Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Spring 2010
Platteville Extending to Us
A Publication of the UW-Platteville Distance Learning Center
GRADUATION
Find out everything you need to know
See pg. 4
SECRETS OF SUCCESS IN
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
CONFERENCE
June 7-10, 2010
See pgs. 14-17
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GOING GREEN Growth in DE likely to continue ..................2
PM classes instrumental in Advising Q&A with Kelly Curtiss ...............5
cutting-edge green technology
Networking in an online classroom .............8
DLC welcomes staff writer ..........................10
Website highlight: Meet your faculty ........10
DLC instructors showcase technology ......12
Do you have 7 min. to change the world ..18
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Join the celebration
During the UWP spring commencement weekend, the Distance Learning Center will hold several events to honor the
graduates of our programs. If you are a graduate as of December 2009, May 2010, or August 2010, we invite you to join us.
To RSVP, contact Travis Courtney at courtnet@uwplatt.edu or 800.362.5460.
A formal recognition dinner will take place the evening of Friday, May 7, in Velzy Commons of Ullsvik Hall to celebrate
our newest graduates and to highlight this year’s updates on distance education programs, our departments, and the
campus. This is a unique opportunity for distance learners, faculty, and staff from around the country to meet each other
in person. Bring your family and friends to share in this great celebration.
On Saturday, May 8, the DLC will host a brunch reception in the Nohr Gallery of Ullsvik Hall immediately after the
morning commencement ceremony. This casual event offers graduates and their families a chance to relax and share
memories with fellow students, alumni, faculty, and staff.
If you are unable to attend the weekend celebration, you can join the festivities by visiting our Virtual Graduation
website. (UWP Distance Education home page > Alumni > Virtual Graduation). The site is updated frequently, so feel free
to post congratulatory wishes for graduates in the yearbook and view photo albums and graduation videos.
If you have any questions, contact Travis in the DLC at courtnet@uwplatt.edu. Best wishes to all and keep in touch!
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Here are some of the questions an online grade card when the If you do not hear from your
we hear frequently. Need more semester is done. Once this is instructors within these time
information? Contact your set up, it will be available for all periods, contact them again to
advisor for assistance. future semesters. Your online confirm they received your initial
grade card is located in your communication, and contact your
Personal Dropbox along with advisor as well.
Q How do I obtain my grades? your Degree Plan.
The Big
Terry Liska, Economics Dr. Christine Storlie M, UW-
Professor and co-author, Professor presented “Critical Success Factors in Platteville’s
Emeritus John Simonson (with Project Management” to the Project Online
assistance from Derek Dietmeier Management Institute, La Crosse, WI Journal for
and David Dregne) completed their Chapter. On November 10, 2009, she Undergradate
research “The Biofuels Industry in spoke to a group of approximately Research
Wisconsin’s Economy,” in September 25 project managers in La Crosse and Creative
2009. The report includes analysis and the next day she addressed Endeavors,
of the economic impact of the approximately 50 project managers was initiated
biofuels industry on Wisconsin in Rochester, MN. She discussed to showcase
based on surveys of large-scale the most commonly identified the finest academic and creative
Wisconsin biofuel producers. The critical success factors in project achievements of UW-Platteville
research project was commissioned management and provided a list of undergraduate students from
by the Consortium on Education actions that can be taken to increase all disciplines. Original research
and Research in Agriculture and the probability of project success. manuscripts in the sciences, and
Natural Resources and conducted The presentation generated vigorous papers and other creative works in
under auspices of the UW-Platteville discussion of the importance of arts and humanities are encouraged
Center for Applied Public Policy and identifying the critical success factors and within the scope of The Big M
the Pioneer Academic Center for early in a project in an attempt to journal. The electronic format of
Community Engagement. improve the probability of project the journal facilitates publication
success. of works in a variety of media,
including video, audio and graphic
files. The Big M is published
annually in the fall.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
D LC DOES YOUR COMPANY provide
information to employees about educational
opportunities? UWP Online recently visited
John Deere Dubuque Works and Harley
Davidson. Request informational materials
or a visit to your company by contacting the
DLC at 800.362.5460.
