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Student credit hours are calculated by multiplying course enrollment by course credit hours. The numbers included in this table represent the student credit hours generated from courses offered by the department in the Fall and Spring semesters. In CICS, this is determined using the DPT1 and/or DPT2 field listed on the course section (see RCSO).

The weighted student credit hour totals displayed in the table are calculated using the following weighting factors:

Lower Divisionx1.0
Upper Divisionx1.2
Graduatex1.6

For more detail on the numbers displayed in this table, see the Academic Affairs Budget Office website. Student credit hour reports are in the Financial Information section under Student Credit Hours Per Semester.

Please note that the table does not include student credit hours generated from student exchange courses (those with a location code of "IE" or "NE") while the student credit hour reports on the website include these hours. For some departments this will cause a small discrepancy between the two sources. You may click on any row in the student credit hour reports on the website to see a complete breakdown of each course included in the total. The location code for each course is displayed in that breakdown.

Faculty FTE History • Applied Science, Technology and Administration
Faculty Name 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
John Azzaretto 0.0 N/A* 0.0 0.0 1.0
David Dawson 0.0 N/A* 1.0 1.0 1.0
Holly Ellis 0.0 N/A* 1.0 1.0 1.0
Aneurin Grant 0.0 N/A* 1.0 1.0 1.0
William Haraway III 0.0 N/A* 0.0 1.0 1.0
Nancy Hastings 0.0 N/A* 0.0 1.0 1.0
Byron Havard 0.0 N/A* 1.0 1.0 1.0
Sukumar Kamalasadan 0.0 N/A* 0.0 0.0 0.0
Glenda Mayo 0.0 N/A* 1.0 1.0 1.0
Preston Obray 0.0 N/A* 0.0 0.0 1.0
Lakshmi Prayaga 0.0 N/A* 0.0 1.0 1.0
Karen Rasmussen 0.0 N/A* 1.0 1.0 0.0
William Tankersley 0.0 N/A* 0.0 1.0 1.0
Jill White 0.0 N/A* 1.0 1.0 1.0
Department Total 0.0 N/A* 7.0 11.0 12.0

Tenured Faculty Tenure Earning Faculty Non-Tenure Earning Faculty
 
* Line detail is not available for Fall 2009

Departmental growth capacity represents a department's ability to support more students by offering more courses or raising course enrollment. The growth capacity rank identifies the departments with the greatest need of more faculty lines to support its current student credit hour load. This ranking is determined by dividing the department's weighted fall/spring student credit hours by the number of regular line-item instructional faculty in the department at the start of that academic year. These numbers are displayed in the Student Credit Hours table and the # of FTE Faculty by Tenure Status table, respectively. Departments with lower rank values have less capacity for growth based on this calculation than those with higher rank values.

The complete growth capacity ranking of all academic departments is available for each year displayed in the table. To see the complete ranking, click on the academic year in the heading of the table.

The instructor types used for the Average Class Size table and the Percent of student credit hours taught by instructor type table do not correspond directly to the instructor type listed on the instructor's record on the course offering in CICS (see RIND and/or RCSO). The instructor type listed in CICS is referred to as the reported instructor type and the instructor type used for the tables is referred to as the effective instructor type. The effective instructor type is calculated as follows:

If the reported instructor type is:

The low enrollment courses table displays the number of courses at the undergraduate and graduate level which have enrollment beneath the standard benchmark value for that level. The standard benchmark value is 20 students for undergraduate courses and 15 students for graduate courses. The following rules apply to both the count and the percentage of low enrollment courses:

  Faculty Line Search Request Template -- 2013 - 2014 Faculty Searches Help

Department Name: Applied Science, Technology and Administration

  1. Describe how this faculty line will advance UWF's legislative and strategic priorities in the applicable categories:
    • Economic Development/Workforce Demand

      The Federal Office of Management and Budget in Policy Letter 05-01 indicates that "the quality and effectiveness of the federal acquisition process depend on the development of a capable and competent workforce. Congress recognized the need for a professional workforce through the passage of the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act." The UWF Master of
      Science in Administration - Acquisition and Contract Administration specialization was initiated and designed to provide professional, graduate level training for workers in the federal acquisition process, both in the public and private sectors. The specialization was initiated in response to regional needs for workforce training in this unique military community and has grown in demand since initiated. Presently, there are specialized acquisition and contracting courses being taught in the specialization by qualified adjunct professors, but as the program has grown, it now can support a full time faculty member. Future growth of the program will be enhanced by the addition of a full time tenure- earning faculty member.

    • Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)

      The position has no direct relationship to STEM. However, content areas related to technology and mathematics are covered in the contracts and acquisition courses. The program is designed for graduate students who are interested in pursuing a master's level degree in Public Administration.

    • Accreditation Requirements

      It is important that the Public Administration Degree Program  Acquisitions and Contracts specialization be fully supported by full time, terminal degree, program specific instructors to more fully meet the SACS standards for accreditation.

    • Niche programs with growth potential

      This is a classic niche program for UWF due to the fact that the University is located in the midst of heavy federal contracting activity, the locus of many private sector firms that contract with the federal government and which are governed by the Federal Acquisition Regulations, a focus of this specialization. Program growth has been steady, and it is anticipated that the program will continue to grow if properly nurtured, especially since it is online and has a world-wide reach. Much federal contracting is done across the globe. Due to the fact that the program is offered entirely online, it is especially attractive to mid-career professionals, and the range for these professionals is actually world-wide due to the global span of the U.S. Military and U.S. Civil Service.

  2. Any additional information to further explain the request such as comments on evidence of quality, general education requirements, significant pressure points, Emerald Coast offerings, online courses, etc:

    As stated above, the online Master of Science in Administration - Acquisition and Contract Administration has enjoyed healthy growth utilizing regular public administration and College of Business faculty for several administrative and business courses, while employing adjuncts to teach the highly specialized courses that relate specifically to federal government contracting. By virtue of this, the program has been able to be marketed during trying financial times, but at this point in time, requires a dedicated faculty member expert in federal contracting and the Federal Acquisition Regulations, a highly specialized field of study. The acquisition and contracting courses currently taught by adjuncts are:
    PAD 5635 Government Contract Law
    PAD 5855 Acquisition Administration
    PAD 5862 Government Cost and Pricing Analysis
    PAD 6864 Intermediate Contracting and Contract Administration

    The program needs to have these significantly specialized courses taught by a dedicated, full-time tenure track specialist who can maintain the quality and currency of the program as well as continue to grow the program.

  3. If this request is for a tenure-earning position, explain why a tenure-earning position is needed:

    The program has been able to be marketed during trying financial times, but at this point in time, requires a dedicated faculty member expert in federal contracting and the Federal Acquisition Regulations, a highly specialized field of study. The courses are currently taught by adjuncts.

    Generally, the person employed would be responsible for teaching the specialization courses listed above and be charged with course and program modification as needed to keep pace with the swiftly changing field of federal procurement. This is anticipated to be rather significant due to the current emphasis being placed on federal procurement regulations by the current presidential administration at the federal level coupled with tight budget constraints at all levels of government. Student advising, program promotion, marketing efforts and University and community service would also be a part of the faculty member's responsibilities.

  4. a. General Description of Workload Assignment:

    The acquisition and contracting courses the faculty member would teach include but are not limited to:
    PAD 5635 Government Contract Law
    PAD 5855 Acquisition Administration
    PAD 5862 Government Cost and Pricing Analysis
    PAD 6864 Intermediate Contracting and Contract Administration

    The program needs to have these significantly specialized courses taught by a dedicated, full-time tenure track specialist who can maintain the quality and currency of the program as well as continue to grow the program.



    b. Explain how the workload/courses are currently being covered by the department:

    At the present time these courses are taught by adjuncts. With SACS requirements and accreditation issues, we cannot continue to use adjuncts for these topic specific courses.

    As stated above the specialization courses and modifications of course and program offerings are presently handled by the Coordinator of Public Administration Programs working with adjunct faculty input. Courses are taught by the adjuncts. Marketing and promotion have been provided by the Coordinator of Public Administration Programs working with other faculty and University staff as needed. Some efforts at program review and modification have been based on graduate assistant work under the direction of the Coordinator of Public Administration Programs assisted by the adjunct instructors.

