Plexus

November 2008

Platteville Extending to Us

UW-Platteville
UW-Platteville Distance
Distance Learning
Learning Center
Center
 Alumni spotlight - Carla DeLaMater
Carla DeLaMater knows what
a non-traditional schedule is;
she’s been working second shift
by choice for 17 years. Because
she often works when others are
asleep, she needed a master’s
program that fit her unique
schedule. Balancing work, studies
and a regular sleep schedule led
her to look at distance education
opportunities for her Master of
Science in criminal justice.
“I work the midnight shift, so I
have weird off-days,” DeLaMater
said. “If I knew I have Tuesday
and Wednesday off, I could do the
class work then, when I was able
to. But if it’s a nice day outside, I
could also take advantage of that.”
DeLaMater also understands
the value of a UW-Platteville
education. As a graduate of the
on-campus bachelor’s program
in both criminal justice and
psychology, she has had the chance
to experience campus learning
from both traditional and distance
learning opportunities.
Project management given PMI accreditation
The Master of Science in project
management program has received
global accreditation from the Project
Management Institute (PMI). At
the time UWP received official
notification, only 15 such programs
worldwide had received this
accreditation from PMI. According
to PMI, the global accreditation is
“…very rigorous and truly shows
a commitment to excellence in
project management education on
the part of the applicant school.
The GAC confers accreditation only
upon the institutions that meet the
accreditation standards.”
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By Dan Klein
“I’ve had the best of both worlds,” DeLaMater said. “During my time at UWP,
it was my experience that the faculty will take the time to answer questions
and help you out. For my master’s, I had an online schedule, but could also go
and talk to a professor face-to face for help.”
Though she has stayed in the same geographic area, DeLaMater’s educational
and work experiences have been expansive. After serving in Desert Storm,
she worked for the Platteville Police
Alumni Department for 10 years. Now, DeLaMater
currently works as a campus police
officer for UW-Platteville, serving the
same university that has been the home
of her academic studies. She also works
as an EMT with the Platteville EMS and
is a captain on the Southwest Wisconsin
Regional Technical Rescue Team.
Since her graduation in spring 2008, DeLaMater
has set her sights on making travel plans. She
has experience in inland, cold and freshwater
diving, but would like to go ocean diving with
a dive group. She’s currently considering Rotan,
Cozumel, or the Bahamas.
“I’ve reached this goal, now it’s time to have
some fun. Growing old is mandatory. Growing
up is optional, and I refuse.”
By Dan Klein
To receive this high level
accreditation, the PM program was
involved in many steps and legwork.
UWP examined the accreditation
standards and submitted a self-study
to PMI which addresses each of
those standards and identifies how
UWP met them. PMI’s accreditation
board then assembled an on-site
review team and visited UWP this
past January. After the review team
submitted its report, the board voted.
After the vote, UWP’s accreditation
was announced in August.
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INSIDE
november
PROGRAMS
Master of Science in Project Management .....................................................2, 5, 10
Bachelor/Master of Science in Criminal Justice ...............................................17, 18

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Student and Alumni Advisory Board Update ........................................................6
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30 year anniversary .....................................................................................................4
Wisconsin-Platteville distance
Workforce development fund available ...................................................................6
learning newsletter, published
If I only had a crystal ball ...........................................................................................7
every April, July and November.
Something old, something new .................................................................................7
PLEXUS is available online at:
Announcements ...........................................................................................................8
www.uwplatt.edu/disted/edp/plexus.
One last push to reach our goal .................................................................................8
Nemmetz receives 2008 academic advisor award ..................................................9
Distance Learning Center
Free online learning orientation (R2L) ...................................................................10
UW-Platteville
Social presence ...........................................................................................................11
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Important dates .........................................................................................................11
Platteville, WI 53818-3099
Growing pains ...........................................................................................................14
Wisconsin GI Bill information .................................................................................14
Phone: 608.342.1468
UWP allies with SAP software ................................................................................15
Toll-free: 1.800.362.5460
Scholarships available ...............................................................................................16
FAX: 608.342.1071
“Challenge Questions” with passwords ................................................................17
E-mail: disted@uwplatt.edu
UWP students travel to Guatemala ........................................................................18
Opportunities abound at UWP ...............................................................................19
Faculty profile ............................................................................................................19
Gaining steam ............................................................................................................20
Calling all graduates .................................................................................................20 UW-Platteville

New online, non-credit course available ...............................................................21

Spring independent study .......................................................................................21 D L C
Distance Learning Center
Distance teaching and learning conference ...........................................................22
Student spotlight .......................................................................................................23

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 30 YEAR
ANNIVERSARY
The more things change, the more they stay the same
Our current academic year salutes the
30th anniversary of distance education
at UW-Platteville. Changes in
technologies, communication styles,
programs offered at a distance,
delivery format, student expectations,
funding models, recruitment
techniques and location of our
students are very evident during this
time frame. While there have been
huge amounts of changes during the
past 30 years, there is one constant
– determining how we can make
quality educational opportunities
available to students who cannot
attend a traditional campus program.
As many educational and private
institutions have entered and left the
distance education market during
the past 30 years, UW-Platteville
prides itself on maintaining a high
quality educational experience,
while changing to meet the ever-
evolving needs of the adults in our
programs. Many of those changing
needs have been most influenced
by the immediacy and variety in
which we can now communicate
with our students. Thirty years ago,
letters and telephone calls were the
most common methods in which
to communicate. Today, those
communications have been replaced/
enhanced by e-mail, blogs, RSS feeds,
online discussion groups, websites,
social networking sites, wikis, virtual
reality, etc.
Thirty years ago, we started working
with a handful of students in the
state of Wisconsin to make a business
administration degree available at
a distance through a print-based
(mail delivery) format. Today,
we work with more than 2,000
students annually to make education
available in various formats, at both
the undergraduate and graduate
levels, to people across the world.
As our reach has grown, the main
factors that remain important for
the students, is that they feel a
connection to their classmates and
instructors. Each semester, we
get evaluations from students that
indicate this is happening in a very
positive way.
“... UW-Platteville prides
itself on maintaining a
high quality educational
experience, while changing
to meet the ever-evolving
needs of the adults in
our programs.”
Dawn Drake
On the UW-Platteville campus, a
common theme is “large enough
to serve you, yet small enough to
know you.” This same mantra holds
Dawn Drake
Executive Director of
Alternative Delivery Systems
true for the distance students. Even
though students may be half a world
away, the various ways in which
they communicate with faculty,
staff and students helps them feel a
connection to UWP. Comments from
many online students indicate that
they feel that they know their online
classmates and instructors, better
than when they were on-campus.
So, as we continue to look to the
future and determine the best way to
serve that next generation of learners
at a distance, it is equally important
that we learn from our history. In
the next 30 years, who knows how
distance education will evolve? But,
we know that UW-Platteville has a
firm foundation from which to build
and continue to be successful in
bringing educational opportunities to
people around the world.
Accreditation brings changes to PM program By Bill Haskins
As reported elsewhere in this issue, have been eligible to receive six
UWP’s MS Project Management credits toward degree completion,
program received full accreditation substituting for two core courses in
status from the Project Management project management techniques.
Institute’s (PMI’s) Global Accreditation
Council in July. UWP is now one of Credit for Life Experience will end
fewer than 20 institutions worldwide in its current form on Feb. 2, 2009.
with an accredited academic program Students who matriculate after that
in project management. date will no longer qualify for the six
credit allowance.
As a result of the accreditation
review, the MSPM program is Beginning on Feb. 3, 2009, newly
required to modify its current Credit admitted students who hold the PMP
for Life Experience feature. For credential will receive three credits
several years, matriculated students for life experience, to be applied
who hold PMI’s PMP (Project toward the elective requirement for
Management Professional) credential the MSPM degree.

