
Saving Higher Education : The Integrated, Competency-Based Three-Year Bachelor's Degree Program
by Bradley, Martin J.; Seidman, Robert H.; Painchaud, Steven R.Buy New
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Summary
Author Biography
Martin J. Bradley is a professor of organizational leadership at Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU). He was the first director of the three-year program and then the dean of the SNHU School of Business, where the program resides administratively, and has taught in the program since its inception.
Robert H. Seidman is a professor of computer information technology at Southern New Hampshire University and executive editor of the Journal of Educational Computing Research. He was a member of the grant team that created the three-year degree program at SNHU and has taught in the program since its inception, as well as being a member of the three-year degree steering committee.
Steven R. Painchaud is a professor of organizational leadership at Southern New Hampshire University. He is a long-standing member of the three-year degree steering committee and has taught in the program since its inception.
Table of Contents
List of Tables and Figures | p. vii |
Preface | p. ix |
Acknowledgments | p. xvii |
About the Authors | p. xix |
The Need for Change: Why Some Institutions Will Embrace New Pathways to the Bachelor's Degree | p. 1 |
Core Components of Integrated Three-Year Programs | p. 23 |
Curriculum Reformulation: Courses into Modules | p. 45 |
The Case for an Integrated Three-Year Model | p. 63 |
Results, Analysis, and Proof of Concept | p. 81 |
Value-Added Dimensions of Integrated Three-Year Degrees | p. 103 |
Comparing Three-Year Degree Models | p. 127 |
Stakeholders' Questions and Answers | p. 139 |
The Three-Year University | p. 151 |
Colleges and Universities Offering Three-Year-Degree Programs | p. 165 |
National Graduation and Retention Statistics | p. 167 |
Academic Plan for Three-Year Communications Module | p. 169 |
Academic Plan for Three-Year Management Module | p. 175 |
Model Syllabus for Three-Year Human Relations Module | p. 185 |
Flowchart of the Three-Year Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Development Activities | p. 195 |
The SNHU Three-Year Program Mission Statement | p. 197 |
References | p. 201 |
Index | p. 211 |
Additional Resources (available at http://www.josseybass.com/go/martinbradley): | |
Sample Data Collection Course Form - Course Topics/Learning Outcomes by Program-Level Competencies | |
Sample Tabulation of Topics/Learning Outcomes by Course and Program Competencies | |
Sample Meta-analysis of Course Topics/Learning Outcomes by Program Competencies and Distribution | |
Examples of SNHU Yearlong Integrating Experience Projects | |
Comparison of Results of the ETS Major Field Test in Business Administration | |
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