Statewide Instructional Faculty Consortium Committee Executive Boards Meeting

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Statewide Instructional Faculty Consortium
Committee Executive Boards Meeting

• Heart of Georgia Technical College DuBose Porter
  Business CenterOctober 29, 2004

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Index

• Instructional Faculty Consortium Committee
• Purpose
• Membership
• Groups
• Roles of Chairs
• Program Approval Process
• TCC Consolidation Update
• Curriculum Revision Process

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Instructional Faculty Consortium Committees
(IFCC)

• October 29, 2004
• Presented byLarry Roberson

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Purpose
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Purpose of the IFCC

• Serves as forum for discussion and consideration
  of issues of interest to program specific
  technical college faculty
• Serves as informational resource
• Serves as communication mechanism to
• Carries out specific work concerning state wide
  instructional policies and procedures
• Carries out specific work pertaining to program
  standards and guides including development of
  proposed revisions to standards/guides

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IFCC Membership

• Faculty
• Full-time faculty members of credit instructional
  programs and developmental studies programs

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Two Types Of Program Groups
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Consortia Level
State-WideLevel
Program Offered By 10 lt Colleges
Program Offered By 11 gt Colleges
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Role of IFCC Executive Boards
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IFCC Executive Boards

• Meet annually with consortium-level chairpersons
• Discuss specific program-related issues
• Review suggestions/recommendations generated by
  consortium boards and/or state technical
  committees
• Develop suggestions/recommendations to convey to
  CPS at DTAE central office

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IFCC Executive Boardscontinued

• Meet annually with consortium-level chairpersons
  (continued)
• Select state chair and vice chairpersons every
  two years
• Establish a plan of action for IFCC Executive
  Board for its specific program
• Develop plan to update program standards and
  guide

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IFCC Executive Boardscontinued

• Meet annually with consortium-level chairpersons
  (continued)
• Establish plans and agendas for approved
  state-wide meetings
• Establish and maintain clear communication paths
  with and between
• Local program faculty
• State office personnel

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Role of Consortium-Level Chairperson
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Consortium-Level Chairperson

• Represents Consortia at the IFCC Executive Boards
  annual meeting
• Works with local program faculty to
• Meets at least twice annually at the
  consortium-level
• Discusses issues related to their program area
• Reviews suggestions/recommendations generated by
  local program advisory committees

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Consortium-Level Chairperson continued

• Works with local program faculty to (continued)
• Develops suggestions/recommendations to convey to
  the IFCC
• Develops suggestions/recommendations and
  communicate at IFCCs annual Fall meeting
• Elects Consortium-level chairperson to serve a
  two year term
• Establishes action plans and agendas for
  consortium-level meetings

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Role of IFCC State-wide Program Group Chairperson
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State-wide Program Group Chairperson

• Meets annually with at least one faculty member
  from each college offering the program
• Reviews suggestions and recommendations generated
  by local program advisory committees with
  state-wide program group members
• Develops suggestions/recommendations for CPS at
  DTAE Central Office
• Develops a program standards and guide update plan

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State-wide Program Group Chairperson (continued)

• Meets annually with at least one faculty member
  from each college offering the program
  (continued)
• Establishes a plan of action and agenda for
  approved state-wide meetings
• Selects state chairperson and vice chair person
  every two years
• Establishes and maintain clear communication path
  with program faculty and state personnel

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Established DTAE Meeting Dates

• Annual Instructional Faculty Consortium Committee
  Boards meeting
• End of October
• State-wide meeting dates
• First Friday in February
• 2nd Friday before Memorial Day in May
• Curriculum Revision Meetings
• Established and called by DTAE CPS, as needed

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Program Approval Process TCC Consolidation
Project Update

• October 29, 2004
• Presented byLarry Roberson

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Program Approval Process
Process Begins at

• Local level
• Local procedures are followed
• (Usually under direction of Vice President of
  Instructional Services)

Research
Supporting Data

• Is program available at other colleges?
• Explore DTAE Website
• Consult other college faculties
• Consult Advisory Committee members

• Does research data support
• Industry needs?
• Sound student enrollment population?

Yes?
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Program Approval Processcontinued
http//www.dtae.org/teched/standards/templates.htm
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• Download and
• Complete
• New Program Request Form
• Download from
• The DTAE Website

• Expedite
• Appropriate
• Local Approval Procedures
• Includes Local Board approval

College Administration submits completed New
Program Request Form to Dr. Fred Kiehle,
Director, Instructional Support Services, DTAE
Special Note Courses being developed as part of
a new program must be completed and included with
New Program Requests. (Download the course
template from the above link.)
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Program Approval Processcontinued
New Program Request Form Received

• DTAE Staff
• Reviews
• AddressesQuestions
• /or Concerns

DTAE Staff Submits To State Board
Special Note We strongly encourage you to
electronically submit the New Program Requests to
both Dr. Fred Kiehle and the appropriate CPS at
DTAE.
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Program Length
TechnicalCertificatesof Credit
DiplomaPrograms
DegreePrograms
Credit Hours 15 - 59
Credit Hours 60 - 90
Credit Hours 90 110
Diploma and degree programs may exceed maximum
only if required by external licensing board or
accrediting agency.
30 general education credit hours required
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TCC Consolidation Project, Phase II
UPDATE
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TCC Consolidation Project Phase II
Consolidate TCCs (similar/like content)
DevelopTCC Program Probe
DTAE PostsTCC Probe Online
Colleges ReviewProbe DTAE Website
College Input Required
Consolidation Process Complete And Approved
Prepare TCC Standard Guide
Post Consolidated TCC Standardon DTAEs
Standards Website
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Submitting A New Course Receiving a Course
Number