Each online student brings a unique supports a high level of interaction Ensure your success by making
set of experiences to the classroom. between students and with the a commitment to stay abreast
Most of our students are in their 30s. instructor. Keep in mind, the online of assignments, readings and
This means they have been in the environment does not demand discussion postings. As in a face-to-
world of work and many have family instant answers, and you can take face classroom, you must commit a
responsibilities. These experiences time to reflect before submitting your number of hours each week to the
add to the rich flavor of networking reasoned response. class. Checking in regularly and
in your online courses. actively posting and responding is
As in the world of social networking, critical, and while many students
In an online course, everyone your ability to share experiences report that online courses require
starts on an equal footing, without will enrich the learning for everyone more time and commitment than a
the visual clues that can become in the course. Take advantage of traditional course, they also believe
barriers to expression in a traditional the group and open forums in your the return is higher.
classroom. Coupled with the need to course discussions to interact with
communicate with classmates, this your peers.
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PM classes instrumental in
cutting-edge green technology
By Ian Clark
Amy Shutkin, an MSPM student beneficial in her project management is critical. Because experimental
and project manager at Amyris role. “Taking classes slowly while planning involves a great deal of
Biotechnologies, Inc., has placed working has allowed me to deeply uncertainty, taking the time necessary
herself at the cutting edge of integrate best practices, and have to analyze and re-plan when new
environmentally-friendly industry. combined to make me uniquely results become available helps to keep
Amyris manufactures renewable qualified for this career. Each class has the horizon in sight,” says Amy.
fuels and chemicals in Emeryville, presented opportunities to add value
CA, and has produced the first to my position through reports and But even with this relatively flexible
hydrocarbon-based fuel made from creative assignments,” she says. system of planning, deliverables still
plant-derived resources registered by need to be completed by deadline.
the Environmental Protection Agency Amy is responsible for the agile project Amy must coordinate with multiple
for commercial sale. planning of scientific research and departments and draft plans that
development projects within the arena optimize current work outputs and
“The new fuel contains zero sulfur of analytical chemistry. However, opportunities, all while managing risk
and virtually no harmful aromatics because research doesn’t always appropriately and visualizing project
and, per gallon, offers an 80% go according to plan, her planning work plans.
reduction in carbon footprints when strategies must remain loose.
compared to petroleum-based fuel,” As Amy and her team create
says Amy. “Every day we triage, re-prioritizing tomorrow’s fuels, she also builds
our work based on changing her résumé of experiences, soon to
Amy has found her coursework and circumstances and opportunities. include a MSPM degree from UWP.
the steady pace of her classes to be Communicating change in the
most transparent manner possible
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Distance Learning Center welcomes staff writer
By Christine Hawkinson
When Ian Clark graduated from Hearing about the adversities and
UW-Platteville a year ago with a challenges they’ve overcome to start
degree in English literature, he a new chapter in their lives motivates
faced a challenging job market for him to continue his own personal and
new college graduates, so he felt professional growth.
fortunate to land a part-time job in
the UWP Office of Public Relations. Ian works with students, faculty, and
He felt even more fortunate when the staff to report news via press releases,
Distance Learning Center offered him profiles, and posts on our website. Ian
another part-time position as a staff also provides content to professional
writer. And the DLC is grateful to organizations (such as PMI chapters),
have him on board. employers, and community colleges
for their newsletters. If you have a
“I really like talking to students,” says story idea to share, contact Ian at
Ian, “It’s nice to hear how the DLC clarki@uwplatt.edu.
helped them overcome obstacles and
earn their degrees while working.”
