{"id":51,"date":"2018-09-28T15:27:54","date_gmt":"2018-09-28T15:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-esc-educationalplanning\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=51"},"modified":"2019-08-21T20:11:51","modified_gmt":"2019-08-21T20:11:51","slug":"educational-planning-process","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-esc-educationalplanning\/chapter\/educational-planning-process\/","title":{"raw":"What It Is &amp; Why We Do It","rendered":"What It Is &amp; Why We Do It"},"content":{"raw":"At ESC, you design your own degree. The main idea is that you have a voice in what you study. Also, many students come to ESC with bits and pieces of degrees and prior learning - pieces that might not fit easily into a predetermined curriculum.\r\n\r\nSo, instead of choosing a degree and being handed a predetermined curriculum, you work with your faculty mentor to clarify your educational goals, decide on your own learning path, and create your own plan of study that matches your goals. You plan a degree program that is relevant to you while still addressing\u00a0the knowledge and skills expected both academically and professionally in\u00a0your chosen field.\r\n\r\nEducational planning results in two main products, which are then sent to a college committee for academic review, feedback, and approval:\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>a degree plan - a list of your past, present, and proposed courses and\/or prior learning areas, which becomes your personalized curriculum for your degree<\/li>\r\n \t<li>a rationale\u00a0essay explaining the research and reasoning behind your choices for your degree<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nThe <em><strong>process<\/strong><\/em> of developing the degree, however, is as important (or even more important) than the final\u00a0products. You will explore what you already know, what you need to know, where you want to go, and what it takes to get there.\u00a0 ESC focuses on the process of educational planning\u00a0for a number of reasons:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Focusing on the planning process, as opposed to\u00a0focusing on completing courses on a predetermined list,\u00a0provides more flexibility for\u00a0you to tailor your degree to\u00a0your own interests and needs.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>On a very practical level,\u00a0the lack of a predetermined curriculum provides the opportunity to liberally transfer in\u00a0credit from other sources, as well as bring in credit through prior learning assessment, which advances you faster toward your degree.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>On a theoretical level, learning occurs\u00a0most fully\u00a0when the learner invests personally in the learning process.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<img class=\"alignright wp-image-544 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3676\/2018\/09\/06154805\/Capture-11.jpg\" alt=\"Diagram of components of Degree Planning: &quot;degree planning&quot; in center, surrounded by 4 topics - 1) personal, academic, professional goals, 2) academic and professional expectations, 3) existing knowledge\/prior learning for college credit, and 4) skills and knowledge still needed to address goals and expectations\" width=\"512\" height=\"322\" \/>Individualizing your degree plan still allows you to pursue a very traditional degree, if that's your choice.\u00a0 The degree you design might look like degrees that students pursue at other colleges, or it could be quite different. The most important concept is that your degree really becomes yours as much as possible, within the parameters of overall college requirements.\u00a0There are college guidelines for degrees in different areas of study, and there are State University of New York General Education Requirements.\u00a0Individualization means\u00a0that different students address these\u00a0educational expectations in different ways.\u00a0 If you're in a field that doesn't allow for much variation (e.g., many accounting and business administration\u00a0degrees don't vary much from college to college around the country),\u00a0you still\u00a0have some choice of courses, and choice in how you meet expectations for your degree.\u00a0 Your individualized planning may focus more on doing research and planning for your future learning or career. The point, though, is that you are making reasoned choices for your degree based on personal interests and goals.\r\nWhen you plan your degree, you\u00a0ask and answer these types of questions:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>What interests\u00a0me as a learner?\u00a0 What are my life and learning goals?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>What do I want to study academically?\u00a0 What type of degree do I want to pursue?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>What are\u00a0my professional goals?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>What have I already learned? Do I want to pursue credit through prior learning assessment?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>What does being college-educated mean? What\u00a0do\u00a0I think all people with college degrees should know?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>What skills and knowledge do\u00a0I want\/need to develop?\u00a0What do I still need to learn?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>What are the important academic\/professional concepts and issues in\u00a0my field?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>What academic learning can carry over and help\u00a0me in my\u00a0workplace?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","rendered":"<p>At ESC, you design your own degree. The main idea is that you have a voice in what you study. Also, many students come to ESC with bits and pieces of degrees and prior learning &#8211; pieces that might not fit easily into a predetermined curriculum.<\/p>\n<p>So, instead of choosing a degree and being handed a predetermined curriculum, you work with your faculty mentor to clarify your educational goals, decide on your own learning path, and create your own plan of study that matches your goals. You plan a degree program that is relevant to you while still addressing\u00a0the knowledge and skills expected both academically and professionally in\u00a0your chosen field.<\/p>\n<p>Educational planning results in two main products, which are then sent to a college committee for academic review, feedback, and approval:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ol>\n<li>a degree plan &#8211; a list of your past, present, and proposed courses and\/or prior learning areas, which becomes your personalized curriculum for your degree<\/li>\n<li>a rationale\u00a0essay explaining the research and reasoning behind your choices for your degree<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The <em><strong>process<\/strong><\/em> of developing the degree, however, is as important (or even more important) than the final\u00a0products. You will explore what you already know, what you need to know, where you want to go, and what it takes to get there.\u00a0 ESC focuses on the process of educational planning\u00a0for a number of reasons:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Focusing on the planning process, as opposed to\u00a0focusing on completing courses on a predetermined list,\u00a0provides more flexibility for\u00a0you to tailor your degree to\u00a0your own interests and needs.<\/li>\n<li>On a very practical level,\u00a0the lack of a predetermined curriculum provides the opportunity to liberally transfer in\u00a0credit from other sources, as well as bring in credit through prior learning assessment, which advances you faster toward your degree.<\/li>\n<li>On a theoretical level, learning occurs\u00a0most fully\u00a0when the learner invests personally in the learning process.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-544 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3676\/2018\/09\/06154805\/Capture-11.jpg\" alt=\"Diagram of components of Degree Planning: &quot;degree planning&quot; in center, surrounded by 4 topics - 1) personal, academic, professional goals, 2) academic and professional expectations, 3) existing knowledge\/prior learning for college credit, and 4) skills and knowledge still needed to address goals and expectations\" width=\"512\" height=\"322\" \/>Individualizing your degree plan still allows you to pursue a very traditional degree, if that&#8217;s your choice.\u00a0 The degree you design might look like degrees that students pursue at other colleges, or it could be quite different. 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