International Education
International Honors Certificates (IHC) Online Courses
Data-Sharing and Instructional Services Agreement
1. Complete the Agreement and Addendum
2. Sign the Agreement and Addendum
3. Scan and Email to
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
Agreement to Offer International Education
International Honors Certificates
Summary
The purpose of this agreement is to establish formal data-sharing and instructional services agreement between < college or system name here > and Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society as an educational Consortial Partner for the purposes of making available a high-quality, online, international curricula developed by its university partners. This program provides Phi Theta Kappa’s partner institutions with increased access to academically rigorous curricula that contribute to the development of a global mindset and provide a meaningful credential from a global university, an International Honors Certificate (IHC) online course. Each of the online course options also includes the International Leadership in Action & Discovery (ILIAD) capstone unit designed by Phi Theta Kappa. The ILIAD will guide community college honors students in the creation of a personal, international, experiential learning plan; the development of leadership skills required to successfully implement and complete the plan; and preparation for scholarship applications to fund international experiences, such as the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship.
Cost
The cost of providing these instructional services related to the delivery of the International Honors Certificate online courses is $500 per student per course.
Note that the usual tuition for the IHC online courses through the universities that developed the curricula is $1,500.00. As a benefit to Phi Theta Kappa members and for students eligible for membership into Phi Theta Kappa to demonstrate the value of membership, the Society is offering a $1,000.00 scholarship per student per course.
Agreement Outcomes
The outcomes of this agreement include the participating institution’s ability to engage and improve in the following:
· Provide access to academically rigorous curricula that contribute to the development of a global mindset and provide a meaningful credential from a global university.
· Recognize academic excellence and to develop scholar servant leaders with global perspectives.
· Prepare students to explore other international experiences.
Phi Theta Kappa Responsibilities
To achieve the outcomes of this agreement, Phi Theta Kappa will:
· Deliver course content to IHC Online Courses.
· Provide administration on behalf of participating institutions for the IHC online courses from global universities (Because Phi Theta Kappa is acting as an agent of the institution, this program is FERPA exempt).
· Provide a technology platform, instructions, and technical assistance for students in IHC courses.
· Issue certificates for the completion of IHC courses. Phi Theta Kappa will ensure that certificates are certified from university partners.
· Provide reports of student status and completion. Reports will be suitable for batch upload to the participating institutions.
· Provide materials and support services related to recruitment, enrollment and student and faculty support.
· Provide IHC online courses at a cost of $500 per student per course. (Net cost including $1,000.00 scholarships to offset the full cost of $1,500.00).
· Collect revenue through invoicing participating institutions.
· Provide guidance and support for students to complete a capstone module (International Leadership in Action & Discovery - ILIAD) designed by Phi Theta Kappa to prepare them and facilitate success for additional international experiential learning opportunities, such as study abroad.
· Provide information for faculty about the IHC online courses and ILIAD capstone so that they may advise students, if necessary.
· Provide support and guidance for accreditation documentation needed to align IHC online courses to appropriate courses for academic credit.
· Provide accreditation documentation of the teaching credentials of university faculty who develop and deliver IHC and ILIAD curricula.
· Provide all necessary and reasonable precautions to secure student data by maintaining all internal procedures to protect data, applications, and all associated infrastructure. Phi Theta Kappa maintains cyber insurance for the protection of student data.
· Provide and maintain controls to prevent attack and safeguard data. Phi Theta Kappa engages in ongoing maintenance to identify any potential vulnerabilities of the system.
Participating Institution:
· Endorse IHC online courses, and market the courses available to students eligible for the program (Phi Theta Kappa members and those eligible for membership).
· Set annual enrollment goals for the program. Coordinate communications with Phi Theta Kappa and provide on-campus support of marketing and recruitment of students eligible for IHC courses.
· Use the IHCs and ILIAD curricula as recruitment tools for raising Phi Theta Kappa membership acceptance rates, which may include informing them of the $1,000.00 scholarships negotiated to reduce the cost to the institution for make the curricula available to eligible students.
· Provide necessary student data to recruit, enroll, track, and assess outcomes of students participating in IHC courses. Adhere to Phi Theta Kappa’s technical specifications and/or instructions for exchange of student date needed to complete and assess the IHC program.
· Articulate successful completion of IHCs and translate learning outcomes into academic credit. This may be accomplished by incorporating IHCs into an existing course and providing scheduling and faculty facilitation, or it may be through assignment of an appropriate course section number with the IHC university faculty and Phi Theta Kappa faculty as instructors of record and self-paced completion by the students.
· Commit to providing financial subsidies for the program necessary to offset any cost differentials between revenue generated and the Consortial Partner expenses.
· Participate with Phi Theta Kappa in the ongoing assessment of program effectiveness and provide advisement to Phi Theta Kappa for the selection of provider universities and programs that best meet the international programming needs of students.
Additional Terms:
· Protection for the Provider Universities’ ownership of the International Honors Certificates online courses and their branding and style guideline usage; protection for Phi Theta Kappa’s ownership of the capstone (ILIAD) and branding.
· A seven (7) year term with renewal for a further five (5) years.
Name of System/CollegeCEO Name:
CEO Title
SIGNATURE:______
DATE: ______/ Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
Monika Byrd
Dean of Leadership Development and Service Learning
SIGNATURE:______
DATE: ______
Addendum A
The following online courses will be available to <name of college(s)> Phi Theta Kappa members and students eligible for Phi Theta Kappa membership:
International Education – International Honors Certificate (IHC) online courses (each of the following includes the Phi Theta Kappa ILIAD capstone unit to be completed following completion of the IHC course)
· UCLA Anderson School of Management – Global Entrepreneurship
· University of Johannesburg – Organizational Leadership
· University of South Carolina – International Business Human Resources
· Beijing Language and Culture University – Contemporary Chinese Culture
Name of System/CollegeCEO Name:
CEO Title
SIGNATURE:______
DATE: ______/ Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
Monika Byrd
Dean of Leadership Development and Service Learning
SIGNATURE:______
DATE: ______
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Phi Theta Kappa – IHC Online Courses – Data-Sharing and Instructional Services Agreement