Ever wonder who’s on the other including the courses they teach, List of All Faculty: Click Contact Us
end of the online courses on which their educational and professional on the home page and select Faculty
you dutifully spend hours upon backgrounds, and more. and Staff Directory. You will access
hours after work and on weekends? the alphabetical listing of the distance
There’s a real live instructor who is List Faculty by Department: Select a learning faculty, advisors, and
also investing a lot of time and hard degree program from the home page staff. Check it out: www.uwplatt.
work in the course. What’s more, the and click the Our Faculty link in the edu/disted/staff/faculty-and-staff-
instructors are really interesting folks. left side navigation. There you’ll find directory.html.
an alphabetical list of the faculty for
If you’d like to learn more about that program.
the instructors teaching your online Search: You can also
courses, check out our website. enter the name of the
Recently redesigned, our website instructor in the Site
makes it easy (dare we say fun?) to Search box and you
browse information about our faculty, will find a link to their
page in the faculty
directory.
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Engineering student uses degree skills in United Arab Emirates
By Ian Clark
Online student and engineer Danny Seraspe has worked in an eclectic collection of locations such as
Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia, and the Port of Moresby in Papua New Guinea. But to many, none of his
previous work environs is more interesting than Abu Dhabi, located in the United Arab Emirates.
Abu Dhabi—a burgeoning city and the capital of the United Arab Emirates with a population of
roughly 1,000,000 people—is located on an island in the Persian Gulf just off the mainland and
described by CNN as the richest city in the world. The UAE is slightly smaller than the state of
Maine, but hosts the world’s sixth largest oil reserve and possesses one of the most developed
economies in the Middle East.
As a UWP distance education student, Danny was earning his Master of Science in Engineering
degree while at home and abroad. During his time in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, Danny was tasked
with developing a conceptual fire alarm and emergency voice communications system design for
Al Mafraq Hospital, which houses 760 beds, and the Bloom Garden residential community.
Working with Burt Hill Kosar Rittleman Associates, an architectural firm based in Pittsburgh, PA,
Danny is a senior fire protection engineer, specializing in passive and active fire protection system
designs and code analyses. “UWP’s graduate program improved my confidence level in what I do,
specifically in the analytical part of system design,” said Danny.
“Culturally, the settings I was primarily in were quite similar to the USA.
The security was great; better than in New York City,” said Danny.
“The only reason I came home was because the world economy was
going bad. I wouldn’t mind doing something like this again at all, as
long as my family is with me and the economy is healthy,” Danny
added. He had previously planned to have his wife join him in Abu
Dhabi, but because of his shortened stay, she never made it to the UAE.
“I don’t think Dubai is for me,” Danny said. “It’s hot and humid, and
the global economy hasn’t stabilized quite enough.” He hoped early on
that he might be able to keep taking classes while in Dubai.
Unfortunately, he was unable to participate in online classes due
to the demands of his work and uncertainty of the cultural
climate. Shortly after his return, Danny began classes
again, and is currently finishing his degree.
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DLC instructors showcase
technology enhancements
By Bob Streff
Over the past two years, several of The presentations focused on how The presentations included several
our instructors have incorporated they selected the area of content for different ways of utilizing tutorials
interactive tools in their online improvement, the process of choosing with audio, interactive presentation,
courses to enhance learning, and the correct technology, a breakdown of media enriched case studies, and audio
we want to hear what you think. In how the project was created, and their feedback to enhance social presence. If
February, some of our instructors thoughts about using an unfamiliar you have taken one of these courses,
shared their work with on-campus technology. They also discussed the tell us about your experience at
colleagues at the UWP Pioneer successes and shortcomings, as well as hawkinsonc@uwplatt.edu.
Studemt Center and adjunct the effectiveness, of the technology for
instructors via web conferencing. the students.
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Meeting Management emphasis
provides requested niche
By Ian Clark
After 20 years in the public relations Within that much shorter planning The meetings industry, which is part
and event planning industries, and time, all the meals, rooms, speakers, of the larger hospitality industry, can
over 10 years of teaching business special requirements and other demand just as much of a person
and organizational communications logistics need to be organized. Now, as multiple projects juggled by a
courses in higher education, BJ try planning 10 of these meetings all project manager. There is some very
Reed has acquired a unique skill at the same time!” significant overlap, according to BJ,
set to lead the charge in creating a so much so that this new emphasis
new emphasis within the Master The Meeting Management emphasis is in response to students requesting
of Science in Project Management encompasses the planning and specific courses for meeting planning.
