Sacramento City College
Unit Plans
Completed Spring 2004
Department Name: History
Department Spokesperson: Eileen Sarasohn
Division Dean: Kari Forbes-Boyte
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Key Performance Indicators
History Department / Accomplishments 2003 – 2004
Linkage to
Year-End Status and Accomplishments
Other Plans
Goal 1: Expand regional course development
Develop catalog course in Middle Eastern
Completed as a result of strong student enrollment
ISP
1a
History
first in a Special Topics format.
Goal 2: Provide History courses in non traditional formats
Completed and offered with strong student
Develop online History 17
2a
enrollment.
Goal 3: Address changes in future requirements for funding and accreditation
Continue to explore development of a viable KPI
ongoing
3a
Goal 4: Meet needs of student population
Continue development of a Russian history
Special Topics 484 completed
4a
course
Other Accomplishments:
Three faculty Participated in IMPAC Conference
Completed revision of catalog description of History major
One faculty member participated in campus Patriot Act Panel
Faculty members participated in Assessment Workshop
Completed course revisions to meet American Institutions requirement for CSU.
Completed application for selected courses to meet CSU multicultural requirement.
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Action Plan
Three-Year Plan
History Department
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Long Range Plan
2005-2006
2006-2007
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Support a faculty hire in Asian History
Address student retention rates
Continue to offer history courses in nontraditional formats
Explore development of a public history
project
Explore development of a Middle Eastern
Studies Program
Continue support for ISP programs: summer
abroad programs and new course development
Address technology needs as budget allows:
more Smart classrooms; division computer lab
Continue support for Teacher Prep Program
Support Sociology Department’s
implementation of a Social Responsibility
Initiative
Continue exploration of a viable KPI
Explore development of Honors 307 and/or
308
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History Department / Action Plan 2004 – 2005
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Linkage to
Year-end Status and Accomplishments
Other Plans
Goal 1: Expand regional course development and meet needs of student population
Offer Russian History 484 (Special Topics) to
ISP
explore student interest
Sketch a preliminary Middle Eastern Studies
ISP
Program
Outline mentoring program for History majors
Explore development of a Public History
project/program.
Goal 2: Address changes in future requirements for funding and accreditation
Continue to explore development of viable KPIs
SCC
Goal 3: Promote student retention
Maintain Beacon and individual tutoring in history
Evaluate advisory/pre-requisite
Increase number and use of Manilla for faculty web
site
Develop student satisfaction survey for online
courses
Goal 4: Address department technology needs
Request additional SMART classrooms
Request equipment to complement existing Smart
classroom
Action Item
History Department Budget Request 2005 - 2006
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Description
Smart classroom in
RN 267
Smart classroom in
RN 220
Smart classroom in
RN 208
Document camera for
RN 264
Document camera for
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Division computer lab
Operating
Budget
Increase
Instruction
Supplies
Computers
Equipment
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$16,000
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Budget Narrative 2005-2006
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SMART classroom RN 267
$16,000
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SMART classroom RN 220
$16,000
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SMART classroom RN 208
$16,000
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Document camera
$2,000
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Division Computer lab
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Justification for SMART classrooms
1) Currently student texts are extremely expensive. New, less expensive texts
are available at $35 per volume and come with an internet access to extensive
resources to round out the text. To make full use of the text format, a
SMART classroom is required.
2) Instructors who use the SMART classrooms are doing double preps
because not enough classrooms with the technology are available.
Documents are used extensively in history classrooms. This camera saves the
use of photo copies which are legion in this department!
Same justification as above
This lab would help us to conduct group activities using the myriad of
primary source documents currently available on the internet.
Key Performance Indictors for
History Department
We will measure student satisfaction with new course development/delivery with enrollment in the classes.
COURSE
ENROLLMENT
Middle Eastern History
34 students*
Online History 311
33 students
Conclusion: Enrollments in the courses support student satisfaction with development of new courses.
*This course was not listed by name but only with a generic 494 title. In addition its cross listing with
Political Science produced registration difficulties for students.