Turning Different Disciplines and Departments into a Single Learning Community
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Turning Different Disciplines and Departments into a Single Learning
Community
Challenging students with authentic problems(supports Ken Bain’s central theme in What the Best College Teachers Do)
Carmen Powers & Patricia Kuby Monroe Community College
Benefits of integrating classes from different disciplines through a service learning project
Who Benefits?
Students:
• Real life application of theory requiring critical thinking• Time driven coordination• Timely and continuous feedback• Integration into entire college community• Resume and transfer applications enhanced• Possibility of additional presentations and scholarships• Empowering students through in-depth individualized learning
Benefits of integrating classes from different disciplines through a service learning project
Who Benefits?
College Community:
• Embraces college’s strategic plan’s emphasis on forging connections between student learning and success, leading to life-long learning and citizenship
• Breaks down silos • Builds internal relationships based on trust• Reassessment of course objectives and outcomes• Actionable Quantitative Analysis for free• Provides marketing ideas for administration
Course/ProjectCombinations/Collaborations
What we did: a) Based on department/college/administration level involvement, determined a need that involved analysis and recommendations for moving forwardb) Integrated an Honors Statistics and an Honors Marketing to collaborate on project (all Honor courses - WR – writing intensive)
What you could do: (combinations abound)
Accounting, Advertising, Anthropology, Art, Audio Visual Technology, Biology, Communication, Criminal Justice, Economics, Electronics, Ethics, Geography, History, Nutrition, Food Service, Marketing, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Theatre
Statistics & Marketing Joint Projects
Office Computer Programs Dept.
Program/Student Review
Green Group Sustainability Program
Honors Program
Statistics Class
Internal Client:Learning Communities – 2 semesters (Stat I & II)
External ClientFIRST Robotics Program
and Rochester City School District
Marketing Class
Internal Clients:
Counseling and Advising OfficeSustainability Steering Committee
The Sixth Act
External Client:Local YMCA Branch
Joint ProjectGreen Group Sustainability
Players:• Statistics class (HON, WR, GR, SV) & Professor • Marketing class (HON, WR, GR, SV) & Professor • The Client (GR group) • Service Learning Office and Co-coodinator (SVL) • Project Coordinator (independent study SVL 101) • Institutional Research (IR) • Print Shop • Report/Presentation Recipients
- Department Chairs, Deans- Administration- Faculty from other Departments
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Goal: Comprehensive Report Format: Design of Experiment Outline
• Chapter 1 - Introduction
• Chapter 2 – Design of Experiment
• Chapter 3 – Presentation of Data
• Chapter 4 – Data Analysis and Inference
• Chapter 5 – Marketing Analysis
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Initial Meeting
Client Meeting
Access Needs
Formulate Protocol
Verify Process with Client
Mathematics Faculty
Bus Ad/Eco Faculty
Client
December
Provide input to SVL
Work with IR to determine parameters
Project Manager integrates work
to date
Set timeline
Set timeline
January – before start of semester
Provideinput to
SVL
KEYMathematics-StatisticsBus Admin/Eco-MarketingClientSVLIRProject Manager
JANUARY
Bus Admin/EcoFaculty
Work withIR to
determine parameters
Project Managerintegrates work
to date
IR
SetTimeline
SetTimeline
MathematicsFaculty
SEMEMSTER
START
Statistics Class
Marketing Class
StatisticalStructureProvided
SustainabilityExplained
SVLCoordinatorClassroom
Visit
StudentsInformed of
Project
SVLCoordinatorClassroom
Visit
StudentsInformed of
Project
SustainabilityExplained
ExploratoryResearchProvided
ExploratoryResearchProvided
InstitutionalResearch
KEY
Statistics Exploratory ResearchMarketing Project ManagerClient Institutional Research
FEBRUARYStatistics Class
Marketing Class
SustainabilityPresentstion
ReflectionPapers
Best studentsgrouped to write
Chp 1
Review andcritiquesurvey
ReflectionPapers
Studentsgrouped towrite initial
survey
SustainabilityPresentation
KEY
StatisticsMarketingProject Manager
MARCHStatistics
Marketing
Chapter 1written
Sampling &Data
Collection
DataEntry
ExperimentalDesignChp 2
ReviwChapter 1
BeginSecondaryResearch
SWOTAnalysis
InternalInterviews
Begin4 P's
Analysis
Chapter 2Review and
Critique
APRILStatistics
Marketing KEY
StatisticsMarketingProject Manager
Raw Analysisand
Synthesis
Raw DataSummarized
Chp 3
Chp 4Developed
Opportunitiesand Threats
Analysis
StructureMarketing
Plan
DevelopRecomendations
MAYStatistics
Marketing
Design ProjectReport Layout
andCover
PrintShop
AssembleReport
KEY
Statistics Project ManagerMarketing Print Shop
Review &Critique
Conclusions\Recommendations
PhotoSession
AssembleMarketingPortion of
Report
Develop Presentation
Material
FormulateOverall
Conclusions &Recommendations
Chp 4
PhotoSession
AssembleStatisticalPortion of
Report
DevelopPresentation
Material
MAY (cont.)Statistics
Marketing
CombinedRehearsal &Last Minute
Changes
Oral /Power PointPresentation &
ReportDistribution
Review Project Process for
Future Collaborations
PresentationLogistics &Invitations
KEY
Statistics ClientMarketing SVLProject Manager AdministrationInstitutional Research Other Faculty
Rehearsal
Rehearsal
StatisticsProject
Management
IROther
Faculty
Marketing
Client
SVL
Adminstartion
Added Bonus
• Connections between/among disciplines• Working individually, small and big groups• Assessing own and peer’s work• Organization skills• Design/Implementation of Quantitative
Project• Public speaking skills• Presentation skills
Lasting Impact on Students
Trust
AccessLifelong Learning
Presenters
Monroe Community College, Rochester, New York
Patricia Kuby – Mathematics Department [email protected]
Carmen Powers – Business Administration/Economics Department [email protected]