Instructional Planning Yearly Update
Department: Welding
Goals / Recommendations from six-year plan In progress yes no
Date: December 11, 2012
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?
Goal Met
(identify source of funding)
Comments
Establish a larger foundation fund to cover annual program costs that are not supported by welding base budget funds.
This request is especially important because the majority of our instruction involves the use of welding gases which are rising in cost by 20%-
30% yearly
Purchase fire retardant lab stools and benches.
Hire one LIA, 50%, 10 months no no no Cost = $5000
Maintain quality/up-to-date lab materials such as welders, measuring instruments, safety equipment, hand tools and power equipment.
Fund the adding of one new course or existing course per year for the next four years. no no no/augment dept. base funds no/augment dept. base funds
In addition to providing student support, a ½ time
LIA would setup specialized equipment, maintain equipment and troubleshoot welding lab issues.
This would ensure that the lab equipment is adequately prepared and ready for students to use at all times.
The purpose of this request is to maintain “industry compatible” lab and classroom environments for
Welding students.
Training for instructors to stay current no no/augment dept. base funds
It is recommended that the college fund the adding of one new course or existing course per year for the next four years. New courses are needed in areas such as ag welding, welding manufacturing, and industrial processes. These technologies are changing the demands in industry and represent a current/growing need for expertise in the workforce.
This would yield one new course per year. These courses would be rotated. no/augment Fund staff development to update industry
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with emerging welding technologies.
Fund a campus-wide internship coordinator to develop internship opportunities for students. no district conference fund allocation no/augment dept. base funds certifications and explore new emerging technologies. Conferences, workshops and certification training sessions are necessary for industry sanctioned education and for instructors to keep pace with new welding technologies.
$2,000 annually (2 people)
Fund a campus-wide internship coordinator to develop internship opportunities for students in all programs on campus. Through our industry contacts, the Welding department has been able to provide some internships for students, but the time necessary to research/find, secure, coordinate, and track internships is beyond what we can do.
New Goals and Recommendations
Goal/Recommendation
Provide Welding students with a CAD experience via the AutoCad software app.
Provide adjunct reassigned time for major revisions to the curricula precipitated by changes in technology and/or changes in industry standards.
To meet the needs of students who cannot attend face-to-face classes, develop distance learning options
(convert selected courses to provide distance learning options - full or hybrid courses)
Provide Welding students with a computer-aided manufacturing experience via the MasterCam software app.
List any new goals and recommendations identified by the department
Cost Explanation/Evidence of Need
$1,000 annually (for Welding only) To give students the skills required for employment.
2 TU reassigned time annually
(courses are reviewed yearly)
6 TU (2 courses @ 3 TU) for curriculum development
$2,000 annually (for Welding, Engr &
Etech)
Changes in technology and/or changes in industry standards.
Meet the needs of students who cannot attend face-to-face classes. The industrial community is a global one which uses numerous internet-based resources such as youtube and webinars for training. This addition would boost overall enrollments at a minimal cost.
To give students the skills required for employment.
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Sampling of misc department activities:
Welding students joined Etech students in the designing of a cobb bench canopy which resides on horticulture hill.
Attended the 4th Annual Northern California, Oregon, Washington HTEC Conference.
Attended Industrial Maintenance Machinist Mechanic Marketplace consortium meetings.
Welding students joined Santa Clara U students and Etech students in the fabrication of energy bikes for use in Bay Area Summer Science Camps.
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 not every thing was completed, explain why.
All assessments were completed on schedule.
SLO Assessment: 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 SLO's for
English 1A, 1B and 2
WELDING 150: SLO # 1
Assessment
(Analysis Form Below)
“Construct metal fabrications using arc welding techniques ”
Welding 151 SLO #1
Assessment
(Analysis Form Below)
“Demonstrate welding
Date of meeting where analysis / dialogue took place. Example:
Department Meeting
8/27/10
Department Meeting
S-12 (6/30/12)
Department Meeting
S-12 (6/30/12)
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.
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More team critiques of welds with “certification standards” meetings facilitated by the instructor.
More opportunities needed to critique via American Welding
Society (AWS) specs.
.
► Use industry compatible AWS activities for the mastering of skills.
► More opportunities needed to critique welds with the use of
AWS specs.
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procedures using oxy-fuel and
GTAW processes ”
Welding 152 SLO #1
Assessment
(Analysis Form Below)
“Construct metal fabrications that will pass no less than four advanced arc and gas welding performance tests ”
Department Meeting
F-12 (12/3/12)
► More team development of projects along with a group critique.
► More writing to improve critique documentation and writing for real-world industrial environments
.
► Require more supervised booth time.
► More class/team welding project discussion.
► Require an essay/summary of team activities.