Program. organization of large or complex
events, like conferences or seminars. “It’s a lot of fun to be able to offer
“Project management has a lot of BJ herself has planned countless something that people want to know
overlap with meeting management,” meetings, including multi-day and meet that demand,” BJ says.
says BJ. “Planning time can be two conferences for 300 to 14,000
years, but some venues have to be attendees and a single-day, televised
booked eight to ten years in advance. event with world-wide appeal.
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Conference to provide
unique opportunities
By Christine Hawkinson
Mark your calendars for June 7-10, 2010. The University of Wisconsin-Platteville Distance Learning Center is hosting the
Secrets of Success in Project Management conference. “Attendees will enjoy a relaxing, rural university setting to network
and study project management without the pressure of city life,” says Bill Haskins, MSPM Program Coordinator, “and
our online students will have the chance to meet some of their classmates and instructors.”
Presenters will share new tools and techniques to help achieve project success. They will also describe real life examples
of how projects went astray and the acquired skills used to save those projects. “We will focus on real-world techniques
and provide insight from many of today’s leading edge practitioners,” says Ron Bonlender, Professional Training
Manager for the Distance Learning Center. Presenters include several UWP instructors:
Early registration for both the pre- and post-conference sessions is recommended as registration is limited.
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Secrets of Success in Project Management
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9
3:30-4:15
7:30 Continental breakfast Setting Expectations: the Key Driver to Project Success
Todd Carothers; Instructor, UWP
8:15 Welcome – Duane Ford; Provost, UWP Project Charters and Stakeholder Alignment
8:30-9:15 Tom Kershaw; PhD; Instructor, UWP
Keynote – The Key to Success: Selecting and Executing
the Right Projects 4:30-5:15
Ginger Levin; DPA, PMP, PgMP, OMP3 Endnote – How to Keep Your Head On While Working
Your Butt Off
9:30-10:15 Dave Sheffield; Author
Effective Time Management in the Multiple Project
Environment Shawn Belling; PMP; Senior Consultant, Promega 5:15-6:45 Social – Hors d’oeuvres and cash bar
Project Challenge: Building a Green Data Center Adjudicating an Ill-defined Problem from a System
Erich Matola; MSSM, MSED; CIO, UWP Development/Project Management Perspective: Using a
Knowledge Management Overlay Model
11:30-12:15 David McKenna; Instructor, UWP
Future Trends in Defense Acquisition-Program Management Re-imagining Success: Integrity as a Key to
Michelle Brunswick, Major, USAF; PMP Sustainability in Managing Projects Effectively
Overcoming the Three Most Common Problems in Projects Alan Waite, MA, CEC, President, PRAXIS
Mark Swiderski; PMP; Praxilient, Inc.
10:00-10:45
Getting the Users in the Doghouse and Keeping Yourself
12:15-1:30 Lunch Out: Understanding Nonfunctional Requirements
Roxanne Miller; CBAP; President, Requirements Quest
1:30-2:15
Navigating the Requirements Maze Improving Project Success by Understanding the Process
George Watson; EdD, PMP; UW-Madison of Planning
Mark Swiderski; PMP; President, Praxilient, Inc.
Secrets to Successful Project Communications
Laura Sherrick; PMP; Learning Curve Brands, Inc. 11:00-12:00
Endnote – Lipstick on a Pig: How Illusions Lead to Crisis
2:30-3:15 Andy Kaufman; PMP; President, Institute for Leadership
Taming Portfolio Management with Dashboards Excellence & Development Inc.
