Table 1: Timeline for BS-IST Implementation Time Line for Implementation of the BS with a major in Information Systems Technology Date Activity Personnel February 2012 – December 2012 Dr. Padron attends BHEF Winter conference, discusses need for IST degree with Chair of NextEra Energy Assessment of Need and Demand Data research, student and Industry surveys conducted N/A September 12, 2012 Technology Industry Advisory Committee consulted. Industry-related workforce input provided to the BS-IST program N/A September 14, 2012 Committee formed and draft of the BS-IST proposal begun N/A Sept. 2012-March 2013 Curriculum Development N/A December 14, 2012 MDC administrators meet with Barry administrators to discuss proposed degree N/A December 20, 2012 MDC administrators meet with Florida International University administrators to discuss proposed degree N/A January – February 2013 MDC faculty, administration, and MDC of Trustees review Executive Summary and related documents for approval N/A 20, 2013 MDC President submits Letter of Intent to DFC N/A March– June 2013 Submission of Letter of Intent and Department of Education notification process N/A May 16 – June 18, 2013 MDC faculty and administration and MDC Board of Trustees (BOT) review and approve BS-IST proposal based on the documentation, data, and other information as stipulated by Section 1007.33 Florida Statutes N/A July – January 2014 Submission of Baccalaureate Proposal to DFC, review and approval process N/A January 2014 – 2014 Upon SBE approval, SACS is notified by MDC of plans for the new BS-IST degree N/A MDC begins implementation processes N/A SACS approval process begins, including developing and submitting prospectus N/A April 2014 Development and implementation of marketing and recruitment strategies begins N/A Student recruitment and advisement begins N/A Media Services distributes formal announcement and recruitment materials N/A – July 2014 Budget Development and Appropriations with new accounts established N/A Development of Marketing and Recruitment Strategies continues N/A
Advisory Committee reviews marketing and recruitment plan N/A Post, screen, hire positions for one part time faculty (.5 FTE), one part time faculty support (lab assistant), one part-time student services support (student advisor), one full-time academic administrator Posting of Positions with HR assistance Complete hiring of part-time position MDC screens, hires: 1 part-time (.5 FTE) faculty 1 part-time faculty support (lab assistant) 1 part-time student services support (student advisor) 1 full-time academic administrator to manage recruitment, etc. the first year. August 2014 First upper division classes offered N/A August -December 2014 Marketing and recruitment efforts continue N/A April – July 2015 Post, screen, hire positions for one full time doctorally-prepared faculty, one doctorally-prepared part time faculty (.5 FTE) and one part-time faculty support (lab assistant) Posting of Positions with HR assistance Complete hiring of positions MDC screens, hires: 1 full-time faculty 1 additional part-time faculty (.5 FTE) 1 additional part-time faculty support (lab assistant) July 2015 – August 2016 Facilities renovations (faculty offices) Upgrade information technology equipment N/A August 2015 Begin second year of BS- offerings N/A January 2016 – August 2017 MDC requests accreditation from the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) evaluation for BS-IST program. N/A February, 2016 MDC prepares self-study for ABET accreditation. N/A April – July 2016 Post, screen, hire position for one full time doctorally-prepared faculty, one part-time academic administrator Posting of Positions with HR assistance Complete hiring of positions MDC posts, screens, hires: 1 full-time faculty 1 part-time academic administrator May 2016 Commencement for class of BS-IST degree program graduates N/A June, 2016 MDC completes the and submits it to ABET for evaluation. N/A August 2016 First annual report submitted to State MDC convenes planning committee for ABET accreditation process. N/A September – December 2016 ABET Evaluation visit(s) takes place on MDC's campus. ABET team presents factual findings orally on campus. Then, following a 7-day response period for the institution to report errors of fact or observation, the team finalizes and submits its preliminary findings and recommendations (called a "draft statement") to the leadership of the appropriate commission for editing. N/A
Table 3 summarizes the full and part time academic and administrative resources required to support the proposed program. Table 3: Instructional Support Recommended for Proposed BS-IST Job Title # of positions Term hired Responsibilities Doctorally-prepared part-time faculty 1(.5 FTE) August 2014 Upper division teaching responsibilities Part-time faculty support (lab assistant) 1 August 2014 Provide instructional support Part-time student services support (student advisor) 1 August 2014 Student success support Full-time Academic Administrator 1 August 2014 Provide support services Doctorally-prepared full-time faculty 1 August 2015 Upper division teaching responsibilities Doctorally-prepared part-time faculty 1 (.5 FTE) August 2015 division teaching responsibilities Part-time faculty support (lab assistant) 1 August 2015 Provide instructional support Doctorally-prepared full-time faculty 1 August 2016 Upper division teaching responsibilities Part-time Academic Administrator 1 August 2016 Provide support services Part-time faculty support (lab assistant) 1 August 2017 Provide instructional support COST TO STUDENTS As evidenced in Table 4, Miami Dade College provides the most affordable baccalaureate educational opportunity in Workforce Region 23. Many students have financial constraints that dictate whether they are able to achieve their educational goals. In order to accommodate students who have personal obligations, MDC offers flexible course scheduling options such as evening and weekend and will review and consider on-line options. Anticipated cost for four years of study at FCS institution (Tuition and fees x credit hours)
