Peralta Community College District
Annual Program Update Template 2010-2011
Each discipline will complete this form to update program reviews developed in 2009-2010. These will
be reviewed at the college level and then forwarded to the district-wide planning and budgeting
process. The information on this form is required for all resource requests – including faculty staffing
requests – for the 2011-12 budget year.
I.
Overview
Date Submitted:
October 12, 2020
Dean:
Maurice Jones
BI Download:
10/07/2010
Dept. Chair:
Ed Loretto
Discipline:
HIST
Campus:
Alameda
Mission
College of Alameda's mission is to meet the educational needs of its community by
providing comprehensive and flexible programs, which will enable students to
transfer to four-year institutions, to earn degrees and certificates in selected
academic and occupational fields, to prepare for positions in the workforce, to
improve their basic learning skills, and to expand their general knowledge.
In fulfilling its mission, the college strives to provide its students with the support
services necessary to assist them in realizing their educational and occupational
goals. Access is open to all who can benefit from instruction at the collegiate level.
The college works in partnership with its community and with other educational
institutions in assessing and meeting the unique needs of its diverse population.
This mission is in accord with that of the Peralta Community College District and
the State of California Ed code.
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II.
Student Data
A. Enrollment
Fall 2008
Fall 2009
Fall 2010
Census Enrollment (duplicated)
556.0
591.0
433.0
Sections (master sections)
13.0
12.0
9.0
Total FTES
53.49
57.6
43.3
Total FTEF
2.8
2.4
1.8
FTES/FTEF
19.1
24.0
24.06
Enrolled
531.0
554.0
N/A
Retained
439.0
431.0
% Retained
82.0
77.0
N/A
N/A
531.0
314.0
59.0
92.0
17.0
554.0
340.0
61.0
123.0
22.0
B. Retention
C. Success
Total Graded
Success
% Success
Withdraw
% Withdraw
III.
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Faculty Data (ZZ assignments excluded)
Fall 2010
Contract FTEF
Hourly FTEF
Extra Service FTEF
Total FTEF
% Contract/Total
0.8
0.8
0.2
1.8
44.44
IV. Faculty Data Comparables F2010 (ZZ assignments excluded) (Z assignments excluded)
Contract FTEF
Hourly FTEF
Extra Service FTEF
Total FTEF
% Contract/Total
Alameda
Berkeley
Laney
Merritt
0.8
0.8
0.2
1.8
44.44
1.33
1.38
0.07
2.78
47.89
0.8
0.2
0.0
1.0
80.0
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.4
100.0
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V.
Qualitative Assessments
CTE and Vocational: Community and labor market
relevance. Present evidence of community need
based on Advisory Committee input, industry need
data, McIntyre Environmental Scan, McKinsey
Economic Report, licensure and job placement rates,
etc.
Transfer and Basic Skills: Describe how your
course offerings address transfer, basic skills, and
program completion.
N/A
-The courses offered by the History department
prepares' students for the next step in their
academic career. Whether the next step is
employment opportunities in the private or
public sectors, or matriculating to a four-year
college or university, students will have
developed critical thinking, writing, test-taking
and note-taking skills. Since all history courses
are offered in a variety of modalities, students
will also have developed research skills using
both both library sources and online data
bases.
VI. Strategic Planning Goals
Check all that apply.
Describe how goal applies to your program.
Advance Student Access, Success & Equity
Engage our Communities & Partners
Build Programs of Distinction
Create a Culture of Innovation & Collaboration
Develop Resources to Advance & Sustain Mission
-Devise strategies to boast the retention of
students from disadavantaged backgrounds.
-Create service learning components of course
assignments.
-Instramental in creating online course options
to our students.
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VII. College Strategic Plan Relevance
Check all that apply
New program under development
Program that is integral to your college’s overall strategy
Program that is essential for transfer
Program that serves a community niche
Programs where student enrollment or success has been demonstrably affected by extraordinary
external factors, such as barriers due to housing, employment, childcare etc.
Other
VIII. Action Plan
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Please describe your plan for responding to the above data. Consider curriculum,
pedagogy/instructional, scheduling, and marketing strategies. Also, please reference any cross district
collaboration with the same discipline at other Peralta colleges.
Include overall plans/goals and specific action steps.
Background:
The goal of the history department is to grow the number of sections offered in traditional courses,
hybrid and online courses and nontraditional short term/holiday sections. During the fall of 2006, the
number of history course was 11. Fall 2008, the number of sections offered was 13, one section being a
weekend course, 4 sections offered online, and one during the Winter Intersession. We also offered 7
sections during the summer session, 4 of which are online and hybrid, and 2 online courses during the
Spring Intersession. That is a total of 9 sections during the Winter and Spring Intersession and Summer
Session. Between the Fall to Fall semesters, the History department offers 34 total sections. For the
Spring 2009, we offered 12 sections of which 5 sections are online. In addition, two sections online
were offered during the Spring 2009 Intersession. Recent budget cuts have eliminated both Spring and
Winter Intercession which has severly impacted the number history courses offered. In addition to the
loss of sections offered during the interssession, the history department lost two sections during each
semester. Currently Fall 2010 offerings stand at 9
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The trend of the history department is to be flexible in delivering sections in spite of our lost sections.
Our online offerings, coupled with our desire to offer short term courses during college breaks and
holidays, attests the departments commitment to increase the college’s FTES.
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One area that represents potential growth is our Latin American History courses. These courses (8A &
8B) have not been offered in 12 years and ready to be reintroduced.
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Spring 2009, the department offered a new course titled The History of 20th Century Protest
Movements. The course (History 18) is a fully transferable course that fullfills both IGETE and UC
transfer requirements. The department wishes to continue offering new innovative, as well as develop
both a hybrid and online component.
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IX. Needs
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Please describe and prioritize any faculty, classified, and student assistant needs.
-Add another 1.0 FT position to teach the flexible schedule the History Department offers. In
addition, the History Department has partnered with the LRC to provide cutting edge learning
communities and tutorial modalities in the discipline of History that addresses the needs of under
prepared and at risk students in our discipline. In addition, this would also serve the needs of the LRC’s
mission to broaden the scope of their services.
Please describe and prioritize any equipment, material, and supply needs.
-Purchase Requests:
-4LCD Projectors for the History dept.
-4 Yamaha Powered Speakers
-4 Extra AV projector bulbs
-4 32 gig memory sticks (flash drives)
Please describe and prioritize any facilities needs.
-Smart Classrooms, and the creation and staffing of a Test-taking or Test-Proctoring Center.
X.
Course SLOs and Assessment
Fall 2010
Number of active courses in your discipline
5
Number with SLOs
5
% SLOs/Active Courses
100
Number of courses with SLOs that have been assessed
0
% Assessed/SLOs
0
Describe types of assessment methods you are using
The method of assessment will include written historical reviews, historical article interpretations and
extension essays.
Describe results of your SLO assessment progress
Will be determined at the end of Fall 2010.
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XI. Program Learning Outcomes and Assessment
Fall 2010
Number of degrees and certificates in your discipline
1
Number with Program Learning Outcomes
3
Number assessed
0
% Assessed
0
Describe assessment methods you are using
Data from SLOs will be aggregated to assess PLOs.
Describe results of assessment
To be determined.
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