Designing and Implementing�the Academic Program MAP
Dr. Kathleen Cleary
Senior Vice President and Interim Provost
October 22, 2021
Designing and Implementing�the Academic Program MAP
Dr. Kathleen Cleary
Senior Vice President and Interim Provost
October 22, 2021
About Sinclair ….
Guided Pathways:
Design with the End in Mind
© 2011 Completion By Design Assistance Team.
Why Do This?
Paradox of Choice: The Jam Study
Program MAPs are part of larger student success initiatives, which result in:
Key Players
Faculty:
Know the curriculum
Advisors:
Expertise with general education & transfer considerations
Administrators:
Support the work & help reduce barriers
Major Aspects of Program MAP
How Long Does it Take?
months at Sinclair to develop Ideal Pathway (MAP) for about 200 programs
18
Years of Guided Pathways initiatives
10
Process for Development
1
2
3
Developed a template Top 5 programs in terms of enrollment (green lighters)
Develop
Expand
Customize
Expanded to an additional 20 programs about every three weeks until all were complete
Used template to customize an individualized MAP for all 30,000 students
Decision Points
Electives
How many electives, if any, will appear on the MAP?
How?
Where to start? How to scale?
?
Will you present a couple of choices or all of the choices in the catalog?
Choices
Addressing Faculty & Staff Concerns about Mapping�
Will this cause me to lose my job if my enrollment declines?
Will this be the death of the liberal arts?
How will students learn this if I don’t teach them?
What about undecided students?
What about transfer pathways?
Where to Store MAPs:�Electronic or Paper?
Sinclair.edu/pathway/
The Website
Sample Pathways
Visit the Website
Search
Or search “Sinclair Pathways”
QUESTIONS?
About Sinclair ….
Guided Pathways:
Design with the End in Mind
© 2011 Completion By Design Assistance Team.
Why Do This?
Paradox of Choice: The Jam Study
Program MAPs are part of larger student success initiatives, which result in:
Key Players
Faculty:
Know the curriculum
Advisors:
Expertise with general education & transfer considerations
Administrators:
Support the work & help reduce barriers
Major Aspects of Program MAP
How Long Does it Take?
months at Sinclair to develop Ideal Pathway (MAP) for about 200 programs
18
Years of Guided Pathways initiatives
10
Process for Development
1
2
3
Developed a template Top 5 programs in terms of enrollment (green lighters)
Develop
Expand
Customize
Expanded to an additional 20 programs about every three weeks until all were complete
Used template to customize an individualized MAP for all 30,000 students
Decision Points
Electives
How many electives, if any, will appear on the MAP?
How?
Where to start? How to scale?
?
Will you present a couple of choices or all of the choices in the catalog?
Choices
Addressing Faculty & Staff Concerns about Mapping�
Will this cause me to lose my job if my enrollment declines?
Will this be the death of the liberal arts?
How will students learn this if I don’t teach them?
What about undecided students?
What about transfer pathways?
Where to Store MAPs:�Electronic or Paper?
Sinclair.edu/pathway/
The Website
Sample Pathways
Visit the Website
Search
Or search “Sinclair Pathways”
QUESTIONS?