GRAD COUNCIL MEETING
December 13, 2013
MINUTES
Attendees: Joe Hornak, Don Wilson, Hans-Peter Bischof, Chris Licata, Hrushikesh Sagar, Hector Flores, Tom
Trabold, Deanna Jacobs, Carol DeFilippo, John McCluskey, Jim Perkins, Andreas Savakis, Linda Underhill
Excused: Marla Schweppe, Jayanti Venkataraman
Scheduled Topic of discussion:
Meeting begins: 10:05 a.m.
Adam Smith provided an overview of proposed advanced certificate in User Experience, Design and Development
User Experience Design for Tablet, Phone and Alternative device Demand
1. Created 3 courses designed as part of certificate
o Course #1 User Interface Design
o Course #2 User Experience Design
1. These courses represent heart of certificate
2. Based on what is done in industry today
o Course #3 Interaction Design and Development
1. Most demanded course on campus now - - focuses on intro to web technology
o Course #4 Open elective: soft skills to support core skills
2. Delivery and Timing Considerations
o Looked at 3 things in course design: Experience, Content and Outcomes
1. Experience
a. 6 hours of synchronous to asynchronous
b. Some unknowns
c. Three hours asynchronous lectures
d. 5 hour lab time – why and what?
o Provide students with examples reinforcing concepts/theory
o Homework following lab
2. Content
a. Will experiment with ways to make interactive and use analytics to enhance delivery
methods
b. Core content already exists. Reworking it in 2 ways
o Student population from Business, Marketing, Engineering
move from
production based to research and analysis with production applied to it
o Delivery changing
3. Outcomes
a. Outcomes altered from on-campus courses to looking at overall analyses and
implementation using visual solution e.g., written solution, research summaries
versus products (used on-line)
3. Resource Management
o Year 1 – Can only offer 1 course at a time (sequential)
o Seed funds only allow this
o Free elective is 2nd course gives time to develop and refine
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Year 2 – Revenue sharing (Business Model) used
May allow offering courses concurrently
Note: Plan to leverage qualified alums as instructors for course
Carol D.: asked about demand and is this new content or existing content
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AS – Existing content is used
TH – Market analysis – huge
AS – Material delivered in on-line environment being done by other institutions and organizations
CL – How will students be informed about expected hours of effort (2 + 5) plus homework?
AS – Will provide guidance to students ahead of time
HF – How many applicants
TH – 12 – projected on conservative side
CF – How will students be evaluated?
AS – Use test taking tools/plagiarism software, discussions, critiquing, process work and documentation
on how you arrive at final solution. Writing and test – the studio will leverage these tools
HP – Why moving Bridge Courses and move into certificate?
AS – Not a bridge course
HF – What is break even # in terms of running courses
AS – 10
AS – Courses will be open electives to all on-line students
JN – Are courses restricted to only on-line students?
AS – Yes, not open to on-campus students
HP – How many on-line programs
NH – 350 difficult to get a handle on
JH – Which graduate programs can certificate apply to (based on Program Chair approval)
AS – MS, Professional Studies through CIAS
o CIAS: Visual Communications (2 tracks)
o Golisano: HCI
o SCB: Project Management
JP – Worth advertising other possible non-on-line programs
AS/NH – Yes. We thought students would only be wanting on-line program
Vote Taken:
15 in favor
0 opposed
0 abstentions
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