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:
10/18/10
Dean:
Stacy Thompson
BI Download:
10/07/2010
Dept. Chair:
Margaret Dixon
Discipline:
FISCI
Campus:
Merritt
Mission
In the Spring of 1991, a series of meetings between the Oakland Fire Department
training officer and Merritt College staff resulted in the reinstatement of the Merritt
College fire science classes. Fire Science courses are taught by instructors who
are currently employed as firefighters or are retired firefighters.
Student Data
A. Enrollment
Fall 2008
Fall 2009
Fall 2010
Census Enrollment (duplicated)
44.0
66.0
51.0
Sections (master sections)
2.0
2.0
2.0
Total FTES
4.4
6.6
5.1
Total FTEF
0.4
0.4
0.38
FTES/FTEF
11.0
16.5
13.33
Enrolled
41.0
65.0
N/A
Retained
38.0
41.0
% Retained
92.0
63.0
N/A
N/A
41.0
28.0
68.0
3.0
7.0
65.0
32.0
49.0
24.0
36.0
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
0.0
0.38
0.0
0.38
0.0
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
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.38
0.0
0.38
0.0
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 Fire Science field is very competitive.
Every year there are a limited amount of
openings to be a fire fighter. Therefore, our
students must be highly trained and
prepared when applying for a position.
According to the California labor market
data, California anticipates 1460 openings
available yearly until 2016.
Transfer and Basic Skills: Describe how your
course offerings address transfer, basic skills, and
program completion.
Source: www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov
Students are being expected to exit the
Fire Science program being able to
communicate clearly and concisely in the
form of writing reports related to this field.
Basic skills in English and writing is
imparitive for a career as a Fire Fighter.
All instructors address this need by
including different writing assignments in
the curriculum and by using rubrics and
checklists to assest the students' various
abilities/skills.
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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
In order for the Fire Science Program to be a
Program of Distinction we must engage our
community and build partnerships. Over the
years, FISCI has formed partnerships with the
Oakland Fire Department, the Oakland Police
Department, and with several service agencies.
By strengthening these partnerships, FISCI will
be able to have first hand knowledge of
community needs and be able to better prepare
our students. FISCI plans to collaborate with
the Peralta District's Safety Aid Program and
train students to be First Responders on
campus and certified in CPR.
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.
 Marketing - Brochures, posters, postcards and use of the department website
 Work effectively with diverse groups in the community
 Rotate the courses being offered so that returning students have more options and continue to enroll
in FISCI courses
 Survey potential to incorporate a daytime FISCI Introduction course.
 Reevaluate Fire Science certificate program and cadet program
 Provide additional training for all faculty in the department; including staying current with POST
certifications
IX. Needs
Please describe and prioritize any faculty, classified, and student assistant needs.
No additional faculty needs at the present time
Please describe and prioritize any equipment, material, and supply needs.
Items requested are:
Smoke Blower (1)
Pike Poles (2)
Chain Saw (1)
Circular Saw(1)
Full MSA set ups 1 or 2
Shovels (2)
Turn Out Coats (5)
Helmets (5)
Gloves (several pair)
Spanners (5)
Short Length of various sizes of fire hose (4)
Various size nozzles
Miscellaneous: computer paper and ink, pens, legal pads, flashdrives, whiteboard markers and erasers
Please describe and prioritize any facilities needs.
We would like to design an area outdoors that we can utilize for physical training for public safety
careers, as well as to reenact practical scenarios related to the field (i.e., crime scenes.) The Fire
Science Department would like to collaborate with the Administration of Justice Department on this
effort. In addition, a public safety traing area can also be utilized with outside agencies such as the
Oakland Police and Fire Deparments.
- Public Safety Center to house the FireScience Department, as well as the other departments in Legal
Administration
Our facility needs are important because we need to be able to put our students in a position to be highly qualified
when applying for careers in the public safety field.
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X.
Course SLOs and Assessment
Fall 2010
Number of active courses in your discipline
16
Number with SLOs
4
% SLOs/Active Courses
25%
Number of courses with SLOs that have been assessed
0
% Assessed/SLOs
0%
Describe types of assessment methods you are using
Homework Assignments, Midterm and Final Exams, Research Papers, Quizzes, Projects, skills test
Describe results of your SLO assessment progress
We are in the process of asessing during the Fall 2010 Semester. Assessment results will be available
Spring 2011
XI. Program Learning Outcomes and Assessment
Fall 2010
Number of degrees and certificates in your discipline
0
Number with Program Learning Outcomes
0
Number assessed
0
% Assessed
0
Describe assessment methods you are using
-NoneDescribe results of assessment
Assessment resultswill become available at a later date.
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