Instructional Planning Yearly Update
Date __05/15/14___________________
Department __Welding___
Division ___NAS__________________
Goals and Recommendations from Program Plan
List the top five Goals and Recommendations from the last Program Plan and indicate whether they have been met?
Goals / Recommendations from six-year plan In progress
Goal Met
Comments
(identify source
of funding)
Supply Budget: maintain “industry compatible” lab
supplies for Welding students ($2k increase to
Welding base budget).
No
Goal not
met, need
2k
Welding Lab Equipment: fund replacement of all
stick welders ($50k).
Yes
Medium grade remodel of the welding lab: fund 4
additional welding booths, 1 additional grinding
booth and associated infrastructure ($50k).
Yes
Lab equipment for prototyping: lathe and mill
machine ($15k).
No
Yes, fully
funded by
VTEA
Yes, fully
funded by
VTEA
Goal not
met, need
15k
Staffing: fund one ½ time LIA to improve student
learning and to improve student retention/success
factors = 1 LIA, 50%, 10 months, Step 3.
No
Maintenance: maintain “industry compatible” lab
equipment for Welding students ($2k increase to
Welding base budget).
No
Curriculum: for the next four years, fund the
adding of one new welding course per year
(TU’s).
No
The cost of welding consumables has doubled over the past
several years yet our base supply budget has remained
unchanged. The Foundation has other ongoing projects that
involve many of our Welding donors so fundraising is not
possible at this time.
Rock Pfotenhauer and our Welding PC spearheaded this effort.
Welding faculty installed the new machinery over Summer-13.
Rock Pfotenhauer and our Welding PC spearheaded this effort.
Welding faculty spent all of Summer-13 both managing and
physically working on this remodel.
A lathe was donated, but it was recently deemed unusable. Our
goal is to have this equipment online by the end of F-14 so that
we can teach industry-required machining modules in all of
our courses.
Goal not
We currently have three S/A III’s working with our students
met, need 1 30 hours/week across 6 welding sections. Faculty spend many
LIA, 50%, 10 hours training their S/A’s only to have them leave campus in
months, Step 6-12 months. Furthermore, given we train industry-grade
3
welders, we are in need of lab assistants with more knowledge
and experience.
Goal not
50% of our lab equipment is 20+ years old. If we are to remain
met, need
a viable training venue, we must begin to upgrade our
2k
equipment to meet industry standards. The Foundation has
other projects that involve many of our Welding donors so
fundraising is not possible at this time.
Goal not met, Welding faculty have discussed the industry-driven need for us
need 3.25
to teach the following courses: advanced architectural
tu’s per year
ironwork, aircraft aluminum, advanced TIG, flux core and
for 4 yrs.
silicon bronze brazing. No funding has been identified for
Staff Development: fund staff development to
update industry certifications and explore new
emerging technologies like aircraft aluminum and
silicon bronze brazing ($2k/year)
Staffing: fund a campus-wide internship
coordinator to develop internship opportunities for
students in all programs on campus.
No
Goal not
met, need
2k per yr.
No
Goal not
met, need 1
LIA, 50%, 10
months
equipment purchases to support these new courses. We hope to
hold a few of these courses at the SGTC.
The Foundation has other ongoing projects that involve many
of our Welding donors so fundraising is not possible at this
time.
Currently the Welding PC is coordinating all aspects of the
Welding internship and job shadowing program.
Approximately fifteen students/year are placed in the Welding
internship and job shadowing program.
New Goals and Recommendations
List any new goals and recommendations identified by the department
Goal/Recommendation
Cost
Explanation/Evidence of Need
Since 7 out of 9 goals have not been acted on,
and are still valid, our dept would prefer to
continue focusing on meeting these goals.
SLO Assessment Progress: In a sentence or two, describe where your department should be on the Revolving Wheel of Assessment (what
assessment you should have done in the last year) and what was actually done. If you’re not sure where you should be on the Revolving Wheel
contact the SLO Coordinator (x6366). If any task was not completed, explain why.
The Welding Department continues to be successful in following the revolving wheel timeline without waiver. W154 and W156 were assessed
this year -- W150 and W151 will be assessesed next year.
Fill out the Assessment Results section below.
SLO Assessment Results: List SLO assessments, dialogues, and priorities identified as a result of your assessment below. Attach
Departmental Assessment Analysis Forms completed in the last two semesters.
Core Competency, Course
SLO, or CTE Program SLO
Assessed. Example: all course
SLOs for English 1A, 1B and 2
All course SLO’s for W 154
Date of meeting where
analysis / dialogue took
place. Example: Department
Meeting 8/27/10
07/1/13
All course SLO’s for W 156
12/2/13
Priorities identified for program as a result of assessment. Example:
Develop strategies for teaching research and documentation skills; share
rubrics for research papers; provide more instructional support outside of
class.
More availability of testing equipment; more hands-on design scenarios;
dedicated support staff to help with hands-on assignments; LIA to support
and maintain lab equipment for weekly labs; additional tutors to assist
students with weekly, hands-on labs.
Create more labs; create a tutoring workshop for potential student tutors;
continue tutoring availability during class; explore additional student
tutoring options.