UWG Distance & Distributed Ed. Data Report

Notes:

1. Effective beginning Spring 1999 the BOR implemented new CIR guidelines for reporting "distance" courses. The new BOR guidelines specified that a distance course be identified with a "D" section & be defined as "a course using any distance technology for more that 51% of instruction time". For the purpose of this report, we audited previous course records & ammended the data to meet the Spring 1999 BOR standard. For this reason, this report's data may not match previous year-end reports.

2. Data on the % of time courses used WebCT is subjective. The data here is based on the figures provided to the DDEC by the participating faculty members, via this form: http://www.westga.edu/~websa/webct/courseRequest.html

3. Both number of courses and enrollment data fluctuate within the Banner system. All DDEC data is pulled from Banner during the last 3 weeks of each term (retention data). Official CIR enrollment reports from the BOR are pulled just a few weeks into each term, on what is known as the CIR Census Date. The variance between the early and late data is as much as 400 students and illustrates the degree to which data in Banner is in flux. The DDEC's data is actually more accurate, since it reflects how many students completed each class and were supported by the DDEC. Both the BOR and the DDEC measure enrollment data and not head count.

3. More in-depth data, including data on each individual course, is available by contactingmailto:jgubbins@westga.edu.

4. Course evaluation data is available at: http://www.westga.edu/~distance/data/eval/index.html

5. eCore and WebMBA courses are not included in the stats below, until FY '04 (DDEC staff became involved in eCore support, as home to the UWG eCore Advisor's Office and training of webmba faculty). eCore enrollment data from Fall 2000 through present, can be found here: http://alt.usg.edu/research/ecorestats/enrollment/graphs/flash_content/suwg.html

6. As of Spring 2004 courses, the decision to teach a course using distance technologies for more than 95% of instruction time (that means you have maybe only one face-to-face meeting and perhaps a proctored final) will effect the student's fees and residency requirements. The new UWG guidelines specified that A Total Distance Course (those which meet at least 95% through videoconferencing, WebCT, or other technologies, instead of face-to-face) are marked with an N in the Section Code in the bulletin on BanWeb.  The course must not have more than one face-to-face meeting, in addition to a final proctored exam if desired. The location need not be the Carrollton Campus. For the purpose of this report, therefore, we changed the colunm fields in Summer 2004 to reflect this change. For this reason, this report's data may not match previous year-end reports. see: http://distance.westga.edu/policy/coding_policy.html

Term WebCT (# Sections)  GSAMS (# Sections) WebCT sup  10-50% WebCT 51-89% WebCT 90-100% WebCT Total # "Online" Distance Courses Total # all Distance Courses # Faculty using DE Tech # Distance Faculty * Retention (end-of-term) Distance Enrollment Retention (end-of-term) # of unique Students in a D, G, or WebMBA course

** BOR Census-Date (early in term) Distance Enrollment

 Non "D" Enrollment  TOTAL Enrollment Supported by DE
SU Q 95 0 10 0 0 0 0   10  3 3 156  NA not available 0 156
FL Q 95 0 18 0 0 0 0   18  6 6 235  NA not available 0 235
WN Q 96 0 17 0 0 0 0   17  NA NA 320  NA not available 0 320
SP Q 96 0 17 0 0 0 0   17  7 7 381  NA not available 0 381
FY 95-96 Totals 0 62 0 0 0 0   62  16 16 1092  NA   0 1092
SU Q 96 0 17 0 0 0 0   17  7 7 270  NA not available 0 270
FL Q 96 0 27 0 0 0 0   27  10 10 343  NA not available 0 343
WN Q 97 0 32 0 0 0 0   32  NA NA 255  NA not available 0 255
SP Q 97 0 35 0 0 0 0   35  7 7 265  NA not available 0 265
FY 96-97 Totals 0 111 0 0 0 0   111  24 24 1133  NA   0 1133
SU Q 97 0 29 0 0 0 0   29  8 8 216  NA not available 0 216
FL Q 97 3 40 8 0 0 0   40  12 12 401  NA not available 0 401
WN Q 98 46 40 18 6 2 4   46  16 16 617  NA not available 79 696
SP Q 98 53 26 42 13 3 6   35  21 12 331  NA not available 581 912
FY 97-98 Totals 102 135 68 19 5 10   150  57 48 1565  NA   660 2225
SU Q 98 35 18 15 14 3 2 5 23  16 11 297  NA not available 428 725
FL S 98 93 50 43 22 15 13 21 78  42 28 886  808 not available 1099 1985
SP S 99 117 53 26 39 28 24 34 105  57 31 1153  1105 not available 995 2148
FY 98-99 Totals 245 121 84 75 46 39 60 206  115 70 2336      2522 4858
SU S 99 65 28 21 33 6 5 17 39  26 16 713  407 not available 511 1224
FL S 99 167 48 94 34 26 15 34 89  75 30 884  799 927 2310 3194
SP S 00 168 35 71 57 17 23 41 75  66 27 897  843 681 2550 3447
FY 99-00 Totals 400 111 186 124 49 43 92 203  167 73 2821      5371 7865
SU S 00 90 29 29 44 17 3 16 49  40 18 429  375 not available 1042 1471
FL S 00 216 44 54 118 21 22 40 87  83 27 968  906 692 4648 5616
SP S 01 246 32 88 109 25 24 48 81  85 32 1204  1016 942 5350 6554
FY 00-01 Totals 552 105 171 271 63 49 104 217  208 77 2601      11040 13641
SU S 01 107 31  34 49  9 15 24 55  49 17 677  622 not available  1205 1882 
FL S 01 240 26 122 57  37 24 41 87  105 27 1072  1008 909 6791  7863 
SP S 02 252  27 95  78  17  32  49  77  111 28 1184  1158 not available  4792  5967 
FY 01-02 Totals 599 84 251 184 63 71 114 219 265 72 2933     12788 16630
SU S 02 122 14 36 46 18 10 24 39 62 24 756 776 not available 1994 2750
*FL S 02 346  28 147  134  14 37 61 92 132 29 1385  1356 1310 7657  9042
SP S 03 332  28  130  124  16  34  47  78  na  33 1577  na 1576  7611  9188 

