Faculty Qualifications

The computer science program faculty have a variety of applied and theoretical training (resumes are located in appendix B). Three of the members possess Ph.D. degrees, with two being in computer science and the third in mathematics. The fourth faculty member Kay Kussmann has an M.S. in computer science with courses beyond the M.S. degree. Dr. Albrecht and Ms. Kussmann each have more than 20 year teaching experience. Dr. Bender and Dr. Menon are at the beginning of their academic careers. Additionally, Dr. Bender and Dr. Menon have 5 years and 4 years of industry experience respectively. Each faculty

member is a member of two or more computer related societies and each has either presented at professional meetings or had work published in journals.

49 Table 6-1. Faculty Qualifications

McNeese State University Computer Science program

Faculty Name Highest Degree Earned- Field and Year

R ank 1 Type of A ca de mi c Appointm ent 2 T, TT , NTT _FT or P T 4 Years of Experience P rof essi ona l R egist ra ti on/ C ertific ati on Level of Activity H, M, or L Govt./Ind. Pra cti ce Te ac hing This Insti tut ion P rof essi ona l Or ga niza ti ons P rof essi ona l De ve lopm ent C onsul ti ng/su mm er wor k in i ndust ry

Dr. William Albrecht Ph.D. , Math, 1994 ASC T FT 23y 9y M M L Dr. Paul A Bender Ph.D., Computer Science,

2008

AST TT FT 5y 4y 4y H H L

Dr. Kay H Kussman M.S., Computer Science AST T FT 31y 15y H H L Dr. Vipin S Menon Ph.D., Computer Science AST TT FT 4y 7y 5y M M L

Mr. Wayne M Prestenbach (Retired June 2012) M.S., Mathematical Sciences Concentration in Computer Science, 2001 I NTT FT 11y 11y L L L

Instructions: Complete table for each member of the faculty in the program. Add additional rows or use additional sheets if necessary. Updated information is to be provided at the time of the visit.

1. Code: P = Professor ASC = Associate Professor AST = Assistant Professor I = Instructor A = Adjunct O = Other 2. Code: TT = Tenure Track T = Tenured NTT = Non Tenure Track

50 B. Faculty Workload

Table 6-2 shows the past years teaching load for each of computer science faculty member. McNeese State University operates within the following guidelines:

1. All faculty workload assignments consist of the equivalent of 15 credit hours of assigned time per semester (30 credit hours per academic year).

2. Faculty holding the terminal degree (PhD, EdD, DBA, MFA, etc.) may be assigned work accordingly:

a. 12 credit hours per semester (24 credit hours per academic year) for instruction b. 3 credit hours per semester (6 credit hours per academic year) for research/scholarly activity

c. Additional duties, including committee work, advising, and other service are considered part of basic workload expectations, but not included in the per-credit hour workload count for reporting and budgeting purposes.

3. Faculty holding the master’s degree (regardless of rank) are expected to teach at least 15 credit hours per semester (30 credit hours per academic year) and should have no more than 4 preparations

Dr. Albrecht, Dr. Bender, and Dr. Menon each received 3 hours reduced time from their 15 hour regular load to do scholarly activity in the Spring and Fall. Dr. Albrecht further received 3 additional hours reduced time for serving as the Coordinator of Computer Science during the same period . Ms. Kussman's and Mr. Prestenbach's work load was 15 hours per semester during the 2011-2012 academic year. All faculty are given the option, but are not required to, teach an extra class when classes are available for additional compensation.

All computer science courses in the computer science curriculum were taught by the full-time computer science faculty, with the exception of CSCI 241 (software packages I – MS Excel) which is occasionally taught by other DMCS ( Department of Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics) faculty.

51 Table 6-2. Faculty Workload Summary

Computer Science

Faculty Member (name)

PT or FT 1

Classes Taught (Course No./Credit Hrs.) Term and Year2

Program Activity Distribution3

% of Time Devoted to the Program5 Teaching Research or Scholarshi p Other4

Dr. William Albrecht FT Math 292, 4 Credit Hours, Summer 2011 Fall/ SP 75% Summer 25% Fall/SP 25% Fall/SP 100% Summer 25% Math 301, 3 Credit Hours, Summer 2011

CSCI 309, 3 Credit Hours, Fall 2011 CSCI 408/538, 3 Credit Hours, Fall 2011 CSCI 410, 3 Credit Hours, Fall 2011 CSCI 180, 3 Credit Hours, Spring 2012 CSCI 274, 3 Credit Hours, Spring 2012 CSCI 413, 3 Credit Hours, Spring 2012

Math 113, 3 Credit Hours, Pre-Session Summer 2012 CSCI 281A, 3 Credit Hours, Summer 2012

