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:
Dean:
Maurice Jones
Dept. Chair:
Glen Peason
BI Download:
10/07/2010
Discipline:
MUSIC
Campus:
Alameda
Mission
The mission of College of Alameda’s Music Department is to enrich and empower
students to better comprehend and appreciate the richness of cultural diversity
expressed through music.
COA Music Department has been operational since 1970. There were three fulltime faculty members with an expansive program with an extensive number of
students who had been trained at the high schools with prior foundation in music
theory and performance.
Also in alignment with the College of Alameda’s mission 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.
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II.
Student Data
A. Enrollment
Fall 2008
Fall 2009
Fall 2010
219.0
171.0
231.0
9.0
5.0
7.0
Total FTES
22.75
18.24
24.43
Total FTEF
1.83
1.03
1.43
FTES/FTEF
12.45
17.77
17.12
Enrolled
212.0
159.0
N/A
Retained
183.0
148.0
% Retained
86.0
93.0
N/A
N/A
212.0
113.0
53.0
29.0
13.0
159.0
91.0
57.0
11.0
6.0
Census Enrollment (duplicated)
Sections (master sections)
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
0.93
0.43
0.07
1.43
64.86
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
0.93
0.43
0.08
1.43
64.82
0.0
1.63
0.0
1.63
0.0
3.8
2.69
0.64
7.13
53.3
0.7
0.0
0.27
0.97
71.94
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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
Music 15A, 15B and 10A are currently
transferable to CSU and UC and meet
Humanities and Arts requirement.
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
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
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VIII. Action Plan
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.
Scheduling– Based on the CSEP data would be to increase sections to be between eight and ten.
This should have a direct correlation to enrollment. The action plan would require meeting with the
Dean of the department to create a time frame to maximize instruction and student success. Namely
changing class meeting schedules from one hour, three days a week to one and a half hours, two days
a week. As for curriculum and instruction the goal is to incorporate more hands on-on and interactive
methods by way of internet and on-line tutorials as well as guest speakers/lecturers.
Pedagogy/Instruction – To achieve student success: Offer hybrid distance education courses could be
available as a compliment to the “brick and mortar” classes. Also to consider alternative configuration of
course offerings – weekend college, short-term courses that meet the rigor and Carnegie Units.
Creative scheduling to allow one day a week of for faculty professional development through seminars,
workshops, educational/motivational guest speakers, etc.
Curriculum – The goal is to develop a Liberal Arts Degree with an emphasis in Music before Spring
2009. (This is based on COA students’ interest offering this degree). The action would be to secure
approval by the Curriculum Committee and the State Chancellors Office courses for the degree offering
and to compliment existing offerings. Another goal is to develop collaborations between departments on
campus, service learning options/alternatives, and to work closely with my colleagues in collaborative
manner.
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IX. Needs
Please describe and prioritize any faculty, classified, and student assistant needs.
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Teaching Assistant/Student Assistant – with background/experience in music theory, performance, and
technology
Please describe and prioritize any equipment, material, and supply needs.
Replace grand piano in main music lecture/rehearsal space.
Material/Supply – Computer paper, Laser Printer cartridges, chalk, white board markers,
Software to create appropriate reproductions of student presentations, laser printer cartridges, software
(Creative Suite to assist students in the production of marketing materials and support materials:
DVD/Videos/CD to support instructional program, water-based/hypoallergenic dry board markers, flash
drive/storage sticks, DVD R/Ws, CD R/Ws, AA, AAA and 9volt batteries.
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Please describe and prioritize any facilities needs.
Designated “Smart Classrooms” with all the tools such as podium including all the necessary outlets to
be used with a portable computer, microphone, PowerPoint projector, flat screen, etc. Also, a
combination chalk/ “white” board as an alternative to just a “White” board. Student computers with
expanded internet access within the Music Department Facility as part of a dedicated music lab, to
include State-of-The-Art keyboards and music educational software in order to facilitate proposed
course offerings in music technology.
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X.
Course SLOs and Assessment
Fall 2010
Number of active courses in your discipline
13
Number with SLOs
12
% SLOs/Active Courses
98%
Number of courses with SLOs that have been assessed
12
% Assessed/SLOs
98%
Describe types of assessment methods you are using
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Direct Method Embedded AssignmentEvaluation of student comprehension through written quizzes.
Direct/Indirect Method
Embedded assignment –Performance evaluation – Students are required to attend a minimum of two
live performances representing a contrast of styles and to write a review/evaluation of each.
Direct/Indirect Method
Embedded assignment – Analysis and Discussion of aural examples and identification of examples
using listening exams
Test questions/essay
(mid-term)
Describe results of your SLO assessment progress
Data to be gathered from SPRING/FALL 2010 students
Analyze data in SPRING 2011.
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XI. Program Learning Outcomes and Assessment
Fall 2010
Number of degrees and certificates in your discipline
Number with Program Learning Outcomes
Number assessed
% Assessed
Describe assessment methods you are using
Describe results of assessment
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