Mitch Iverson; PMP; VP Engineering, Esterline Control
Systems - AVISTA 12:00-1:00 Lunch
Resolving Conflict Within and Between Teams
Tony Wickman; Senior Consultant, Praxilient, Inc. 1:00-5:00 Post Conference Seminars
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Pre-Conference Session: PgMP Boot Camp
June 7 and 8
The Project Management Institute’s Program Management Professional credential (PgMP®) defines the global standard of
best practices for program management professionals. This course explains the PgMP eligibility criteria and certification
process, and examines the necessary knowledge and program management concepts required to pass the certification
examination. It supports the PMI® Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®), The PMI Standard for
Program Management and The PMI PgMP Examination Specification. Each participant receives a comprehensive workbook
(over 600 pages), which can be used for further study and is used during the class.
The boot camp starts with an introduction to why programs are set up and whether something should be managed as a
program or as multiple projects. It then describes each of the six domains: defining the program, initiating the program,
planning the program, executing the program, monitoring and controlling the program and closing the program. The
program management and benefit management life cycles that relate to each of these domains are discussed, as well as
the various program management processes.
Ginger Levin, DPA, is a senior consultant and educator in project management with over 40 years
experience. Her specialty areas include project management maturity assessments, metrics, portfolio
management, program management and the Project Management Office. She has served as project
manager for numerous efforts for Fortune 500 and public sector clients including Bank One, UPS,
Citibank, FDA, SAP, GE, Timken Co., Genentech, John Deere, Sony Ericsson and USDA. She is certified
as an Organizational Project Management Maturity Model (OPM3) Assessor and Consultant. She
received her PMP® certification in December 2005, and was the second person in the world to receive
the PgMP certification when she did so in June 2006.
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Fees and Other Information
CONFERENCE PRICING AND PRE-/POST- LODGING
CONFERENCE SEMINARS *Ask for the UWP Project Management Conference Rate
Lodging in Platteville:
Conference Pricing: Country Inn & Suites by Carlson Platteville*
630 S. Water St., Platteville, WI 53818
Early Registration (before 4/16/10): $397
608.348.7373
Registration (4/17/10 - 6/4/10): $450 www.countryinns.com/plattevillewi
Post-Conference #2:
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), UW-Platteville will
Title: Real-World Project Management make every effort to provide reasonable accommodations for requests made by
Essentials individuals with disabilities.
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Do you have
seven minutes
to change the world?
By Shenita Ray
The distance education world, that Why? Additional feedback students have
is. Last semester, just 37 percent of Collecting and analyzing this data is shared is the need for timely and
graduate students and 22 percent of important for the continued success quality feedback on assignments
undergraduate students enrolled in of our distance education programs. submitted for grading. This data
our courses completed the faculty As we work to continually improve has helped us to provide targeted
and course evaluations (see graphs the courses and faculty, information assistance for those instructors
below). from students is essential. We need to who are challenged with providing
know what is not working from the feedback in an online environment.
How? student’s perspective before we can
Completing the faculty and course change. When?
evaluation is a quick, easy, and As this semester’s courses draw to a
riskless process. The link to the Change happens. close, watch for your opportunity to
anonymous online survey is placed in Many students in the most recent suggest change. We look forward to
the course at least one to two weeks faculty and course survey, and hearing from you.
before the end of the class. And, previous surveys, stated that online
since all of the questions are multiple- courses should integrate more The DLC’s Assessment Committee is
choice, it takes less than seven technology. This information has engaged in ongoing efforts to increase
minutes to complete an evaluation. fueled and continues to validate our survey response rates. If you have any
efforts to incorporate technology ideas of strategies that we can employ
Although the survey response rates enhancements in classes that aid to capture feedback from more DLC
for fall 2009 are higher than industry student learning. students, please share your thoughts at
averages, we want to hear from even raysh@uwplatt.edu.
more of you this semester.
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CJ student committed to
service and online learning
By Amy Nemmetz
Jackson “Jack” Thatcher’s parents received upsetting
news from Iraq about their son last December. On
his second tour of duty, Jack and a few other officers
were conducting training with their combat dogs. Jack
was posing as the “bad guy” (i.e. the decoy) during
the mission. Suited in his full-body safety gear, he hid
in an empty house. As expected, the dog located and
attacked him. The plan went awry, however, when the
dog was able to get to Jack’s head leaving a large gash
in the back of his skull and mauling his right ear.
