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1.
Can students apply for admission online?
Four-point scale (select only one answer):
A. Students can obtain admission forms only by mail or in person.
B. Students can obtain admission forms online and download, print, fill in by hand and mail or deliver in person.
C.
Students can access admission forms online, complete and submit online,
and/or complete using some form of electronic processing such as IVR
(Interactive voice response).
URL:
D. Students can complete admission transactions online (as ''c'' above) and pay admissions fees online.
URL: https://banweb.nmc.edu/nmcp/bwskalog.P_DispLoginNon
Additional information (for clarification or specifics not reflected above):
2.
Is the student course registration process moving from in-line to
online?
Four-point scale (select only one answer):
A. Students can obtain registration forms only by mail or in person.
B. Students can access registration forms online and download, print, fill in and mail or deliver in person.
C.
Students can access course registration forms online, complete and
submit online, and/or complete using some form of electronic processing
such as IVR (Interactive voice response).
URL:
D. Students can complete course registration transactions online (as ''c'' above) and pay course registration fees online.
URL: http://www.nmc.edu/webregistration
Additional information (for clarification or specifics not reflected above):
I've provided a screen shot since the site requires a login:
3.
Can students access an online bookstore for their course books and
materials?
Four-point scale (select only one answer):
A. Books and materials are not currently accessible online (as online is defined in this survey).
B. Online services for student books and materials are scheduled for implementation this year.
C. Students can access a searchable database of courses and required books and materials.
URL:
D.
Students can access a searchable database of courses and required books
and materials and order books and materials online.
URL:
Additional information (for clarification or specifics not reflected above):
Students can email the bookstore and ask that books be pulled and
held for them at the bookstore, but they are not able to access a
databases of courses and required books and materials.
4.
What secure online services help students manage their classes?
Four-point scale (select only one answer):
A. No secure online services are available to students at this time.
B. Students can view their personal current semester/term class schedule online.
URL:
C. Students can view their personal current semester/term class schedule online and view open and cancelled classes online.
URL:
D.
Students can view their personal current semester/term class schedule
online, view open and cancelled classes online and add or drop classes
online.
URL: http://www.nmc.edu/webregistration
Additional information (for clarification or specifics not reflected above):
I've provided a screen shot since the site requires a login:
5.
Do students have secure online access to their college grades?
Four-point scale (select only one answer):
A. No secure online access to student grades is available at this time.
B. Students have secure online access to viewing current semester/term grades.
URL:
C. Students have secure online access to viewing and printing current semester/term grades.
URL:
D.
Students have secure online access to viewing and printing all grades,
including grades from current and all previous semesters/terms.
URL: http://www.nmc.edu/webregistration
Additional information (for clarification or specifics not reflected above):
Students can access their final grades for current and previous
years. Some students have access to grades during the current semester
via the College's course management system.
6.
Do students have secure online access to their college transcripts?
Four-point scale (select only one answer):
A. No secure online access is available yet for students to view their personal transcripts.
B. Students have secure online access to view their personal transcripts.
URL:
C. Students have secure online access to view their personal transcripts and to print an unofficial copy.
URL:
D.
Students have secure online access to view their personal transcripts,
to print an unofficial copy and to order online an official copy of
their transcript.
URL: http://www.nmc.edu/webregistration
Additional information (for clarification or specifics not reflected above):
I've provided a screen shot since the site requires a login:
7.
Does the college provide technology for faculty to manage classes and
perform administrative functions online?
8.
Does the college provide technology skills development for its
FULL-TIME faculty?
Four-point scale (select only one answer):
A. Technology skills development is not provided for the full-time faculty at this time.
B.
The college provides a training lab for its full-time faculty where
they can learn technology skills, but no online training is
available.
C. The college provides online training for technology skills for its full-time faculty.
URL:
D.
The college provides online technology skills training and automated
tools for full-time faculty to develop web content for their classroom
courses.
URL: www.mivu.org/content.cfm?ID=18
The College provides online training for faculty with internal
and external support. The most significant training comes from the
Online Instructor Training program that currently is being provided
through the Michigan Virtual University, www.mivu.org/content.cfm?ID=18
Other online resources and training for development of class content
includes Blackboard, elearn.nmc.edu and related materials,
www.nmc.edu/emt/flo/index.html
9.
Does the college provide technology skills development for its
PART-TIME faculty?
Four-point scale (select only one answer):
A. Technology skills development is not provided for the part-time faculty at this time.
B.
The college provides a training lab for its part-time faculty where
they can learn technology skills, but no online training is
available.
C. The college provides online training for technology skills for its part-time faculty.
URL:
D.
The college provides online technology skills training and automated
tools for part-time faculty to develop web content for their classroom
courses.
URL: www.mivu.org/content.cfm?ID=18
Additional information (for clarification or specifics not reflected above):
Same as 8 - we provide the same services to both full-time and part-time faculty.
10.
What online student academic records can faculty access?
11.
Does the college have an information technology strategic plan for
deploying technology across departments and within curriculum planning?
Four-point scale (select only one answer):
A. No, not at this time.
B. The college has launched the development of its IT strategic plan by forming a steering or coordinating committee.
C. The college has an IT strategic plan.
URL: www.nmc.edu/lrt/plan/Tech Plan 5-15-01-complete.doc
D.
The college has an IT strategic plan, and has a supporting source of
funds in place (for example: general fund, student technology fees,
ongoing donation/trust).
URL:
Additional information (for clarification or specifics not reflected above):
The current strategic plan is three years old, and never had an
operational implementation plan. The College does include technology
expenses in the rationale for the general student fee, and business
plans are in place for infrastructure development.
