Licencia de piloto comercial .1 Requisitos generales para expedir

Staffing Requirements - Projected Ratio of Cumulative Enrolment Cumulative Cumulative Cumulative Full-time

Full-Time Part-Time Technical Staff Students/

Full-time Part-time FTE FTE FTE Full-time

Faculty

Year 1 125 25 6 1 1 20.8

Year 2 244 50 9 2 2 27.1

Year 3 423 80 15 3 3 28.2

Year 4 602 100 18 4 4 33.4

Full-time enrolment has been determined using estimated attrition rates of 25% between year 1 and year 2, 10% between year 2 and year 3 and 5% between year 3 and year 4. The equivalent of one full-time Director and one full-time manager will also be necessary, and is reflected in the budget.

8.6 Resources

8.6.1 Library Resources

George Brown College's library resources are held in its Learning Resource Centres (LRCs). In terms of physical resources, there are four LRCs at George Brown College. These LRCs not only house collections, but also provide study space, facilities for using non-print resources such as video viewing stations and research computers, group study rooms, and special needs adaptive technology equipment.

One of the most important functions of the LRCs is assisting students in locating and evaluating information for their research. The Educational Resources Department has two professional librarians and as well as 10 paraprofessionals and library technicians to

handle reference service and library technical services. In addition, part-time library technicians are hired during the academic year to extend the LRCs' open hours.

Following the current trend, an increasing number of resources are being made available outside the physical environment of the college. Students can now perform the following activities from remote locations: check the library catalogue, renew books, place requests for books and search many of the online databases.

Collection development and maintenance for the applied degree program will be the primary responsibility of the Campus Librarian. Faculty liaison is an important element since they provide subject expertise and are responsible for determining resources for de-selection and recommending new acquisitions. Technical staff provides the support necessary for making materials and services accessible.

Students have access to additional resources outside of the college holdings through the following established arrangements:

1. George Brown College contracts with the Bibliocentre for cataloguing, purchasing and circulation services. The Bibliocentre also acts as a consortium base for all the Community Colleges providing reduced costs for acquiring electronic periodical databases and e-books as well as text materials.

2. Inter-library loans are handled primarily through the other colleges with special arrangements being made on an ad-hoc basis with other institutions. Since George Brown College is located in the central Toronto region, students have walk-in access to many other specialized libraries within the city. Reciprocal borrowing

arrangements are possible with certain other Community Colleges in the area such as Humber and Sheridan.

The LRCs currently have approximately 78,914 books, 2,749 videos, 428 journal subscriptions and 51 on-line and CD-ROM databases.

The 51 databases are either online or on CD-ROM. For descriptions of the electronic database subscriptions, please access the Library/Learning Resource Centre web page: http://erweb.gbrownc.on.ca/lrc/databases/descriptions.htm .

Some of the databases that are particularly relevant to the financial industry are: • ABI-inform Global

• Canadian Business and Current Affairs Business • Canadian Business and Current Affairs Reference • Canadian Newsdisc

• Lexis-Nexis

If the program is approved, George Brown College is committed to substantially increasing its library resources in the Finance area:

# of Holdings (print) relevant to the field of study

# of Holdings (electronic) Library

Resources Relevant to Applied Degree

Program Area Current

If Program Approved Current If Program Approved Books _{3000 6000} Periodicals _{37 50} Databases _{6 10} Audiovisual _{10 30}

8.6.2 Computer Access

All students will lease a notebook computer at competitive rates, provided through GBC, as part of a 4-year lease-to-own program. All notebooks will be full equipped with wireless networking capabilities, including full internet access. In addition, lab computers will be available on the basis of one computer for every eight students.

Location of Computers Year Number of Students (Cumulative) Number of Computers Available to Applied Degree Students Number of Computers (with Internet Access) Avaliable to Applied Degree Students

1 Campus Other (Personal Notebook with Wireless Internet) 1 125 140 140 15 125 2 244 274 274 30 244 3 423 476 476 53 423 4 602 677 677 75 602 5 687 773 773 86 687

In addition to the above computer access, each campus has an Open Access Computer Learning Centre that provides access to up-to-date computers with internet access, all instructional software and other electronic resources necessary to supporting research. There are a total of 401 computers with internet access available to the students. The St. James campus has 202 of these computers available to students.

8.6.3 Classroom Space

The new facilities currently under construction will provide the classroom space necessary to deliver the applied degree program:

Year

Number of Students (Cumulative)

Number of Classrooms available on the St. James Campus in the new building for September 2003 (all classrooms will have wireless technology):

1 125 _{• 1 Lecture Hall for 320 students} • 1 Classroom for 160 students • 1 Classroom for 120 students • 2 Classrooms for 80 students

• 2 Classrooms for 80 students that can be divided into smaller classrooms

• 4 Classrooms for 40 students • 4 Classrooms for 20 students • 2 Breakout rooms for 20 students • 4 Laptop Rooms for 15 students

8.6.4 Laboratories/equipment

There are no laboratories or special equipment applicable to this program.

8.6.5 Resource Renewal and Up-grading

The $29.6 million from the Superbuild Growth Fund and contributions from the College and its partners has allowed the College to begin construction of 14,040 square metres of classroom, laboratory and shop space at our main campuses. All new facilities will be in place by September 2003 and there will be sufficient facilities to accommodate the projected applied degree enrolment numbers.

One of the brand new facilities being constructed from the Superbuild Growth Fund, at the downtown St. James campus, will house the Centre for Financial Services Education exclusively. The building will be constructed with innovative classrooms, utilizing wireless networking and internet technology in all classrooms except for the large lecture theatre. In addition, creative workspaces will be created with wireless “pods” where

students can use their wireless-capable notebook computers to work together on group projects in a relaxed but productive setting. Classrooms are also being built with maximum flexibility, to allow for the most efficient use of space possible. For example, eighty-seat classrooms can quickly and easily be divided into two classrooms of 40 seats each.

In 2001, George Brown established a $4 million strategic investment fund to ensure continued renewal and innovation of facilities and resources. Included in the budget are the following:

• Additional staff in communications, liaison and web support • Renovation of the George Brown website and call centre • Rollout of a faculty computing project

• Improved audio-visual support

• Development of an information technology strategic/operation plan

• Linkages between professional development of staff with strategic directions, including any applied degree program granted

In addition to the above investments in facilities and infrastructure, George Brown College commits to the following renewal strategy:

1. Library Resources: A plan and budget will be developed to maintain library