BSc CPM presentation

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Baccalaureate Degree Development at SAIT
Polytechnic Case Study of a Work in Progress
Dr. Faisal Arain, Degree Initiative Group Dr.
Phillip Hoffmann, Degree Initiative Group SAIT
Polytechnic Calgary, Canada
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Background and Context

• 1.1 Brief Facts about SAIT and its Mandate
• 1.2 Alberta Advanced Education and Technology
• Bill 43, Post Secondary Learning Act
• Roles and Mandates Policy Framework (November
  2007)
• 1.3 New Degree Approval Process in Alberta

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SAITs Existing and Proposed Degrees

• Applied Degree Programs
• SAITs Approach to Baccalaureate Degree
  Development Past, Present, and the Degree
  Initiative Group (DIG)
• SAITs Baccalaureate Degree Applications and
  Their Status
• Bachelor of Science Internetworking (BSc
  Internetworking)
• Bachelor of Business Administration Accounting
  (BBA Accounting)
• Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Production
  Engineering (BSc PPE)
• Bachelor of Science in Construction Project
  Management (BSc CPM)

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Bachelor of Science in Construction Project
Management

• 4 years program, divided over 8 semesters of
  study
• Credential Nomenclature Bachelor of Science -
  Specialty Construction Project Management
• One of the four pioneer baccalaureate degree
  programs at SAIT
• Extensive research was carried out to establish
  the program
• Proposed program consists of a combination of
  core courses, specialty courses, and general
  education courses

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Bachelor of Science in Construction Project
Management

• DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
• Formation of Degree Initiative Group (DIG) a
  dedicated team
• Effective project management resources and
  careful planning and scheduling
• Extensive research for establishing a
  knowledge-base for development of the program
  concept
• Analysis of comparable local and global programs
• Identification of program outcomes
• A comparison of program outcomes with
  employability skills
• Curriculum development
• Internal and external review processes

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Bachelor of Science in Construction Project
Management
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Bachelor of Science in Construction Project
Management

• DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

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CHALLENGES and SUCCESSES

• Formation of a dedicated team
• Avoiding silo working culture
• Emergence of a hot-house atmosphere
• Benefits of lessons learned for further degree
  proposals

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RECOMMENDATIONS

• Effective project management
• Extensive research and consultation for
  establishing a knowledge base and support for the
  case
• Strong internal coordination and support from
  various departments of the institute
• SAITs DIG model for degree development

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Baccalaureate Degree Development at SAIT
Polytechnic
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