Transcript MGT702 Case Study 1

Stevens Institute of Technology
Chinese Distance Learning
Delegation Briefing
April 28, 2006
Robert Zotti
Director, WebCampus
201-216-5231
[email protected]
Agenda
 Introductions
 Attendees
 WebCampus Facts & Figures
 Programs
 Management/Engineering/Science
 The Stevens-China Program
 How Online Courses Work
 The Stevens Approach
 Courseware Demo
 New Web Conferencing Capabilities
 WebCampus Operations
 Questions
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Stevens Distinctions
 First Engineering School in the U.S. (1870)
 WebCampus Branded and Launched in 2000
 Faculty
 Average of 25 years of industry experience
 Extensive High-Profile Research Projects
 Recent Accolades
 USDLA 2005 21st Century Best Practices award
 Sloan Consortium Award for “Best Online University”
 Princeton Review Award for “Most Connected Campus”
 Technology Management program rated 5th in the country
 Project Management Institute Certification
 Optimize magazine - one of the five top national business &
technology schools for preparing future executives to
manage technology – oriented businesses.
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Our Mission
To provide education
and training that is
Relevant, Practical,
Engaging, and
designed with the
Adult Learner in
mind.
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WebCampus History
 2000: WebCampus Unit Created
 One class of 23 students
 Exponential enrollment growth over next 4 years
 Courses conducted in Asynchronous Mode
 2001-2003: WebCampus Enters Alliances with
Professional Engineering Societies
 2003: WebCampus Wins Sloan Consortium Award
 2004: WebCampus Enters Alliance with Beijing
Institute of Technology
 2005: Eight Masters Programs and 26 Graduate
Certificates Offered Through WebCampus
 2005: Adoption of Web Conferencing as Part of Online
Courses
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FY 2006 Enrollment Summary…
* Indicates half of revenue counts for FY2006)
Semester
*Summer A
2005
Graduate
Enrollments
Undergrad
Enrollments
Sectio
ns
Total
Graduate
Enrollments
per Section
Total
Enrollments
per Section
246
74
320
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7.03
9.14
48
2
50
7
6.86
7.14
896
184
1080
90
9.96
12.00
9
11
20
9
1.00
2.22
Spring-1 2006
938
307
1245
101
9.29
12.33
Spring-2 2006
49
4
53
10
4.90
5.30
229
51
280
51
4.49
5.49
2415
633
3048
303
7.97
10.06
Summer B
2005
Fall 2005
Winter 2005-06
*Summer A
2006 (as of
4/25/06)
Totals
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FY2005 Enrollment Summary
Semester
*Summer A
2004
Graduate
Enrollment
Undergrad
Enrollment
Total Enrollment
Sections
Graduate
Enrollment
Total
per
Section
per
Section
Enrollments
108
30
138
22
4.91
6.27
97
0
97
7
13.86
13.86
608
229
837
67
9.07
12.49
28
0
28
6
4.67
4.67
Spring-1 2005
758
331
1089
80
9.48
13.61
Spring-2 2005
164
4
168
20
8.20
8.40
**Summer A
2005
246
74
320
36
6.83
8.89
2009
668
2677
238
8.44
11.25
Summer B
2004
Fall 2004
Winter 200405
Totals
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2006 Spring Enrollment
Geographic Analysis
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Spring 2006 Enrollments
Blue line denotes 40-minute driving time to campus
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“Way-off campus” = 20%
2005 Fall Enrollment
Geographic Analysis
State
Enrollments
State
Enrollments
Maryland
8
NJ
615
Michigan
1
NY
99
Minnesota
1
Arizona
6
Mississippi
1
California
19
North Carolina
2
Colorado
3
New Hampshire
1
Connecticut
4
Ohio
4
Delaware
3
Oregon
5
Florida
7
Pennsylvania
30
Georgia
2
Texas
9
Hawaii
1
Virginia
7
Illinois
2
Vermont
3
Indiana
4
Washington
12
Louisiana
1
Wisconsin
1
Massachusetts
8
10
International
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Revenue Target
FY 2006
FY 2007
Projection: $5.3 Million
Projection: $6.35 Million
Actual (to date): $5.65 Million
Revenue in Millions
WebCampus Revenue History and Projection
$8.00
$6.00
$4.00
$2.00
$FY2001 FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007
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Current Partnerships
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Online Programs – Masters Degrees
 Project Management
 Systems Engineering
 Telecommunications Management
 Quantitative Software Engineering
 Computer Science/CyberSecurity
 Computer Science / Telecommunications Management
with a Concentration in CyberSecurity
 Security Management and Forensics
 Networked Information Systems
 Microelectronics and Photonics
 Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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Stevens Programs in China
Beijing Institute of Technology
• Masters in Telecommunications Management
• Masters in Microlectronics and Photonics
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
• Masters in Telecommunications Management
• Masters in Microlectronics and Photonics
Central University of Finance & Economics
(in association with China Development Bank)
• Masters in Project Management
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The Stevens-China Council
Beijing Huizhi
CIMC
Citigroup
Honeywell
IBM
Intel
Lucent
Microsoft
Reed Elsevier
Sun
Thomson Learning
WebCT
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The Stevens-China Program
1/3 taught online by Stevens faculty
1/3 taught by Chinese faculty using Stevens
curriculum in English
