Annual Update to Resources: Year 2
1)Please provide a description of any changes in Human Resources since your last program Review/Annual Update.
Discussion and Analysis:
Mathematics: We have lost 2 full-time positions to retirement, and have hired a full-time one year temporary position to help staff classes this academic year. Further, 2 adjunct faculty members will not be returning in Spring 2011.
Engineering: No changes.
2) Please describe any progress to achieving plan outcomes or implementing your program plans for Human Resources identified in your Program Review and Annual Updates. Include any obstacles to achieving or implementing your program plans.
Discussion and Analysis:
Mathematics:
- Hire at least one full-time mathematics teacher. One full-time mathematics instructor was requested in Fall of 2008, and again in Fall of 2009. These were not ranked high enough by Instructional Council. We had anticipated one retirement, but instead had two so replacement has now become critical. A one year replacement position carried us through in limited capacity, but sections were cancelled for Fall of 2010 and Spring 2011. There is concern about being able to staff core classes for our program if replacement is not granted. Full-timers are carrying much overload to fulfill program needs, and other essential aspects of our program are suffering, including attention to course outlines of and progress on SLO assessments. The budget is, of course, the biggest obstacle to achieving our Human Resources program plans.
3) Please describe any changes or additions to your Program Plans for Human Resources identified in your Program Review (plan description, responsible party(s), resources needed, plan timeline, plan outcomes).
Mathematics:
The Math department previously requested 1 growth position that was not funded. Webelieve we could support 3 faculty positions(one growth, and 2 replacement positions due to retirements). However, due to the district’s decision to cut summer school, and the potential for next year’s course offerings to be further cut, we have chosen to request 2 replacement positions only, since it is expected that the growth pattern at College of the Sequoias will not resume for some time.
Plan Description (New or Altered) / Responsible Party(s) / Resources Needed / Plan Timeline / Plan Outcomes1.Altered Plan:Hire 2 full-time math faculty members / Instructional Council/ District/ Math department / (Salary + Benefits) x 2 / Start Date Fall 2011 / Permit sufficient course offerings for students
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Engineering:
a.Hire a full-time engineering/physics technician. Engineering is a single-professor program at College of the Sequoias. The engineering professor teaches several different courses in both engineering and physics, provides individualized student career guidance, maintains relationships with transfer universities (to maintain a high level transfer program), and strives to maintain and increase student enrollment, success and retention by actively supporting the MESA/SETA programs. In addition, the engineering professor must perform the duties that would normally be the responsibility of a technician such as the repair and maintenance of all engineering and physics equipment and ordering of supplies. The engineering professor is also responsible for the setup and clean up of all engineering labs and of the physics labs he teaches. The engineering professor is responsible for organizing and maintaining the engineering/physics prep and equipment storage area. To allow the engineering professor to concentrate on faculty duties an engineering/physics technician is needed.
b. Develop an engineering adjunct faculty pool. The engineering professor has been the director of a previous grant (MSEIP for 4 years), is listed as the director on a number of grant applications that are currently being reviewed, and will be applying for a new MSEIP grant in Spring 2011. To effectively run a grant program, the engineering professor will need to buy release time with the grant. Adjunct engineering faculty will be needed to cover one or more engineering classes.
Plan Description (New or Altered) / Responsible Party(s) / Resources Needed / Plan Timeline / Plan Outcomes1.New Plan: Hire full time engineering/physics technician / District/Owens / Salary + Benefits / Start date Fall 2011 / Engineering and physics equipment is better maintained and faculty is better able to concentrate on faculty responsibilities.
2. New Plan: Create an engineering adjunct faculty pool. / Dean, Division Chair, Owens / Time / Spring 2011 / Pool of available engineering adjunct faculty to use as needed.
4) Please provide a description of any changes in Physical Resources since your last program Review/Annual Update.
Discussion and Analysis:
Mathematics: JM 223, and San Joaquin 1 and 2 have been assigned to the math division, and San Joaquin 1 and 2 have replaced Sequoia 006 and 011, which went offline, as expected.
Engineering: The MESA center moved from Sequoia Room 5 to John Muir 124 (previously the nursing skills lab). This move helps to consolidate the science, math and engineering majors in the John Muir building. This creates greater student/faculty contact for increased interaction. The disadvantage to the move is the loss of the storage rooms that were part of Room 5.