Global Accreditation Center Honors

UW-Platteville MS in Project Management in Denver
1) UWP received accreditation from PMI's
Global Accreditation Center (GAC) for the
MS Project Management program.
2) UWP professor and past chair of its
communication technologies department,
BJ Reed, was invited to present to
the GAC Forum on Saturday, Oct. 18.
The Forum's theme was Developing
Communication Skills in the Project
Management Curriculum.
3) UWP lecturer and program specialist
in project management, Dr. Ginger Levin,
was invited to present a professional
development seminar on Guidelines to
Create a Culture to Promote Successful
Use of Virtual Teams on Monday, Oct. 20.
4) As a sponsor of the PMI Congress,
UWP was featured with a logo placement
at the opening general session, featuring a
keynote speech by General Colin Powell.

Standing left to right are John Cable, chair of the PMI Global Accreditation Board; BJ Reed; 5) UWP also held an off-site breakfast
Bill Haskins; Ginger Levin; and Gregory Balestreros, president and CEO, PMI. event for students, alums, staff and
instructors attending the Congress.

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Recruiting new members
By Dawn Drake
As the year draws to a close, it is once
again that time to begin recruiting
new members to the AAB and SAB
committees. These two groups are
extremely important to distance
education at UW-Platteville. Typical
activities that the groups participate
in on an annual basis include:
• Reviewing new and existing
policies and procedures
• Giving feedback on a variety
of issues that impact distance
education
• Identifying problems that students
are experiencing
• Brainstorming ideas for new
services or activities to develop
• Assisting with marketing and
recruitment of students
• Providing input on various uses of
technology
• Serving as focus groups when
implementing new policies,
procedures, activities, etc.
• Developing communication
strategies for students and alumni
As usual, this year both of these
groups were involved in all of these
activities and much more. To see
meeting notes associated with each of
Something old continued from page 7
works? What doesn’t work? What should we keep? What should we
discard? With this information, we can determine the scope of the project,
create a timeline and set the project into motion.
these groups, along with their contact
information and an overview of their
purpose, please visit their websites:
www.uwplatt.edu/disted/alumni
www.uwplatt.edu/disted/
studentcent/sab
The groups each meet monthly via
phone conference or web conference.
In addition to the monthly meetings,
there is typically one-two hours of
work per month associated with
other activities. Membership in
each of these groups is for one year
(January through December) and
this can be renewed, if mutually
acceptable to both the student/
alumnus and UW-Platteville. If you
are interested in joining either of
these groups and/or obtaining further
information, please contact Dawn
Drake at drake@uwplatt.edu.
I would like to take this opportunity
to thank the current members of
the SAB and AAB committees for
all of their work during the past
year. Your input, feedback and
perspective really mean so much to
UW-Platteville and to our continued
success in distance education.
Students and alumni, please know
that you have great representatives
bringing your ideas, issues and
questions to the meetings every month.
Workforce
Development
Funding available
The criminal justice program
has recently been approved as a
Federal Workforce Investment
Act Dislocated Worker
training program by the local
Workforce Development Board.
Previously approved programs
for this funding are business
administration and project
management. “The board is an
entity that oversees the Dislocated
Worker program, receives federal
funds passed through the state
to operate this program and
makes policy decisions about
what training institutions and
programs will be supported
by the program,” according to
Dave Shaw, a representative of
Workforce Development Rock
County Job Center.
What does this mean? If you
are out of work because of a
permanent layoff, temporary
layoff, business closing, foreign
competition, natural disaster,
farm or small business failure,
or for another reason not listed,
call 888.258.9966, Wisconsin
Department of Workforce
Development Job Center, as
you may be eligible to receive
financial assistance to pursue an
online degree in criminal justice,
business administration, or project
management.

If you would like to offer some feedback, please use the “Web Feedback
Survey” link in the footer of most of our web pages. We appreciate your
continued support and hope to bring to you a fresh look to the website with
a unique blend of “something old, something new, something borrowed,
and something blue.”