1/3 taught by Stevens faculty onsite in Beijing in
accelerated courses
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Accreditation
 Accredited by US Middle States Commission
of Higher Education
 Accredited by Chinese Ministry of Education
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Prof. Liu joins
Prof.’s Ryan class
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How it Works
 Tuition
 Students in China receive 1/2 scholarship
 Revenues divided equally between Stevens
and Chinese partner
 Financial
 Chinese pay for classrooms, their faculty, local
software and workstations
 Stevens pays for its faculty, travel, housing
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How it Works
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Stevens is university of record
Stevens holds student transcripts and history
Stevens provides curriculum
Common online course platform
Chinese manage classrooms and logistics
Chinese manage Ministry of Education
Degrees awarded by Stevens
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Programs Under Negotiation
 Beijing University of Posts and
Telecommunications
 China Ocean University
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Stevens Institute of Technology
How Online Courses Work
Course Format
 Course materials presented through WebCT.
Discussions, exams, and other activities may be
conducted through this system during each week of the
semester
 Periodic meetings conducted via web conferencing
system (Interwise ECP) at instructor’s discretion
 Both “real-time” and asynchronous events
 Every Semester Starts with ORIENTATION WEEK
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Web Conferencing with Interwise ECP
Features
• Live & recorded presentations
• Application sharing, web tours
• Class polling
• Integrated portals to bundle multiple events
Applications
• Lectures
• One-on-One tutoring
• Student presentations
• Individual
• Team
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Real-Time and Recorded Web Conferences
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Getting to the WebCT System
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Logging on to your class
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Course Home Page
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Assignments Link
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Discussion Board
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Pointers and Hints
 Common Approaches for Using the Discussion Board
 Use of discussion board is at the discretion of the instructor
 For “Topics of the Week”…
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Post your comments
Post comments about the postings of others
Post open-ended questions for the instructor and for each other
Post ideas of your own and ask for comments
 Fill out course evaluations at the end of the semester
 Comments by students do matter and are acted upon.
• Example: “I’d like to have more interaction with my class and/or
instructor.”
• Result: Interwise web conferencing system implemented.
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Stevens Institute of Technology
WebCampus Operations
The Stakeholders
 Students
 Program Directors
 Instructors
 Registrar’s Office
 Information Technology
 Finance & Student Services
 Bookstore
 WebCampus & Graduate Admissions
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The Milestones
 Pre-planning
 Create the schedule of courses
 Issue Instructor & Developer contracts
 Instructional Design/Deploy course content online
 Marketing
 Orientation Week/Start of Semester
 Finals Week
 End of Semester
 Grades due
 Surveys filled out
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Ids, Passwords, and Important Information
 http://www.webcampus.stevens.edu/Webcampus_StudentGuide.pdf
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WebCampus/CPE Staff
Robert Ubell
Dean, School of Professional Education
Barbara O'Connor
Admin
Robert Zotti
Stephanie Robinson
Beth DeFares
Director, WebCampus
Director, Business Development
Manager, SPE
Wendy Pate
Associate Director
Tarek El Sadek
Web Master
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The Bigger Picture
General Environmental Influences
State and federal regulations (immigrations, H21 Visas, Homeland Security, funding, etc.)
Local, national, and international economies
Cultural issues
Stevens Institute of Technology
Students
Howe School
School of Engineering
School of Arts/ Sciences
CPE/WebCampus
Program Directors,
Faculty, and Staff
Program Directors,
Faculty, and Staff
Program Directors,
Faculty, and Staff
Program Directors, Faculty
(Internal & External), and Staff
Graduate
Admissions
Undergraduate
Admissions
Registrar
Information
Technology
Co-Op
Career
Services
Alumni
Association
Development and
External Affairs
Book Store
SDOE SI Lab
(Multimedia)
Library
International
Student Services
Student Service
Center
Human Resources
Print Shop
Finance
Partners, Co-Sponsors, Resources and Vendors
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Public
Relations
Stevens
Board of
Directors
WebCampus
Board of
Directors
Student Life
Competition
Questions from the Audience
?
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Robert Zotti
Online Learning Program Director
201-216-5231
[email protected]
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