Documentation:Curriculum Development/Committees/PMAC

PMAC - Program Market Analysis Committee

Terms of Reference

(updated March 2013)
The Committee is tasked with: Making recommendation to the OL-Leadership Team concerning the following topics:

• The creation of new OL courses and/or programs,
• The suspension or cancellation of OL courses and/or programs,
• The major revision of OL courses and/or programs.

In making these recommendations the Committee is tasked with taking into account:

• The availability of human and physical resources,
• The fit with TRU-OL’s strategic commitments – provided by the OL Leadership Team,
• The fit with TRU’s strategic direction – provided in the institutions strategic plan,
• The Broad Market Research results - provided by the Planning, Metrics, and Analytics department (PMA),
• The specific market potential – provided by the PMA,
• The impacts on enrolment, students, and partners.

Membership: The Committee will have representation from each of the academic and vocational areas covered by Open Learning. Normally this representation will take the form of OL Academic Directors and/or Program Coordinators and/or Senior Open Learning Faculty Members but may also take the form of representation from TRU-f2f departments and/or Divisions/Schools/Faculties. The Vice Provost, OL; the Director, Curriculum Development; the Manager, Planning Metrics and Analytics and Manager, Enrolment Services are also members of the Committee. Operation: The Committee will meet bi-weekly. The Committee will be chaired by the Vice Provost, OL. In the absence of the VP-OL the Committee will be chaired by the Director, Curriculum Development. Administrative Support: Office of the Vice Provost, Open Learning. Confidentiality: The agenda will be posted on the OLTRUin2007 Bulletin. Meetings are open to the TRU community.

Decision Criteria

Any mode requires PMAC, OL-Leadership, Senate, and PCOL approval (development normally only begins once the proposal has passed as far as EPC – and never without OL-Leadership approval). Under exceptional circumstance PMAC may be bypassed.

Developing an additional mode

• Online to Independent Study – Requires PMAC only
• Independent Study to Online – Requires PMAC and OL-Leadership

Closures

• Close a method of delivery (meaning another method is available; print, web, dynamic web, online) – Requires PMAC and the Vice-Provost’s approval.
• Closing a course (all methods of delivery) - Requires Senate and PCOL.

Adding a method of delivery within independent study (print, standard-web, and dynamic web)

• Adding Dynamic Web requires OL-Leadership approval .
• Adding Print requires Director of Curriculum Development approval (would rarely occur).
• Adding Standard Web requires Director of Curriculum Development approval.

Forms

New course/major revision -