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Programs of Study & Expectations Tool Overview

Programs of Study & Expectations Tool Overview. Career Technologies Division. ICCB Goal (Illinois Community college Board). Provide a common language for all learners to have the information they need to prepare for college and careers. The Program of Study Should:.

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Programs of Study & Expectations Tool Overview

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  1. Programs of Study & Expectations Tool Overview Career Technologies Division

  2. ICCB Goal(Illinois Community college Board) Provide a common language for all learners to have the information they need to prepare for college and careers. The Program of Study Should:

  3. College Programs of Study will have a three part designation • Career Cluster • Career Pathway • Program of Study Based on skills and knowledge needed for a certificate or degree

  4. Part 1Career Cluster • Broadest definition • Groups of Occupations and industriesthat have a common set of foundation knowledge and skills • ie: Information Technology Technology and Engineering Education

  5. Part 2Career Pathways • Multiple Year programs of academic and career content to prepare students for post secondary options in a chosen career cluster • ie: Network Systems Web and Digital Communications

  6. Part 3Program of Study • Narrowest Designation • Sequence of academic and CTE courses that take a student through secondary and post secondary education • ie: Diesel Engine Specialist Surveying and Mapping Technicians

  7. Advisory CommitteesShould Help: • Develop Programs of study • Evaluate Programs of study • Revise Programs of study • Use the Path to Results (PTR) improvement process to review programs of study.

  8. The Programs of Study Expectations Tool An ICCB required document used to determine where the department currently is in relation the Programs of Study Process.

  9. Page Oneof the POS Expectations Tool Identifies the Cluster and Pathway for a Program of Studyas mandated by the Perkins Act of 2006

  10. The Expectations Tool Has 6 guiding principles used for: • Implementation • Evaluation

  11. Questions the advisory committee should consider after using the Expectations Tool • Are we meeting the requirements for each of the six principles? • Do our activities support each POS principle? • Can we document what we are doing? • Are there “gaps” in what we are doing?

  12. Use of the POS Review • Promote discussion and analysis of department opportunities for improvement. • Curriculum Review • Marketing of the program • Recruitment

  13. End Product Each Department will develop Program of Study plans that will be available on the college web site.

  14. Programs of Study at Kish • In-depth PTR improvement process use: • 2012-13 • Office Systems • Electronics and Computer Tech. • 2011-12 • Computer Information Systems • 2010-11 • Automated Engineering Technology

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