• October 29, 2004
• Presented by
• Paula Palmer Green

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Overview

• Ascertain the need to submit a request for a new
  course number
• Review established Course Database
• Explain the process for submitting request for a
  new course number

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When to Submit a Request for a Course Number

• Developed a new course
• Developed a new program containing new course
  offerings

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DTAE Course Database
DTAE
Course Database

• Link to DTAE Homepage
• Click on Index
• Select the C link
• Choose Curriculum-Courses-Credit
• Review hundreds of courses together with course
  standards and guides

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Process Request

• Access www.dtae.org
• Select Index then the C Link
• Choose Curriculum-Forms and Templates
• Download the Course Guide template
• Save file/template to your PC before completing
• Complete template with requested information
• Email completed course code file to CPS as an
  attachment

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Benefits

• Eliminates the possibility of having duplicate
  course numbers
• Affords faster turnaround time to process request
• Provides access to extensive repository of course
  offerings
• Ensures the wheel will not have to be reinvented
  by the colleges

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Review

• Review when you need to submit a request for a
  course number
• Acquaint you with the Course Database
• Explain the process for submitting a request for
  course number

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Curriculum Revision Process

• October 29, 2004

Presented byDavid Gibson, CCW Coordinator
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Overview of the Curriculum Revisions Process

• How does this affect you

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What is Curriculum?

• Curriculum is what we teach
• The what is the knowledge or skills
• The facts
• The individual competencies
• The Curriculum is a framework on which we place
  the competencies

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We Have A Good Framework

• Standards

• Industry driven

• Allow for Accountability

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Accountability

• DTAE
• Accrediting Bodies
• Industry

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How do we maintain and revitalize our standards
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Curriculum Revisions Process
Who are the stakeholders
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Students
Instructors
IFCC
Technical Colleges
DTAE
Industry
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Scheduled Revision
State Technical Committee
Working Committee
Probe
College, VPI, and PC Review
State Board Approval
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State Technical Committee

• CPS initiates the formation of the STC
• Consists of Business and Industry Members
• Recruited throughout the State

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What are the responsibilities of the State
Technical Committee?

• Review competencies
• Make recommendations

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State Technical CommitteeMay Recommend

• Maintaining the existing competencies
• Inclusion of new competencies that reflect
• the changing nature of occupations
• the changing nature in the workplace
• the changing nature in technology
• Removal of competencies that are outdated

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Scheduled Revision
State Technical Committee
Working Committee
Probe
College, VPI, and PC Review
State Board Approval
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Working CommitteeIFCC Executive Board, State
Technical Committee, and a DTAE CPS

• Discusses STC recommendations
• Makes recommendations to changes in the curriculum

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CPS works with the Working Committee to prepare a
draft of the Probe
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Scheduled Revision
State Technical Committee
Working Committee
Probe
College, VPI, and PC Review
State Board Approval
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Probe

• Documents/implements the proposed changes made by
  business, industry, and college instructors
• Includes all the proposed changes in the
  curriculum
• Amends course standards
• Includes suggested course sequence
• DTAE Staff reviews
• Posts on the web for review

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Probe continued
DTAEStaff

• DTAE Staff summarizes and sends College Probe
  Responses to VPIs

VPICouncil

• VPI Council reviews and makes recommendations

PresidentsCouncil

• Presidents Council reviews and makes
  recommendations

• State Board considers the revisions for approval

StateBoard
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Scheduled Revision
State Technical Committee
Working Committee
Probe
College, VPI, and PC Review
State Board Approval
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Standard

• Approved changes are reflected in a new revised
  standard
• Course Guides
• Implementation date
• Termination date for the old standard

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The Local Revision Process
Local Advisory Committee
Consortium
IFCC Executive Board
Probe
College, VPI, and PC Review
State Board Approval
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Local Advisory Committee

• Local Advisory Committee Member may suggest a
  change in the Curriculum
• Local Advisory Committee must approve a
  recommendation for content revisions

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Local Advisory Committee
Consortium
IFCC Executive Board
Probe
College, VPI, and PC Review
State Board Approval
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Consortium

• The program Instructor takes the Recommendation
  to the Consortium
• The Consortium considers the Recommendation
• An Approved Recommendation is given to the IFCC
  Executive Board

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Local Advisory Committee
Consortium
IFCC Executive Board
Probe
College, VPI, and PC Review
State Board Approval
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IFCC Executive Board

• Accepts or rejects recommendations
• Sends approved revisions and documentation to
  DTAE for inclusion in a new Probe.

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Local Advisory Committee
Consortium
IFCC Executive Board
Probe
College, VPI, and PC Review
State Board Approval
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Scheduled Revision
State Technical Committee
Working Committee
Probe
College, VPI, and PC Review
State Board Approval
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How Do We Maintain And Revitalize Our Standards
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• You are an important part of this process

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