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 17, 2010
Dean:
Tom Branca
BI Download:
10/07/2010
Dept. Chair:
Anita M. Black & Guy Forkner
Discipline:
CIS
Campus:
Merritt
Mission
The Computer Information Systems program prepares students for entry-level
positions in PC Applications and Web Page authoring & publishing. Certificates of
Achievement are offered in the respective areas upon satisfactory completion of
the designated course of study.
The Merritt College CIS Department is part of a comprehensive, multi-cultural,
public, open-access institution with a mission to develop and sustain effective
partnerships with business, governmental, and community agencies to foster
economic development and workforce preparation for its students.
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II.
Student Data
A. Enrollment
Fall 2008
Fall 2009
Fall 2010
Census Enrollment (duplicated)
332.0
475.0
362.0
Sections (master sections)
14.0
13.0
9.0
Total FTES
53.95
67.68
50.61
Total FTEF
3.87
3.29
2.31
FTES/FTEF
13.95
20.55
21.9
Enrolled
301.0
367.0
N/A
Retained
197.0
260.0
% Retained
65.0
70.0
N/A
N/A
301.0
151.0
50.0
104.0
34.0
367.0
175.0
47.0
107.0
29.0
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
1.13
0.61
0.57
2.31
48.8
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
1.82
1.81
0.34
3.97
45.85
2.75
0.6
0.44
3.79
72.59
2.75
1.53
0.53
4.82
57.19
1.13
0.61
0.57
2.31
48.81
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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.
The Department should identify and apply for
grant opportunities to develop a Health
Information Technology Program. The design
of this program should include other
departments, i.e. Business, Para-Legal, and
Allied Health Programs. An articulated 2+2+2
curriculum structure should be designed to all
multi entry and exit level including 4-year
transfer connections.
Using Employment Development Department
data, Health Information Technology should be
developed to take advantage of our unique
curriculum "niche" to serve the growing
occupational needs here in the East Bay area.
Health Information Technology can provide
both transfer and workforce development
opportunities for Merritt Students.
The Preliminary McIntyre Environmental Scan
Report as of September 6, 2007 finds Younger
students (“net generation”) now enter PCCD
with more IT and media skills. Job growth with
center on computer systems design (Chart E
Industry Employment, 2004-14). A
recommended growth emerging “niche” is
digital media (Chart D). Although requiring a
Baccalaureate Degree, according to Chart F
Computer Software Engineers will be needed.
This substantiates the need for Merritt College
to keep its transfer level computer science
curriculum current and articulated with 4-year
institutions. Chart J Workforce Marketing and
Preparation is extremely enlightening and
encouraging for the CIS Department—
partnerships, curriculum and delivery initiatives.
Based on the McKinsey Economic Report, the
CIS Department should redesign and
strengthen existing programs. Here is what the
report states:
“Arts, design, and digital media is then second
of the spotlight sectors in this report’s
discussion of emerging sectors. This cluster
comprises a number of different activities that
share human creativity and artistic methods as
common roots of their success: the fine arts,
architecture, special design, animation, motion
picture and video production, music production
and publishing, recording studios, advertising,
and print publishing.”
It would behoove the CIS Department to
consider building a cross-discipline program
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with three other Merritt College departments—
Art, Business, Allied Health & Music.
Transfer and Basic Skills: Describe how your
course offerings address transfer, basic skills, and
program completion.
The CIS Department offers nine (9) articluated
transfer courses.
Basic skills are included in most CIS courses.
Due to lack of enrollment, the department is
unable to offer most department classes
without being cancelled.
Program completion is non existing at this time.
Most students must take certificate required
courses at other Peralta Colleges (Alameda,
Berkeley, Laney) and request
"Substitution/Waivers" for selected courses.
The CIS Department feeds students to other
Peralta campuses, especially for computer
science majors and other CTE certificate
programs.
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
Classes filled beyond maximum enrollment
levels, diverse with good completion rates.
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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.
Complete Measure A request to strengthen computer lab by upgrading the electrical power panel so
more computer workstations can be added to Room P103.
Complete Measure A request to purchase additional computers to maximize the use of P103 & P107.
Complete Measure A request to purchase new chairs, i.e. same one identified and purchased in the
college’s Teaching & Learning Center.
Purchase Eno Board for P103 and P111.
Prepare for the transition to the new Microsoft OS version beyond VISTA and the new Microsoft Office
2010 with installation by January 2011, but no later than Fall 2011.
Complete Program Level mapping and SLOs for all CIS Department degree/certificate programs by the
end of spring 2008. Determine which programs need to be reconfigured and/or dissolved during the
mapping process.
Complete course level SLOs when submitting new and revised course outlines.
Re-configure the CIS Department Advisory Committee to be part of the college wide CTE Advisory
Committee. CIS Department needs to identify an IT professional for the college wide CTE Advisory
Committee.
Re-activate the Computer Science Degree to strengthen department and offer transfer curriculum.
Initiate meetings with Allied Health Programs to develop a Health Information Technology Program,
include other departments were appropriate.
Apply for developmental grants to build Health Information Technology degree/certificate (curriculum).
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IX. Needs
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Please describe and prioritize any faculty, classified, and student assistant needs.
Hire Student Instructional Aid for computer lab to assist and tutor students.
Hire adjunct faculty to offer specialized courses technoloical areas for Health Information Technology
classes.
Please describe and prioritize any equipment, material, and supply needs.
Purchase computer equipment for P 103 and P107.
Purchase new chairs for P103 and P107.
Purchase Eno Board for P103 and P111
Please describe and prioritize any facilities needs.
 Make classrooms and open areas WiFi capable.
 Clear open area of lower level P building and furnish with tables, chairs conducive for students to work
(read, use laptops, iPads, small groups, etc.
Renivate 2nd level P restooms (female & male) with toliets that flush properly and ventilation that works so it
does not smell!
X.
Course SLOs and Assessment
Fall 2010
Number of active courses in your discipline
26
Number with SLOs
0
% SLOs/Active Courses
0
Number of courses with SLOs that have been assessed
0
% Assessed/SLOs
0
Describe types of assessment methods you are using
Describe results of your SLO assessment progress
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XI. Program Learning Outcomes and Assessment
Fall 2010
Number of degrees and certificates in your discipline
4
Number with Program Learning Outcomes
2
Number assessed
0
% Assessed
0
Describe assessment methods you are using
Describe results of assessment
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