Transcript Technology Workforce Development for Computer Science and

Updates from the Workforce,
Academic Affairs and Research
Division
Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board
Reinold R. Cornelius, Assistant Director
Melinda Valdez, Program Director
http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/WAAR/Community-Technical-Colleges
THECB - 18 October 2013
Topics
1. Update on Student Transfer
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6.
 Lumina Foundation Tuning Texas
 The Learning Outcomes Project
 Texas STEM Challenge Scholarships
Update on High School to College Issues
Update on UEAC
Update on Low Producing Programs
Update on Workforce Issues
Update on Texas Common Core Curriculum
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Tuning Texas
1. Discipline specific tuning of competencies:
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Knowledge
Skills
Attitudes
2. Course alignment between schools:
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Course outcomes
Course sequence
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Tuning Texas
Key Competencies by Cognitive Achievements
G
Analysis
G
G
G
BS
BS
BS
G
G
BS
BS
G
Application
BS
BS
BS
BS
BS
BS
BS
BS
CC
BS
BS
Comprehension
CC
CC
CC
CC
CC
BS
CC
CC
CC
BS
CC
Knowledge
HS
HS
HS
CC
HS
CC
HS
HS
HS
CC
HS
Contemporary Issues
and Historical
Perspectives
G
Communication
BS
Ethics
G
Problem Recognition
and Solving
BS
Teamwork
G
Design
G
G
Experiments
Synthesis
G
Mechanics
G
Materials Science
G
Natural Sciences
G
Mathematics
Evaluations
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Tuning Texas
Discipline Competency Table: Example
Core Competencies
Needed to enter
Higher Ed
LEARNING OUTCOME: ETHICS
Lower Division
Baccalaureate
Competencies
Level
Competencies
"Comprehension"
and "Application"
The high-school
Describe and discuss
experience should
ethical concepts and
introduce and
identify and explain
illustrate the impact ethical issues.
of professional work Demonstrate capacity
on society and the
to implement the
environment.
professional code of
Students should have ethics in example
an appreciation of the cases.
need for ethical
behavior.
"Knowledge"
Post-Graduate/
Work Experience
Competencies
"Analysis" and
"Evaluation"
"Synthesis"
Analyze, compare,
Evaluate and assess
and differentiate a
ethical issues.
wide range of ethical Compare risks and
concepts in cases and burdens to
technologies related foreseeable benefits
to BME. Develop
and recommend
strategies and
appropriate new or
solutions to address refined ethical
ethical challenges and guidelines.
dilemmas in BME.
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Tuning Texas
Lower Division Course Sequence
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Tuning Texas
Courses approved for the Lower Division
Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM):
 2011: Civil, Electrical, Industrial, and Mechanical
Engineering
 2012: Biology, Chemistry, Biomedical, and Chemical
Engineering
 2013: Mathematics, Business, Computer Information
Systems & Sciences, and Management Information
Systems
Voluntary Transfer Compacts for disciplines:
http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/TuningTexas
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Tuning Texas
Texas Tuning Assessment Steering
Committee:
Assessment between courses of a course sequence,
e.g., Calc. I to Calc. II to Calc. III
Measure: Percentages of grade parings
prerequisite course grade to successor course grade
 2-year to 2-year transfers
 2-year to 4-year transfers
 Native to native students
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Learning Outcomes Project
Course description and learning outcome bullets:
 2011: Government, History, English, Economy,
Mathematics
 2012: Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology, Speech,
Spanish, Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science
 2013: Anthropology, Studio Art and Art History,
Criminal Justice, Drama, Geology, Humanities
Public input until October 18, 2013:
http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/acgmlearningoutcomesproject
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T-STEM
Texas STEM Challenge Scholarships
 Merit scholarships for community and technical
college students
 $2,500 per year for two years
 Merit conditions such as HS math and science GPA
and course completion
 Institutions form partnerships with industry and report
on workforce needs
GOALS: students enter STEM workforce successfully
students transfer to 4-year institutions
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T-STEM
Donated funds from Texas Guaranteed Student
Loan Corporation (TG)
 T-STEM 2012: $2.95 million – ~1,125 scholarships
 T-STEM 2013: $5.44 million – ~2,050 scholarships
 T-STEM 2014 and 2015: expected similar scope
New Request for Application in January 2014:
http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/TSTEM
THECB - 18 October 2013
Topics
1. Update on Student Transfer
2. Update on High School to College Issues
3.
