Archive for April, 2009
Satisfaction With Aspects of the Program: Quality of Computers and Software
B.C. Diploma, Associate Degree, and Certificate Student Outcomes Survey
Student level of satisfaction with aspects of the program:
Thompson Rivers University – OL stands for the school’s Open Learning program.
Score: A higher value indicates a more favourable rating.
Institution as % of B.C. Average: To allow for a more accurate and fair comparison among different types of institutions, the DACSO survey takes the scores from the left-hand column and adjusts them to account for the different program mixes at each school. Each school’s percentage result shows how it would have placed if all institutions in the survey had its program mix. One hundred percent equals the provincial adjusted score; 101% is 1% above the provincial adjusted score; 99% is 1% below.
Satisfaction With Aspects of the Program: Helpfulness of Instructors Outside Class
B.C. Diploma, Associate Degree, and Certificate Student Outcomes Survey
Student level of satisfaction with aspects of the program:
Thompson Rivers University – OL stands for the school’s Open Learning program.
Score: A higher value indicates a more favourable rating.
Institution as % of B.C. Average: To allow for a more accurate and fair comparison among different types of institutions, the DACSO survey takes the scores from the left-hand column and adjusts them to account for the different program mixes at each school. Each school’s percentage result shows how it would have placed if all institutions in the survey had its program mix. One hundred percent equals the provincial adjusted score; 101% is 1% above the provincial adjusted score; 99% is 1% below.
Satisfaction With Aspects of the Program: Availability of Instructors Outside Class
B.C. Diploma, Associate Degree, and Certificate Student Outcomes Survey
Student level of satisfaction with aspects of the program:
Thompson Rivers University – OL stands for the school’s Open Learning program.
Score: A higher value indicates a more favourable rating.
Institution as % of B.C. Average: To allow for a more accurate and fair comparison among different types of institutions, the DACSO survey takes the scores from the left-hand column and adjusts them to account for the different program mixes at each school. Each school’s percentage result shows how it would have placed if all institutions in the survey had its program mix. One hundred percent equals the provincial adjusted score; 101% is 1% above the provincial adjusted score; 99% is 1% below.
Satisfaction With Aspects of the Program: Quality of Other Tools and Equipment
B.C. Diploma, Associate Degree, and Certificate Student Outcomes Survey
Student level of satisfaction with aspects of the program:
Thompson Rivers University – OL stands for the school’s Open Learning program.
Score: A higher value indicates a more favourable rating.
Institution as % of B.C. Average: To allow for a more accurate and fair comparison among different types of institutions, the DACSO survey takes the scores from the left-hand column and adjusts them to account for the different program mixes at each school. Each school’s percentage result shows how it would have placed if all institutions in the survey had its program mix. One hundred percent equals the provincial adjusted score; 101% is 1% above the provincial adjusted score; 99% is 1% below.
Usefulness of Skills/Knowledge in Performing Job (Applied programs)
B.C. Diploma, Associate Degree, and Certificate Student Outcomes Survey
Thompson Rivers University – OL stands for the school’s Open Learning program.
Score: A higher value indicates a more favourable rating.
Institution as % of B.C. Average: To allow for a more accurate and fair comparison among different types of institutions, the DACSO survey takes the scores from the left-hand column and adjusts them to account for the different program mixes at each school. Each school’s percentage result shows how it would have placed if all institutions in the survey had its program mix. One hundred percent equals the provincial adjusted score; 101% is 1% above the provincial adjusted score; 99% is 1% below.
Usefulness of Skills/Knowledge in Performing Job (Arts and sciences programs)
B.C. Diploma, Associate Degree, and Certificate Student Outcomes Survey
Thompson Rivers University – OL stands for the school’s Open Learning program.
Score: A higher value indicates a more favourable rating.
