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PLANNING ISSUES & ANALYSES III <br />4. Meeting in BRC Study Room is difficult to oversee and transport <br />materials. Also, takes space out of use for Library. <br />5. Contact hours = <br />Writing Tutoring: 732 writing tutorials @ 0.5 hour each = 366 hours <br />per semester =15 weeks = 25 WSCH average (not peak loads) <br />Other -Subject Tutoring: 112 tutorials @ 0.5 hour each = 56 hours per <br />semester T 15 weeks = 4 WSCH <br />DOSS Referrals: 4 tutorials for first quad (max.) <br />FOCUS/Pathways 1. Student population: <br />Spring 99 132 (first year) <br />Spring 00 350 <br />Fall 01 400 <br />Average class size is 12-15. (The need for small classrooms appears <br />elsewhere on campus.) <br />Maximum number of groups is 33 starting at one time. Three need <br />computer labs; remainder need classroom space. Only 27 true class- <br />rooms exist on campus. (Does not include 'Personal Enrichment' <br />classes.) Need for classrooms exceeds capacity. <br />2. Masters Program to be started. Where will its classes meet if Class- <br />room space already tight? <br />3. Short-term solution is to rent space off campus. <br />4. Need for "adult" furniture; have had complaints. <br />NOTE: If change is to be made, then "Furniture Standards" should be initiated. <br />Furniture size and shape can drastically affect classroom/lab station capacity. <br />Inappropriate furniture selection can drastically reduce room capacity by up to <br />25-35%. (This applies to the entire campus.) <br />5. FOCUS / Pathways not aligned with conventional school year start / <br />end. Scheduling alignment should be reviewed for potential con- <br />flicts aggravating space need. (Institutional policy issue?) <br />6. Need for conference space expressed due to much one-on-one dis- <br />cussions. <br />7. Impact of central filing versus individual filing should be reviewed <br />by administrator. (Duplication has a SF impact.) <br />Personal Enrichment 1. Feel space pinch. <br />2. Confined to 10 rooms, one night a week. <br />3. Was running 16 different courses comfortably, but now down to 10. <br />Would like to run more. <br />4. Conflict with FOCUS/ Pathways need for evening classroom space. <br />Meet in Lab space if appropriate and available? <br />Summer School 1. Mostly quality of space issue. <br />2. Non -air conditioned classrooms used when others have priorities. <br />3. Wired classrooms not always available when "outside" groups pay <br />NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE CAMPUS MASTER PLAN PARTNERS & SIRNY ARCHITECTS PAGE 3.11 <br />