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The Trifecta of Using Real World ProjectsDr. Michael J. Harrison
Assistant Professor Framingham State University
Welcome!
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Student Population
Founded 1839
Located 18 miles West of Boston
First Business Degree 1987
~ 4000 Undergraduate Students
~ 2000 Graduates Students
Undergraduates: ~ 50/50 spilt of on-campus and commuter students
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Notable AlumniOlivia A. Davidson, co-founder of the Tuskegee Institute and wife of Booker T. Washington Rebecca Pennell, the first woman college professor in the United States, and niece of Horace Mann. Charlotte Champe Stearns, mother of T.S. Eliot. Christa McAuliffe (Class of 1970), the First Teacher in Space Program.
Ruth Graves Wakefield, inventor of the chocolate chip cookie
University Background
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Economics & Business Department Mission Statement
The mission of the Department of Economics and Business Administration is to provide students with a high quality education; prepare students for employment or graduate study in economics or business; and prepare students for imaginative and responsible citizenship and leadership roles in business and society, domestic and world-wide.
Now Largest Department on Campus
-680 Students: 640 Business: 40 Economics
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Real World Projects Using Varsity Sports Teams
NCAA DIVISION IIIMEN’S SPORTS WOMEN’S
SPORTSBaseball BasketballBasketball Cross CountryCross Country Field HockeyFootball LacrosseIce Hockey SoccerSoccer Softball
Volleyball
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The Trifecta
Student Learning
Greater Sense of Community
Teachable Moments
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Student Sentiment
Important UnimportantBoring InterestingRelevant IrrelevantExciting UnexcitingMeans Nothing Means SomethingAppealing UnappealingFascinating MundaneWorthless ValuableInvolving UninvolvingNot needed Needed
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Student Sentiment-Continued
I learned more through completing my real-world project82% of students agree (32% Strongly Agree 55% Agree 14% Neither Agree nor Disagree)
I am more satisfied with a course that includes a real-world project95% of students agree(27% Strongly Agree 68% Agree 5% Neither Agree nor Disagree)
Professors at this school use real world projects in their courses
0% of students agree(14% Strongly Disagree 54% Disagree 32% Neither Agree nor Disagree)
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Teachable Moments
Hockey Team Marketing Event-Flyers-Original Promotional Event Rule Violation-Recovery with Tremendous Success
Basketball Team Fund Raiser-Process Failure-Potential NCAA Rules Violation
Student Reaction and Presentations
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Discussion & Questions
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Baseline TargetTenure-Track Faculty--154 175Total FTE Faculty--230 250Student/Faculty Ratio15.8:1 15.8:1% Faculty w/ Terminal Degrees--88% 90%% Diverse Faculty--8.1% 10%Grants & Contracts--$5M $6M% Faculty in Single Offi ces--80% 90%Nationally-Accredited Programs--2 5Program Reviews Completed Annually--2 51st-Year Retention Rate--74% 78%6-Year Graduation Rate--52% 56%New/Revised Articulation Agreements--14 30
Degree Programs Offered--B-27; M-24 B-30; M-26Extra-Curricular/Internship Particip.--7% 25%New Concentrations 2New Minors 3Increase # Academic Honors Societies--11 15
UG-5Grad-5
BRIC Language Programs--0 (Market Study) 1Expand Global Awareness in Programs 50%
Grow FSU International Partners--4 7
STEM Declared Majors--23.9% >25%Expand STEM Centers--4 6
Increase Site Visits to STEM Industry Sites
Increase Advisory Boards--5 8
Initiate New Computer Science Co-Op Complete
Strategic PlanFramingham State University
Develop and retain quality faculty and staff
Strengthen new student preparation, induction and early academic success
Pursue excellence and engagement in the academic experience
● Strengthen assessment, advisement and placement● Monitor and foster systematic and progressive preparation for graduation
● Increase student-faculty collaboration● Increase experiential learning opportunities● Strengthen citizen engagement opportunities● Grow honors and academic enrichment opportunities● Assess and document student learning and personal growth● Enrich university community with diversity
● Develop recruiting strategies to attract top faculty candidates● Orient and mentor early-career faculty● Support CELTSS and other faculty development resources
Prepare students for global citizenship and competitiveness
Strengthen and expand STEM programs and student success in STEM areas
Respond to labor market trends in academic program and center development
Academic Planning Priorities
Decrease Remedial Placement, 4 Partner Schools--Eng/Math--15.4% E; 20.5% M
Increase % of Entering Students Who Place Into Pre-Calculus (4 Partners): 16/56, 28.57%
● Develop and maintain dialogue with major area employers● Systematize the preparation of students for graduate and professional programs● Develop combined degree programs and new graduate programs in response to the needs for the Commonwealth
Phase-In Pilot Workforce Readiness Advisory Program Over 4 Years for ITB
● Strengthen academic community
● Align readiness skil ls with college expectations● Improve orientation, first-year and transitional programs● Build connection/community on campus
● Provide the tools and equipment to support faculty work
31% (2% increase)● Increase student interest, enrollment and degrees awarded in STEM majors
10% E; 15%M
Reduce or Retool Low-Enrolled Programs, UG-- 1;Grad--2
Increase # of Matriculated International Students--25 35
All 4 years
● Expand global awareness through new majors and programs● Integrate and grow world language programs● Support student international experiences● Grow and manage FSU partnerships with international universities
● Expand STEM majors, centers, and research and policy analysis● Improve STEM preparation and readiness
Increase STEM Advisory Boards--3 add 2● Connect regular, systematic assessment of labor market trends to program review and development
Add Labor Market Analyses in 5th-Year Program Review Reports--0 18
● Link STEM programs to the regional scientific and technology community● Improve STEM career readiness among FSU graduates