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 If I only had a crystal ball
While working with clients in the
criminal justice and child protection
arenas, I often started several
sentences with “If only I had a
crystal ball ...” Unfortunately,
this line often was followed by
a tragic case story. For example,
while working for Dane County
Alternatives to Incarceration
Program, I received a bail
monitoring supervision case for
a young mother who clearly
suffered from drug and alcohol
issues. I’ll refer to this woman as
“Sara.” Sara’s pending charges
were operating while intoxicated-
fourth offense. In reading through
the police reports, I discovered that
Sara was driving erratically on the
interstate late one night. When the
officer conducted a traffic stop, he
not only found Sara to be extremely
intoxicated, but he also located
Sara’s two young children in the
vehicle. Due to the serious nature of
the case, Sara was asked to comply
with in-home voice activated breath
tests, attend drug and alcohol
treatment, and provide urinalysis
Something old, something new ...
Today we had a bridal shower for
one of the women in the office. As I
sit down to write this article, the old
adage “something old, something
new, something borrowed, something
blue” came to mind. If you were
not involved with the last website
redesign, you might not know that
this is a project scheduled every three
years. The current website has now
been up for two years, so it is time
to start planning. Yes, it can take up
to one year to redesign a website,
depending on the extent of the
changes.
testing for drug screening purposes.
Although Sara had her fair share of
life stressors, she seemed to initially
do well on supervision. Unfortunately,
Sara self destructed one evening.
Her partner returned from work
one evening and discovered that
Sara had left their children with a
neighbor and disappeared. Sara’s
partner found evidence of crack
use in the kitchen sink (Sara had
struggled with crack cocaine use in
the past). He also discovered that
Sara had withdrawn hundreds of
dollars from their joint account. I
clearly remember saying, “If only I
We have a web redesign team in
place. This time, we are giving our
new IS resources support technician,
John Vieth, a chance to create. Vieth
has been with us for one year and
has proven himself to be a good
web designer. The team is a fresh
new group who was not involved
with previous redesigns, so this
should be an interesting venture.
Christal Swigart, our graphic artist,
is the project coordinator, and the
other members are Shenita Ray and
Les Hollingsworth. I will act as an
advisor to the group to help them
By Amy Nemmetz
had a crystal ball; maybe I could have
gotten Sara additional support to
combat her stress and addictions.”
Since I do not anticipate any
shipments of valid crystal balls to
arrive any time soon, perhaps we
should be taking a closer look at
patterns of criminal and delinquent
behavior to hopefully develop a
better understanding of crime to
subsequently address pressing
issues plaguing our criminal
justice system. CJ3430: Patterns of
Criminal and Delinquent Behavior
has been delivered on the UW-
Platteville campus and I am pleased
to announce that it will be available
to online students this spring. This
fascinating upper level course can be
taken to satisfy the etiology/theory
requirement for criminal justice
majors or serve as a criminal justice
elective course. Although the course
cannot possibly compare with a
crystal ball to predict the future, it
will pave the way for critical
scholarly thinking in and out of the
course room.
By Sue Fager
spot possible snags or setbacks as
they go through the process.
Currently we are gleaning feedback
from any and every willing person.
We have met formally with the
student advisory board, the alumni
advisory board, and the program
coordinators and plan to meet with
the office staff soon, especially those
who answer the phones. For the most
part, we want to know what people
think about the current site: What
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Announcements
The 2008-09 virtual graduation
site will be opening on Nov. 17.
Take some time to check out the
site at www.uwplatt.edu/disted/
distedgrad/grad2009. Send
invites to your family and friends,
purchase a gift for the graduate,
leave a message in the yearbook
for a fellow student, and watch
the graduation ceremony. The
site will continue to be updated
throughout the year.
Shayla Neal, advisor in the
business administration program,
has taken another job. If Shayla is
assigned as your advisor, please
contact Christine Schuldes at
schuldesc@uwplatt.edu or call
608.342.1980 if you have advising
questions. She will be handling
Neal’s advising responsibilities
until a new person is hired.
Attention Undergraduate
Students
If you are planning to take online
courses with UW colleges, please
note that the registration and
financial aid deadlines are earlier
than the deadlines posted for UW-
Platteville. Contact your advisor
and get registered early.
Online Grades of Incomplete
Any student getting an
incomplete in an online class,
has a maximum of one year from
getting this grade to complete
the requirements for the course.
Any student not completing the
requirements by this time will
receive an “F” in the course.
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One last push to reach our goal
By Dawn Drake
Our work continues on the 1. Submit a check
distance to the DLC, made
education payable to the
fund-raising UW-Platteville
drive to Foundation, and
purchase indicate that
technology hardware, you want
software and services. the money
This technology is being to go toward
used to ... the Distance
Education
1) enhance online classes fund-raising
2) provide various formats campaign.
of communication for
students/alumni 2. Donate online at
3) reach prospective students http://alumni.uwplatt.edu.
in new ways Click on donate now, then
4) incorporate into our scroll to the bottom of the
student services activities page and click on “Write
in Fund.” Complete the
All alumni should have form and indicate distance
received a postcard in education as the fund-
September, reminding you raising campaign to which
about the fund-raising drive you are donating.
and how to donate. During
the remainder of the year, 3. Use an electronic
phone calls will be made transfer of funds to
to alumni, encouraging donate. Contact Kim
your support of this Govier at 877.395.1000
important initiative. We or carlk@uwplatt.edu.
are hoping to conclude our
$30,000 drive in December. Be sure to check with
your company to see
We appreciate any and all if they provide matching
pledges that are received at UW- gifts for any donations you
Platteville from our alumni. make to this fund-raising drive.
However, if you want your money
to be used specifically in distance Please consider a gift to support
education, be sure to make note of the continued growth of distance
this on your pledge card. If you leave education opportunities at UWP!
it blank or include another area, the
money that you donate cannot be
used toward the distance education
initiatives.
There are several ways you can
donate toward the fund-raising drive:
 Nemmetz receives 2008
Academic Advisor Award
“Advising students doesn’t have
to be like reinventing the wheel,”
Amy Nemmetz, University of
Wisconsin-Platteville coordinator
of the online Bachelor of Science in
criminal justice program said. “You
have to understand what works for
the student. Sometimes an advising
session takes place on a Sunday
afternoon on the phone.”
Nemmetz received the 2008
Outstanding Academic Advisor
award for her work with over 75
total advisees. Her students were
quick to point out her passion for
her job and e-mails shared between
Nemmetz and her advisees read like
correspondences from old friends.
Nemmetz, who coordinates the
online undergraduate criminal justice
program, understands that some
of her advisees are non-traditional
students, some have children of their
own and that not every student lives
the normal college life.
“Everybody’s busy; life happens,”
said Nemmetz. “There’s no art form
to advising. You have to take the
time from day one and be organized,
professional and a person.”
Cheryl Fuller, coordinator of the
Master of Science in criminal justice
program, said that Nemmetz has
the superb ability to help students
successfully define and develop
educational and career goals. “Amy
Nemmetz is an effective advisor
because she cares about her advisees
as people by showing empathy,
understanding and respect. She not
only serves as an outstanding instructor
and advisor, but also continues to
serve as an internship advisor for
summer sessions,” Fuller said.
Nemmetz earned both her
undergraduate and master’s
degrees from UWP and has begun
her doctoral work in an online
environment. Between earning
her degrees, Nemmetz has worked
with the Grant County Sheriff’s
Department, the Platteville Police
Department and other positions
within the law enforcement area.
“Amy’s eight years of experience
with the Wisconsin Department
of Corrections and the Dane
County Department of Human
Services has enormously helped
the criminal justice department
in its quest for establishing more
internship placements with the
state of Wisconsin for both online
and on-campus graduate and
undergraduate criminal justice
majors,” Banachowski-Fuller said.
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Student awarded PMI scholarship
One of our Master of Science in
project management graduates,
Shawn Belling, has been awarded a
scholarship from PMI.
Belling, a spring 2008 graduate and
UWP professor, was awarded the
scholarship from the PMI Educational
Foundation for his work in the field
of project management.
The $7,500 scholarship is awarded
each year to four graduate and
undergraduate students studying
project management. He intends to
start his Ph.D. with help from the
Free online learning orientation (R2L)
I am sure you have already heard the
buzz around UW-Platteville Distance
Learning Center; however, in case
you have missed it we will be offering
our very own first online learning
orientation course this spring. The
course is entitled Return to Learn
and will run for eight weeks, it is non
credit, and better yet … for the spring
2009 semester it’s going to be FREE.
Not only will you able to polish up
your learning skills, learn a thing or
two about time management, become
informed about resources that are
offered to you but it’s FREE.
This Return to Learn course (R2L)
will consist of five modules. Here is a
brief overview of the modules along
with the objective of each module:
• Module 1 - Introduction
Introduces the student to
important on campus staff
members. Students will familiarize
themselves with UW-Platteville.
Students will also have the
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scholarship. He also has been invited
to present at the 2009 PMI Asia-
Pacific Global conference in Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia.
“Shawn has developed and presented
original research at PMI events
opportunity to virtually “meet”
other students in the course.
• Module 2 - Becoming a Successful
Online Learner
Equips the student with the soft
and hard skills needed to become a
successful online learner.
• Module 3 - Supportive Online Tools
Introduces and helps the students
locate where to find supportive
online tools.
• Module 4 - Complete
Your Degree
Indentifies the
steps and
resources
needed to
complete an
online course
successfully and
to complete their
program.
• Module 5 - Wrap Up
Reflects back on all the tools
By Dan Klein
here in the states and overseas,”
project management coordinator
D.W. Haskins said. “We believe that
Shawn’s pursuit of new knowledge
that can benefit many in the project
management discipline and is a
result of his ability and commitment
as a student. We also believe his
success is an important indicator of
the academic rigor and professional
value of UWP’s graduate program
in project management. Students
like Shawn really put UWP’s MSPM
program on the map!”
Congrats Shawn!
By Amy Griswold
offered and receive feedback from
students.
This course is open to all students of
all programs. It is designed to assist
students who have been away from
school for some time, have never
taken an online course, struggled a
little at their previous institution, or are
struggling in their current courses.
If you would be interested in taking
this course (did I mention it will be
FREE for the spring
2009 semester?) please
contact Amy
Griswold
(foleya@uwplatt.
edu) or Kim
Maier
(maierk@
uwplatt.edu)
for registration
instructions.
Social presence
In online courses, group collaboration
and discussions are fundamental
components to a successful
learning experience. Collaborative
assignments are meant to have group
members benefit from the perspectives
of others, foster experience in team
building, and contribute to the
learning of others through sharing
of experiences. Participation and
interaction in discussions is key for
any group endeavor.
Unlike a traditional classroom, the
online environment is different.
The asynchronous nature of online
courses gives you a chance to think
and to reflect on your response before
you post. But it also prevents reading
the nonverbal clues, such as body
movements and eye contact that
face to face communication offers. In
this light we only present what we
post. It is our writing that becomes
our presence, the image we show
to others. By learning how to adjust
our online presence we can improve
the quality of the discussions. In this
article, I will look at what you as
students can do to make collaborative
assignments more meaningful
by looking at the nuances of
participating through this technology.
In past articles, I have written
about the importance of actively
participating in the discussions and
how this builds community – where
the group becomes more than a
collection of individuals, but a team
pursuing a common goal. One tip
on making this more successful is
to always show respect. This seems
rather basic, but respect is more than
just polite dialog. It is shown by
referring to a team member by their
name, recognizing them for their
contribution by citing or quoting
their words. If you agree with their
posting, build on their ideas. In your
posting, refer to the group as we, us
or our. This helps identify the group
as a team and builds cohesion.
Cultivating openness in your group
by sharing your own experiences is
By Chuck Christison
crucial. Sharing experiences sets the
context for better understanding of
the concept by validating the topic
at hand and enriches the image
you present. By bringing in your
own experiences, you make the
learning more authentic and more
relevant. Contributions that enrich
the discussion include referring to
valid outside resources. Additional
resources from other books or
websites expand the context and
clarifies the topic.
Self disclosure is another important
factor in developing your online
presence. In your comments open
up and show portions of your life
outside of class. Although socializing
may not be a reason that you are in a
class, opening up can improve your
presence and shortens the distance
between us. It improves collaboration
and leads to improved learning.
Learning and exercising online social
skills will build a sense of community
and help ensure the success of your
learning.

