Online delivery of an undergraduate engineering program School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering Arizona State University Tempe Stephen M. Phillips, Ph.D., P.E. Professor of Electrical Engineering Director of the School Marco Saraniti, Ph.D. Professor of Electrical Engineering Program Chair, online
ASU Numbers ASU People (Fall 2014) >83,000 students (>50,000 in Tempe, ~13,750 online) 78% full time 60% documented AZ residents: instate tuition + fees: ~$10,000 AZ Freshman: 42% first-generation college students, 36.6% minority >15,000 graduate students ~12,000 faculty and staff ~2800 faculty >1,000,000 Student credit hours ASU Programs > 150 undergraduate majors >14,000 Bachelors degrees awarded/yr > 75 doctoral programs ASU Revenue ~$2 billion total revenue, ~10% state support Research Goal is $700M/yr by 2020, currently ~$400M/yr
ECEE Faculty and Research $ (millions) Number of faculty 30 30 25 20 15 Research Expenditures T+TT faculty FTE 90 75 60 45 Research growth ~$450k/faculty member (T/TT) 67 Series6 Series1 Faculty growth 67 T/TT faculty, 15 women = 22% 10 30 5 Research generating return of indirect costs 15 0 2000 2004 2008 2012 Fiscal year ending in 0
ECEE School Plans - Academics Number of enrolled students BSE EE Total Masters MS thesis Fall semester Online delivery PhD BSE retention: 88% FTFT Freshmen (persistence at ASU) BSE 33% minority BSE 50% have >= 12hrs transfer credit BSE online delivery begins Fall 2013 Investment in Ph.D. (>4.5 per faculty) Fall 2015 (est.) ~ 320 PhD ~ 700 MS+MSE ~ 1600 BSE (~600 online) ~67 faculty
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Disruptive change Now: Full tuition 4 years Includes part-time employees 49 online undergraduate programs 2000 enrolled By 2025: Potential for 25,000 students Starbucks to invest up to $250M
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ASU online top 45 Spring 2015
BSE EE Student profile BSE EE program AY 2014-15 online face-to-face Selectivity: Admitted/Applied 31% 67% online has more unqualified applicants Yield: Enrolled/Admitted 63% 52% online more likely to enroll Veterans 35% 7% 210 veterans enrolled online Spring 2015 (includes 34 active military) Female 11% 11% Under-represented minority 19% 26% AZ resident 15% 75% International <1% 15% Starbucks <1%??%
One online approach NOT a capture of a traditional lecture: Produced, dense, high quality content Many engineers seek perfection given tools: video editing watch yourself
One online approach Produce, debug, produce, pilot-deliver, assess, evaluate, debug, repeat Instructional designers are key: how do students learn effectively? Exam proctoring by independent vendor.
One online approach Pedagogical innovation: Short videos on a single topic, include animations, integrate self assessments, pass quiz before progressing Extra material, unlimited time for examples, link in prerequisite material t
One online approach Office hours via Skype with pdf capture for participants Popular with on campus students and online (students Skype in anywhere) Popular with some faculty (can do it from anywhere with tablet and stylus) Face to face students are requesting this Flipped classroom leverages content developed
One online approach Not all faculty want (or should) do this (yet). Student interaction is crucial. Share videos, examples, content among courses (RC filter in 4 courses)
One online approach Labs: hardware kits, CAD, simulations, web controlled experiments, virtual Do licenses allow remote access? Matlab usually allows Cadence usually does not International embargoes International export control