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:
Thompson
BI Download:
10/07/2010
Dept. Chair:
Brown
Discipline:
PSYCH
Campus:
Merritt
Mission
Psychology is committed to the development of new knowledge regarding the
bases of behavior, psychological processes, and the dissemination of and
application of that knowledge. The Psychology discipline as a core part of liberal
arts education. The classes have consistently been highly enrolled and satisfy
degree, transfer and other requirements.
Student Data
A. Enrollment
Fall 2008
Fall 2009
Fall 2010
Census Enrollment (duplicated)
414.0
551.0
349.0
Sections (master sections)
12.0
11.0
7.0
Total FTES
42.68
56.52
34.9
Total FTEF
2.4
2.2
1.4
FTES/FTEF
17.8
25.69
24.93
Enrolled
395.0
526.0
N/A
Retained
281.0
422.0
% Retained
71.0
80.0
N/A
N/A
395.0
232.0
58.0
114.0
28.0
526.0
322.0
61.0
104.0
19.0
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
0.8
0.6
0.0
1.4
57.14
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
1.2
1.2
0.2
2.6
46.15
1.0
1.4
0.2
2.6
38.46
1.0
1.2
0.2
2.4
41.66
0.8
0.6
0.0
1.4
57.14
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
N/A
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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
Build a Psychology research component with
student active learning and participation
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.
With the recent FT retirement in Psych our aim is to bring in quality PT faculty and build a research
component to the deparment. Both are currently in the discussion phase. Steps also need to be taken
to create a Pysch degree.
IX. Needs
Please describe and prioritize any faculty, classified, and student assistant needs.
N/A/
Please describe and prioritize any equipment, material, and supply needs.
Smart Cart with LCD projector, dvd/vcr and speakers for Rivas. Supply needs have been met.
Please describe and prioritize any facilities needs.
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X.
Course SLOs and Assessment
Fall 2010
Number of active courses in your discipline
4
Number with SLOs
4
% 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
N/A
Describe results of your SLO assessment progress
N/A
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
NA
Describe assessment methods you are using
N/A
Describe results of assessment
N/A
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