Packaging Science
Industry Advisory Board Meeting
May 10, 2013
Packaging Science Graduate
Program
Deanna M. Jacobs, Graduate Program Director
Status reports
Graduate program summary
- Accepts/paid for 2013
- Program progress status
- “Bootcamp”
- Plan of study (POS)
- New conversion worksheet
Progress status
Certifications (full time)
2011-12 = 6
2012-13 = 8
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Active/inactive (full time)
Active/inactive (XL)
2011-12 = 42
2011-12 = 21
2012-13 = 33
2012-13 = 13
Total
2011-12 = 63
2012-13 = 46
Introducing the new bridge (“bootcamp”)
course:
Packaging Materials, Processes and Applications
The rationale for the course is to provide students with an opportunity to become acquainted with the
essentials of packaging science as an entrance strategy into the graduate program or to
complement another discipline of study. The goal is to prepare students to join the existing graduate
cohort in packaging science on equal footing with those who have adequate preparation. For
students in other programs the goal is to establish a suitable baseline of information which will
benefit them in their chosen plan of study.
This course will be team taught and focus on flexible and rigid container systems.
Plan of Study (POS) conversion worksheet
Students in the program prior to 2013-14 have to
earn 32 semester equivalent credits
Students starting the program in 2013-14 will earn
36 semester credits
What lies ahead?
Online in 2014
- The goal is to be the “go to” distance learning program
for graduate packaging science; to be set apart from any
others
and
- To be determined - one track (online only ) or two (online
on campus)?
The future plan: Why not start this fall as was originally
planned? We need to take a year and become accustomed
to
the semester system, identify the best strategy for
implementation, revisit courses for online readiness,
identify the instructors, and identify the resources needed
for the
best preparation for online delivery