Important dates
Oct. 1, 2008 Registration opens for spring 2009 online courses.
Dec. 8, 2008 Last day to submit Independent Study Proposal (Financial Aid Recipients).
Dec. 17, 2008 Attention: Financial Aid Applicants – last day to register and choose the financial aid payment option.
Dec. 23, 2008 Last day to register and choose the WI GI Bill payment option (for those who qualify). Please note that online
courses have a higher cost than the standard on-campus tuition rate covered by the WI GI Bill remission.
Therefore, the WI GI BIll does not cover 100 percent of online tuition and you will be responsible for payment of
the difference.
Dec. 26, 2008 Last day to submit Independent Study Proposal (Non-Financial Aid Recipients).
Dec. 30, 2008 Last day to register and choose mail-in payment option.
Jan. 6, 2009 Last day to register (with credit card payment) and payment deadline for those who sent in payment by mail.
Jan. 6, 2009 Last day to cancel your enrollment and have the administrative fee refunded.
Jan. 20, 2009 First day of classes.
May 16, 2009 Last day of classes.
For admission requirements, registration instructions, course descriptions, tuition rates, and a long-term course rotation schedule, visit our
website at www.uwplatt.edu/disted. Please refer to our website for changes to this course listing and fee schedule. All courses are three credits
unless otherwise noted.

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 Spring 2009 online courses
Registration is now open for spring 2009 online courses. Please refer to our website www.uwplatt.edu/disted for
admission requirements, registration instructions, course descriptions, course rotation schedules, and for any changes
to this course listing and fee schedule. All courses are three credits unless otherwise noted.

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

ACCT 2010 Financial Accounting BSAD 3740 Consumer Behavior
ACCT 2020 Management Accounting BSAD 4100 Supply Chain Management
BSAD 1300 Global Business BSAD 4200 Employee Recruitment and Selection
BSAD 2330 Leadership and Management BSAD 4840 Business Policy/Strategy
BSAD 2630 Introduction to Marketing *BSAD 4950 Portfolio Development
BSAD 3030 Human Resource Management CJ 1130 Introduction to Criminal Justice
BSAD 3130 Legal Environment of Business CJ 2230 Correctional Philosophy
BSAD 3340 Management, Gender and Race CJ 3130 Criminal Investigation
BSAD 3500 Employee Training and Development CJ 3330 Police Administration
BSAD 3530 Organizational Behavior CJ 3430 Patterns of Criminal and Delinquent Behaviors
BSAD 3540 Quality Management CJ 4230 Community-Based Corrections
BSAD 3720 International Marketing COSC 1830 Microcomputer Applications
ECON 2230 Principles of Microeconomics

Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice

CJ 1130 Introduction to Criminal Justice BSAD 2330 Leadership and Management
CJ 2230 Correctional Philosophy BSAD 2630 Introduction to Marketing
CJ 3130 Criminal Investigation BSAD 3030 Human Resource Management
CJ 3330 Police Administration BSAD 3130 Legal Environment of Business
CJ 3430 Patterns of Criminal and Delinquent Behavior BSAD 3340 Management, Gender and Race
CJ 3900 Research Methods in Criminal Justice BSAD 3500 Employee Training and Development
CJ 4230 Community-Based Corrections BSAD 3530 Organizational Behavior
CJ 4330 Criminal Procedure and Evidence BSAD 3540 Quality Management
*CJ 4500 Directed Individual Studies (1-3 cr.) BSAD 3720 International Marketing
*CJ 4880 Internship in Criminal Justice (8 cr.) BSAD 3740 Consumer Behavior
*CJ 4930 Criminal Justice Seminar BSAD 4200 Employee Recruitment and Selection
ACCT 2010 Financial Accounting COSC 1830 Microcomputer Applications
BSAD 1300 Global Business ECON 2230 Principles of Microeconomics

You may register for undergraduate print courses for the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and the Bachelor of
Science in Criminal Justice any working day of the month. Contact us for information.

Master of Science in Engineering

ENGRG 5000 Engineering Communications ENGRG 7520 Design for Manufacturabililty
ENGRG 6050 Applied Statistics ENGRG 7550 Product Design and Development
ENGRG 6230 Structural Steel Design with ENGRG 7810 Advanced Production and Operations
LRFD Applications Analysis
ENGRG 7070 Optimization with Engineering ENGRG 7830 Advanced Cost and Value Analysis
Applications ENGRG 7850 Taguchi Method of Designing Experiments
ENGRG 7220 Dynamics of Structures *ENGRG 7930 Special Topics in Engineering (1-3 cr.)
ENGRG 7270 Advanced Deep Foundation Design *ENGRG 7980 Independent Study in Engineering (1-3 cr.)
with LRFD Applications PM 7010 Project Management Techniques I
ENGRG 7280 Geosynthetics Engineering PM 7020 Project Management Techniques II
ENGRG 7310 Control Systems Engineering BSAD 5720 International Marketing
ENGRG 7340 Digital Control Systems
*Contact advisor for prior approval and registration instructions.

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Master of Science in Criminal Justice
CJ 6030 Criminal Law *CJ 7980 Independent Study in Criminal Justice (1-4 cr.)
CJ 7030 Criminal Justice Systems *CJ 7990 Thesis Research (3-6 cr.)
CJ 7330 Law as Social Control BSAD 5030 Human Resource Management
CJ 7530 Criminal Justice Administration BSAD 5340 Management, Gender and Race
CJ 7730 Evaluation and Program Analysis in BSAD 5530 Organizational Behavior
the Criminal Justice System PSYC 7230 Crisis Intervention Theory
*CJ 7880 Criminal Justice Internship PSYC 7430 Abnormal Psychology in a Dangerous World
*CJ 7920 Seminar Paper Research *PSYC 7980 Independent Study in Psychology (1-4 cr.)

Master of Science in Project Management

ACCT 7000 Managerial Accounting ENGRG 7810 Advanced Production and Operations Analysis
BSAD 5030 Human Resource Management ENGRG 7830 Advanced Cost and Value Analysis
BSAD 5340 Management, Gender and Race ENGRG 7850 Taguchi Method of Designing Experiments
BSAD 5500 Employee Training and Development PM 7010 Project Management Techniques I
BSAD 5530 Organizational Behavior PM 7020 Project Management Techniques II
BSAD 5540 Quality Management PM 7030 Project Risk Management
BSAD 5720 International Marketing PM 7040 Interpersonal Skills for Virtual and Co-Located
BSAD 5740 Consumer Behavior Project Teams
BSAD 6100 Supply Chain Management PM 7070 Program Management
BSAD 6200 Employee Recruitment and Selection PM 7080 Project Scope Management
BSAD 7540 Advanced Quality Management *PM 7840 Project Management Capstone
COMM 7330 Organizational Communication *PM 7980 Independent Study in Project Management (1-4 cr.)
ENGRG 6050 Applied Statistics *PM 7990 Thesis Research
*Contact advisor for prior approval and registration instructions.