As a child, Jack was fascinated with the role of the Jack has recovered from his harrowing experience and is
military and the fire and police departments. “Even scheduled to return from Iraq in June. He completed all of his
in the middle of the night, Jack would awake to a fall course work, is enrolled in three spring courses, and has
fire siren and race to the window,” recalls his father, returned to full duty.
Jackson Sr. At age 16, Jack asked his mother, Carolyn,
to stop their vehicle so he could aid a bleeding victim
Jack and his combat-
of a rollover accident.
tracking dog, Fox.
Ask A Librarian
By John Leonard Berg
Thank you for making time in • You may call 888.450.4632 toll free If you use this service during regular
your busy schedules to complete and speak to a research librarian. library hours, you will receive a
the library survey last fall. Your Librarians are available Monday response within two hours. If you
responses and personal comments through Thursday between the post questions during the evening
are truly beneficial and will hours of 9:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m., on or weekend, you will receive a reply
certainly impact future decisions Friday from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. on the following working day. Our
related to library issues. Your many and from 1-9 p.m. on Sunday. staff is always eager to respond to
positive comments indicate that the e-mail inquiries, and they respond as
Karrmann Library is oriented in a • You may also post an e-mail thoroughly as possible.
positive direction, and your critical question to a reference librarian
observations will be addressed in via our e-mail web form Ask A Keep in mind that course- or
future articles. Librarian, which is accessible faculty-specific questions need to be
from our home page at www. addressed by your professor. Please
The survey indicated that many of uwplatt.edu/library. This service understand that the librarians are not
our students aren’t aware of these is recommended for directional always privy to specific assignment
services. Please contact us – we are questions or inquiries not or course parameters, but we’ll give
here to serve you. requiring immediate attention. it a heroic try.
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Understand the ins and outs of academic
progress and financial aid
By Ian Clark
It is important for you to understand completed, and the maximum time • If you don’t maintain satisfactory
how academic progress and financial frame to complete those credits all academic progress - You may be
aid go hand in hand. It’s like driving have very specific limits that you ineligible to receive financial aid
a car; you can drive for quite some need to abide by. next time you enroll. You may
time and not run into any problems, need to pay for courses on your
but if the only thing you know about You should consult the new own until you have satisfied
cars is that they need gas, you might Satisfactory Academic Progress university academic progress
find yourself walking down the policy on the Financial Aid website requirements.
highway with your thumb in the air. for many reasons. Here are some
examples of important times you Nobody wants a financial aid flat
This is need-to-know information so should refer to the new policy: tire. If you ever have any questions,
that you can continue smoothly down contact Sheila Trotter at 608.342.1836,
the educational road you choose. • When you drop a class - Be aware 800.616.0412, or trotter@uwplatt.edu
that if you’re receiving financial aid, in the UWP Financial Aid Office.
You must maintain satisfactory your academic progress status may Be sure to identify yourself as a
academic progress to continue to change once you drop, which could distance education student.
receive financial assistance. This affect your financial aid negatively.
means that you must complete a Add the Financial Aid website (www.
minimum number of the credits • When you drop all of your classes uwplatt.edu/finaid) to your bookmarks
for which you were registered each in a semester – You may have to to stay apprised of information that
term in order to meet satisfactory pay a portion of your aid back could be critical to your success as a
academic progress standards. immediately. See the Return of distance learning student.
Your G.P.A., credits attempted and Funds portion of the policy.
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Search Email Search Save Advanced
Hello, everyone –
Communicating effectively through e-mail can be challenging, not only for students, but for professors and staff members as well.
It is critical to remember who your audience is when you are composing an e-mail. When writing an e-mail to a professor, you
won’t use the same language and style you will when writing an e-mail to a friend.
Since e-mail is the primary communication that you have with our office and your professors, it’s critical for all of us to
understand the subject and content of every e-mail. While it is easy to type up a quick e-mail to ask a question, we need to step
back and consider if the recipient will know what we are asking. At the same time, you do not want to overload the e-mail with
irrelevant information. So how do you keep a balance? Here are a few simple guidelines.
