Curriculum Innovation

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Curriculum Innovation

• Paul White
• David Blakesley
• Mike Wilson
• Jane M. Thompson

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Insurance Curriculum for California Community
Colleges

• History of Insurance Major Project
• In September, 2003, Paul White contacted Solano
  Community College regarding their developing and
  providing an A.S. or A.A. Degree in Insurance
• Paul provided a white paper demonstrating the
  need for such a major
• In October, the California Community College
  Business Education Statewide Advisory Committee
  (BESAC) agreed to begin work on the project

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Insurance Committee Development

• Insurance committee Formation
• An insurance committee was formed by the BESAC
  and CEO Paul White.
• It consisted of
• 4 faculty members
• L. Joyce Arntson, BESAC Project Director, Irvine
  Valley College
• Jane M. Thompson, EdD, Solano Community College
• Judee Timm, PhD, Monterey Peninsula College
• Anita Black, Merritt College
• 1 business division dean
• Linda Avelar, Business Division Dean, College of
  San Mateo

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Insurance Committee Development (cont.)

• Insurance Committee Formation (cont.)
• 4 insurance industry representatives
• Paul L. White, President and CEO, Black White
  Insurance Associates Brokers, Oakland
• Richard Coskren, President and CEO, Insurance
  Educational Association, San Francisco
• David Blakesley, CPCU, Curriculum Director,
  Insurance Educational Association, San Francisco
• Mike Wilson, President and CEO, Rockridge
  Partners, Inc., Oakland

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Need for Insurance Major

• Employment Concern by Insurance Industry
• Paul L. White, President and CEO
• Black White Associates/Insurance Brokers
• 1999 Harrison Street, Suite 1230
• Oakland, CA 94612
• Statewide Involvement

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Insurance Project Direction

• Insurance Survey
• Mike Wilson, President CEO
• Rockridge Partners, Inc.
• 5356 Locksley Avenue
• Oakland, CA 94618
• Funding Possibilities
• State
• Federal

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Regional Demand
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Occupational Demand
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Skills Requirements
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Unanimous Agreement
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Funding

• Department of Labor
• High Growth Sector
• Financial Services/ Insurance
• State Workforce
• Governors 15 -pending
• Insurance Industry
• Smaller grants (25K promised)
• Potential for much larger investments

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Development of Insurance Curriculum

• Insurance Certificate and A.S. or A.A. Major
• BESAC representatives and David Blakesley
  developed the major, drawing heavily on IEAs
  experience in this area
• The following documents were developed
• Certificate of Insurance
• A.S. or A.A. Degree (includes Certificate and
  G.E. requirements from the college)

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Insurance Education

• Insurance Education
• Certificate and A.S. or A.A. Major (cont.)
• David Blakesley, CPCU, Curriculum Director
• Insurance Education Association
• 100 California St. Suite 650San Francisco, CA 
  94111 

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Insurance Certificate

• Certificate in Insurance Model
• Course Number Course Title Semester
  Hours
• ACCT 1 Principles of Financial Accounting 3
• BUS 92 Business Communications 3
• BUS 18 Business Law 3
• BUS 5 Introduction to Business 3
• CIS 1 Introduction to Computers 3
• CIS 73 Microsoft Excel 3
• INS 51 Property and Liability Insurance
  Principles 3
• INS 52 Personal Insurance 3
• INS 53 Commercial Insurance 3
• INS 54 Introduction to Insurance 1
• INS 55 Code and Ethics 1
• INS 56 Internship (in an Insurance Company) 1

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Materials Available for Insurance Certificate

• Certificate Major
• Courses required (or suggested)
• Course Proposals for INS 51, 52, and 53
• Includes suggested materials and resources
• Course Proposals for INS 54, 55, and 56
• Includes suggested materials and resources
• Note All majors and course proposals may be
  copied and modified without permission from BESAC

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Additional Information

• For copies of all materials developed, please
  contact
• Jane M. Thompson, Ed.D.
• 54 Schooner Hill
• Oakland, CA 94618
• Email jmthompsn_at_aol.com
• Or visit the BESAC Web site at
  www.calbusinessed.org

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Next Steps

• Insurance Curriculum SessionMarch 30, 2005
• BESAC will conduct an educational session
  regarding insurance instruction
• The session will include brief background
  information and will include how to get started
  with the Insurance curriculum
• David Blakesley will conduct this educational
  seminar
• Location Peralta District Board Room, 333 East
  8th Street, Oakland
• Time 1-4 p.m.
• Special thanks to Paul White, Richard Cosgren,
  David Blakesley, Mike Wilson, and the other
  members of the committee for their involvement in
  this project.

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QUESTIONS???????