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Surviving the Storm: Impact of Institutional Change on a First-Year Cohort Program E. Jane Fee, PhD Special Advisor to the Dean of Applied Sciences Simon Fraser University, Canada July 25, 2006 19th International Conference on The
Special Advisor to the Dean of Applied Sciences Simon Fraser University, Canada July 25, 2006 19th International Conference on The First-Year Experience Toronto, Ontario
Program Beginnings at TechBC The Transition to SFU TechOne Today The Future of TechOne Lessons Learned
Public, niche university Legislation passed – December 1997 Specialized mandate to deliver high-tech programs:
Located on south side of Fraser River
Student success model Blended learning pedagogy No Faculty structures – faculty appointed to
Commitment to interdisciplinary models – all
Small class sizes
CAUT Boycott – Fall 1997 Provincial degree program approval process Permanent facility would be built “off book”
Temporarily located in leased space Capital funding model at 50% of COU
Integration of content across courses –
Courses a mix of online and F2F delivery Education, Technology and Learning Unit
36 credits of required coursework
Disciplinary courses in IA, IT, Business Interdisciplinary courses in Math/Physics/Stats Process elements: communication, teamwork,
Integration of content through process element
Cohort – lab classes of 24 All courses taught in 1-credit, 5 week modules
New President hired summer 2001 New Liberal government elected summer
Core Services Review – Fall 2001 Announcement of transfer of students and
New campus south of the Fraser River Doubling the Opportunities initiative Innovations in online education Interactive Arts program TechOne
Information Technology and Interactive Arts
– Became “The Surrey Programs” in
Management & Technology dissolved – Students transferred to Faculty of Business
200 students accepted to TechOne Campus staffing arrangements change TechOne acknowledged as independent program
TechOne courses owned and operated by
Advisory program committee – “cooperative”
Program managed by Associate Dean Sole first-year program at SFU Surrey;
TechOne Restructuring – TechOne will feed ‘Doubling the
– Revised modules to regular 3-credit
TechOne numbers double to 400 High-tech crash Special Advisor appointed
10-15 limited-term lecturer positions Students largely go into IAT, Computing Science,
500 students, representing – more than 50% of new BC 12 enrollment in
– 60% of all enrollments at SFU Surrey Competing visions beginning to coalesce
+ a MATH course Based on degree program
Separate “Program Director” and Program
Budget subsumed by IAT Program Director manages 5 core courses;
Work co-operatively with other departments
Greater flexibility – in number of courses taken each semester – to take electives to fulfill major program requirements To articulate with all Applied Science undergrad programs Interdisciplinary courses become the ‘value added’ “Bullet-proofing” for possible changes in Faculty of
Enrollments still down in computing science
Reduced interdisciplinary core (4 courses) – Taught by interdisciplinary TechOne faculty Certificate in Collaborative Technologies to
One program within a new “Department of X” Back to learning communities model
Communicati
& Collaboration (W) History & Social Implications
Technology Design: Theory & Practice An integrated set of 4 courses Analytical & Critical Reasoning Theme electives as required
Digital Media Theme Information Technology Theme
New University-wide curriculum changes Increased competition for new students – BC wide – Within our campus Resources – Faculty are 90% LT teaching faculty – Very lean on staffing Possible restructuring of Faculty of Applied Sciences
New Surrey campus opens September 8,
Developing partnerships, and technology
General readiness for reform at SFU Data shows we are being successful
Students and faculty love the program