    5. Please review the enrollment data for the department shown below. Refer to this data to answer the questions that follow.

    Student Credit Hours - Fall/Spring
    08/09 09/10 10/11 11/12 12/13 +/-
    Lower
    924 804 684 804 720 ↓ 22.08%
    Upper
    2285 2410 2226 2637 2480 ↑  8.53%
    Graduate
    1030 1134 1143 2198 2467 ↑ 139.47%


    Fall Headcount (# of majors by specialization)
    Specialization 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 +/-
    Undergraduate
    07113E: INT INF TECH/E-LRNG  2   0   0   0   0  ↓ ∞
    07113I: INT INF TECH/NET&TC  42   39   21   6   1  ↓ 98%
    07113K: INT INF TEC/N&T TEC  0   30   50   83   98  ↑ ∞
    08383O: CAREER&TECH/TCHR ED  7   6   5   1   0  ↓ ∞
    08383P: CAR&TECH/VOC PRG DEV  8   16   27   13   5  ↓ 38%
    08383Q: WORKFORCE/PRGM DEVEL  0   0   0   10   27  ↑ ∞
    08383T: CAREER&TECH/TECH ED  1   3   0   0   0  ↓ ∞
    09843F: ENGINEERING TECH/CON  105   104   31   14   3  ↓ 97%
    09843G: ENGINEERING TECH/ELE  31   24   31   13   1  ↓ 97%
    09843I: ENGINEERING TECH/UND  3   2   0   0   0  ↓ ∞
    09843K: ENG TECH/INFO ENGR  33   22   26   44   48  ↑ 45%
    09843L: ET/BUILD CONSTRUCT  0   0   61   71   85  ↑ ∞
    31053M: HLES/SPORT MANAGEMNT  68   99   104   121   139  ↑ 104%
    †0984 E: ENGNRNG TECH/NON-DEG  13   1   0   0   0  ↓ ∞
    †0984 U: ENGR TECH/UG/NON-DEG  5   29   24   15   7  ↑ 40%
    TOTAL 318 375 380 391 414 ↑ 30%
    Graduate
    08135A: INSTRUCTIONAL TECH  33   31   21   20   24  ↓ 27%
    08275F: ED LDRSHP/ETMS  0   4   3   7   7  ↑ ∞
    08275N: ED LDRSHP/ETMS/HPT  3   5   1   7   8  ↑ 167%
    08275W: ED LDRSHP/ETMS/IT  6   3   8   5   6 
    =
    08298L: CUR&INS/INSTR TECH  43   80   72   72   56  ↑ 30%
    30995D: MSA/HUM PERF TECH  14   19   11   8   10  ↓ 29%
    30995E: MSA/PUB ADMIN  63   86   68   56   72  ↑ 14%
    30995F: MSA/ACQ&CON ADM  12   14   45   63   60  ↑ 400%
    30995L: MSA/LEADERSHIP  1   10   12   17   19  ↑ 1800%
    †520G G: MSA/HPT/GRAD/ND  0   2   4   4   3  ↑ ∞
    TOTAL 175 254 245 259 265 ↑ 51%
    † indicates non-degree major