TUITION AND FEES FOR ONLINE COURSES TUITION AND FEES FOR UNDERGRADUATE PRINT-BASED COURSES
(Subject to change without prior notice.) (Effective fall 2008) (Subject to change without prior notice.) (Effective 9/1/2008)

Cost per Credit - (regardless of residency) Cost per Credit

Undergraduate $350* Wisconsin Resident $211.84
Graduate $595* Nonresident $527.39

*Textbook fees not included Administrative Fee (nonrefundable)

*Other course specific fees not included Wisconsin Resident $10/credit
Nonresident Student $10/credit
Application Fee (nonrefundable) International Student $25/credit
Undergraduate $44
Graduate $56 Application Fee (nonrefundable) $44

Transfer Application Fee (nonrefundable) Transfer Application Fee (nonrefundable) $44

Undergraduate $44
Applicable to all transfer students except those transferring directly to
UW-Platteville from one of the two-year UW colleges.
Online courses must be paid for in U.S. dollars by check, money order or
credit card (Visa or MasterCard).
Applicable to all transfer students except those transferring directly to
UW-Platteville from one of the two-year UW colleges
University Services Fee (nonrefundable)
One course per contract enrollment plan $60
Two or more courses per contract enrollment plan $120

Course Extension Fee (nonrefundable) $30/course

Portfolio Assessment Fee (nonrefundable) $75
Portfolio Transcripting Fee $150
For registration deadlines please go to www.uwplatt.edu/ (for 1-9 credits) plus $50/credit for each 5 credit increment beyond 9 credits
disted/announcements.html
Print-based courses must be paid for in U.S. dollars by check, money order or
credit card (Visa, MasterCard, or American Express). Textbooks are also at the
student’s expense. The cost will vary depending upon the textbook and the number
of textbooks.

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Growing pains
As we enter the second year of the
Drums and Cymbals Technology
Enhancement project, it is exciting
to see the various technologies that
will be put into selected classes.
Even more important, is collecting
the results to see how well the
enhancements worked to resolve a
problem that had been identified
by the faculty member. Remember,
the main focus of this project is
to use technology to enhance the
opportunities for learning in the
online environment.
By the end of the current academic
year, more than 20 classes will have
incorporated at least one technology
enhancement. The feedback we
receive from the students in these
classes is used to help us determine
if we want to continue to use this
technology in future classes. So, be
sure to complete the evaluations that
your instructor gives you regarding
the technology enhancement.
We are now in the planning stages
of determining how to incorporate
technology enhancements into
classes in a much quicker time
frame. Our goal is to have at least
one enhancement in all classes (over
120 total) during the 2010-2011
academic year. This goal can only
be reached by limiting the amount
of technologies we will support
and streamlining the process for
incorporating technologies into the
courses. This will not be an easy
process, but it will be an extremely
important one for us to do well.
People have asked, why this is such
a complicated process? Some of
the issues that we need to keep in
mind when incorporating additional
technologies into classes, includes:
• adhering to ADA requirements
• identifying ways to measure
the success of the technology
integration
By Dawn Drake
• load times for the technology
• training time for the faculty or
student to use the technology
• development time for using the
technology
• knowledge needed to trouble-
shoot problems with the
technology
• ongoing changes to various
technologies
• cost to purchase, maintain or use
various technologies
• “shelf-life” of the technology
Since we do not want to use a “one
size fits all philosophy” for our
technology enhancement for courses,
we are continually striving to identify
and develop the technologies that
will best enhance the online learning
environment. We appreciate the
feedback that you have given us to
date about this project and we look
forward to your continued input.

Wisconsin GI Bill Information

Please note that if you are eligible for the Wisconsin GI bill tuition waiver
benefit, it does not cover all of the tuition for the online courses. This benefit
provides eligible veterans, their spouses and dependents 100% on-campus
tuition and segregated fee remission for University of Wisconsin System schools.

PLEASE NOTE: The online tuition/fee rates are typically higher than the
on-campus tuition rates. The WI GI Bill remission applies to the on-campus
rate, so students qualifying for this benefit need to be aware that they are
responsible for the difference in tuition/fees if they choose to take online courses.

Example: If the online tuition/fees for a course is $1,500 and the on-campus
tuition for a course is $1,000, then $1,000 is waived and the student is
responsible for the $500 difference.) If you have questions about the
Wisconsin GI bill, please contact the Registrar's Office at 608.342.1321.