WELDING Department
Meeting Date
Number of Faculty in
Attendance (% of full time and adjunct plus total)
Number of Faculty sharing
Assessment Results – if applicable (% of full time and adjunct plus total)
SLO(s) Competency
Measured
Assessment Tool
(Briefly describe assessment tool)
Assessment Results
(Summarize the overall results of your department including any students needs and issues that emerged)
6/30/2012
6 WELDING faculty
6 of 6 adjunct, 100%
3 sharing for this SLO
3 adjunct, 50% (3 of 6)
WELDING 150: SLO # 1
Construct metal fabrications using arc welding techniques
Students had to work in teams of 3-4 while fabricating
4” square box.
All the teams were able to complete the box, but it was not clear if all the individual students would be able to build a box by themselves or if they required support from the team.
Students need individual box building projects in order to test their own fabrication skills.
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Next Step in the Classroom
to Improve Student
Learning
(list all the items faculty felt would help them improve student learning)
Next Step in the Department to Improve Student
Learning
(check all that the department felt would help
Consequently, students could work on more complex projects. o o o
State goals or objectives of assignment/activity more explicitly
Revise content of assignment/activities
Revise the amount of writing, oral, visual, clinical or similar work o o o o
Revise activities leading up to assignment
Increase in-class discussions and activities
Increase student collaboration and/or peer review
Provide more frequent feedback on student progress
Increase guidance for students on assignments o o o o o o o
Use methods of questions that encourage competency
State criteria for grading more explicitly
Increase interaction with students outside of class
Ask a colleague to critique assignment
Collect more data
Nothing; assessment indicates no improvement necessary o Other (please describe): Have students work on their own boxes so students can improve welding and fabrication skills. o Offer/encourage attendance at seminars, workshops or discussion groups about teaching methods o Consult teaching and learning experts about teaching methods o Encourage faculty to share activities that foster
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them improve student learning) competency o Write collaborative grants to fund departmental projects to improve teaching o Prove articles/books on teaching about competency o Visit classrooms to provide feedback (mentoring) o Create bibliography of resource material o Have binder available for rubrics and results o Analyze course curriculum to determine that competency skills are taught, so that the department can build a progression of skills as students advance through courses . o Nothing; assessments indicate no improvements necessary o Other (please describe): implement more hands-on/building-based lab practicals to create more welding scenarios for students. o Hire a dedicated support person (LIA) to help set up equipment and assist students to promote student success. o Offer open lab hours for students to improve/practice welding skills.
More scenarios available
More access to lab
Dedicated support person
Priorities to Improve
Student Learning
(List the top 3-6 things faculty felt would most improve student learning)
Implementation
(List the departmental plans to implement these priorities)
Timeline for Implementation
(Make a timeline for
-More scenarios via lab practicals will be piloted fall 2012 and spring 2013
-Improve access to lab for fall 2012
-Pilot more lab practical set ups in fall 2012 and spring 2013
-Purchase fab equipment depending on funding
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implementation of your top priorities
Department
Meeting Date
Number of Faculty in
Attendance (% of full time and adjunct plus total)
Number of Faculty sharing
Assessment Results – if applicable (% of full time and adjunct plus total)
SLO(s) Competency
Measured
Assessment Tool
(Briefly describe assessment tool)
Assessment Results
(Summarize the overall results of your department including any students needs and issues that emerged)
Next Step in the Classroom
to Improve Student
Learning
-LIA depending on funding.
WELDING
6/30/12
6 WELDING faculty
6 of 6 adjunct, 100%
4 sharing for this SLO
4 adjunct, 67% (4 of 6))
WELDING 151: SLO #1
Demonstrate welding procedures using oxy-fuel and
GTAW processes
Group project as part of the midterm; create an oxyfuel and GTAW fabrication of a simple pipe or cylinder.
Task: In groups of up to four, students plan, prepare, and present a pipe design. Fabrication should be comprised of less than 6 pieces of metal.
Most groups studied their subject and prepared design documents.
Three out of eleven groups had internal problems and did not finish the assignment on time. These groups appeared to lack adequate subject matter knowledge.
Need better preparation/scaffolding and rubric.
Students also need to see the value of team work in the process of creating fabrications.
1.
State goals or objectives of assignment/activity more explicitly
2.
Revise content of assignment/activities
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(list all the items faculty felt would help them improve student learning)
Next Step in the Department to Improve Student
Learning
(check all that the department felt would help them improve student learning) o o o o o o o o o o
3.
Revise the amount of writing, oral, visual, clinical or similar work
4.
Revise activities leading up to assignment
5.
Increase in-class discussions and activities
6.
Increase student collaboration and/or peer review
7.
Provide more frequent feedback on student progress
8.
Increase guidance for students on assignments
9.
Use methods of questions that encourage competency
10.
Increase interaction with students outside of class
11.
Ask a colleague to critique assignment
12.
Collect more data
13.
