Distance Learning Programs at UM

Off-Campus Education Programs, Center for Professional Development (CPD) (http://cpd.engin.umich.edu/) have been offered for over 35 years and are taught by regular faculty. CPD staff for both credit and non-credit courses programs consist of 27 full-time and about 12 part-time staff members.

Program Description: Face-to-face meetings are not required. There is a parallel on-campus version of the program. There are specific courses for the off-campus program as well as some courses offered both on campus and in the distance-learning program.

Student Information: Target students are professional working engineers. Students are recruited through CPD marketing efforts and corporate partners' marketing efforts and the CPD website.

Students currently active in the program: 293 in Winter 2005
Average number of admissions annually: about 75

Program Support: There is course design (instructional), technology support (in the form of course management systems and the upload/download of homework assignments) and administrative (registration, etc. ) support.

Partnership Support: General Motors Technical Education Program, United Technologies, and Ford are the largest partners.

School of Nursing

Program Description: All distance courses meet at least one time face-to-face. The current dean has asked that no courses be entirely online. There are specific courses for the off-campus program. We have designed our courses into a hybrid model of some face-to-face courses (with heavy web components) and some work done off campus via discussion on coursetools or assignments that can be done at a distance and submitted electronically. No courses are purely face-to-face, and we are working toward decreasing the total number of times students need to come to campus. There is also flexibility with their clinical assignments.

Student Information: Target students are nurses who live outside of the Southeastern Michigan. Students are recruited through normal recruitment mechanisms. Also we have had an outreach person dedicated to recruitment (funded by our grant) for the west side of the state at various times and also the upper peninsula. Most recently we developed a web site as an additional recruitment strategy.

Students currently active in the program: 25
Average number of admissions annually: 8-10, (as low as 6 and as high as 16)

Program Support: There is technology support (in the form of course management systems and the upload/download of homework assignments). Students have access to CTools/CourseTools, but provide all their own computers, software, etc. We help guide students through admissions, etc. but they do all the legwork. Instructional design support comes from our Media Consultant or the University as a whole.

Nursing Business and Health Systems, Division 3, (http://www.nursing.umich.edu/d3/index.html), has been offered since Fall 1998 and is taught by regular faculty. Program supports one full-time support staff.

Program Description: All courses meet once a month. The current dean has asked that no courses be entirely online. There are specific courses for the off-campus program. All courses in the program are offered solely at a distance and were designed as such.

Student Information: Target students are nurses who are going into management, informatics, or entrepreneurship. Students are recruited through open houses, contacting hospitals, and word of mouth.

Student currently active in the program: 45
Average number of admissions annually: 15-20

Program Support: There is technology support (in the form of course management systems and the upload/download of homework assignments).

Notes: The program hasn't been significantly updated since inception. An assessment and revision is in progress.

Gerontological Nursing, Psychiatric-Mental Health, Division of Acute, Critical & Long-Term Care Programs, (http://www.nursing.umich.edu/academics/masters/gerontological.html), have been offered since 1985 and are taught by regular faculty. The program supports one full-time staff member. Three School of Nursing staff members also work for the program.

Program Description: The program requires face-to-face meetings. Some courses are offered both on campus and in the distance-learning program.

Student Information: Target students are bachelor prepared nurses. Students are recruited through open houses, informational sessions, campus visits, and appointments with the faculty advisor.

Students currently active in the program: 36
Average number of admissions annually: 10-20

Ross School of Business

The Executive MBA Program (http://www.bus.umich.edu/Admissions/Emba/) is completing its fourth year. Regular faculty teach the distance courses. The program supports 6 fulltime staff which handle all aspects of the program (recruiting, marketing, admissions, student services, alumni activities, and all program design and faculty interaction/support. Approximately 70% of participants receive some sort of financial support from their organizations, ranging from partial to full support.

Program Description: There are two extended 10-day residencies at beginning and midpoints of the 20-month program. Other classes are scheduled approximately once per month (all day Friday-Saturday), with use of variety of distance learning technologies during the weeks when not in attendance.

Student Information: Target students are candidates with 10-15 or more years of work experience. Students are recruited through word of mouth, some print and radio ads, and corporate visits.

Students currently active in the program: 2 concurrent classes (1st and 2nd year) each with approximately 60-65 candidates
Average number of admissions annually: 60-65

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