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UWP allies with SAP software
Business is changing, and to a
certain extent, software is driving
the change. A properly educated
workforce is fundamental for
competitiveness and success, whether
an organization leads in its markets
by innovating and driving change
or it is has rapid change forced on
it. An educated workforce is the
cornerstone of corporate success
locally, regionally and globally.
SAP not only understands the
importance of education, but
also takes action to
support education
around the world.
Through its
University Alliance
Program, SAP provides
its leading-edge business
software suite to hundreds of
universities and technical institutes
in more than 30 countries for use in
business, information technology (IT),
computer science and engineering
courses. This fall, the University
of Wisconsin-Platteville (UWP)
is in the process of joining SAP’s
University Alliances program. The
business and accounting department
at UWP initiated the effort in an
attempt to enhance the student
learning experience in the numerous
courses by utilizing SAP’s business,
accounting and finance simulations
and other tools. Initially, the
department was focused on using
SAP in Supply Chain Management
courses, but the department’s
interest rapidly grew as it became
apparent that SAP’s other academic
applications could be highly
beneficial to the department.
The greatest benefit the University
Alliances program brings to UWP
is that it will enable students
to experience, first-hand, how
organizations operate and how
integrated systems can make
organizations more successful.
Students gain hands-on experience
about how business is done in the
real-world by using state-of-the-art
technology in case studies and
homework. Some have an opportunity
to see the consulting/implementation
process in action in a capstone course.
Students in programs supported by
the SAP University Alliances not
only gain valuable insight to how
a business operates, but more
importantly, are able to provide
a higher level of contribution to
the company that hires them.
The skills students in programs
supported by SAP University
Alliances develop offer them a
distinct advantage in a competitive
job market. Organizations around
the world recognize the benefits that
the University Alliances program
provides. There is a high-level of
demand from both SAP customers
and partners for students who
have experience with SAP and can
bridge the gap between business and
technology. Companies are actively
seeking graduates from successful
member programs because they
find that the students often require
less initial training, are able to more
quickly contribute to their team, and
have stronger critical thinking skills.
Participation in the University
Alliances program does not mean
that UWP becomes a software
training organization, however.
Instead, SAP software and its
concepts are used to reinforce the
concepts that are already being
taught. Students are able to put
theory into practice and enhance
their educational experience by
way of demonstrations, exercises
and problems, case studies and
research projects. Accounting
education goes beyond
chalkboard and stand-
alone applications to
make use of SAP’s fully
integrated financials.
Finance students
assess the impact of
restructuring, mergers
and acquisitions. Organization
management students and human
resources management students
develop deep understanding of
succession planning, workforce
development, and compensation
planning. Operations management
programs include comparisons of
planning methods and integrate
cost planning through the use of
management accounting reports.
Supply chain management students
build supply networks and assess
the impact of different configurations
and sharing of information among
partners in the supply chain. Marketing
students develop programs and
campaigns with fully integrated cost
management and results analysis.
Market research students make use of
SAP’s robust business informatics to
do segmentation studies and detailed
analyses. UWP anticipates using SAP
as described above and in other ways
not yet conceived. This alliance with
SAP is an exciting prospect and the
potential applications of SAP to the
classroom are almost endless.
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Ask a librarian
CitationFinder
is a new
electronic
service offered
to distance
education
students that
facilitates
locating full-
text journal
articles.
CitationFinder may be
employed whenever your instructor
provides you with a citation to a
recommended article or when you’re
researching. Once you have obtained
the basic bibliographic information,
CitationFinder will do the work of
searching for an electronic version of
the desired material.
The Karrmann Library has more than
100 full-text and citation databases,
covering almost every imaginable
topic from agriculture to women’s
Scholarships available
It’s that time of year again to be
thinking of scholarships! UW-Platteville
Distance Learning Center is offering
a variety of scholarships for the 2008-
2009 academic year. Our scholarships
descriptions and deadlines can be
found at: www.uwplatt.edu/disted/
started.html?finaid_Gen.
The listing of scholarships include:
• Dawn Drake Excellence in Distance
Excellence Scholarship
• Walter Longacre Memorial
Scholarship
• College of Business,Industry,
Life Science and Agriculture
Scholarship
• Ana Alvarez-Holmber Memorial
Scholarship
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studies. Reviewing this vast array of
library material can be daunting to a
new researcher and extremely time
consuming if you’re pursuing just
one journal article. CitationFinder
takes the hassle out of the search and
conveniently and efficiently locates
material of choice in just a few seconds.
Remember the days at the index
tables trying to find three scholarly
articles on air pollution or advertising
ploys? You might sit for hours
paging through volume after volume
of Readers Guide to Periodical
• Project Management Professional
Development Scholarship
• GetEducated.com
Scholarship
Please visit our website
for descriptions and
deadlines. Please review
the scholarship descriptions
and application process prior
to applying. If any questions,
please call the DLC at 800.362.5460
or e-mail Sara Davis at siegerts@
uwplatt.edu.
Other helpful websites include:
• www.scholarships.com
• www.Fastaid.com
• www.supercollege.com
• www.fastweb.com
By John Leonard-Berg
Literature just to find a relevant
citation, all the time hoping the
library subscribes to the journal.
Today this process has changed, and
millions of entries can be checked
in seconds, leaving quality time
for reading, synthesis and, most
importantly, leading your active life.
CitationFinder is prominently
positioned on the top portion of
our Electronic Resources by Title
page (www.uwplatt.edu/library/
database). Click the CitationFinder
link and complete the accompanying
form. Minimally, you must include a
journal title and date (www.uwplatt.
edu/library/sfx/article.html). Helpful
hints are located on the search page
as reminders to formulate the best
search possible. After submitting the
electronic form you will immediately
be directed to the location of your
desired journal article. This is as easy
as one, two, three.
By Sara Davis
Helpful Tips
• Start your search early
• Carefully watch deadlines
• Follow the directions
on each application
carefully
• Check for spelling and
grammer
Scholarship Warning Signs
• “May I have your credit card or
bank account number to hold this
scholarship”
• “We’ll do all the work”
• “You’re a finalist” in a contest that
you never entered
• “The scholarship is guaranteed or
your money back”
“Challenge Questions” with passwords
Picture this … It’s a Sunday evening.
You have a one-page journal article
review due the following morning.
Because of your busy schedule, you
only have two hours to work on it
before going to bed, and you won’t
have any time to work on it on
Monday because you’ll be swamped
with meetings and business travel.
So you fire up your web browser and
go to UW-Platteville’s full-text journal
indexes at the Karrmann Library
website. But wait! The library
website’s EZProxy is requiring your
NetID and password before you can
access the full-text journal indexes,
and your password has expired! Just
call the Distance Learning Center,
right? We’ve been so helpful in the
past! But a quick phone call to our
office reminds you that our office
staff is only available during business
hours on week days. Oh, no! Your
article review is due tomorrow! What
do you do?!?
Wisconsin Department of Justice announcement
Registration for the following non-
credit criminal justice courses is now
open:
DOJ 3001: First Line Supervisory
Training for Criminal Justice
Professionals
DOJ 4001: Leadership in Police
Organizations: Module 1
DOJ 4002: Leadership in Police
Organizations: Module 2
The best thing to do is to avoid
this situation in the first place by
taking advantage of the “Challenge
Questions” feature of your campus
NetID. Challenge Questions are a
series of five questions and answers
that you set up using an online tool
called Virtual Office. Once set up, if
you ever forget your NetID password,
you can just use the “Forgot your
password?” feature at Virtual Office
to recall it. Virtual Office then
asks you for the answers to your
Challenge Questions. If you can
answer the questions, you can reset
your password, and gain access to
the online resources you need, even
outside office hours. To set up your
Challenge Questions, go to Virtual
Office at www.uwplatt.edu/go/vo
and, if you have not yet configured
your challenge questions in the past,
you will immediately be prompted
to configure them. Or, after logging
into Virtual Office, you can also click
By John Veith
the padlock icon on the top menu
bar, and then you’ll find “Answer
Challenge Questions” near the
bottom of the page.
Yes, we at the DLC are always happy
to help you with your forgotten or
expired passwords, but we’re not
available 24/7. So, for those times
when you might need immediate
access to an online resource that
requires your NetID and password,
be sure to configure your Challenge
Questions, and avoid unnecessary
panic should you forget your NetID
password or allow it to expire.
We are currently working on a set
of communications to help students
manage a variety of password issues
that can occur. If you have questions
regarding your NetID and password,
please don’t hesitate to contact John
A. Vieth at the DLC at 800.362.5460,
or e-mail viethj@uwplatt.edu.
To obtain additional information
about each of the courses,
registration instructions, technology
requirements, textbooks and fees,
please visit the following website:
www.uwplatt.edu/disted and click
on online criminal justice training.
Special Note: Successful completion
of these classes can be used as
credits toward the undergraduate
criminal justice major.
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UWP students travel to Guatemala
Students and professors from the
University of Wisconsin-Platteville
said adios to UWP as they embarked
on a two-week international short
study tour of Guatemala in May.
The course, a short travel seminar
in Guatemalan Business Practices, is
offered through the UWP business
department. On the trip were 11
UWP students, business professor
Wendy Brooke, and Steve Kleisath,
chair of the business department.
The course is designed to help
students develop an understanding
of the world’s economies. By taking
this course, students become
aware of the role of multinational
corporations, their practices and
policies in Central America, and the
influence they have on the business
climate in the region.
CJ instructor has multiple publications
Brian Johnson has been working
with UW-Platteville as an adjunct
instructor in the criminal justice
program since fall 2007, in addition
to his full-time teaching position
at Grand Valley State University in
Michigan. The current year has been
both a busy and productive year for
Johnson. He was elected chair of the
security and crime prevention section
of the Academy of Criminal Justice
Sciences (ACJS). In addition to this
honor, he has also been busy writing
and publishing.