4.
5.
6.
 60 SCH
 Reverse Transfer
 Texas Success Initiative
 Dual Credit
Update on UEAC
Update on Low Producing Programs
Update on Workforce Issues
Update on Texas Common Core Curriculum
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60 SCH Limit
60 Semester Credit Hour limit for associate
degrees in effect for students enrolled beginning
with fall 2015.
Texas Administrative Code Title 19, Chapter 9, Subchapter A, E, J
“… compelling academic reason … may include
but are not limited to … programmatic
accreditation requirements, statutory requirements,
or licensure/certification requirements …”
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60 SCH Limit
How will it be implemented?
 Old and to be created programs will have to
give “compelling academic reason”
 Limit will be handled equivalently to the way
the “120 SCH Limit” for bachelor degrees has
been handled
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Reverse Transfer
Texas Education Code, Chapter 61, Subchapter S, Sec.61.833
Community Colleges receive the transcripts of
students that completed at least 30 SCH at a
community college prior to transfer after:
 Previous trigger for reverse transfer: 90 SCH
 New trigger for reverse transfer: 66 SCH
No Coordinating Board rules.
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Texas Success Initiative
Exemptions:
 SAT, ACT with minimum scores
 TSI test from Assessment Board
Institution administered (cost $11)
 Sequence of developmental education courses
Institution sets rules
 Collaborative 12th grade college prep course
by content area
Texas Administrative Code, Title 19, Chapter 4, Subchapter C, Rule
4.54
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Dual Credit
Changes to eligibility based on end of course
exams:
 ACGM courses: Algebra II and English II
(Note: HB 5 eliminated Algebra II as required assessment)
 WECM courses: Algebra I and English II
 Early College High School:
can start with 9th grade
must show college readiness
Texas Administrative Code, Title 19, Chapter 4, Subchapter D, Rules
4.85
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Dual Credit
Restriction:
 Two courses per term, junior and senior year
(does not apply to Early College High Schools)
New restriction:
 A student can only take three courses per
year from a community college with a service
area that does not include the high school
(does not apply to 4-year institutions)
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Dual Credit
Formula funding only for courses in:
 the institution’s core curriculum
 for career and technical education certificates
 for an associate degree
 foreign languages
Texas Education Code, Chapter 61, Subchapter C, Sec. 61.059 (p)
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Dual Credit
Which courses count?
 Career and technical courses: WECM
 Technical courses: ACGM – by discipline, as listed in
the CBM manual
Accounting, Agriculture, Architecture, Business, Computer
Science, Criminal Justice, Engineering, Engineering Technology,
Forestry, Forensic Science, Horticulture, Nursing, Business
Computer Information System
 Limitation does not apply to Early College High
Schools
THECB - 18 October 2013
Topics
1. Update on Student Transfer
2. Update on High School to College Issues
3. Update on UEAC
4. Update on Low Producing Programs
5. Update on Workforce Issues
6. Update on Texas Common Core
Curriculum
THECB - 18 October 2013
UEAC
Undergraduate Education Advisory Committee
 Upcoming meeting: November 1, 2013
 Agenda:
 Recommendations for THECB staff regarding the
implementation of credit hour limits
Meeting will be web-cast at http://www.thecb.state.tx.us
THECB - 18 October 2013
Topics
1. Update on Student Transfer
2. Update on High School to College Issues
3. Update on UEAC
4. Update on Low Producing Programs
5. Update on Workforce Issues
6. Update on Texas Common Core
Curriculum
THECB - 18 October 2013
LPP
New rules – new sequence of events:
Texas Administrative Code, Title 19, Chapter 4, Subchapter R, Rules
4.285 to 4.290
1. Coordinating Board collects data on low producing
programs
2. Coordinating Board makes recommendations to the
institutions’ governing boards
3. Governing Boards decide on program closures,
consolidations, temporary exemptions to closure
4. Institutions must identify programs on their Legislative
Appropriation Request for which their action is different
than the Coordinating Board’s recommendation.
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LPP
Low Producing Program thresholds, per 5 years:
 undergraduate program: < 25 graduates
 master’s programs: < 15 graduates
 doctoral programs: < less than 10 graduates
All Coordinating Board actions on program closures (TE Denied)
returned to Governing Boards for further review.
