Ithaca
(IC)
2
College
Demonstration
Projects
Periodic Update Report
Project Title:
IC Net
Principal Investigator:
Greg Dunbar
Department:
IC’s Information Technology Services
School/Division:
N/A
Project Co-Principal Investigators (if any):
David Weil
Reporting Period:
I.
Fall 2009
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Spring 2010
________
Fall 2010
__________
Spring 2011
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Executive Summary of State of the Project:
Since being chosen as one of President Rochon’s (IC)2 Demonstration Projects, IC Net has come a long way. First and foremost, the
development of a new website, the core project behind the IC Net initiative, is currently underway and nearing its first round of testing. This
comes after months of researching the various elements of the site that would be necessary for it to accomplish its goals. On the students end,
a student organization was formed to bring members together to discuss and brainstorm problems that could be eliminated by the IC Net web
space. This student organization also focuses on marketing and providing feedback to administrative designers of the site.
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II.
Key Accomplishments to Date (or Since Last Report):
a. As mentioned above, the online aspect of IC Net is nearly completed and close to its first round of testing.
b. A student organization has been formed and stays active, anticipating the release of the site.
III.
Key Challenges to Date:
a. Promoting an accurate understanding of what the project will accomplish.
b. Soliciting student participation.
IV.
How were these Challenge(s) addressed:
a. One of the most difficult aspects of the project has been gathering support from the student body. Both of our biggest challenges
involve the students fully understanding the idea behind IC Net in its entirety, but this is simply due to the fact that, up to this
point, IC Net still only exists as an idea.
b. Once the website is open for public viewing, IC Net will present a tangible element to its initiative that will allow students to
explore, discover and finally understand the purposes and methods behind itself. This will become our biggest advancement
against the challenges we have faced thus far, and should change public interest drastically.
c. Another route I have explored to initiate understanding and participation in the project is establishing a student organization of the
same name, where students can pinpoint certain elements they feel valuable for IC Net.
V.
Expenditures to Date:
N/A – I’m not sure of this figure, but our only expenditure would be toward ITS’s construction of the website
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VI.
Project Assessment:
Project Goal
Actions
Create an online
webspace to house and
accomplish IC Net’s
goals and desires
including creating a more
collaborative campus.
Development brought to
ITS, collaborative
discussion between
students and
administrators regarding
the problem being
addressed and solution to
fix it.
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Measure(s)
Outcome(s)
Next Steps
The web space will be first seen
in the coming days and
feedback/revisions will begin.
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VII. Student Learning Assessment:
Student Learning
Objective (SLO)
Method of
Instruction (How
was this SLO
taught)
Engage and interest
students with the idea
of IC Net
Through a formed
student organization
and
attendance/promotion
and different campus
events.
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Type of Measure
(Direct and Indirect)
Indirect
Outcome
It will be easier to
gauge student
support when the
website is
released and
participation can
be numerically
measured.
Possible Reason
for Outcome
(interpretation)
Without a tangible
product (such as the
website), it is hard
for a student to
fully engage in an
idea and devote
time and energy to
it.
Revision
(if any)
Once the website is
released, a better
understanding will
result.
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