Institution as % of B.C. Average: To allow for a more accurate and fair comparison among different types of institutions, the DACSO survey takes the scores from the left-hand column and adjusts them to account for the different program mixes at each school. Each school’s percentage result shows how it would have placed if all institutions in the survey had its program mix. One hundred percent equals the provincial adjusted score; 101% is 1% above the provincial adjusted score; 99% is 1% below.
Usefulness of Training in Getting New Job (Applied programs)
B.C. Diploma, Associate Degree, and Certificate Student Outcomes Survey
Thompson Rivers University – OL stands for the school’s Open Learning program.
Score: A higher value indicates a more favourable rating.
Institution as % of B.C. Average: To allow for a more accurate and fair comparison among different types of institutions, the DACSO survey takes the scores from the left-hand column and adjusts them to account for the different program mixes at each school. Each school’s percentage result shows how it would have placed if all institutions in the survey had its program mix. One hundred percent equals the provincial adjusted score; 101% is 1% above the provincial adjusted score; 99% is 1% below.
Usefulness of training in getting new job (Arts and sciences programs)
B.C. Diploma, Associate Degree, and Certificate Student Outcomes Survey
Thompson Rivers University – OL stands for the school’s Open Learning program.
Score: A higher value indicates a more favourable rating.
Institution as % of B.C. Average: To allow for a more accurate and fair comparison among different types of institutions, the DACSO survey takes the scores from the left-hand column and adjusts them to account for the different program mixes at each school. Each school’s percentage result shows how it would have placed if all institutions in the survey had its program mix. One hundred percent equals the provincial adjusted score; 101% is 1% above the provincial adjusted score; 99% is 1% below.
UNB students petition for wrongfully convicted man
Dying Ontario man was convicted of murder in New Brunswick 34 years ago
A group of law students has collected more than 1,000 signatures through an online petition in the effort to get compensation for a dying Ontario man who was wrongfully convicted of murder in New Brunswick 34 years ago.
Erin Walsh was convicted in 1975 of killing Melvin (Chi Chi) Peters in Saint John, N.B., and served 10 years in prison before getting parole, but was acquitted last year after new information was uncovered.
Walsh, who has colon cancer, has launched a civil suit that names the province, the Crown prosecutor in the original trial, the City of Saint John and Saint John Police as defendants.
University of New Brunswick student Shane Martinez says other provinces have compensated people who were wrongfully convicted, and New Brunswick needs to do the same.
Government officials have declined specific comment on Walsh while the civil suit is before the courts.
Premier Shawn Graham has asked Business New Brunswick Minister Greg Byrne, who was attorney general and minister of justice from 1997 to 1999, to temporarily oversee the file for the province.
- The Canadian Press
UBC not joining the NCAA — yet
Plan to become the first Canadian university in the main U.S. college sports league is delayed for at least a year
The University of British Columbia will wait until at least next year before deciding if it will join the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Division II in the United States.
The NCAA, the main U.S. college sports league, opened membership beyond the U.S. for the first time in January 2009 as a pilot project with Canadian schools. UBC is currently a member of Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS).
A report by a UBC committee did not recommend for or against a UBC application to join the NCAA.
“A lack of answers to critical questions means deferral until at least 2010 of a decision on whether or not to apply for membership,” the university said in a release Thursday.
One of the reports co-authors said respondents to surveys and open houses were divided on the benefits of joining the NCAA. David Farrar, the UBC’s vice-president academic, also said there remains insufficient information to allow the university to determine NCAA suitability before a June 2009 window for application.
“There are some critical unanswered questions that leave open options as to whether or not NCAA participation is the appropriate way to go for the university and its student athletes,” Farrar said.
Among the questions is whether or not UBC could receive an exemption from the NCAA for its academic accreditation requirement.
Further unresolved issues revolve around discussions about the level of competitive opportunities and financial support for student athletes that UBC and other universities are having with CIS, the main body in which most UBC athletes currently compete.
