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USF 2002-2003 Undergraduate Catalog - Pages 62 - 66

Educational Outreach

Location/Phone: SVC 1072, (813) 974-2996
Faculty help line: onlinehelp@outreach.usf.edu, (813) 974-8001
Web site: http://www.outreach.usf.edu

Educational Outreach extends the University’s academic resources to help lifelong learners meet their educational and professional goals. More than 37,000 people enroll in the credit and non-credit offerings provided through a variety of delivery systems, formats, and scheduling options through USF’s four campuses and at a variety of off-campus locations, including community colleges, public schools, community centers, libraries and a network of corporate and governmental affiliates. USF has the largest distance learning program in Florida, with more than 14,700 enrollments each year. "Anytime, anyplace" learning models use established technology, such as televisions, VCR’s, and computers supported by internet networks and emerging wireless digital applications to enable individuals to take courses in their homes and workplaces, at times that fit their personal schedules. Visit our web site at http://www.outreach.usf.edu for more information.

Educational Outreach supports the teaching and learning process for distance, off-campus and residential instruction. Services are organized around three primary areas of support: faculty, students and classrooms.

Distance Learning Faculty Support helps faculty incorporate a range of instructional technologies to enhance the learning experience of the students. This support involves course production and development assistance for web-based instruction, videoconferencing, videostreaming, telecourses, enhanced TV, and other models. These applications of technology expand access for students constrained by time and/or place.

Educational Outreach provides additional faculty support through a newly renovated faculty technology center (SVC 036), and through its participation in VITAL (Virtual Instructional Team for the Advancement of Learning). For more information call (813) 974-7984 or visit our website at http://www.outreach.usf.edu.

Distance Learning Course Support provides access to USF’s network center and distance learning infrastructure. For more than 30 years, WUSF-TV (USF’s public television station) and local/regional cable partners have broadcast telecourses, both PBS and locally-produced lecture series, on a variety of subjects. Telecourses, web-based instruction, and the mixed model of teleweb courses demonstrate distance learning’s “any time, any place” opportunities to fit the schedules and educational goals of our students. All four USF campuses have newly installed videoconferencing classrooms, supporting fully interactive classes and facilitating active, collaborative learning in a distributed environment. In conjunction with VITAL organizational partners, Educational Outreach provides faculty support for design, development, and production of courses using computer applications, videoconferencing, multimedia enhancements, Instructional Television Fixed Services (ITFS) network, broadcast video systems, and satellite uplink/downlink capabilities. A faculty helpline is available 106 hours weekly to assist faculty using online applications in their teaching. Call (813) 974-8001 or email: onlinehelp@outreach.usf.edu.

Distance Learning Student Support distributes materials to students at off-campus locations, serves as a central information and referral point for distance and off-campus courses, publishes a supplemental schedule each semester of distance and off-campus classes, and maintains a viewing area for telecourses and other offerings with taped sessions for students’ review. Students enrolled in telecourses, teleweb courses (television-based courses with web components), and other offerings (previously referred to as Open University) can access copies of all course syllabi, call a 24-hour hot line for information about test and review session dates and syllabi changes (813/974-3063), and with the instructor’s permission, arrange for make-up exams. Students in certain statewide programs and off-campus courses (formerly PACE) register and pay for their courses directly through this office.

Remote learners are supported through institutional efforts, as well as statewide systems, including the Florida Distance Learner Reference and Referral Center housed at USF; the Virtual Library, with access to web-based resources and an electronic reserve system; and Academic Computing’s provisions for e-mail and computing accounts. Classes offered through Distance Learning are included in the schedule of classes, ACCESS USF: Distance and Off-Campus Learning, a special online publication available each semester. For more information, please call (813) 974-2996, send e-mail to: distance@outreach.usf.edu, or visit our web site at http://www.outreach.usf.edu.

