Academic Planning
Training Summit
Program Design
and Proposal Development
June 1, 2016
CSU Chancellor’s Office
Title 5
Curriculum from
Comparable
Programs
Industry
Projections or
Community
Advisories
Employment
Statistics
CIP Code
Accreditation
Standards
Current
Discipline
Research
Design: Sources and Resources
• Undergraduate
• BA 24 units in the major
• BS 36 units in the major
• Graduate
• 30 unit minimum
• culminating experience: thesis, project,
comprehensive exam
Title 5 – major highlights
• Classification of Instructional Programs
• What is it and why use it?
Detail for CIP Code 13.0101
• Title: Education, General.
• Definition: A program that focuses on the general theory
and practice of learning and teaching, the basic principles
of educational psychology, the art of teaching, the
planning and administration of educational activities,
school safety and health issues, and the social foundations
of education.
CIP Code
What are division codes and code pairing?
Discipline Division Code Table
Discipline Division Code
01011 Agriculture
Can you find the CIP paired code for
CSU code 01082?
Hint: go to
http://www.calstate.edu/app/
then click Resources
Code pairing
• T or F?
A degree program’s title should match the
CIP code title.
• T or F?
A degree program’s title can be identical to
the program’s department name.
Degree titles/Program Names
• ABET - Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
• CTC – Commission for Teacher Credentialing
• CAEP – Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation
• AACSB – Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
• NASM – National Association of Schools of Music
Discipline Accreditation Standards
• Search research databases – Scopus, ERIC,
PsychInfo
• Professional organizations and societies –
American Educational Research Association,
American Academy of Environmental Engineers,
American Society of Women Accountants
• News media -New York Times, Wall Street
Journal, Washington Post, Chronicle of Higher
Education
Current Research or Commentary
• http://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov/data/employment
-projections.html
• www.bls.gov
Employment
Statistics/Industry Projections
• Potential employer surveys, interviews,
focus groups
• Community advisory groups
• Local, surrounding area, state, national and
international hiring practices
Community Advisories
• Other CSU programs
• UC programs
• Private CA universities State universities outside
CA
• Private universities outside CA
Comparable University Programs
Within/Outside the CSU System
Degree Proposal Template
Tips Document
http://www.calstate.edu/app/
Find the New Program
Development Link
Developing the Degree Proposal
• Course sequencing
• Content coverage
• Delivery modes
The Curriculum – Things to
Remember
• Coherent curriculum
• well organized, purposefully designed
• no academic gaps, no repetitions
• aligned with outcomes and assessments
• Best tool to achieve curriculum coherence?
• curriculum map
Can you find the curriculum map templates?
Curriculum Coherence
• http://www.calstate.edu/app/
Where is the comprehensive program
assessment plan template located?
Comprehensive Program
Assessment Plan
Sample outcomes for a BS degree - Biological Science
ILO – Institutional PLO – Program
SLO – Student
Learning Outcome Learning Outcome Learning
Outcome
Where is the SLO
assessed?
Graduates will think
critically and
creatively apply
analytical and
quantitative
reasoning to
complex problems.
BIOL 101: Keys to
General Biology and
Biodiversity.
Graduates will
solve complex
biological science
problems.
ILOs, PLOs, SLOs
Using biological
science data sets,
students will
analyze and
synthesize the
data to solve a
complex problem
in their interest
area.
How many outcomes?
Student Learning Outcome 1
Graduates of XX degree in YY will communicate in a
scholarly manner both orally and in writing knowledge of
principles and research related to diversity factors for
children, families, and schools, including factors related to
culture, context, and individual and role differences;
school and systems structure, organization, and theory;
general and special education; technology resources;
and evidence-based school practices that promote
academic outcomes, learning, social development, and
mental health.
How many outcomes are there?
How many assessments are
needed to measure each SLO?
ONLY ONE!
Elizabeth Adams
Associate Vice President,
Undergraduate Studies
CSU Northridge
Campus Perspective
• AVP role
• Typical assistance needed
• Approval process
• Facilitation of CO feedback
• Additional perspectives
Campus Perspective
Simplify
Simplify
Simplify
Parting Words
Questions?