It is also unlikely to be clear until after the June NCAA deadline whether or not CIS will allow universities to compete in both the CIS and the NCAA.
- The Canadian Press
Who took part
B.C. Diploma, Associate Degree, and Certificate Student Outcomes Survey
The annual B.C. Diploma, Associate Degree, and Certificate Student Outcomes (DACSO) Survey (formerly the B.C. College and Institute Student Outcomes Survey) asks former students to evaluate their education and employment experiences. In 2008, more than 16,000 former students were interviewed nine to 20 months after completing all, or a significant portion, of their educational program.
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How it was done
B.C. Diploma, Associate Degree, and Certificate Student Outcomes Survey
The B.C. Diploma, Associate Degree, and Certificate Student Outcomes (DACSO) Survey (formerly the B.C. College and Institute Student Outcomes Survey) is conducted annually province-wide, and asks former students to evaluate their post-secondary education and to report on further education and employment experiences. The survey’s name was changed in 2008 as a result of four B.C. institutions changing their status from university college or college to university. The new name reflects a change in focus from the type of institution participating in the survey to the type of student being surveyed.
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The 2008 survey contacted 16,297 former students. The findings are useful for prospective students making educational choices, as well as providing information to institutions for educational planning.
The DACSO survey is conducted with funding from the Ministry of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development in partnership with 20 B.C. post-secondary institutions. Former students were interviewed nine to 20 months after completing all, or a significant portion, of their educational program. The survey does not include students in baccalaureate degree programs, apprenticeship students or those in developmental programs such as ESL and adult basic education. The survey was conducted in spring 2008, online and by telephone, achieving a 58 per cent response rate.
Several of the indicators were calculated from questions that offered four or five response categories (e.g. 5=very well, 4=well, 3=adequately, 2=poor, 1= very poor). The results are the average of the responses shown on a scale of 5 to 1 or 4 to 1 where a higher value indicates a more favourable rating.
The results also include data from a standardized index. Program mix, which varies considerably from one institution to the next, can affect how students evaluate their programs and directly relates to employment and further education. The DACSO survey has created a standardized index that allows results for an individual school to be compared to what would be the provincial value if all the schools in the system offered the same mix of programs as the school in question. This data includes results shown as percentages: higher, lower or—at 100%—equal to the provincial score.
When displaying the survey results, Maclean’s has ordered the colleges in descending order according to how each performs as compared to the provincial adjusted score.
Satisfaction With Aspects of the Program: Library Materials
B.C. Diploma, Associate Degree, and Certificate Student Outcomes Survey
Student level of satisfaction with aspects of the program:
Score: A higher value indicates a more favourable rating.
Institution as % of B.C. Average: To allow for a more accurate and fair comparison among different types of institutions, the DACSO survey takes the scores from the left-hand column and adjusts them to account for the different program mixes at each school. Each school’s percentage result shows how it would have placed if all institutions in the survey had its program mix. One hundred percent equals the provincial adjusted score; 101% is 1% above the provincial adjusted score; 99% is 1% below.
Satisfaction With Aspects of the Program: Amount of Practical Experience
B.C. Diploma, Associate Degree, and Certificate Student Outcomes Survey
Student level of satisfaction with aspects of the program:
Thompson Rivers University – OL stands for the school’s Open Learning program.
Score: A higher value indicates a more favourable rating.
Institution as % of B.C. Average: To allow for a more accurate and fair comparison among different types of institutions, the DACSO survey takes the scores from the left-hand column and adjusts them to account for the different program mixes at each school. Each school’s percentage result shows how it would have placed if all institutions in the survey had its program mix. One hundred percent equals the provincial adjusted score; 101% is 1% above the provincial adjusted score; 99% is 1% below.
Satisfaction With Aspects of the Program: Fair Assessments (Tests, Papers)
B.C. Diploma, Associate Degree, and Certificate Student Outcomes Survey
Student level of satisfaction with aspects of the program:
Thompson Rivers University – OL stands for the school’s Open Learning program.
