Training was administered to faculty promptly following program review of 1 data in response to Open Entry Lab. (Results were favorable) Program 2 Updated projectors and sound systems in some classes as a result of building upgrades. Strengths Upgrades in the Business Education building have created a cleaner, 3 brighter environment that improved the atmosphere of the program. Office technology outcomes weren't as strong as hoped due to inconsistency 1 among faculty in teaching open-entry lab. Coordinating scheduling with departments outside of business in which 2 Business students must fulfill requirements. 3 Class size has increase significantly Program Late open entry class offerings to accommodate Financial Aid needs Challenges 4 create issues with students that frequently are no-shows in course. Institutional Research confirms that program data for BMIT is inaccurate and 5 misrepresents the department's success and course offerings. Students continue to experience difficulty in completing the coursework necessary for a transfer degree due, largely, to the limited number of business math sections 6 offered by the math department. The failure rate for students who have already completed two math courses is 7 70% in Finance 300 Opportunities 1 Offer an AS-T in Business. The data for the Business side of BMIT remains inaccurate and misrepresents the department's success. The situation has been acknowledged but has not yet Program 1 been resolved. Goals Improve student success in online courses. The department will focus on student 2 engagement and interaction. Additional full-time faculty member to facilitate new AS-T degree. Equipment Requests upgrades and enhancements would also improve student outcomes. Requesting two new faculty positions in order to bring the instruction of the business math courses in-house (to BMIT) Business Management & Information Technology (COMS) Program The BMIT department offers degrees and/or certificates in Computer Information Abstract 1 Systems, Computer Science, Web Development, CompTIA, and Software Development.
Program Strengths 1 Training was administered to faculty promptly following program review of data in response to Open Entry Lab. (Results were favorable) 2 Updated projectors and sound systems in some classes as a result of building upgrades. 3 Upgrades in the Business Education building have created a cleaner, brighter environment that improved the atmosphere of the program. Program Challenges 1 Office technology outcomes weren't as strong as hoped due to inconsistency among faculty in teaching open-entry lab. 2 Coordinating scheduling with departments outside of business in which Business students must fulfill requirements. 3 Class size has increase significantly 4 Late open entry class offerings to accommodate Financial Aid needs create issues with students that frequently are no-shows in course. 5 Institutional Research confirms that program data for BMIT is inaccurate and misrepresents the department's success and course offerings. 6 Students continue to experience difficulty in completing the coursework necessary for a transfer degree due, largely, to the limited number of business math sections offered by the math department. 7 The failure rate for students who have already completed two math courses is 70% in Finance 300 Opportunities 1 Offer an AS-T in Business. Program Goals 1 The data for the Business side of BMIT remains inaccurate and misrepresents the department's success. The situation has been acknowledged but has not yet been resolved. 2 Improve student success in online courses. The department will focus on student engagement and interaction. Requests Additional full-time faculty member to facilitate new AS-T degree. Equipment upgrades and enhancements would also improve student outcomes. Requesting two new faculty positions in order to bring the instruction of the business math courses in-house (to BMIT) Business Management & Information Technology (COMS) Program Abstract 1 The BMIT department offers degrees and/or certificates in Computer Information Systems, Computer Science, Web Development, CompTIA, and Software Development.
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