Technology in the Classroom Support provides access to standard and state-of-the-art classroom instructional technology through delivery, set-up, maintenance, and over-the-counter check-out of equipment for faculty and classroom use. This comprehensive service model includes traditional classroom equipment, such as overhead projectors and VCR’s and more recent additions, including computer projection systems, electronic “smart” boards, and digital cameras. Integrated technology systems are being installed in high use classrooms, enhancing the learning environment and facilitating the use of multimedia and technology enhancements in the teaching and learning process. Thirty-eight specially equipped distance learning classrooms support fully interactive videoconferencing environmentsand more traditional distance learning technologies at all four USF campuses. These technology capabilities enhance USF’s K-12, community college, civic, and corporate partnerships by expanding educational opportunities throughout Florida and beyond.

Educational Outreach represents USF in the Hispanic Educational Technology System (HETS), an 18-institution consortium whose mission is to widen access of Hispanic students to postsecondary education through telecommunications.

Off-Campus Opportunities

Phone: (813) 974-2996
Email: distance@outreach.usf.edu

A wide range of credit courses are offered at off-campus locations, including community colleges, public schools, libraries, and community-based or corporate sites. These courses serve the unique needs of non-traditional students with busy schedules, by making courses available in locations convenient to their homes and workplaces. Concentrated “live” classes offered in intensive formats and an impressive array of evening and weekend classes complement the more traditional schedules of semester-based courses and provide a convenient alternative to distributed learning options for students who prefer group-based models. Organizations and businesses may contract with USF to offer courses on-site. All courses offered in an off-campus location are standard USF courses listed in the Undergraduate or Graduate catalogs and are taught by USF faculty. Students in these programs must meet all USF admissions, academic standing, and graduation requirements. Specific details are included each semester in the schedule of distance and off-campus learning classes.

USF Downtown Center

Phone: (813) 905-5858
Fax: (813) 905-5859
Email: downtown@acad.usf.edu
Web site: http://usfweb.usf.edu/downtown

USF's Downtown Center is located in the Tampa Port Authority's headquarters building at 1101 Channelside Drive. The Center has seven classrooms and is equipped with videoconferencing technology for distance learning. There is ample parking and security.

Offerings at the USF Downtown Center include the Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Public Administration (MPA), MS in Information Systems (MS/MIS), and Master of Health Administration (MHA), as well as a variety of noncredit programs. Find out how easy it is to register for classes by touch-tone phone or web. Call (813) 974-2996 for further information.

The Downtown Center is located at 1101 Channelside Drive just north of the Ice Palace, the Florida Aquarium, and the Port Authority Cruise Terminal. It is easily and quickly accessible from South Tampa, Ybor City, I-275, I-4 and the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway (formerly Crosstown Expressway). In downtown Tampa, follow the signs to the Arena, Aquarium, and Seaport area.

MBA Program
The USF MBA Program offers evening courses at the USF Downtown Center in the Tampa Port Authority Building. Students are able to complete all degree requirements at the Downtown Center. The USF MBA requires between 36-57 credits to complete and is fully accredited by the AACSB. For additional information on the program and admission requirements, visit the web site at http://www.coba.usf.edu or call (813) 974-3335. Earn your MBA without leaving downtown Tampa.

M.S. in Management Information Systems
To meet the needs of the marketplace for expertise in both information technology and management, the Information Systems and Decision Sciences department in the College of Business Administration offers a program of study leading to a Master of Science in Management Information Systems (MS/MIS) degree at the USF Downtown Center. Our goal is to develop IT specialists who are attuned to the latest principles, methods and techniques of both technology and management. The MS/MIS program is designed for individuals who are challenged by applications rather than science or technology and who are willing to undertake a career that demands a broad rather than a narrow range of skills. The program requires 32 hours of coursework and may be taken full-time or part-time. For further information, call (813) 974-5524 or visit the website at http://www.coba.usf.edu.

Masters of Public Administration
The Public Administration program offers a multi-disciplinary course of study leading to the Masters of Public Administration (MPA) degree. The MPA is designed to prepare students for successful leadership roles and management careers in the public, i.e. governmental and quasi-governmental (organizations) and nonprofit sectors. The required curriculum is 45-51 credit hours varying according to a student's prior work experience and exit option chosen. All students must complete a core of nine courses (27 hours) and either four or six courses (12-18 hours) in elective coursework in consultation with an advisor. For additional information please call (813) 974-2150 or visit the website at http://www.cas.usf.edu/pad/index.html.

