Digital Animation & Game Design (DAGD) Program Review 2017 August 2, 2017 Submitted by David Baker Program Coordinator - DAGD [email protected] Contents Program Name and History ............................................................................................................ 5 Program Overview - ................................................................................................................... 5 Program Mission ......................................................................................................................... 5 Program History DAGD: A Not So Brief History ...................................................................... 7 (2004 – 2010) .............................................................................................................................. 7 DAGD - 2010 to 2017.............................................................................................................. 10 Program Goals .............................................................................................................................. 12 Describe what the program hopes to accomplish ..................................................................... 12 Vision .................................................................................................................................... 12 DAGD Program Goals: ............................................................................................................. 12 Incorporating program goals ................................................................................................. 13 Strategic Plan ............................................................................................................................ 15 DAGD Goal Attainment ....................................................................................................... 17 Curriculum .................................................................................................................................... 20 DAGD Checksheets .................................................................................................................. 20 DAGD Syllabus ........................................................................................................................ 20 Program Policies to Ensure Quality and Consistency............................................................... 20 DAGD has had the honor of being a Top 25 Design Schools .............................................. 20 The processes ............................................................................................................................ 21 Current DAGD Students Survey ........................................................................................... 23 Industry ................................................................................................................................. 23 Evaluation of General Education requirements, co-curricular experiences, and service learning or other experiential education experiences incorporated into the curricula. ......... 23 Communicating General Education requirements ................................................................ 24 Game Developer’s Conference – Experiential Learning ...................................................... 24 Program Requirement Communication to Students and other Stakeholders. ....................... 25 Curricula changes from the last five years. ........................................................................... 25 Evaluate curricula changes currently under consideration. .................................................. 26 Assessment of Student Learning ................................................................................................... 26 Program-Level Student Learning Outcomes ............................................................................ 26 Link to Trac Dat results ........................................................................................................ 28 http://fsutrcd2.ferris.edu/tracdat/faces/assessment/home/dashboard.xhtml .............................. 28 Curricula Map ....................................................................................................................... 28 Program Profile – .......................................................................................................................... 30 Apps, Admits and Enrolled: ...................................................................................................... 30 Enrollment - Headcounts ...................................................................................................... 31 Evaluate the overall “enrollment – headcounts .................................................................... 40 Student Credit Hour Trends ...................................................................................................... 42 Productivity ........................................................................................................................... 42 Enrollment - Residency......................................................................................................... 43 Enrollment – Gender and Ethnicity ...................................................................................... 44 Retention ............................................................................................................................... 49 Program Graduates................................................................................................................ 50 Six Year Graduation Rate ..................................................................................................... 52 Graduate Average GPA ........................................................................................................ 53 Graduate Average ACT ........................................................................................................ 54 Program Value beyond Productivity and Enrollment Numbers ................................................... 55 Flexibility and Access ................................................................................................................... 63 Visibility and Distinctiveness ....................................................................................................... 63 DAGD summer camp ........................................................................................................... 66 Competitive Programs .......................................................................................................... 68 Competition in Michigan ...................................................................................................... 68 Outside Michigan .................................................................................................................. 68 In Michigan ........................................................................................................................... 68 Demand ..................................................................................................................................... 76 Student Achievement: ................................................................................................................... 81 Employability of Graduates .......................................................................................................... 86 Faculty Composition and Engagement ......................................................................................... 92 Organization.......................................................................................................................... 92 Faculty Resumes ................................................................................................................... 94 o Report the name, highest degree earned, and average semester load for all tenure-line and tenured faculty. ............................................................................................................................. 94 Service .............................................................................................................................. 95 Research .......................................................................................................................... 100 Continuing Education ..................................................................................................... 102 Program Administration and Support ......................................................................................... 112 Administration ........................................................................................................................ 112 Support Services ..................................................................................................................... 114 Facilities and Equipment Return ............................................................................................. 117 Appendix and Data ..................................................................................................................... 128 Faculty Resumes ..................................................................................................................... 128 DAGD Checksheets ................................................................................................................ 129 DAGD Syllabus .....................................................................................................................