planning, Program Development - Develop a distinctive set of offerings in comparison with other East Bay educational
institutions, including a small number of flagship programs. CAS courses promoting the use of the latest technology promote the image of a
college with modern and relevant programs.
Curriculum Development to Increase Student Success and Improve Learning - Develop courses and services to help new students figure
out how to get through the college successfully and to transfer or move on the next phase in their lives. Students use the skills learned in CAS
courses as they progress through college and into the workforce, regardless of their major.
Why is this equipment necessary?
Immediate health, safety, or security issues
Increases enrollment
Prevents further deterioration of facilities
Replaces deteriorated equipment or facilities
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Shows cost advantage due to rising prices
Provides visibility for the Bond Program
Briefly describe how the above criteria are satisfied:
Modern equipment will make the courses more relevant and desirable to the students. A modern computer lab provides visibility for the Bond
Program.
What is the consequence of not funding the equipment?
The most severe criticism of a technology program is that the training equipment is outdated or inadequate. While the current lab is adequate, we
must plan for the ever-increasing expectations and requirements.
What alternative approaches have been considered to meet programmatic demands for this equipment?
How many students will be impacted by the purchase of this equipment? Approx. 300 students/year
Do students use this equipment?
yes
no
Is this equipment a replacement?
yes
no
Staffing requirements for new equipment (number of staff, are they available, training, etc.):
Number of Staff none
Are they available
Will training be required?
yes
no
At whose cost?
We will be seeking funds for adjunct faculty training for the new curriculum for the mobile tablet applications.
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What are the estimated ongoing costs (for maintenance, etc.)? estimated $2,000 for supplies and replacements.
Are there potential utility costs/savings? no
Is this request CTE (Career Technical Education) Eligible?
yes
no
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Program Review: Request for Resources
Discipline: Computer Application Systems
Division or Area to Which You Report: App Tech & Business
Author(s): Mary Dermody, Judy O’Toole, Wayne Phillips
Date: 3/11/2011
Audience: Budget, Deans
Purpose: To be read and responded to by Budget Committee.
Instructions: Please fill in the following as needed to justify your requests. Text boxes below will expand as you type. To list the items you are requesting, please complete
the accompanying Excel spreadsheets for the items you are requesting in the 4000, 5000, and 6000 account categories, as needed, along with the justification for
these requests below.
Equipment Requests [Acct. Category 6000]
Please note: Equipment requests are for equipment whose unit cost is over $200
Brief Title of Request (Project Name): Chabot Cisco Networking Academy Lab Update
Building/Location: Building 1600, rooms 1602
Request Amount (include tax and shipping): $16,000
Description of the specific equipment or materials requested:
Cisco is updating the lab equipment requirements for the Networking Academies, effective for the new curriculum release due this Fall. This
request is for eight Cisco Integrated Services Routers to replace the existing lab equipment.
What educational programs or institutional purposes does this equipment support?
This supports the Chabot Cisco Networking Academy courses, CAS 92A, B, C, and D, and will be directly used by students in these courses.
Briefly describe how your request relates specifically to meeting the Educational Master Plan and the Strategic Plan Goals and support the goals and outcomes
detailed in your Unit Action Plan (Part II, Section 2)?
The new equipment is needed to support the continuing operations of our existing courses, CAS 92A, B, C, and D.
The labor market characteristics and projections in the Educational Master Plan (table 11, page 33) lists office and administrative support
occupations as the area with the largest projected job growth with 59,247 projected job openings. Computer Application Systems provides the
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programs to train students for these jobs.
The Educational Master Plan Academic Services Goals that relate to this request are:
Staff Development Related to Instruction – Support students and staff in their use of appropriate technology. Cisco is the industry leader in
networking technology, and their updates to the Cisco Networking Academy curriculum maintain alignment with current industry standards.
Program Planning, Program Development - Develop a distinctive set of offerings in comparison with other East Bay educational
institutions, including a small number of flagship programs. By updating immediately to the latest curriculum, the Chabot Cisco Networking
Academy will not fall behind other academies in the area.
Why is this equipment necessary?
Immediate health, safety, or security issues
Increases enrollment
Prevents further deterioration of facilities
Replaces deteriorated equipment or facilities
Shows cost advantage due to rising prices
Provides visibility for the Bond Program
Briefly describe how the above criteria are satisfied:
Modern equipment will make the courses more relevant and desirable to the students. A modern computer lab provides visibility for the Bond
Program.
What is the consequence of not funding the equipment?
The most severe criticism of a technology program is that the training equipment is outdated or inadequate. Cisco has classified our current
networking lab equipment as “end-of-life” status.
What alternative approaches have been considered to meet programmatic demands for this equipment?
Without the new Cisco Integrated Services Routers we will be unable to update to the new Cisco curriculum.
How many students will be impacted by the purchase of this equipment? Approx. 40 students per session, 5 sessions per year.
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Do students use this equipment?
yes
no
Is this equipment a replacement?
yes
no
Staffing requirements for new equipment (number of staff, are they available, training, etc.):
Number of Staff none
Are they available
Will training be required?
yes
no
At whose cost?
Training sessions provided by Cisco at no or minimal cost through our Regional Academy affiliation, Ohlone College. Should adjunct
faculty teach these courses in the future, we would request training funds for the adjuncts.
What are the estimated ongoing costs (for maintenance, etc.)? estimated $2,000 for supplies and replacements.
Are there potential utility costs/savings? Yes. The new equipment is more energy-efficient than the old equipment. Estimated savings, based on 200W total power savings,
44 weeks/yr, $0.15/kWh of $222/yr
Is this request CTE (Career Technical Education) Eligible?
yes
no