Kathie Debenham College: College of Technology and Computing
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Projected EnrollmentThe estimated student population growth for the BSCE degree program at UVU is shown in the following chart. As shown in Appendix C, the Computer Science Department has 14 tenured or tenure-track faculty members teaching courses in the Computer Engineering emphasis. However, only four current faculty members are involved in teaching upper division computing engineering courses. This number was used in the table to calculate the FTE-to-Faculty Ratio. Based on actual enrollments, additional adjunct faculty will be used to handle additional teaching load. Projected Enrollment Table
*Student Headcount represents new majors only **# of Faculty represents the portion of the departmental faculty headcount anticipated to support this new program ***Student-to-Faculty Ratio represents the Student Headcount (new majors only) divided by the # of Faculty; this ratio is comparable to the Fall 2011 student-to-faculty ratio for the Computer Science Department ****The language used in ABET criteria is: “There must be sufficient faculty to accommodate adequate levels of student-faculty interaction, student advising and counseling, university service activities, professional development, and interactions with industrial and professional practitioners, as well as employers of students.” This statement is being interpreted as approximately a 30:1 ratio. Expansion of Existing ProgramThe Computer Science Department has both two-year and four-year degree programs in Computer Science and Software Engineering. The four-year Computer Science degree has emphases in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Networking, and Database Engineering. The Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering (BSCE) program will replace the existing Computer Engineering emphasis. The BSCE program will adopt the approved curriculum of the Computer Engineering emphasis without adding any new courses. The new degree will utilize existing courses from the Computer Science programs. The enrollment history of the past five years is provided in the table below. Many of the students who declare a major in the Computer Engineering Emphasis need remedial work in math courses which is one of the reasons that UVU has a delay in headcount increase in the major courses. Computer Science BS degree program student enrollment history
Section III: NeedProgram NeedUtah County is a rapidly growing area of the State with a large high technology industry segment. To support the continued growth of the high technology sector of the economy in the county, it is necessary that a growing supply of people educated in high technology fields be readily available. UVU currently has a thriving Computer Science program that meets part of this need. The requested degree program would complement the Computer Science program and provide additional talent to the high technology employee pool needed in Utah County and in the state of Utah. With this relatively low cost expansion to its programs, UVU will be positioned to better accommodate the needs of the local student population. Just as significantly, a UVU Computer Engineering degree will enhance the position of the state of Utah in providing an attractive environment for high technology industries and increase the number of students eligible for graduate programs in computing. Directory: aqa -> docs docs -> Uvu academic program review guidelines aqa -> University of central lancashire aqa -> University of central lancashire aqa -> Annual quality assurance report aqa -> The Annual Quality Assurance Report (aqar) of the iqac aqa -> University of central lancashire aqa -> University of central lancashire docs -> New Academic Program Proposal Cover/Signature Page Full Template docs -> Kathie Debenham School: School of the Arts Download 218.52 Kb. Share with your friends:
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