THECB - 18 October 2013
Topics
1. Update on Student Transfer
2. Update on High School to College Issues
3. Update on UEAC
4. Update on Low Producing Programs
5. Update on Workforce Issues
6. Update on Texas Common Core
Curriculum
THECB - 18 October 2013
Workforce Issues
 New Interface for the Workforce Education
Course Manual (WECM)
 Other browsers than IE should work
http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/aar/undergraduateed/workforceed/
 New edition of the Guidelines for Instructional
Programs in Workforce Education
 Target date for public comment: November 2013
 Rules and rule changes will be referenced
http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/aar/undergraduateed/workforceed/gipwe.htm
THECB - 18 October 2013
Topics
1.
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4.
5.
Update on Student Transfer
Update on High School to College Issues
Update on UEAC
Update on Low Producing Programs
Update on Workforce Issues
6. Update on Texas Common Core Curriculum
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Syllabi
Overflow hours
Assessment
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Texas Common Core
Rework syllabi for core courses:
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Texas Common Core
 Foundational Component Areas:
 Follow descriptions strictly, e.g.
 “and” means both parts of the definitions need to be
addressed
 “using” means “using”, not “knowing”
 “focus on appreciation and analysis” – the focus for the
course should be clear
 Required Core Objectives:
 Address, in writing, all objectives, e.g.
 if required, “team work” or “communication” must be
addressed, even in a lecture course (and there is no
laboratory)
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Texas Common Core
“Overflow hours”:
 With, e.g., 6 SCH allowed for a Foundational Component
Area, 2 SCH may have to be “overflow hours”
 Courses may have 3 SCH, 3+1 SCH, or 4 SCH
Designate where the extra hour goes:
A. Component Area Option of the core
B. Is counted as program course
Note: How the extra hour is counted should be transparent
from the student’s transcript.
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Texas Common Core
Courses may have:
 3 SCH – no co-requisite course
 All required core objectives must be included
 3+1 SCH – courses offered as co-requisite
 Core objectives must be included in one of the components
 All core objectives must be assessed during the assessment of
the core
 4 SCH – course packaged as one unit
 No structural difference to a 3+1 SCH course
 Must make provision for transparency of SCH accounting on
transcript
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Texas Common Core
Assessment plan for five assessment steps:
1. Assessment methodology, including faculty
2.
3.
4.
5.
involvement and timeline
Criteria, benchmarks and targets for the assessment
Results (forthcoming)
Plan for an analysis of assessment results
Plan for actions and follow-ups
Note: The Coordinating board does not prescribe any method of
assessment to the institutions.
Texas Education Code, Chapter 61, Subchapter S, Sec.61.824
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Texas Common Core
Institutions submit assessment report every ten
years:
 Institutions will submit ca. two years prior to their
accreditation renewal
 Assessment is a procedure and will take multiple steps
 Institutions have a choice on whether to asses the “old
core” or the “new core”
 Decision will depend on what is of most use for their
accreditation
 For resources, visit page “Assessment Guidelines”:
http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/WAAR/TXcore/assessment-guidelines
THECB - 18 October 2013
Topics
1. Update on Student Transfer
2. Update on High School to College Issues
3. Update on UEAC
4. Update on Low Producing Programs
5. Update on Workforce Issues
6. Update on Texas Common Core
Curriculum
THECB - 18 October 2013
Workforce, Academic Affairs and
Research Division
Rex C. Peebles, Assistant Commissioner (Dec. 2)
Garry Tomerlin, Deputy Assistant Commissioner for Community &
Technical Colleges
Stacey Silverman, Deputy Assistant Commissioner for Universities &
Health-Related Institutions
Rebecca Leslie – Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM), Learning Outcome Project
Duane Hiller – Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM)
Melinda Valdez – Undergraduate Education Advisory Committee (UEAC), Texas
Common Core Curriculum
Andrew Lofters – Dual Credit and Early College High Schools
Donna Carlin – Nursing Programs, Perkins, Bacterial Meningitis
Reinold Cornelius – STEM initiatives, Texas Common Core Curriculum
Mary Smith – Lumina Voluntary Transfer Compact
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Upcoming Event
Community, State & Technical College
Liaison Meeting
October 30, 2013
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
broadcast/video on:
http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/WAAR/CC-Liaisons