5) Please describe any progress to achieving plan outcomes or implementing your program plans for Physical Resources identified in your Program Review and Annual Updates. Include any obstacles to achieving or implementing your program plans.
Discussion and Analysis:
Mathematics:
- Pursue assignment of another classroom to Math/Engineering.
JM223 was assigned to mathematics, as a replacement for Kaweah 204A, which is being used to accommodate the new Title 5 workshops.
Engineering:
6) Please describe any changes or additions to your Program Plans for Physical Resources identified in your Program Review (plan description, responsible party(s), resources needed, plan timeline, plan outcomes).
Mathematics: Mathematics will need additional office space to accommodate two additional positions, instead of one, should they be funded.
Plan Description (New or Altered) / Responsible Party(s) / Resources Needed / Plan Timeline / Plan Outcomes1.Altered Plan:Additional office space x 2 / District / None / Offices available Fall 2010 / Provide necessary location for new faculty to serve students
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Engineering:
- Engineering needs to evaluate current engineering laboratory exercises and determine the need for additional or upgraded equipment. With increases in enrollment of all engineering courses, there is a need for additional equipment for some laboratory experiences. In the past, maybe one setup would be sufficient for all students in the lab to use the equipment. With increased enrollments that is no longer true.
- The students in ENGR 001 (Engineering Graphics) use SolidWorks solid modeling software to create realistic parts and engineering designs. The students can only print their designs on 8.5” x 11” paper on a standard printer. Current technology allows for the creation of the physical part in three dimensions using a polymer-based rapid prototyping machine (or 3D printer). Students will be able to create the object that they have drawn on the computer.
Plan Description (New or Altered) / Responsible Party(s) / Resources Needed / Plan Timeline / Plan Outcomes
1.New Plan: Locate additional storage space for engineering equipment and materials used for competitions and recruiting activities that were formerly kept in the MESA center. / Engineering faculty, MESA director, Dean, facilities / Time
Funding if any modifications required. / ASAP / Provide space for storage of equipment to keep existing lab space useable, safe and aesthetic.
2.New Plan:
Evaluate engineering laboratory equipment and purchase additional or replacement equipment as needed. / Engineering faculty / Time
Funding / Evaluation
Fall 2010
Purchases
Spring 2011 / Sufficient equipment to meet increased enrollments in engineering laboratories.
3. New Plan:
Purchase a rapid prototyping machine (3D printer) / Engineering
faculty / Funding / Spring 2011 to have in place for Fall 2011 / Ability to create 3 dimensional parts using our existing 3D solid modeling software.
7) Please provide a description of any changes in Technology Resources since your last program Review/Annual Update.
Discussion and Analysis:
Mathematics: Computer projection upgrades have occurred in Kaweah 201, as well as in Yokut PC 12 and 13, and a needed division laptop computer has been purchased. Monitoring software was lost in Kaweah 204A in the upgrade to Windows 7.
Engineering: None
8) Please describe any progress to achieving plan outcomes or implementing your program plans for Technology Resources identified in your Program Review and Annual Updates. Include any obstacles to achieving or implementing your program plans.
Discussion and Analysis:
Mathematics:
- Modify Yokut PC 13, Kaweah 201, Kaweah 203 for computer projection.
Computer projection upgrades have occurred in Kaweah 201, as well as in Yokut PC 12 and 13.
Engineering:
a. Upgrade the laptop computers in John Muir 208 on a regular schedule. The laptops were scheduled to be upgraded in Summer 2010 for Fall 2010 usage, but were bumped from the scheduled upgrade by computer services. The laptops are scheduled to be replaced in the next cycle during Summer 2011. With the high usage of these computers in the engineering and physics classes and laboratories, these laptops need to be upgraded.
9) Please describe any changes or additions to your Program Plans for Technology Resources identified in your Program Review (plan description, responsible party(s), resources needed, plan timeline, plan outcomes).
Mathematics: The Math department would like to purchase the software called Geometer’s sketchpad to aid student’s understanding of geometric concepts. This software could be used by instructors for demonstrations in most courses, and will most likely be used by students in Math 10 and 11.
The department would also like to update the technology in Rooms 202A and 204A to include ELMO document readers, since these are the only two remaining Math classrooms that do not have them. This update would provide consistency for instructors who teach in different classrooms each semester. It is more effective if materials prepared for classroom useare not classroom dependent.
