University Alliance

Partnership with Bisk Education, Inc. Other schools Currently have one graduate program in University Alliance

Degrees under contract to offer AA Liberal Arts AA Business Administration BS Business Administration –Accounting –Computer Information Systems –Health Care Management –Management –Marketing BS Accounting BS Computer Information Systems BA Criminal Justice HR Administration Minor with any Bachelor’s

Contract Signed January 2006 Director brought on July 2006 Launch January 2008

Impact on SACS QEP National Ranking

Development of curriculum All degrees will include Florida Tech core Use existing course numbers where appropriate

Course development/presentation Developed by “presenting” faculty –$4,000 plus travel expense Taught by “evaluating” faculty –If full time, pay as overload w/ pay as adjunct –If adjunct, pay $1750 as a base & then $110 for every student above 15 –If online faculty, pay is their salary

Course review/improvement $1,000 per course All current course material (95 courses) needs to be reviewed

Teaching of course Materials include video, syllabus and textbooks Educational activities include chats, discussion board, assignments and assessments

Assessments Papers Projects Online quizzes – multiple choice, T/F, matching, short answers Open book exams Questions handled by “evaluating” faculty  faculty of record

Ensure same as on-campus by focusing on outcome assessments Degree is granted by Florida Tech

Admission standard Student Selection Criteria (See Handout)

Administrative questions Transcript will look the same Access to financial aid Access to library Florida Tech

Academic questions Subject to academic dismissal just as other on-campus & off-campus students Courses taken from Florida Tech through University Alliance delivery same as “change of major” Courses from other University Alliance schools are subject to “transfer”

Intellectual property Course media will be jointly copyrighted by Florida Tech and Bisk Course media development is a “work for hire” Course content remains the property of the faculty

Intellectual property, cont’d. Course media will be revised every 3-5 years except for those courses needing more frequent revision Currency maintained through syllabus, chats, assignments, discussion board

Dr. Robert Fronk Dr. Mary Bonhomme