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MWC COC-SACS RESEARCH QUESTIONS
Academic Affairs Committee: January, 2001

I. Staffing		Data Source	Research approach	Other Committees Involved?
	How can we best staff the common/overlapping functions of multiple campuses and programs. This includes areas such as: registration advising, etc. How will this change as the size of programs increases?	David Ayersman - IT Bernie Chirico - Student services Rick Pearce - Student accounts Joanne Schrass - advising, disabilities services / MWC Susan Stevenson - registration Sallie Washington Braxton - advising / JMC ?? - Physical plant
II. Faculty services to students
	How should we handle faculty services such as advising if programs have considerably different requirements? Should faculty continue to advise students for all programs? For example, what if we had not only BLS, BA, and BS degrees but nursing or technical programs as well?
III. Resources
	How can we best guarantee the staffing and monetary resources to support any new programs which might arise over the next few years?	Bill Anderson Meta Braymer Rick Hurley Ron Singleton
IV. Student access to courses
	How do we minimize problems arising from two or more student bodies competing for common courses, especially if they are required in more than one program? What structure would best minimize conflict?	John Morello
V. Academic records
	How should we handle the location of and access to records of student progress and activities?
VI. Academic standards
	How can we best handle an increasing diversity of policies on admissions, academic progress (probation and suspension), honors, etc.	Jenifer Blair Debra Harber Joanne Schrass Marty Wilder
VII. Course Scheduling & Staffing
	How can we best satisfy possible conflicting expectations of students and faculty about frequency, timing, and staffing of courses for programs with different missions and student bodies? To what extent should staffing of multiple programs involve overlap of physical and faculty resources (e.g. teaching in multiple programs at the same or different locations)?	John Morello Mark Safferstone
VIII. Program Development
	How many programs should be added in the next 5/10 years? Should they be primarily degree programs or certificate programs? Should hybrid students be allowed to enroll in both types of programs simultaneously?

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