May 18, 2012 MDC Wolfson Campus Richard White; EnTec technology department chairs EnTec Department Chairs Meeting. Dr. Richard White, obtained unanimous support for the proposed degree from EnTec’s department chairs. September 05, 2012 MDC - Wolfson Campus Eduardo Padron; Jorge Guerra Dr. Padron approved proposing a administrators were notified via from Dr. Guerra. September 14, 2012 MDC - Wolfson Campus Jorge Guerra; Michael Reiner; Heather Belmont; Mollie DeHart; Pamela Menke; Billy Jones; Richard White; Diane King; Djuradj Babic Initial planning and organizing meeting to discuss feasibility. September 19, 2012 MDC - Wolfson Campus Madeline Pumariega; Ruth Ann Balla; Richard White; Diane King Discussed planning for BS-IST degree, the proposal development process, and the potential for Virtual College delivery. September 21, 2012 MDC- Wolfson campus, EnTec Djuradj Babic; Richard White; Diane King Discussed planning and strategy for Information Systems Technology baccalaureate curriculum. September 28, 2012 MDC- Wolfson campus, EnTec Richard White, Diane King, EnTec technology department chairs Announced plans to develop a BS-IST. October 10, 2012 MDC - Wolfson Campus Richard Diane King; Jorge Guerra Planned employer and students surveys; identified organizations to contact to provide letters of support; outlined third-party research requirements. October 22, 2012 MDC - Wolfson Campus Mollie DeHart; King; Denisse Cabrera Reviewed the requirements for the letter of intent (LOI), Executive Summary, and proposal. Provided an overview of the FLDOE application process. October 23, 2012 MDC - Wolfson Campus Richard White; Diane King Diane King briefed Richard White about 10/22/2012 meeting with Mollie DeHart. October 23, 2012 MDC - Wolfson Campus Diane King; Djuradj Babic Discussed the curriculum requirements for the LOI. October 23, 2012 MDC - Wolfson Campus Richard White; Heather Belmont Discussed Dr. Belmont's role as a resource to the team.
November 08, 2012 MDC - Wolfson Campus Richard White; EnTec Engineering Industry Advisory Committee EnTec Engineering Advisory Committee Semi-annual Meeting - Dr. White informed the committee about the BS-IST proposal. The committee unanimously supported the proposal. November 15, 2012 MDC - Kendall Campus Richard White; MJ Mitzenmacher Discussed the enrollment, performance and budget plan. November 16, 2012 MDC - Wolfson Campus Richard White; Diane King; Djuradj Babic Reviewed the preliminary budget/enrollment/performance plan. January 10, 2013 MDC - Wolfson Campus Richard White Dr. submitted the LOI draft documents to the MDC Office of Academic Programs and to the Dean of Workforce Development. January 22, 2013 MDC - Wolfson Campus Richard Diane King; MDC Executive Committee Drs. White and King presented the proposed BS-IST to the MDC Executive Committee. Dr. Montoya, College Provost, supported the proposal and authorized it to move forward. February 04, 2013 MDC – Wolfson Campus Richard Sent invitations to industry members to participate in a (Developing a Curriculum) focus group. February 07, 2013 MDC - Wolfson Campus Richard White Presented the LOI to the MDC Academic Leadership Council (ALC). The ALC unanimously recommended moving forward with the proposal. February 15, 2013 MDC - Wolfson Campus Community College Consulting Group: Jerry Lancio; Mark Schell. Faculty Curriculum DACUM - identified specific courses to align with the tasks, knowledge and skills identified by industry at previous day's DACUM MDC: Diane King; Djuradj Babic MDC Faculty Curriculum Committee: Cooper, Lennie; Maloney, John; Chohonis, Pauline; Andrews, Barry; Lusby, Jack; Walton, Michael; Matamoros, Toribio; Cobo, Sergio; Babic, Djuradj; Kinnaird, Eugene; Lopez, Felix Alberto; Chin, John
February 19, 2013 MDC - Wolfson Campus Billy Jones; Richard White Presented the LOI as a Board Item to MDC District Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees unanimously approved moving forward with the proposal. 19, 2013 MDC- Wolfson Campus Diane King; John Chin; Pauline Chohonis; Sergio Cobo; George Gabb; Chris Kinnaird; Djuradj Babic; Michael Walton; Lennie Cooper; Barry Andrews; John Maloney; Felix Lopez; Jack Lusby Curriculum Meeting - reach consensus on program outcomes; map courses to program outcomes; map courses to SLO. Appendix B: Internal Correspondence Appendix C: External Meetings Summary Bachelor of Science in Information Systems Technology Meetings/Milestones Summary - External Date Location Attendees Meeting/Event Summary February 2- 3, 2012 BHEF Winter 2012 meeting, Seattle Washington Dr. Eduardo Padron; Hay (NextEra) Business of Higher Education Forum (BHEF) Winter Meeting. Discussed industry/academic partnership to offer a baccalaureate degree that would address the workforce technology needs of NextEra and other local industry. May 11, 2012 NextEra Energy offices Rolando Montoya, Richard White, Armando Oliveria Formal discussion of a partnership between MDC and NextEra for MDC to offer a BS-IST that would address