Program Goal:Provide adequate, qualified instructors to support program growth. Find good adjunct faculty for the evening program.

Objectives:Continue evening certificate program identifying qualified adjunct faculty for courses.

Action Plan:

1. Monitor evening enrollment; work with Power Careers program providing students for participation.
2. Place ads to find a pool of adjunct faculty candidates who can teach overload courses in the fall and spring of next academic year.
3. Review applications from newspaper ads.
4. Consult with my advisory committee members and others in the field to identify adjunct faculty.

Assessment Strategy: Compare program/course enrollments and FTE to the number of additional instructors, both part-time and full-time.

Assessment Outcomes: The VP of Instruction allowed me to hire a very good instructor, and was willing to pay the money it took to get him here. We are able to teach the classes we need to at night with sufficient enrollment.

Use of Results: The VP of Instruction helped us adjust the night schedule so we could accomplish two things: keep the teaching load within standards and move ELC 113 – 50, to the fall semester and move the ISC 110 to the spring. This allows us to provide all the needed classes in the same period of time.We are now able to share the teaching load and moving forward with good growth.

Program Goal: Provide sufficient, safe space for instruction that is properly equipped and addresses Advisory Committee input.

Objectives:

1. Provide scheduling that makes best use of limited lab space.
2. Upgrade physical facility to provide adequate instructional space.
3. Obtain necessary equipment to provide state-of-the-art instruction.

Action Plan:

1. Schedule sections so that students are in common lecture class with separate lab times that easily accommodate 8-10 students per lab section.
2. Submit EJF to get storage units to provide more overall space for instruction.
3. Submit EJF for upgrade to PLC lab per Advisory Committee recommendation.
4. Submit EJF for additional hand tool sets to have full complement for all students Fall 2008.

Assessment Strategy: Show, explain, answer questions gather progress reports regularly, evaluate the position of the project at the time of evaluation, follow evaluation results.

Assessment Outcomes: At present the labs can not be made larger due to other pressing issues. We were given the budget stated above to obtain the necessary ControlLogix equipment. We were also given a little over $3,000.00 to do much needed repair and some minor upgrades to present labs.

Use of Results: The new ConyrolLogix equipment has been installed. By the end of the Spring 2009 Semester this should be operational. The repair to the can crusher, cutoff stud saw, and the conveyor should be completed at this same time. The cutoff stud saw will have to have other repairs/upgrades made at a later date. The upgrades to the PLC Lab instrumentation control panels should be completed to the first stage of the upgrade by the end of the Spring 2009 Semester. This process of upgrades will need to be further completed as budget and time permits The reason for all the repair and upgrades requested is the fact that our labs are at capacity now. We have no room for new updated equipment. After some discussion with the VP of Instruction, she seems to understand that this method of instruction works well with the companies we currently serve. Most of these companies do not buy new equipment. Instead, when production criteria changes they simply have their engineering staff adapt or upgrade existing equipment to meet new production criteria. In short, due to space problems we now have, we see no need to buy new equipment. We simply repair and/or upgrade what we already have.

College Goal: Provide facilities for student learning that capitalize on state-of-the-art instructional applications.

Division Goal: Provide facilities, staffing, and services that support educational program delivery that will enhance economic development of the service area.

Program Goal: Gain necessary data to begin the process of training students to work with the alternative and bio-fuel industry.

Objectives: Assess current programming and project new/expanded programming for emerging workforce needs. Incorporate “green” initiatives in facilities planning for current use and future programming needs as appropriate

Action Plan:

1. Determine what permits or license is necessary for the generation of alternative and bio-fuels.
2. Consult with Director of Facilities about the possible location of the housing of a bio-fuel generator
3. Consult with Dean of Institutional Development about finding grant money for the housing and startup equipment for an alternative and bio-fuel generation facility.
4. Develop a flow chart to cover the start up process of the generator and lesson plan development.

Person(s) Responsible: EET Instructors, VP of Instruction

Anticipated Date for Achieving Objective: May 2010

Assessment Strategy:

1. If one new student enrolls or a former student comes back to retake classes that will implement the new bio-fuel lab project, then we have been successful.
2. If we are able to gain the go-ahead from the VP of Instruction and we are able to acquire the permits, then we have been successful.
3. If FibroWatt hires one of our graduates because of their particular exposure to our small bio-fuel facility, or agrees to form a scholarship for a student, then we have been successful.
4. If we put Montgomery Community College on the map as innovators of training and process control applications in the bio-fuel industry, then we have been successful.

Budget Needs to Accomplish Objective: Regular instructional budget given to us by the VP of Instruction. The budget we had this past year worked out good.

Assessment Outcomes: Will be completed in May 2010

Use of Results: Will be completed in May 2010

College Goal: Develop and implement instructional programs and services, both traditional and distance learning offerings, that are consistent with the assessed needs of the constituent groups in the College’s service area and with state and national standards, including training and retraining of the workforce.

Division Goal: Provide credit and non-credit programming to enhance economic development of the service area.

Program Goal: Plan and implement recruiting trips to both high schools located in Montgomery County.

Objectives: Demonstrate that the opportunity for a good and lasting career can be obtained from the EET Program.

Action Plan: Take application project created by students to demonstrate the marketable skills that can be learned at MCC in the EET Dept. Contact Graham Fox with the Montgomery County Schools to set up good days and times for us to do these demonstrations at the schools. Next we want to invite Mr. Fox to bring the high school students to the college to our department for an in-depth demonstration and questions. Try to involve the parents of the students as much as possible.

Person(s) Responsible: EET Instructors

Anticipated Date for Achieving Objective: by May 2010

Assessment Strategy: Check inquiries to the department by local channels.

Budget Needs to Accomplish Objective: $ 100.00 for gas and supplies.

Assessment Outcomes: Will be completed in May 2010

Use of Results: Will be completed in May 2010