It is important to understand e-mail may not always be the best form of communication. Don’t be afraid to pick up the phone
and call the person if you feel you are not being understood or you do not understand.
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Guillermo “Memo” Barba
Class Year: 2009
MS in Project Management
The coursework in the project project,” says Memo. “As part of a forward. Because I now understand
management program gave project team, I was responsible for both sides of the process, reaching
Guillermo “Memo” Barba an only a small portion of the project’s our program goals has become
overflowing program management technical requirements.” Because much easier,” says Memo.
toolbox to draw from. Coupled of his degree and training, his role
with his experience as a mechanical has advanced from being the lead As a student, Memo found the
engineer, his varied perspectives or project manager to his position as most value in courses like Program
gave him the technical and director of engineering and programs. Management Tools, which
managerial knowledge to create a helped him focus on customer
niche for himself at work. As development programs often and company requirements
do, Memo used to see his projects management through a highly
A 2009 graduate of the Project overrun the triple constraints of structured approach.
Management Program, Memo project management: budget,
works in Riverside, California for schedule and quality. Sometimes they Memo worked closely with
Pacific Consolidated Industries, nailed quality, but would miss their instructor, Ginger Levin and
which designs and manufactures schedule, driving the cost up beyond Bill Haskins, MSPM Program
air separation equipment used to what most customers would pay. Coordinator. “Bill was my advisor
separate oxygen or nitrogen from and he gave me lots of personal
the atmosphere for medical and “I had been doing program attention. He would call and check in
commercial use. management activities since 1998. to see how I was doing and how my
Now that I’ve been trained in courses were going. Even when I was
“I’ve been an engineer since project management practices and a full-time undergrad on campus, I
1980, and because of that, I’ve changed jobs, I find myself looking had never had an advisor show that
always been focused mainly on back realizing the mistakes we were kind of personal attention to me. It
the technical or quality side of a making, and that helps me move was a really great experience.”
Last year was a very successful enhancements for classes/projects, alumnus to the ranks of people who
inaugural year for the Distance the five-year distance education plan, have graduated from our distance
Learning Center Alumni Advisory characteristics/skills needed by the education programs. As our alumni
Board (AAB) as a constituent new provost and chancellor, alumni base continues to grow, the AAB is
chapter of the UW-Platteville activities/communication, and focused on activities and projects
Alumni Association. In addition student retention. to help you stay connected to UW-
to accomplishing all of the Platteville. For a complete listing of
logistical tasks associated with As the group enters its second activities, check out the AAB website
the new chapter, the group was year, the ideas are flowing. Making (www.uwplatt.edu/disted/alumni/
heavily involved in providing connections is our theme for the aab). If you have suggestions for
feedback on a wide variety of current year’s activities. These other activities or would like to
activities associated with distance connections can be in a number become involved with the AAB,
education. This feedback was in the of areas, including both students please contact Dawn Drake at drake@
areas of: marketing/recruitment, and alumni. This year, we are uwplatt.edu or one of the AAB board
our new website, technology anticipating adding our 1,000th members.
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Direct questions that relate to admissions information and status, course grades, financial aid, transfer of credits, general questions about programs
offered at a distance from UWP, and information about policies and procedures associated with each online program.
Toll-free: 800.362.5460; E-mail: disted@uwplatt.edu
SUMMER 2010
ONLINE COURSES
Registration is now open for Summer 2010 online courses. Refer to our website www.uwplatt.edu/disted for admission requirements, registration instructions, course
descriptions, course rotation schedules, and for any changes to the course listing and fee schedule on pages 26-27. All courses are three credits unless otherwise noted.
MAR 1 REGISTRATION OPENS: Registration opens for Summer 2010 online courses.
APR 14 INDEPENDENT STUDY DEADLINE: Last day for financial aid recipients to submit Independent Study Proposals. The deadline for non-
financial aid recipients is May 4.
APR 28 FINANCIAL AID DEADLINE: Last day to choose the Financial Aid Payment option when registering.
