Leveraging Online Education for “International Exchange” of Part-Time Students WCET Annual Conference 23 October 2009

Agenda Introductions Motivations Partner Selection Agreement Specifics Development and Promotion First-Hand Experiences Current Status / Future Plans

Introductions

Motivations

Partner Selection

Agreement Specifics

Development and Promotion

First-Hand Experiences

Current Status / Future Plans

Introductions Lee Freeman, Ph.D. Associate Dean of Administration Associate Professor of MIS Alessandro Odorico Project Manager Special Bids at Telecom Italia Program graduate in July 2009

Lee Freeman, Ph.D.

Associate Dean of Administration

Associate Professor of MIS

Alessandro Odorico

Project Manager Special Bids at Telecom Italia

Program graduate in July 2009

COB Online Courses Started in 2001 100% online Students represent: 28+ states 14+ countries Nearly every industry Nearly all levels of organizations

Started in 2001

100% online

Students represent:

28+ states

14+ countries

Nearly every industry

Nearly all levels of organizations

Motivations Part-time MBA students with full-time jobs Global business management issues One of the first fully web-based MBA programs in the United States International partnerships in place Our attempt to develop our existing partnership into something much larger and more sustainable by using distance learning

Part-time MBA students with full-time jobs

Global business management issues

One of the first fully web-based MBA programs in the United States

International partnerships in place

Our attempt to develop our existing partnership into something much larger and more sustainable by using distance learning

Partner Selection Traditional university partnerships in Northern Italy for several years Student exchanges Curricular development Joint research Similar student profiles for better match Fondazione CUOA (University Centre for Business Administration), Vicenze, Italy

Traditional university partnerships in Northern Italy for several years

Student exchanges

Curricular development

Joint research

Similar student profiles for better match

Fondazione CUOA (University Centre for Business Administration), Vicenze, Italy

Agreement Specifics Courses Costs Students Timelines Certificate

Courses

Costs

Students

Timelines

Certificate

Development – Course Refreshes Six-month maintenance and update process Highlights: Clear organization and directions Clear expectations for participation and assessment Improved sense of community Improved interactivity and engagement Time-zone (international) friendly!

Six-month maintenance and update process

Highlights:

Clear organization and directions

Clear expectations for participation and assessment

Improved sense of community

Improved interactivity and engagement

Time-zone (international) friendly!

Development – Expectations Stay current Share thoughts and opinions Complete work on time Be an active participant Be responsive Be honest and ethical Be autonomous

Stay current

Share thoughts and opinions

Complete work on time

Be an active participant

Be responsive

Be honest and ethical

Be autonomous

Development – Training On-site training Full binder with screenshots Q&A about… Course expectations Course set-up Pedagogical differences Worries and concerns Accounts and system access

On-site training

Full binder with screenshots

Q&A about…

Course expectations

Course set-up

Pedagogical differences

Worries and concerns

Accounts and system access

Development – Help and Support Extensive communication with helpdesk and other support personnel/providers Full access to all support functions Encourage students to work with instructor On-location contact with partner

Extensive communication with helpdesk and other support personnel/providers

Full access to all support functions

Encourage students to work with instructor

On-location contact with partner

Development – Administration Timelines Communication Student status Tuition and fees Accounts and access Registrar Books

Timelines

Communication

Student status

Tuition and fees

Accounts and access

Registrar

Books

Program Promotion CUOA New program of part-time students Required participation UM-D None needed; courses are regular part of program

CUOA

New program of part-time students

Required participation

UM-D

None needed; courses are regular part of program

First-Hand Experiences Pre-course preparation Coursework Cultural differences Exchange of ideas Advantages to part-time students Perceptions of peers

Pre-course preparation

Coursework

Cultural differences

Exchange of ideas

Advantages to part-time students

Perceptions of peers

Current Status / Future Plans Winter 2008 was first semester Third cohort in winter 2010 Expand the program geographically Pacific Rim South America Expand the program structurally More courses to choose from More semesters to enroll in More courses taken per student

Winter 2008 was first semester

Third cohort in winter 2010

Expand the program geographically

Pacific Rim

South America

Expand the program structurally

More courses to choose from

More semesters to enroll in

More courses taken per student

Questions??? Please feel free to ask any questions… now or in the future Lee Freeman [email_address] 1-313-593-5248 Alessandro Odorico [email_address] Thank you for your time and attention!

Please feel free to ask any questions… now or in the future

Lee Freeman

[email_address]

1-313-593-5248

Alessandro Odorico

[email_address]

Thank you for your time and attention!

Profiles of Partner Institutions The University of Michigan-Dearborn’s College of Business is an AACSB accredited institution with a full-time faculty of 50. The College of Business offers a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) with concentrations in Accounting, Finance, MIS, Marketing, Management, Supply Chain Management, and Human Resource Management. Additionally, eight graduate degrees including an MBA, an MS-Finance (Dearborn and Hong Kong campuses), an MS-Accounting, an MS-Information Systems, and 4 dual/interdisciplinary degrees are offered. Current enrollments are 1350+ undergraduate and nearly 600 graduate students. Over 110 graduate students from 28 states and 14 countries are completing their MBA and MS-Finance degrees fully online. The CUOA Foundation is a management school that operates at the national and international levels. Founded in 1957 as a post-graduate training school, it is one of the most active centers in Italy for the development and promotion of managerial and entrepreneurial skills in the private and public sectors.

The University of Michigan-Dearborn’s College of Business is an AACSB accredited institution with a full-time faculty of 50. The College of Business offers a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) with concentrations in Accounting, Finance, MIS, Marketing, Management, Supply Chain Management, and Human Resource Management. Additionally, eight graduate degrees including an MBA, an MS-Finance (Dearborn and Hong Kong campuses), an MS-Accounting, an MS-Information Systems, and 4 dual/interdisciplinary degrees are offered. Current enrollments are 1350+ undergraduate and nearly 600 graduate students. Over 110 graduate students from 28 states and 14 countries are completing their MBA and MS-Finance degrees fully online.

The CUOA Foundation is a management school that operates at the national and international levels. Founded in 1957 as a post-graduate training school, it is one of the most active centers in Italy for the development and promotion of managerial and entrepreneurial skills in the private and public sectors.