Math 301A, 3 Credit Hours, Summer 2012 Math 601A, 3 Credit Hours, Summer 2012

Dr. Paul A Bender FT CSCI 281, 3 Credit Hours, Summer 2011 80% 20% 100%

CSCI 427/557, 3 Credit Hours, Summer 2011 CSCI 180, 3 Credit Hours, Fall 2011

52 CSCI 416, 3 Credit Hours, Fall 2011

Math 185, 3 Credit Hours, Fall 2011 CSCI 308, 3 Credit Hours, Spring 2012 CSCI 403/533, 3 Credit Hours, Spring 2012 CSCI 424, 3 Credit Hours, Spring 2012 Math 170, 3 Credit Hours, Spring 2012 CSCI 409/539, 3 Credit Hours, Summer 2012 Math 130, 3 Credit Hours, Summer 2012

Ms. Kay H Kussman FT CSCI 180, 3 Credit Hours, Fall 2011 100% 100%

CSCI 241, 3 Credit Hours, Fall 2011 CSCI 242, 3 Credit Hours, Fall 2011 CSCI 242, 3 Credit Hours, Fall 2011 CSCI 282, 3 Credit Hours, Fall 2011 CSCI/Math 491, 3 Credit Hours, Fall 2011 Math 113, 3 Credit Hours, Fall 2011 CSCI 241, 3 Credit Hours, Spring 2012 CSCI 241, 3 Credit Hours, Spring 2012 CSCI 281, 3 Credit Hours, Spring 2012 CSCI/Math 399, 3 Credit Hours, Spring 2012 CSCI 409A, 3 Credit Hours, Spring 2012 CSCI/Math 491, 3 Credit Hours, Spring 2012

Dr. Vipin S Menon FT CSCI 102, 3 Credit Hours, Fall 2011 80% 20% 100%

CSCI 102, 3 Credit Hours, Fall 2011 CSCI 426/556, 3 Credit Hours, Fall 2011 CSCI 605, 3 Credit Hours, Fall 2011

CSCI 419 /549, 3 Credit Hours, Spring 2012 CSCI 425/555, 3 Credit Hours, Spring 2012 CSCI 284, 3 Credit Hours, Spring 2012 CSCI 605, 3 Credit Hours, Spring 2012

53 FFND 101, 1 Credit Hour, Spring 2012

CPST 101, 3 Credit Hours, Summer 2012

Mr. Wayne M Prestenbach CPST 101, 3 Credit Hours, Fall 2011 100% 100%

CPST 101, 3 Credit Hours, Fall 2011 CSCI 278, 3 Credit Hours, Fall 2011 CSCI 321, 3 Credit Hours, Fall 2011 CSCI 321, 3 Credit Hours, Fall 2011 CSCI 102, 3 Credit Hours, Spring 2012 CSCI 241, 3 Credit Hours, Spring 2012 CSCI 286, 3 Credit Hours, Spring 2012 CSCI 321, 3 Credit Hours, Spring 2012 CSCI 321, 3 Credit Hours, Spring 2012

1. FT = Full Time Faculty or PT = Part Time Faculty, at the institution 2. For the academic year for which the self-study is being prepared.

3. Program activity distribution should be in percent of effort in the program and should total 100%. 4. Indicate sabbatical leave, etc., under "Other."

54 C. Faculty Size

The department currently has 4 fulltime positions with primary commitment to the Computer Science Program.

The department’s current fulltime faculty with primary commitment to the program are: Associate Professor(s):

Dr. William Albrecht Tenured Assistant Professor(s):

Dr. Paul Bender Tenure-Track Ms. Kay Kussmann Tenured

Dr. Vipon Menon Tenure-Track Instructor:

***Mr. Wayne Prestenbach Non Tenure-Track *** Mr.. Prestenbach retired at the end of May 2012.

Five faculty members would represent the desired level to support the AS, BS and MS degree along with service courses offered by the computer science faculty. However, the projected Fall,2012 schedule along with advising duties can be adequately covered by the four existing faculty members. The A.S. degree will be eliminated effective fall 2013.

All computer science courses in the program are taught by full time computer science faculty members. Computer science courses run with between 10 and 40 students, allowing for a high level of interaction between the faculty member and student. Faculty are required to schedule a minimum of 10 office hours per week.

Advising is done by the departmental faculty. Students are required to meet with their advisor a minimum of one time per semester to discuss course scheduling and student goals. Before seniors can take their capstone class CSCI 491, they must pick a faculty member mentor and meet with the faculty member once per week.

Dr. Albrecht serves as the coordinator of the program and makes recommendations to the department head regarding curriculum modifications .

55 D. Professional Development

Members of the CS faculty regularly attend the annual Consortium for Computing Science in Colleges regional meeting. Two faculty members are currently on the conference steering committee. Funds have been readily available to travel to other regional and National

Conferences. Three of the faculty are given reduced time to perform scholarly activity. Four of the faculty have attended and presented posters or papers at professional meetings.

In addition in 2008 a separate allocation of funds was provided by the Provost to send Dr. Albrecht to the January IDEAL/ABET workshop and achieve designation as an IDEAL Scholar. Funds were also provided to allow all departmental faculty to participate in the following ABET Webinars:

 Preparing for the site visit ’08-’09 - ENGINEERING  Developing Rubrics

 The Accreditation Visit from the Program Evaluator Perspective  Choosing Assessment Methods