Digital Animation & Game Design (DAGD) Program Review 2010 Prepared by David Baker Program Coordinator 8-12-2010 1 &RQWHQWV 'HDQ¶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±'LJLWDO$QLPDWLRQDQG*DPH'HVLJQ 352*5$09$/8( 3URJUDP%HQHILWWR8QLYHUVLW\ )DFLOLW\DQG3HUVRQQHO%HQHILWWR6WXGHQWV 9DOXH$VVHVVPHQW &RPPXQLW\%HQHILW 6(&7,21&2//(&7,212)3(5&(37,216 6859(<6 Graduate Follow-Up Survey .............................................................................................. 43 Employer Follow-Up Survey.............................................................................................. 43 Graduating Student Exit Survey ......................................................................................... 43 Alumni Survey ................................................................................................................... 44 Student Program Evaluation.............................................................................................. 44 FACULTY PERCEPTION OF PROGRAM ..................................................................... 45 ADVISORY COMMITTEE PERCEPTIONS ................................................................... 51 SECTION 3: PROGRAM PROFILE ................................................................52 PROFILE OF STUDENTS ................................................................................................. 52 Student Demographic Profile............................................................................................. 52 Quality of Students ............................................................................................................ 55 Employability of Students .................................................................................................. 57 ENROLLMENT .................................................................................................................. 62 Fall Enrollment for DAGD 2006 - 2009 ............................................................................ 62 PROGRAM CAPACITY .................................................................................................... 66 RETENTION AND GRADUATION.................................................................................. 68 ACCESS .............................................................................................................................. 72 CURRICULUM .................................................................................................................. 73 Course Descriptions .......................................................................................................... 73 General Education Requirements ...................................................................................... 77 Proposed Course Schedule Breakdown by Semester .......................................................... 79 QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION ......................................................................................... 83 COMPOSITION AND QUALITY OF FACULTY ........................................................... 90 Faculty .............................................................................................................................. 90 Professional Activities ....................................................................................................... 91 Workload ........................................................................................................................... 92 Reward Structure............................................................................................................... 95 Graduate Instruction (If Applicable) .................................................................................. 96 Non-Tenure-Track and Adjunct Faculty............................................................................. 96 SERVICE TO NON-MAJORS ........................................................................................... 99 DEGREE PROGRAM COST AND PRODUCTIVITY DATA ...................................... 101 Assessment and Evaluation .............................................................................................. 101 ADMINISTRATION EFFECTIVENESS ........................................................................ 104 3 SECTION 4: FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT ............................................ 106 INSTRUCTIONAL ENVIRONMENT ............................................................................ 106 COMPUTER ACCESS AND AVAILABILITY .............................................................. 110 Computers and Equipment............................................................................................... 111 OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY ............................................................... 112 LIBRARY RESOURCES ................................................................................................. 114 SECTION 5: CONCLUSIONS ........................................................................ 115 RELATIONSHIP TO FSU MISSION .............................................................................. 115 Program Overview .......................................................................................................... 115 Mission ............................................................................................................................ 115 Core Values ..................................................................................................................... 115 Vision .............................................................................................................................. 116 PROGRAM VISIBILITY AND DISTINCTIVENESS .................................................... 117 PROGRAM VALUE ......................................................................................................... 118 ENROLLMENT ................................................................................................................ 119 CHARACTERISTICS, QUALITY AND EMPLOYABILITY OF STUDENTS ........... 120 QUALITY OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION .................................................. 121 COMPOSITION AND QUALITY OF THE FACULTY ................................................ 122 APPENDIX ....................................................................................................... 123 Appendix A - Faculty Resumes ......................................................................................... 123 Appendix B – Competitor Programs ................................................................................ 133 CMU Program ................................................................................................................ 133 Full Sail Program............................................................................................................ 134 Northumbria University ................................................................................................... 135 USC Program .................................................................................................................. 136 UTS Program .................................................................................................................. 137 WPI Program .................................................................................................................. 138 Appendix C – Faculty Survey Results .............................................................................. 140 Appendix D - Graduate Follow-Up Survey Results ......................................................... 168 Appendix E - Employer Follow-Up Survey ...................................................................... 174 Appendix F– Alumni Survey Results................................................................................ 193 Appendix G – Current Student Survey Results ............................................................... 202 Appendix H – Faculty Survey Results .............................................................................. 223 4 Appendix I – Advisory Committee Survey Results .......................................................... 250 Appendix J – IGDA Curriculum Framework .................................................................. 274 1 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 276 1.1 Purpose of This Report .............................................................................................. 276 1.2 Scope of This Report .................................................................................................. 277 1.3 Background and History ............................................................................................ 278 1.4 Guiding Principles ..................................................................................................... 279 2 Games Discipline ........................................................................................................