Masters of Health Administration
The College of Public Health provides coursework, research methods, and field experiences to prepare students in the public health professions for the challenging health problems facing the State, nation, and other counties. The field of public health is broad and is open to students from diverse academic disciplines including health sciences, education, business, social and natural sciences. Graduates are prepared for interdisciplinary focused public health professional careers as administrators, managers, educators, researchers, and direct service providers.

B.A. in Interdisciplinary Social Science
The ISS program is designed to provide an interdisciplinary integration of the social sciences for students who are interested in a broad educational experience. ISS offers a wide choice of courses, and an opportunity to design a quality program geared toward individual needs and interests. Students plan their program in ongoing consultation with the advisor who approves each individual curriculum contract.

USF North Pinellas

Phone: (813) 974-2996
Email: distance@outreach.usf.edu
Website: http://www.outreach.usf.edu

USF offers selected undergraduate and graduate courses and degree programs at several North Pinellas County locations:

Program Contacts:
Business Administration 727-553-1542
Business Admin. (MBA) 813-974-3335
Education 727-553-1511
Ed. Leadership, Ed.D. 813-974-1575
Engineering 813-974-3783
Instructional Technology 813-974-1632
Interdis. Social Science 727-553-1554
Library Info. Science 813-974-7344
Nursing 813-974-4229
Public Administration 813-974-1080
Public Health/Health Mgmt. 813-974-6666
Social Work 727-553-1632

USF at Pasco-Hernando Community College

Phone: (813) 974-2996
Website: http://www.outreach.usf.edu

USF offers selected undergraduate and graduate courses and degree programs at several locations in Pasco and Hernando counties:

Program Contacts:
Education 727-553-1511
Ed Leadership, Ed. D. 813-974-1431
Engineering (FEEDS) 813-974-3783
Interdis. Social Science 727-553-1554
Library Info. Science 813-974-7344
Nursing 813-974-4229
Public Administration 813-974-1080

"Anytime, Anyplace" Learning

USF supports "anytime, anyplace" learning through a variety of courses available over the web, broadcast on public and/or cable TV, or recorded on videotape and CD-ROM. These on-line courses range from individual offerings that can be used as electives in various majors, to sequences of courses qualifying students for teacher certification or endorsement, such as the ESOL offerings meeting Florida’s requirements for teachers of English as a second language. Courses are added each semester to USF’s on-line listings, and are included in the schedule of distance and off-campus courses published by Educational Outreach. Visit our web site at http://www.outreach.usf.edu for more information about these rapidly growing options for USF’s students.

For more than 30 years, WUSF-TV (USF’s public television station) and local/regional cable outlets, including the Tampa Education Channel and Manatee Educational Television, have broadcast telecourses on a variety of subjects. Supported by Educational Outreach, these courses are available to students at all four USF campuses (Tampa, Lakeland, St. Petersburg and Sarasota) and their surrounding areas. Courses have on-campus sessions or web-based modules for orientation, reviews and student interaction components. Some courses can be used to fulfill liberal arts and/or major requirements and can be used as elective credit for many degree programs. Students should check with their advisors concerning any questions about the applicability of specific courses to their degree programs. Students enrolled in telecourses are allowed to tape the programs during broadcasts, but may review episodes and taped review sessions in the student viewing area provided by Educational Outreach, in SVC 1072. In lieu of watching the courses on television, students may secure tapes from RMI Telecourse Rental for most courses (1-800-745-5480).

Course syllabi are available approximately one week before the start of each semester and may be picked up at SVC 1072. Office hours are 8:00am-7:00pm M-F; however, syllabi are available outside the office and can be picked up later at night and during weekends, whether or not the office is open at the time. Syllabi are also available on the web site at http://www.outreach.usf.edu.

Non-credit Training and Professional Development

Educational Outreach promotes workforce and economic development through customized training and a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities. Primary programming divisions include Pre-college and Community Outreach, Conferences and Institutes, and Professional and Workforce Development.

Pre-college and Community Outreach

This unit in Educational Outreach provides educational enhancement programs for children and families in a variety of disciplines. As a component of this unit, Community Music offers quality music instruction throughout the year to children age 3 through young adults, in both private and group settings, and a summer music camp. The Saturday Visual and Performing Arts Program provides studio based classes to children and youth during the school year. And the Summerpaly: Interdisciplinary Arts for Youth Program offers enrichment classes for students age 8-17 each summer on the Tampa campus.