Score: A higher value indicates a more favourable rating.
Institution as % of B.C. Average: To allow for a more accurate and fair comparison among different types of institutions, the DACSO survey takes the scores from the left-hand column and adjusts them to account for the different program mixes at each school. Each school’s percentage result shows how it would have placed if all institutions in the survey had its program mix. One hundred percent equals the provincial adjusted score; 101% is 1% above the provincial adjusted score; 99% is 1% below.
Satisfaction With Aspects of the Program: Organization of Program
B.C. Diploma, Associate Degree, and Certificate Student Outcomes Survey
Student level of satisfaction with aspects of the program:
Thompson Rivers University – OL stands for the school’s Open Learning program.
Score: A higher value indicates a more favourable rating.
Institution as % of B.C. Average: To allow for a more accurate and fair comparison among different types of institutions, the DACSO survey takes the scores from the left-hand column and adjusts them to account for the different program mixes at each school. Each school’s percentage result shows how it would have placed if all institutions in the survey had its program mix. One hundred percent equals the provincial adjusted score; 101% is 1% above the provincial adjusted score; 99% is 1% below.
Satisfaction With Aspects of the Program: Quality of Instruction
B.C. Diploma, Associate Degree, and Certificate Student Outcomes Survey
Student level of satisfaction with aspects of the program:
Thompson Rivers University – OL stands for the school’s Open Learning program.
Score: A higher value indicates a more favourable rating.
Institution as % of B.C. Average: To allow for a more accurate and fair comparison among different types of institutions, the DACSO survey takes the scores from the left-hand column and adjusts them to account for the different program mixes at each school. Each school’s percentage result shows how it would have placed if all institutions in the survey had its program mix. One hundred percent equals the provincial adjusted score; 101% is 1% above the provincial adjusted score; 99% is 1% below.
Program Helped Develop Skills to Write Clearly and Concisely
B.C. Diploma, Associate Degree, and Certificate Student Outcomes Survey
How well did the program help develop your skills?
Thompson Rivers University – OL stands for the school’s Open Learning program.
Score: A higher value indicates a more favourable rating.
Institution as % of B.C. Average: To allow for a more accurate and fair comparison among different types of institutions, the DACSO survey takes the scores from the left-hand column and adjusts them to account for the different program mixes at each school. Each school’s percentage result shows how it would have placed if all institutions in the survey had its program mix. One hundred percent equals the provincial adjusted score; 101% is 1% above the provincial adjusted score; 99% is 1% below.
Program Helped Develop Skills to Read and Comprehend Materials
B.C. Diploma, Associate Degree, and Certificate Student Outcomes Survey
How well did the program help develop your skills?
Thompson Rivers University – OL stands for the school’s Open Learning program.
Score: A higher value indicates a more favourable rating.
Institution as % of B.C. Average: To allow for a more accurate and fair comparison among different types of institutions, the DACSO survey takes the scores from the left-hand column and adjusts them to account for the different program mixes at each school. Each school’s percentage result shows how it would have placed if all institutions in the survey had its program mix. One hundred percent equals the provincial adjusted score; 101% is 1% above the provincial adjusted score; 99% is 1% below.
Program Helped Develop Skills to Learn on Your Own
B.C. Diploma, Associate Degree, and Certificate Student Outcomes Survey
How well did the program help develop your skills?
Thompson Rivers University – OL stands for the school’s Open Learning program.
Score: A higher value indicates a more favourable rating.
Institution as % of B.C. Average: To allow for a more accurate and fair comparison among different types of institutions, the DACSO survey takes the scores from the left-hand column and adjusts them to account for the different program mixes at each school. Each school’s percentage result shows how it would have placed if all institutions in the survey had its program mix. One hundred percent equals the provincial adjusted score; 101% is 1% above the provincial adjusted score; 99% is 1% below.