12.
What percentage of all distance education Internet courses offered at
the college are delivered using synchronous (i.e. simultaneous, ''real
time'') technology?
13.
What percentage of all distance education Internet courses offered at
the college are delivered using asynchronous (not simultaneous, not
''real time'') technology?
14.
How is the college supporting student-owned information technology
equipment?
15.
Does the college provide library and related information resources
online?
Four-point scale (select only one answer):
A.
College library does not provide online library services at this time,
or provides information regarding searching online of library
links.
B. College's online library provides full search of card catalog and the library's journal listings.
URL:
C.
College's online library provides full search of card catalog and the
library's journal listings and has full text for some listings.
URL:
D.
College's online library provides the above (listed in ''c'') plus
partners with other libraries to expand the number and range of
publications and periodicals.
URL: http://www.nmc.edu/library/
Additional information (for clarification or specifics not reflected above):
Select ''Online Catalog'' for the card catalog and ''Osterlin
Library Journal List'' for complete listing of library's journals -
both print and electronic.
16.
What online academic advising services are provided by the college?
Four-point scale (select only one answer):
A. No online academic advising services are provided by the college at this time.
B.
The college provides online academic advising services for students by
providing online phone numbers or written information that can be
requested by e-mail.
URL:
C.
The college provides online academic advising services for students by
providing e-mail communication with academic counselors or an online
interactive system (matching student interests with an academic branch
of study, for example).
URL:
D.
The college provides the above (response ''C'' above) plus actual live,
real-time online interaction between student and academic guidance
counselor.
URL:
Additional information (for clarification or specifics not reflected above):
At this time the College supports communication with counselors via
phone and e-mail. The Counseling Home Page has links to: FAQ's,
Transfer Guides, 2-4 year colleges and university home pages by state
or country, Orientation Information, Career Links, Class Schedule
On-Line, On-Line GPA Calculator, and instruction about advising
processes - both face to face and e-mail.
17.
What online tutoring services are provided by the college?
Four-point scale (select only one answer):
A. No online tutoring services are provided by the college at this time.
B.
The college provides online tutoring services for students by providing
online phone numbers or written information that can be requested by
e-mail.
URL:
C.
The college provides online tutoring services for students by providing
e-mail communication with tutors or an online interactive system
(matching student needs with tutors' expertise, for example).
URL:
D.
The college provides the above (response ''C'' above) plus actual live,
real-time online interaction between student and tutor.
URL:
Additional information (for clarification or specifics not reflected above):
NMC offers tutoring services by e-mail and virtual chat.
18.
What online career guidance services are provided by or through the
college?
Four-point scale (select only one answer):
A. No online career guidance services are provided by the college at this time.
B.
The college provides online career guidance services for students by
providing online phone numbers or written information that can be
requested by e-mail.
URL:
C.
The college provides online career guidance services for students by
providing e-mail communication with career guidance counselors or an
online interactive system (matching student interests or degrees with a
list of career paths, for example).
URL: http://www.nmc.edu/programs/careers/exploration/
D.
The college provides the above (response ''C'' above) plus actual live,
real-time online interaction between student and career guidance
counselor.
URL:
Additional information (for clarification or specifics not reflected above):
19.
Does your college have plans or strategies for the physical re-design
of your classrooms to encompass technology (such as workstations,
wireless access, ''learning pods'', etc.)?
Yes, we have a four year implementation plan to increase the number
of classrooms with computers and projection technology from a current
level of about 40% to 52%. The plan clearly outlines the long term
fiscal commitment required by the College. Actual usage and number of
equipment deliveries to classrooms are factors used to identify where
to install the technology.
20.
What is your college doing with information technology to reach out to
the student population and to the community?
The College has been a leader and facilitator in the design,
implementation and operation of Project Interconnect, a fiber optic
network system that connects campus facilities of the College with 15
area school districts and an intermediate school district. In total, 23
sites have connections to the fiber backbone. Within the past year the
network was upgraded with gigabit switches - see
www.nmc.edu/lrt/tbtc/report/TBTC-PIC-report-complete.pdf for the plan.
21.
Please share any wireless projects, programs or plans on your campus.
We are currently investigating the installation of a small wireless network at the University Center campus - www.nmc.edu/uc
22.
Please share how your faculty is using information technology to change
the classroom experience for students (such as online office hours,
online curriculum resources, Web resources to enhance the class).
Spring 2005 there are 147 course sections that use Blackboard. Of
these, 63 are distance learning courses and the rest (84) are
traditional, on-campus courses that use different tools within the
online course management system. Instructors post course materials from
a syllabus to lecture notes/slides to assignments, and post websites
that students are expected to visit in order to gain information,
review, or use in assignments. Online discussions often form the basis
for extending a classroom activity in more depth (and allowing broader
participation), while posting grades online makes a student's progress
accessible at any time (by that student). Some instructors post
scheduling information and announcement reminders and use either
announcements or the discussion board to reply to FAQ's.
23.
Please share any plans or projects your college has implemented
regarding job placement services.
On-line job search assistance is available at
http://www.nmc.edu/careers/jobsearch.html Services available include
resume and cover letter development, how to determine networking
opportunities, how to conduct your job search, etc.
24.
What plans does your college have for integrating existing systems with
customer relationship management (CRM) or enterprise resource planning
(ERP)?
The College already has an ERP system in place, SCT Banner, that
supports finance, student, human resources, and financial aid services.
SCT Banner has been in place since the mid 1990's.