    Degrees Awarded (by specialization)
    Specialization 08/09 09/10 10/11 11/12 12/13 +/-
    Undergraduate
    07113I: INT INF TECH/NET&TC  4   14   13   4   2  ↓ 50%
    07113K: INT INF TEC/N&T TEC  0   0   5   15   16  ↑ ∞
    08383O: CAREER&TECH/TCHR ED  0   1   0   0   0 
    =
    08383P: CAR&TECH/VOC PRG DEV  3   1   9   4   5  ↑ 67%
    08383Q: WORKFORCE/PRGM DEVEL  0   0   0   2   4  ↑ ∞
    08383T: CAREER&TECH/TECH ED  0   1   0   0   0 
    =
    09843F: ENGINEERING TECH/CON  23   22   19   10   3  ↓ 87%
    09843G: ENGINEERING TECH/ELE  7   2   4   4   4  ↓ 43%
    09843K: ENG TECH/INFO ENGR  6   2   5   8   10  ↑ 67%
    09843L: ET/BUILD CONSTRUCT  0   0   7   3   14  ↑ ∞
    31053M: HLES/SPORT MANAGEMNT  18   12   16   20   33  ↑ 83%
    TOTAL 61 55 78 70 91 ↑ 49%
    Graduate
    08135A: INSTRUCTIONAL TECH  14   14   15   9   9  ↓ 36%
    08275F: ED LDRSHP/ETMS  0   1   0   3   4  ↑ ∞
    08275N: ED LDRSHP/ETMS/HPT  2   2   0   1   1  ↓ 50%
    08275W: ED LDRSHP/ETMS/IT  2   1   2   3   1  ↓ 50%
    08298L: CUR&INS/INSTR TECH  2   4   6   5   25  ↑ 1150%
    30995D: MSA/HUM PERF TECH  7   9   4   5   2  ↓ 71%
    30995E: MSA/PUB ADMIN  14   22   23   22   13  ↓  7%
    30995F: MSA/ACQ&CON ADM  4   3   11   17   28  ↑ 600%
    30995L: MSA/LEADERSHIP  0   0   4   3   7  ↑ ∞
    TOTAL 45 56 65 68 90 ↑ 100%


  5. Please explain why any undergraduate degree specializations* with fewer then 15 majors have not been deleted:

    Two of the Career and Technical Education programs have been deleted. We now only have one program - Workforce and Program Development for the CTE content area. The Electrical Engineering program has been deleted.

  6. Please explain why any graduate degree specializations* with fewer then 10 majors have not been deleted:

    Not applicable to this program. None of the specializations have fewer than 10 majors

    * Does not include non-degree specializations (indicated with a † above)

  7. Additional information that will be used to evaluate capacity:

    # of FTE Faculty by Tenure Status
      Fall 2008 Fall 2009 Fall 2010 Fall 2011 Fall 2012
    Tenure & Tenure Earning 5.0 5.0 3.0 6.0 9.0
    Non-Tenure Earning 2.0 2.0 4.0 5.0 3.0

    Avg. student credit hours taught by
    full-time tenure earning and tenured faculty
    2010/2011 2011/2012 2012/2013
    206.83 187.70 N/A‡

    ‡ Data not yet available for this term


    # (%) of low enrollment courses
    (undergrad: <20, grad: <15)
      10/11 11/12 12/13
    Undergraduate 16 ( 42.1%) 20 ( 43.5%) 18 ( 46.2%)
    Graduate 20 ( 64.5%) 30 ( 56.6%) 22 ( 41.5%)


    Average Class Size
      Fall 2010 Fall 2011 Fall 2012
    Reg Adj TA ESC All Reg Adj TA ESC All Reg Adj TA ESC All
    Lower 0.0 37.3 0.0 0.0 37.3 20.0 49.7 0.0 0.0 42.3 18.0 40.7 0.0 0.0 31.6
    Upper 17.6 22.4 0.0 0.0 19.2 21.1 10.9 0.0 0.0 17.7 21.3 21.0 0.0 16.0 20.8
    Graduate 14.7 12.3 0.0 22.0 14.7 13.7 13.0 0.0 0.0 13.4 15.6 16.8 0.0 13.0 15.9


    Percent of student credit hours taught by instructor type
      10/11 11/12 12/13
    Reg Adj TA ESC Reg Adj TA ESC Reg Adj TA ESC
    Lower 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 11.6% 88.4% 0.0% 0.0% 15.8% 84.2% 0.0% 0.0%
    Upper 60.6% 39.3% 0.0% 0.1% 77.8% 22.2% 0.0% 0.0% 51.6% 46.2% 0.0% 2.1%
    Graduate 61.5% 24.1% 0.0% 14.4% 61.2% 38.6% 0.0% 0.2% 65.6% 32.7% 0.0% 1.7%
    Total 49.5% 46.8% 0.0% 3.7% 61.5% 38.4% 0.0% 0.1% 52.7% 45.6% 0.0% 1.7%