He has recently completed a book on
safe travel. This book reviews the
crime prevention and criminological
literature in the context of save travel
for businesses executives and students.
It will be in print spring 2009.
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“Taking this course taught me
business practices completely
different than the ones we learn
in class,” Rachel Knoespel, UWP
business minor, stated. “Going to
Guatemala not only improved my
understanding of global business
but gave all of us the opportunity to
embrace a new culture.”
The students spent one week
in Guatemala City, the hub of
international trade in Central
America, where they visited the U.S.
Embassy, the American Chamber of
Commerce and several multinational
corporations. At each stop, the
group received tours and specific
presentations by business leaders.
The second week was spent in Antigua,
a world heritage site, where students
Johnson also had an article accepted
for publication in the “Criminal Justice
Review” titled “Depriving Civil
Rights: An Exploration of 18 U.S.C
242 Criminal Prosecutions, 2001-2006.”
Johnson co-authored this publication
with Dr. Philip Bridgmon from the
University of North Alabama.
The work examined the use of 18
USC 242 to prosecute criminal
justice officials who violated the
constitutionally protected rights of
U.S. citizens for the period under
analysis. The article will be appearing
in print, June 2009.
Johnson’s book “Crucial Elements
of Police Firearms Training” has
been recently published (2008). This
book reviews legal issues, training
techniques, and the bio-physiological
By Anne Killian
received tours of several historical
and cultural sites. As coffee and jade
are two regionally based industries,
students experienced a tour of a
coffee plantation and jade factory.
“Each time I go to Guatemala I am
always taken with the pride and
offering of friendship from the people
there,” Brooke said. “Although I have
been to Guatemala many times in the
past; I was very excited to share my
love of this place for the first time
with students. I am looking forward
to expanding the program for next
year.”
For more information about the next
Guatemala short study tour, contact
Brooke at 608.342.6049 or brookew@
uwplatt.edu
mechanics of police firearms training.
It is unique in the context that is the
first book related to firearms training
that examines the physiological and
biological processes that occur in
high-stress police related activities
including the use of deadly force.
According to Cheryl Fuller, director
of the MSCJ program, Johnson
has been doing an outstanding job
teaching CJ 7030 Criminal Justice
Systems this past year. His student
evaluations are overwhelmingly
positive. Johnson is described as an
exceptional motivator, offers a high
degree of academic and professional
knowledge, fair and is extremely
helpful when researching and
writing scholarly papers. Johnson is
an excellent faculty addition to the
MSCJ program.
 Opportunities abound at UWP
Are you ready for the next step in
your career? Our online degrees
are a great opportunity to serve
as a springboard for your career
and personal growth. With UW-
Faculty Profile – Patricia Bromley
If a student’s pursuit of knowledge
starts with one single step, then
Patricia Bromley could be considered
a track coach. “I love all three of my
online classes, because they are set up
to get the students actively involved
with the material. It’s amazing how
well you get to know the people in
an online class,” said Bromley, UWP
campus and online professor.
Bromley is an assistant professor
in the department of psychology,
and coordinator of the MSE Adult
Education program at UW-Platteville.
She teaches graduate courses in
abnormal psychology, theories of
personality, techniques of counseling,
group counseling, and research
procedures. She was the 1993
recipient of the UWP Faculty Award
for Teaching Excellence and the 2004
University Continuing Education
Association College Course Award
Platteville’s 100 percent online
degrees, you will be a part of
tradition, integrity and excellence.
As you earn your degree at UWP,
you will experience convenience as
you are able to apply, register and
order your textbooks online. You
will also be able to take classes in
an asynchronous format from your
home or on the road. Along with an
abundance of convenience, the degree
program is also cost effective. The
degree doesn’t require any campus
visits or commuting, allowing you to
(a national award). She also teaches
three online classes as part of her
load, which is unusual, because most
online faculty teach as overload.
“I always enjoy the class I’m
teaching now — whatever that is.
I find interaction with students
invigorating and motivating. For
example, the theories class employs
a “Rogues Gallery” of terrorists and
other famously bad-behaving people,
By Clint Nemitz and Kim Maier
save time and money. Finally, when
you earn your accredited degree, there
will be no reference to “distance” or
“online” on your transcripts or your
diploma. You will also have an in-
depth analysis of the subject matter
needed in your field.
Reach your goals today with a
Bachelor of Science degree in
business administration or criminal
justice or a Master of Science degree
in project management, engineering
or criminal justice. For more
information contact the DLC at
800.362.5460 or disted@uwplatt.edu.
By Dan Klein
and students apply the concepts in
each lesson to the rogue their group
has chosen to analyze throughout the
semester,” Bromley said.
Bromley feels that the field of
psychology is very important to
criminal justice. “CJ students, like
psychology students, are fascinated
by human behavior. Why do people
do the seemingly irrational things
they do? What can we do to change
problematic behavior? Psychology
theories and science provide CJ
students with a different, and very
useful angle on human experience”
Bromley is also a licensed
psychologist with over 20 years of
clinical experience. She is listed in the
National Register of Health Service
Providers in Psychology. She lives in
Whitewater, Wis., and enjoys reading,
jewelry-making, and soap-making.
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Gaining steam
It’s been another busy time in the DLC’s
marketing group. With fall 2008 well
underway, it looks like we once again
met our growth goals and, more
importantly, continue to advance
our mission of granting access to
education for those who can’t put life
on hold to go back to school.
Our biggest event of the season was
the PMI Global Congress-North
America in Denver. As always, it
proved to be a fantastic event. Key
members of our MSPM were also in
attendance to receive our PMI Global
Accreditation. Congratulations again
Calling all graduates
Commencement is held twice each
year, at the end of the fall and spring
semesters. Candidates for graduation
at the end of a summer session are
included in the May commencement,
however, they may attend either
the May or December ceremony.
Summer graduates are asked to
inform the Distance Learning Center
of which celebration they would like
to attend as we strongly encourage
all graduates and their families to
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to all who worked on this project to
ensure that our MSPM graduates can
confidently stand side by side with
anyone in the project management
field.
Our biggest initiative in the
marketing group has been the
PMI Global Congress-North America in Denver
attend these important events and
celebrate the achievements of our
new graduates.
If you are planning to graduate this
fall and have not yet completed the
paperwork and submitted the fees
associated with this, please immediately
contact your academic advisor and
the DLC (800.362.5460) to get this
process finalized. Informational
packets regarding the Dec. 13
By Les Hollingsworth
re-launch of a full public relations
campaign. We’re now providing
editorial content for several
professional associations in an effort
to give back to their respective
industries and advance knowledge
in the field. If you (students, faculty
and fans) would like to help create
some of this editorial content,
please let me know. We have an
incredible amount of knowledge
in our network, let’s put it to use to
improve our respective fields. Also,
if you are affiliated with a group or
association and need content for your
association, we’re happy to provide.
By Travis Courtney
commencement activities have
been sent to all students currently
scheduled for fall graduation but if
you have any questions or would like
to confirm your attendance please
contact Travis in the DLC.
If you plan to graduate in May, you
should notify your advisor as soon
as possible so that you can discuss
the review of all coursework and
credits earned.
New online, non-credit courses available
Online career training courses are
in heavy demand. Staying on the
cutting edge of this movement, UW-
Platteville recently partnered with
Gatlin Education
Services to provide
online career
training courses
in the following
fields: healthcare
and fitness, business
and professional,
IT and software
development, management and
corporate, media and design,
hospitality and gaming, and skilled
trades and industrial.
The non-credit courses can
help individuals at any stage of
their career. Each course is open
enrollment and takes an average of
90 days to complete. Whether the
student is interested in switching
career paths, obtaining advanced
training and certificates, or a first-
time job seeker in need of specialized
training, UW-Platteville and Gatlin
provide the necessary resources for
Spring independent study
Graduate students who are planning
to register for an Independent Study,
Capstone, Seminar Paper Research,
Thesis Research, Internship or
Special Topics course for the spring
2009 semester, should contact their
advisor as soon as possible to begin
the paperwork. This process can be
lengthy, so we encourage you to get
started as soon as possible. If you
have questions about eligibility, or
information about the courses, please
direct them to your advisor. If you
are a financial aid recipient, your
proposal needs to be approved no
later Dec. 10. All other students
need to have their proposals
workforce, corporate, vocational
rehabilitation or individual career
training, all from the convenience of
your home or office.
“Online training offers the
convenience of working from your
personal computer and at your own
pace,” Mark Lamkin, executive
director of Gatlin Education Services
said. “It’s a viable tool right now as
evidenced by the growing number of
people utilizing it, and is the way of
the future.”
“We are very pleased to be partnering
with Gatlin Education Services to
help expand the offerings that we
can make available to our customer
base,” Dawn Drake, executive
director of Alternative Delivery
approved no later than Dec. 30.
Any proposals received after Dec.
30, we will be happy to process
for you the following semester.
For information about specific
courses and special registration
instructions, please go into the
course area on our website (www.
Reg !
uwplatt.edu/disted/courses),
choose the area you need, and
the name of the course. Follow
the link with “registration
instructions.” If you have any
questions about the registration
process, feel free to contact your
advisor, or the DLC.
By Dan Klein
Systems, said. “In many cases, there
are only three to four people in our
geographic region that are interested
in a particular topic area, so we are
unable to create a
specific training
opportunity for
them. By partnering
with Gatlin, we are
able to serve far
more training needs
on an individual
basis through online
education. We were very pleased to
see the caliber of the curriculum and
the credentials of the instructors for
these courses. This is one more way
that we are able to bring national
educational resources to our rural
area.”
For more information about Gatlin
courses, offered in partnership
with UW-Platteville, go to www.
uwplatt.edu/cont_ed/Online-Career-
Training-Courses.html. If you
have questions about these courses,
contact Rick Morgan at morganr@
uwplatt.edu.
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Distance Teaching and Learning Conference By Shenita Ray