Faculty of the University and professional teacher/artists lead these classes and USF undergraduate/graduate students often serve as teaching assistants and interns. USF classroom/studio facilities and community sites are used for the classes, which helps to extend the resources of the university to the community.

A Pre-college Directory describing USF pre-college activities and programs University-wide is published annually and can be obtained by contacting USF Pre-college and Community Outreach at 4202 E. Fowler Ave., MHH 116, Tampa, FL 33620-6756, (813) 974-6989.

Division of Conferences and Institutes

The Division of Conferences and Institutes plans and implements continuing education programs such as conferences, seminars, workshops, symposia and institutes for University units and external sponsors. The Division provides comprehensive services including program development/planning, financial planning and management, fund development, promotion, instructional resources, registration, logistics, Continuing Education Units, on-site management, evaluation and certificates.

For additional information about developing programs or learning about upcoming programs, contact the Division of Conferences and Institutes, Educational Outreach, USF, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, MHH 116, Tampa, FL 33620-6756; (813) 974-5731; fax (813) 974-1459; e-mail laurade@admin.usf.edu.

Professional and Workforce Development (PWD)

The Division of Professional and Workforce Development provides open enrollment and contract continuing education programs to assist working adults acquire new, updated or complimentary skills needed to achieve or maintain proficiency in their current profession, earn noncredit educational certificates, prepare for professional certification examinations, qualify for promotion in their organization, transition to a new career, meet professional continuing education requirements, prepare for graduate entrance examinations or return to the workforce. We also work with employers to bring many of these programs directly to their staff, either at USF or at the work site. Programs include workshops, seminars, short courses that vary in length from one-day seminars to four to eight week evening courses. Some advanced certification programs require from six to 18 months.

PWD’s non-credit certificate programs provide high-quality, practical training in a number of disciplines including management and supervision, human resource management, financial planning, gemology and gem/jewelry appraisal, non-profit management, and several computer and business communications areas listed below.

PWD offers a wide variety of non-credit computer training programs ranging from beginning, intermediate and advanced instruction in many popular computer applications, web/multimedia/graphics training, to sophisticated training to prepare individuals for examinations to earn advanced computer certifications such as A+, Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE), Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer (MCSD), Oracle application development and database administration, computer programming, and Web Skills for Business and Marketing.

The Division provides specialized training in foreign language and business communications, and has non-credit certificate programs in Public Relations, Workplace Communications, Technical Communications (Technical Writing), Photography and English Language for Non-Native Speakers.

For students preparing for the SAT, GRE, GMAT, LSAT and TOEFL examinations, PWD provides high-quality, instructor-led preparation courses to prepare students academically and psychologically to take these critical examinations.

USF’s Mediation Institute, the International Traumatology Institute, and the new Cultural Institutions Certificate Program are now part of the Professional and Workforce Development Division:

PWD coordinators are skilled in needs assessment, program design and development, planning, budgeting, and evaluation. Programs employ a variety of instructional methods to ensure maximum educational effectiveness and encourage individual participation. Courses are taught by distinguished USF faculty and by experienced subject matter experts from the community. The appropriate USF academic unit approves our programs and instructors. PWD program coordinators are available to assist organizations, businesses and government in developing specialized programs to meet specific organizational goals and objectives.

Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are awarded to participants who successfully complete programs sponsored by the division. One CEU equals 10 instructional contact hours. Transcripts indicating awarded CEUs are available on written request.

The Florida Center for Writers, a joint project of the Department of English and Professional and Workforce Development, was established to foster an appreciation of writing, and to help writers of all levels master their craft. The Center sponsors the annual Florida Suncoast Writers Conference, ongoing classes in writing, publication of Sunscripts: Writing from the Florida Suncoast Writers Conference, and various lectures and readings. The Division also offers courses in creative writing, personal finance and visual arts.

For more information, contact the Division of Professional and Workforce Development, Educational Outreach, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, MHH116, Tampa, FL 33620-6756; (813) 974-2403. Information is also available on the web at www.outreach.usf.edu

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