MAY 4 INDEPENDENT STUDY DEADLINE: Last day for non-financial aid recipients to submit Independent Study Proposals.
MAY 4 VETERANS: To leave time for federal or state veterans benefits to be processed and in place by the May 18 payment deadline, you are
urged to register early and choose the Post 9/11 GI Bill or WI GI Bill Payment option when registering for Summer 2010 UWP online
courses. The 9/11 GI Bill and Wisconsin GI Bill may not cover all educational costs. Check with your Veterans' Certifying Official to
determine which tuition/fees are not covered.
MAY 11 MAIL OR FAX PAYMENT DEADLINE: Last day to choose the Mail or Fax Payment option when registering.
MAY 18 FULL REFUND DEADLINE: Last day to cancel your course enrollment and have the administrative fee refunded.
MAY 18 LAST DAY TO REGISTER: Last day to register for Summer 2010 courses. You must use the Credit Card Online Payment option.
This is also the PAYMENT DEADLINE for those who send payment by mail.
JUN 1 CLASSES START: First day of classes
AUG 9 CLASSES END: Last day of classes
PRINT-BASED COURSES
You may register for print-based undergraduate business administration courses any working day of the month. Contact us for information.
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UNDERGRADUATE
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice
ACCT 3000 Accounting Issues for Managers BSAD 1300 Global Business
BSAD 1300 Global Business BSAD 2330 Leadership and Management
BSAD 2330 Leadership and Management BSAD 3030 Human Resource Management
BSAD 3030 Human Resource Management BSAD 3100 Compensation Management
BSAD 3100 Compensation Management BSAD 3530 Organizational Behavior
BSAD 3530 Organizational Behavior CJ 1130 Introduction to Criminal Justice
BSAD 4840 Business Policy/Strategy CJ 2130 The Police Function
BSAD 4950 Portfolio Development [Special Topics]* CJ 2230 Correctional Philosophy
CJ 1130 Introduction to Criminal Justice CJ 3330 Police Administration
CJ 2130 The Police Function CJ 3630 Juvenile Justice
CJ 2230 Correctional Philosophy CJ 4030 Criminal Law
CJ 3330 Police Administration CJ 4130 Police-Community Relations
CJ 3630 Juvenile Justice CJ 4230 Community-Based Corrections
CJ 4030 Criminal Law CJ 4500 Directed Individual Studies* (1-3 cr.)
CJ 4130 Police-Community Relations 0CJ 4880 Internship in Criminal Justice* (8 cr.)
CJ 4230 Community-Based Corrections CJ 4930 Criminal Justice Seminar*
COMM 3010 Business Communication COMM 3010 Business Communication
COSC 1830 Microcomputer Applications COSC 1830 Microcomputer Applications
*Contact advisor for prior approval and registration instructions.
ONLINE COURSES
Tuition and Fees per Credit (regardless of residency) $350 Transfer Application Fee (nonrefundable) $44
(waived for students transferring directly to UWP from a two-year UW College)
Application Fee (nonrefundable) $ 44
PRINT-BASED COURSES
Effective September 1, 2009, and subject to change without notice.
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GRADUATE
GRADUATE TUITION AND FEES (Effective Fall 2009)
Subject to change without notice. Course specific fees and textbooks are not included.
Online courses must be paid for in U.S. dollars by check, money order, or credit card. American
Express, Mastercard, Discover, or Visa are accepted.
ONLINE COURSES
Tuition and Fees per Credit (regardless of residency) $595
Application Fee (nonrefundable) $ 56
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What our
GRADUATES
are saying!
“The coursework is well supported and relevant because the
instructors are also working professionals and are from many
different venues of law enforcement.”
– Doug Ducklow, 2009 BSCJ Graduate
Investigator for Pierce County Sheriff’s Department
Ellsworth, WI
“The number one reason I chose UWP was because it was an actual
school – an actual university with a campus, not just an online program.”
– Ken Turnbull, 2009 MSENGR Graduate
Mathematician for the State of South Carolina
Aiken, SC
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