 FY 02-03 Totals

 800  70  313  304  48  81  132  209  na  86  3718  na na  17262  20980 
SU S 03 169 18 36 66 23 43 66 84 89 27 1099 na  na  2333 3432
 FL S 03 414 20  184 134 11  70  81  100  149  29  1803  na  na  10892  12695 
 SP S 04 379  0 162 121 19 77 96  96  138  32 1982  na  na  9395  11377 
FY 03-04 962  38  382  321  53  190  243  280  376  88  4884  na  na  22620  27504 
Term WebCT (# Sections)  was # sections using GSAMS (# Sections); as of Su 04, # of sections using any type VC as PRIMARY mode WebCT sup  10-50% WebCT 51-89% WebCT 90-100% WebCT Total # "Partial Distance "51-94% D + Total # "Total Distance" 95%+ N or G Courses (changed field) Total # all Distance Courses # Faculty using DE Tech # Distance Faculty * Retention (end-of-term) Distance Enrollment Retention (end-of-term) # of unique Students in a D, G, or WebMBA course

** BOR Census-Date (early in term) Distance Enrollment

 Non "D" Enrollment  TOTAL Enrollment Supported by DE
SU S 04 198 0 43 79 12 65 16 +61 77 78 21 1135 na  na  2612 3747
 FL S 04 543 0 207 223 17 96 25+88 93 163 30 1653 na  na  13759 15,555
 SP S 05 577 0 252 224 25 77 30+72 102 170 32 1993 na  na  15454 17353
FY 04-05 1318 0 502 526 54 233 71+221 272 411 83 4781 na na 31825 36655
Su S 05 205 0 40 82 24 59 35+49 84 99 32 1259 na na 2459 3718
FL S 05 695 0 281 275 21 119 34+73 107 228 33 1798 na na 16509 18307
SP S 06 710 0 240 319 29 123 43+74 117 237 39 2217 na na 16449 18666
FY 05-06 1610  0 561 676 74 301 112+196 308 564 65 5274 na  na  35417 40691
              * Beginning Fall 2002. Ga GLOBE was de-commissioned and a large portion of end-user and student services support of eCore courses fell back to the host institutions.
Term: note that we began using the semester system Fall 1998  # of courses (by section) using WebCT Note: After WN 98 all GSAMS courses use WebCT as a supplement, at min.  # of courses (by section) using GSAMS or any other VideoConferencing Note: Though we on campus consider distant GSAM sites as a part of "one" course, the BOR counts every sep section as a a sep course. GSAMS was disconnected in at the end of Fall 03.   # of courses (by section) using WebCT as a supplement to traditional meetings. After WN 98 all GSAMS courses use WebCT as a supplement, at min. This field does include GSAMS sections using WebCT as a supplement. # of courses (by section) using WebCT for 1-50% of instruction time. This field does include GSAMS sections using WebCT 10-50%.  # of courses (by section) using WebCT for 51-89% of instruction time. This field does include GSAMS sections using WebCT 51-89%.  # of courses (by section) using WebCT for 90-100% of instruction time. This field does include GSAMS sections using WebCT 90-99%.  eCore and WebMBA courses are not included in the stats until FY '04 prior to Sum 04, Total # of "Online" Distance courses (by D section), defined by: using WebCT for 51-100%; after Sum 04 Total # "Partial Distance" D section defined by: using WebCT or other for 51-94%; Courses (by section) prior to Sum 04, Total # of Distance Courses (by section, as BOR counts it; online and vc more than 51% of time); after Sum 04. Total # of "Total Distance" N or G section defined by: using WebCT or other for 95-100%; courses (by section)  # Faculty using DE Tech  # Distance Faculty Retained Enrollment (* enrollment taken from the end of the term) in courses reported as "D" sections, by BOR standards (use D tech 51% or more). If a course used both WebCT & GSAMS, enrollment was counted only once. Unique enrollment counts eCore/ GLOBE courses and webMBA, as well BOR Census Date Enrollment (**enrollment taken approx. 6 weeks into term) in courses reported as "D" sections, by BOR standards (use D tech 51% or more). If a course used both WebCT & GSAMS, enrollment was counted only once. Enrollment in courses courses using a distance tech less than 51%. If a course used both WebCT & GSAMS, enrollment was counted only once.  Total enrollment supported by the UWG DE Center. If a course used both WebCT & GSAMS, enrollment was counted only once.  This figure adds retained enrollments.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Last Updated on 2/28/2005
By Janet Gubbins