Nothing; assessment indicates no improvement necessary
14.
Other (please describe)
Offer/encourage attendance at seminars, workshops or discussion groups about teaching methods
Consult teaching and learning experts about teaching methods
Encourage faculty to share activities that foster competency
Write collaborative grants to fund departmental projects to improve teaching
Prove articles/books on teaching about competency
Visit classrooms to provide feedback (mentoring)
Create bibliography of resource material
Have binder available for rubrics and results
Analyze course curriculum to determine that competency skills are taught, so that the department can build a progression of skills as students advance through courses
Nothing; assessments indicate no improvements necessary
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Priorities to Improve
Student Learning
(List the top 3-6 things faculty felt would most improve student learning)
Implementation
(List the departmental plans to implement these priorities)
Timeline for Implementation
(Make a timeline for implementation of your top priorities
Department
Meeting Date
Number of Faculty in
Attendance (% of full time and adjunct plus total)
Number of Faculty sharing
Assessment Results – if applicable (% of full time and adjunct plus total)
SLO(s) Competency
Measured
Assessment Tool
(Briefly describe assessment tool) o Other (please describe)
-Have faculty attend workshops on teaching strategies
-Create more collaborative assignments
-Explore creation of collaborative activities that can be offered in conjunction with other Cabrillo depts.
Share information on workshops offered during flex fall 2012 and spring 2013
Ongoing: Develop collaborative exercises and share ideas
Attend teaching strategy workshop spring 2013.
Share information on workshops offered during flex fall 2012 and spring 2013
Ongoing: Develop collaborative exercises and share ideas
Attend teaching strategy workshop spring 2013.
WELDING
12/3/12
6 WELDING faculty
6 of 6 adjunct, 100%
1 sharing for this SLO
1 adjunct, 17% (1 of 6))
WELDING 152: SLO #1
Construct metal fabrications that will pass no less than four advanced arc and gas welding performance tests
1 peer critique and 1 faculty critique of a welding fabrication.
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Assessment Results
(Summarize the overall results of your department including any students needs and issues that emerged)
Next Step in the Classroom
to Improve Student
Learning
(list all the items faculty felt would help them improve student learning)
55 % of students finished the task in the time allotted.
20 % finished by the end of the day.
15% finished by the end of the week
10% never completed the task.
Next Step in the Department to Improve Student o
1.
State goals or objectives of assignment/activity more explicitly
2.
Revise content of assignment/activities
3.
Revise the amount of writing, oral, visual, clinical or similar work
4.
Revise activities leading up to assignment
5.
Increase in-class discussions and activities
6.
Increase student collaboration and/or peer review
7.
Provide more frequent feedback on student progress
8.
Increase guidance for students on assignments
9.
Use methods of questions that encourage competency
10.
State criteria for grading more explicitly
11.
Increase interaction with students outside of class
12.
Ask a colleague to critique assignment
13.
Collect more data
14.
Nothing; assessment indicates no improvement necessary
Other (please describe) Students need to spend more time practicing; need to be more selfresponsible learners
Offer/encourage attendance at seminars, workshops or discussion groups about teaching
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Learning
(check all that the department felt would help them improve student learning) o o o o o o o o o o methods
Consult teaching and learning experts about teaching methods
Encourage faculty to share activities that foster competency
Write collaborative grants to fund departmental projects to improve teaching
Prove articles/books on teaching about competency
Visit classrooms to provide feedback (mentoring)
Create bibliography of resource material
Have binder available for rubrics and results
Analyze course curriculum to determine that competency skills are taught, so that the department can build a progression of skills as students advance through courses
Nothing; assessments indicate no improvements necessary
Other: Since this class meets once/week, the time in class is inadequate to acquire and
Priorities to Improve
Student Learning
(List the top 3-6 things faculty felt would most improve student learning) solidify skills. Students need to have open lab time available to practice new skills.
1. Make room 1306 available as much as possible so that students can get the help and practice that’s required for success in our course.
2. Maintain quality/up-to-date lab materials such as hand tools, measuring instruments, power tools, and
AWS spec books.
Implementation
(List the departmental plans
1.
3. Consider giving the students practice quizzes or questions (as homework) so that they will become more acquainted with fabrication processes relating to welding.
1. We’ll try these strategies with the next offering of this course in S-13.
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to implement these priorities)
2. Every year we purchase new hand tools, measuring instruments, power tools, and AWS spec books to improve the quality of the Welding program at
Cabrillo College.
1.
3. Work with budget to maintain staffing levels.
Timeline for Implementation Create practicals for hands-on labs f-13 and s-14
2.
Create hands-on fabrication labs f-13
(Make a timeline for 3.
Make labs more accessible f-13 implementation of your top 4.
Funding dependent: additional tutors to assist students priorities with weekly, hands-on labs s-13
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