In August, I attended the • Share program resources via

Distance Teaching and Learning
Conference in Madison, Wis. This
annual conference is recognized
internationally for its quality and
integrity. Each year the conference
provides an exchange of resources,
research, and best practices from
around the world that are pertinent
to the design and delivery of distance
education and training. The 2008
conference objectives included:
• Discuss critical success factors and
innovative practices in distance
education and training
• Examine the key components
of effective applications: needs
analysis, course design, teaching
methods, active learning, learner
support, management, policy and
evaluation
• Share successful approaches,
strategies and techniques
• Identify active teaching/learning
methods for effective engagement,
motivation and performance
outcomes
• Discuss major issues, new
developments and trends
• Increase knowledge about
teaching/training at a distance
• Facilitate networking among
distance educators, practitioners
and administrators
technology (e.g., print, audio,
video, multimedia and the
Internet)
I attended a diverse array of
sessions. A few of the sessions I
attended included the following:
Assessing online courses, developing
an online orientation program,
and using technology to enhance
distance education through a variety
of multimedia tools. Although
the primary participants of this
conference are distance educators
and administrators, I think online
learners could gain substantial
benefits by attending this conference
as well. To learn more about the
conference or to determine if would
like to attend next year’s conference,
check out the website: www.uwex.
edu/disted/conference

UW-Platteville Program
Contact Information for Coordinators

Online Courses Business Administration

Chris Schuldes
Phone: 608.342.1980
Technical Support - UW Learning Innovations E-mail: schuldesc@uwplatt.edu
Direct questions that relate to problems getting access to the course (e.g., passwords,
login name) and/or other hardware/software problems that you encounter when Project Management
navigating through the course. Bill Haskins
Toll-free: 877.724.7883 Phone: 608.342.1961
E-mail: techsupport@learn.uwsa.edu E-mail: haskinsd@uwplatt.edu

Learner Services - UW Learning Innovations Criminal Justice (bachelor)

Direct questions that relate to billing, registering in an online course, ordering exams, Amy Nemmetz
nominating proctors, refunds and problems with receiving textbooks from the online Phone: 608.342.1494
bookstore. E-mail: nemmetza@uwplatt.edu
Toll-free: 877.895.3276
E-mail: info@learn.uwsa.edu Criminal Justice (master)
Cheryl Banachowski-Fuller
Student Services - UW-Platteville Distance Learning Center Phone: 608.342.1652
Direct questions that relate to admissions information and status, course grades, financial E-mail: banchoc@uwplatt.edu
aid, transfer of credits, general questions about programs offered at a distance from
UWP, information about policies and procedures associated with each online program. Engineering
Toll-free: 800.362.5460 Lisa Riedle
E-mail: disted@uwplatt.edu Phone: 608.342.1686
E-mail: riedle@uwplatt.edu

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Student spotlight - Bob Lewis
Bob Lewis is almost a resident of
Wisconsin. Though he has never
stepped foot on Wisconsin soil, he
has felt a connection to the state since
wearing a Packers-colored jersey
playing youth league football in
his native Massachusetts. He even
bought Packers stock on the first day
it was offered, and still has it to this
day. So when he was looking for a
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master’s program in criminal justice,
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UW-Platteville was a natural decision.
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Deciding on UWP also spawned
from his experience and knowledge
in the field of education. He taught
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physical education after receiving his
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undergrad degree and also taught for
25 years in the Army in the areas of
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counterterrorism, counterintelligence
and polygraph procedures. Since
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then, he has been teaching at the
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nation’s national polygraph school,
the Defense Academy for Credibility
Assessment (DACA) after his son’s
graduation from there. He teaches
students on how to use polygraph
equipment, interviewing procedures
and techniques, human nature and
sociological tendencies.
Accreditation continued from page 2
Even with UW-Platteville’s Master
of Science in project management
program’s outstanding growth
through the years, project
management coordinator, D.W.
Haskins, believes that PMI
accreditation will strengthen the
program’s academic reputation as
a desirable destination even more
for students who seek a graduate
degree in this highly valued
business discipline.
Even with his military and
educational background, Lewis has
benefited from the master’s courses
he’s taken. “I’ve been able to apply
the coursework to my teaching
at DACA,” Lewis said. “Lots of
it (polygraph technique) involves
interviewing and verifying. It’s
psychology, sociology and an art all
at the same time. The Victimology
course I took this summer has helped
me to incorporate profiling into my
polygraph courses at DACA.”
Lewis has enjoyed the challenges and
benefits of distance learning. “It’s
intimidating for older folks who are
used to ‘traditional’ education, but
we’re always able to learn,” Lewis
said. “I liked it once I understood
how it worked. I could spread the
courses out one at a time and work at
night, lunch time, a half an hour here,
an hour there…”
“The accreditation process provides
our program with substantial
prestige and visibility among project
managers and the organizations
which employ them,” Haskins said.
“The benefit of accreditation to UWP
students is that it will set them apart
from graduates of non-accredited
programs when seeking a promotion
or looking for a new job.”
“Accreditation by PMI is a high-level
marker that is useful to organizations
and prospective students who wish
to verify the rigor and academic value
By Dan Klein
Lewis also noted some of the
benefits not available in traditional
classrooms. “The whole course
content is laid out so you can plan,
work ahead of time. The ability to
work on what you need to when you
need to is fulfilling.”
Lewis has especially enjoyed the
online discussion groups. “Everyone
is from different places, all walks
of life and we just happen to come
together in one moment, one class.
There’s lots of background to the
discussions. In living life, we’re able
to share things. It’s beneficial to the
learning process.”
To future UWP graduate students or
to those considering taking courses,
Lewis states: “Michelangelo at 83
said ‘I am still learning.’ Embrace the
technology we do have. Get online
and do it.”
Lewis resides in his home in South
Carolina, with his wife and daughter.
In December, upon completing his
degree, he may make his first trip to
his second home, just in time for
the playoffs.
of UWP’s Master of Science in project
management program,” Haskins
added. “Employers who hire project
managers will view UWP’s PMI
accreditation favorably, in the same
way as engineering firms view ABET
accreditation or business enterprises
view AACSB accreditation.”
Detailed information on the
accreditation process is available
at www.pmi.org/PDF/pdc_
handbookofaccreditation.pdf.
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 What our
GRADUATES
are saying!
“I have thoroughly enjoyed my time in the program at UWP. It
has been a challenge at times, but the kind of challenge that
really boosts one’s level of self-confidence upon completion.
The instructors are very knowledgeable in their respective
fields, and are very good at working with the students in an
online environment. I am definitely pleased with my decision
to attend the UWP criminal justice online master’s program,
and have already recommended it to others.”

–Kyle A. Konkol, 2008 Graduate

“My experience with the UWP Master of Science in

engineering program has been wonderful. When I first
considered getting my master’s degree at a distance, I
wasn’t sure what to expect. Would it provide the type of
education I was looking for? Just as I hoped, the program
provided a challenging and quality educational experience.
I was especially pleased with the amount of interaction
with the instructors and other students. Not only were the
professors a great source of knowledge, working with the
students was a valuable learning experience as well. I’m
looking forward to visiting UWP at graduation.”

–Derek Beimgraben, 2007 Graduate

UW-Platteville

D L C
Distance Learning Center