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.
II.
Overview
Date Submitted:
10/19/2010
Dean:
Menendez
BI Download:
10/07/2010
Dept. Chair:
Dr. Angela Cherry
Discipline:
COMM
Campus:
Laney
Mission
The mission of the Communication Studies Department is to examine human
communication in culturally and socially diverse contexts so that students may
learn to communicate more effectively and be sensitive to multiple perspectives.
Student Data
A. Enrollment
Fall 2008
Fall 2009
Fall 2010
Census Enrollment (duplicated)
461.0
459.0
430.0
Sections (master sections)
12.0
11.0
11.0
Total FTES
44.96
45.65
43.0
Total FTEF
2.41
2.21
2.2
FTES/FTEF
18.69
20.7
19.55
Enrolled
439.0
416.0
N/A
Retained
346.0
339.0
% Retained
78.0
81.0
N/A
N/A
439.0
316.0
71.0
93.0
21.0
416.0
298.0
71.0
77.0
18.0
B. Retention
C. Success
Total Graded
Success
% Success
Withdraw
% Withdraw
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N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
III.
Faculty Data (ZZ assignments excluded)
Fall 2010
Contract FTEF
Hourly FTEF
Extra Service FTEF
Total FTEF
% Contract/Total
0.9
1.0
0.3
2.2
40.91
IV. Faculty Data Comparables F2010 (ZZ assignments excluded) (Z assignments excluded)
Contract FTEF
Hourly FTEF
Extra Service FTEF
Total FTEF
% Contract/Total
V.
Alameda
Berkeley
Laney
Merritt
0.93
0.8
0.08
1.8
51.38
0.0
2.44
0.0
2.44
0.0
0.9
1.0
0.3
2.2
40.9
2.01
0.4
0.0
2.41
83.36
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 department maintains the integrity and
consistency of academic standards and
discipline through thoughtful communication
with other disciplines that connect with our
mission and goals of the department. One such
communication is our on-going dialogue with
the counseling department in regards to
transfer requirements.
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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
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.
IX. Needs
Please describe and prioritize any faculty, classified, and student assistant needs.
Because our student enrollment is constantly growing, we are always in need of student assistants to assit
faculty with clerical needs.
Please describe and prioritize any equipment, material, and supply needs.
Please describe and prioritize any facilities needs.
Overall our department is in dire need of "Smart Classrooms" that will accomendate our equiptment and
acoustical needs.
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X.
Course SLOs and Assessment
Fall 2010
Number of active courses in your discipline
4
Number with SLOs
3
% SLOs/Active Courses
100%
Number of courses with SLOs that have been assessed
2
% Assessed/SLOs
2
Describe types of assessment methods you are using
Qualitative and quantitative rubrics
Describe results of your SLO assessment progress
Quantitative Assesment Results averages are between 80%-90% in reaching desired results.
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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