Further, the Math department would like to install Netop Vision software (or a comparable product) in Kaweah 204A which allows the instructor to see what students are doing on their computers during class, and/or to lock students out of the computers. Many math classes are taught in Kaweah 204A, and instructors do not want the students using the computer during lectures. Similar software was previously available, but is not compatible with Windows 7. This would be a replacement.
Plan Description (New or Altered) / Responsible Party(s) / Resources Needed / Plan Timeline / Plan Outcomes1.New Plan:Update Kaweah 202A and 204A to include ELMO / District / Cost of equipment at time of purchase / Fall 2011 / Provide up to date technology and consistency in all math classrooms
2. New Plan:Purchase 70 site licenses for Geometer’s Sketchpad software / Above-base budget / $1405 / Fall 2011 / Improve student comprehension of geometric concepts
3. New Plan:
Update Kaweah 204A to include Netop Vision / Above-base budget / $1044 / Fall 2011 / Allow instructors to monitor student computer activity during class
Engineering:
a. Upgrade the laptop computers in John Muir 208. The laptops were scheduled to be upgraded in Summer 2010 for Fall 2010 usage, but were bumped from the scheduled upgrade by computer services. The laptops are scheduled to be replaced in the next cycle during Summer 2011.
Plan Description (New or Altered) / Responsible Party(s) / Resources Needed / Plan Timeline / Plan Outcomes1.Altered Plan:
35 laptops in John Muir 208 upgraded. / Computer Services / Funding
Computer services personnel / Summer 2011 / Computers that are up to date and capable of running demanding engineering graphics software.
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10) Please provide a description of any changes in Financial Resources since your last program Review/Annual Update.
Discussion and Analysis:
Mathematics: None.
Engineering: The engineering equipment and supply budget was reduced in for 2009/2010. This came at the end of the MSEIP grant which had been used to buy a great deal of equipment and supplies for all math, science and engineering departments. We had also been allowed to carry over department money for a few years to be able to afford more costly equipment that can’t be purchased on a single year’s supply budget. So, there was some unused money at the end of fiscal 2008-2009. This money was swept from the account to the general budget. That was expected. The engineering department felt they could make that contribution for the overall good of the college. What was unexpected was that the following year’s supply budget was reduced because “we didn’t spend all of the previous year’s budget.” Without the MSEIP grant to purchase needed equipment or be allowed to carry forward unspent money to the following year, there is not enough money in the budget to renew key software licenses or purchase higher priced equipment. The supply budget for the department needs to be restored to its previous level.
11) Please describe any progress to achieving plan outcomes or implementing your program plans for Financial Resources identified in your Program Review and annual Updates. Include any obstacles to achieving or implementing your program plans.
Discussion and Analysis:
Mathematics: None.
Engineering:
Plan: Submit MSEIP grant proposal to Department of Education in Spring 2010.
Progress: Department of Education did not accept new proposals for the MSEIP program in Spring 2010 for the federal fiscal year starting October 2010. They used unfunded proposals submitted the prior year. Our proposal in that year was rejected because of incorrect reporting of our minority student population numbers by COS.
12) Please describe any changes or additions to your Program Plans for Financial Resources identified in your Program Review (plan description, responsible party(s), resources needed, plan timeline, plan outcomes).
Engineering:
Plan Description (New or Altered) / Responsible Party(s) / Resources Needed / Plan Timeline / Plan Outcomes1. Altered Plan:
Submit MSEIP grant proposal to Department of Education in Spring 2011. / Owens
Urtecho / Time / April or May 2011 / Grant proposal submitted
2. New Plan:
Restore Engineering Department budget to previous levels. / Urtecho
Keen
Owens
Financial Services / Funding
Time / Restored budget for 2011/2012 academic year. / Ability to purchase necessary software, equipment and supplies.
Evaluation Criteria for Annual Update of Resources
Evaluation Criterion / Excellent / Satisfactory / Not SatisfactoryProgress towards achieving/implementing program plans / Significant progress or specific indication of obstacles in most program plans. Several alternatives considered to remove obstacles. / Some steps taken in a few program plans. Identified obstacles have evidence of steps considered for removal. / Only limited progress in program plans. Obstacles identified have not been explored for removal.
Alterations/additions to program plans / Alterations/additions clearly fit the Program Mission and are described in some detail to show thoughtful planning. / Quick assessment of changes or addition to program plans with little detail (background options, and/or steps to take for accomplishment). / Changes or additions lacking in specificity and/or not fitting the Program Mission.
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