PBL - UConn Connects Abroad Gantt Chart Task Name

Secure Funding Form advisory committee Complete program design Submit proposal for funding to Vice rovost of !lobal "ffairs Secure funding Curriculum #esign &esearc' best practices in supporting students abroad &esearc' best practices in study s(ills Create learning resources for facilitators and participants "ssessment &esearc' assessment tools Create standardi*ed assessment for participants Create standardi*ed assessment for facilitators #eliver re+#eparture "ssessment "naly*e results and create report #eliver Semester "broad "ssessment "naly*e results and create report #eliver &eturn Semester "ssessment "naly*e results and create report Compile re+#eparture- Semester "broad- and &eturn &esults Conduct longitudinal intervie.s "dvertise rogram articipant "pplications Create decision rubric Create application #istribute application &evie. applications and select participants Facilitator "pplications Create decision rubric Create application #istribute application &evie. applications and select participants re+#eparture Semester Semester "broad &eturn Semester

Duration

Start

Finish
05/30/14 03/17/14 04/11/14 04/14/14 05/30/14 07/%5/14 0$/13/14 07/04/14 07/%5/14 0%/0%/17 10/17/14 10/31/14 10/31/14 01/%0/15 01/%,/15 0)/01/15 0)/0)/15 01/1)/1$ 01/%7/1$ 0%/15/1$ 0%/0%/17 01/0%/15 01/1%/15 0)/17/14 10/01/14 01/0%/15 01/1%/15 01/1%/15 0)/17/14 10/01/14 01/0%/15 01/1%/15 05/0,/15 1%/11/15 05/0$/1$

Comments
Funding for 0C" .ill be secured t'roug' cooperation .it' t'e Vice rovost for !lobal "ffairs and ot'er institutional figures1 "n advisory committee .ill be formed to 'elp finali*e t'e 0C" program design and to petition for funding from appropriate parties1

55 03/17/14 1 03/17/14 1 04/11/14 1 04/14/14 1 05/30/14 40 0$/0%/14 10 0$/0%/14 15 0$/1$/14 15 07/07/14 $0) 10/0$/14 10 10/0$/14 10 10/%0/14 10 10/%0/14 1 01/%0/15 $ 01/%1/15 1 0)/01/15 $ 0)/0%/15 1 01/1)/1$ $ 01/%0/1$ 11 0%/01/1$ 11 01/1)/17 4$ 11/01/14 ,4 0)/17/14 1 0)/17/14 1 10/01/14 35 11/17/14 1 01/1%/15 ,4 0)/17/14 1 0)/17/14 1 10/01/14 35 11/17/14 1 01/1%/15 7) 01/%0/15 74 0)/01/15 7) 01/1)/1$

/'e curriculum to support students t'roug' t'e academic- personal- and cultural c'allenges of underta(ing a learning e2perience abroad .ill be carefully researc'ed and t'oug't out1 /'e 0C" program .ill base it3s curriculum on e2isting resources .it'in 0Conn Connects and 0Conn Study "broad- .'ile also researc'ing best practices and ot'er available resources to create a curriculum for facilitators and participants

"ssessment of t'e 0C" program is integral to its continued success1 /'e assessment of t'e program .ill ta(e place in many stages and .ill be an ongoing pro4ect to ensure t'e program is successfully meeting its learning outcomes1 /'e assessments .ill be developed in advance of t'e pre+departure semester and .ill continue t'roug'out t'e students3 participation in 0C" .'ile also providing opportunities for longitudinal assessment

articipants .ill be encouraged to apply t'roug' t'eir engagement in 0Conn Connects in t'e semester prior to beginning t'e program1 0C" .ill ma(e intentional efforts to gain a large- 'ig' 5uality applicant pool to ensure t'at t'e program is successful1

/ime to advertise t'e program and solicit applications

Facilitators .ill be recruited in a similar time frame as t'e participants1 Student leaders .ill be encouraged to apply depending on t'eir performance as facilitators in 0Conn Connects1 Students .ill 'ave to demonstrate leaders'ip and mentoring s(ills as .ell as t'e ability to succeed in an international conte2t1

/ime to advertise t'e program and solicit applications

/'e pre+departure semester for t'e first iteration of t'e 0C" program .ill ta(e place in Spring %0151 /'e semester abroad .ill ta(e place in Fall %0151 /'e return semester .ill ta(e place in Spring %01$ and .ill be t'e final semester of involvement in 0C"1

PBL - UConn Connects Abroad Budget Item

Program Costs - UConn Connects Abroad 0C" Sc'olars'ips 0C" Facilitator Sc'olars'ips 673000 eac'8 0C" articipant Sc'olars'ip 67%000 eac'8 /otal Sc'olars'ip Cost rogram 9udget :ffice supplies Staffing /ec'nology funding "dvertising "ssessment instruments rogram 9udget Costs +++ +++ %00 500 1000 1700 &olled into current budget Current staffing levels .ill support 0C" "llocated for maintaining learning resource library for 0C" participants- covering video calling tec'nology- and ot'er uses "llocated for creation and distribution of promotional materials- including s'irts- flyers- posters- etc1 "llocated for t'e licensing of assessment instruments- as needed 1%000 ,000 %0000

Cost

Notes

/otal "nnual Costs

%1700