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6.1.3 Enhancements to Co‐operative Education
In 2012/13 the Co‐operative Education Department will add a Student Services Consultant and
additional clerical support to meet increasing demands for service, including the increased
enrolment in applied degree programs. The Consultant will provide on‐campus service for students
and employers, ensuring timely service and employer marketing, thereby increasing student
opportunities for employment success (Appendix B, p. 29).
6.2 Resource Renewal and Upgrading
All resources involved in post‐secondary education require continuous renewal and upgrading, including
buildings, equipment, information technology, and human resources. The commitment to create a new
“Information and Learning Commons” environment was presented in previous pages.
6.2.1 Classroom, Lab and Office Renovations
The college has committed over $17 million of capital budget in the 2012‐17 period to renovate
classroom, lab and office spaces, a major portion of the College’s $55 million capital budget for the
period (Appendix B, p. 44). To ensure adequate classroom space is available for “laptop” based
programs, including this Bachelor of Commerce (Leadership & Management) program, the College
has committed and budgeted to create four new laptop enabled classrooms, included in the capital
budget commitment.
6.2.2 Information Technology Renewal
To ensure that programs remain current and relevant, equipment upgrades are required each year.
As reported in the College’s Strategic Plan Implementation document (p. 16), a number of
equipment upgrades are planned for 2013‐14. A few examples include:
New SmartBoards for classrooms and meeting rooms
Non‐critical emergency power distribution and computer server back‐up
New and replacement high‐tech podiums in classrooms
Collaborative learning spaces
Virtualization and cloud computing
Fanshawe College’s commitment to maintaining its information technology resources in a state that
is current and able to effectively support learning is further demonstrated by the Information
Technology Services’ (ITS) Mandate and Principles statements shown in Figure 6.2 and by the ITS
Enabling Multi‐Year Plan (2011/12 – 2014/15) Goals in Figure 6.3.
The Activity Statements that define the deliverables for the ITS Enabling Multi‐Year Plan are quite
detailed and can be found in Appendix D. These activities statements illustrate the broad reach of
information technology at Fanshawe, and the college’s capacity to provide services to students,
faculty, learning systems, and to support and administrative services. The Activity Statements
include deadlines and responsibilities.
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