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Course Dates: Cohort Five

DCCL courses generally run 7.5 weeks and include face-to-face and online components.

Your three-year journey begins in the summer with a one-day program orientation followed immediately by the start of summer courses. Summer courses include five days of face-to-face delivery with the remainder being online through the end of the semester. The first five-day, face-to-face component for Cohort Five runs from Friday through Tuesday.  The online portions of the two summer courses will follow consecutively, with IDSL 805 completing first and then ending the semester with IDSL 810.

Fall and Spring courses run consecutively - each for 7.5 weeks with about 1 week between courses. Breaks may require some follow-up course work or pre-course work. Fall and Spring courses generally begin on a Friday (the Friday before the regular Ferris courses begin) and end on a Wednesday – constituting 7.5 weeks. Each course typically includes one face-to-face component generally held during the second weekend of each class as follows: Friday 4 pm to 9 pm, and Saturday 8:30 am to 5 pm.

Cohort Five Courses Face-to-Face Dates Course Dates
Summer 2014 – 7 credits
IDSL 805 (3 credits)
Prospectus
Face-to-face week in Big Rapids
Friday, May 16 (10:00 a.m.) – Tuesday, May 20 (5:00 p.m.)
May 9 - June 27, 2014
IDSL 810 (3 credits)
Critical Issues
Face-to-face week in Big Rapids
Friday, May 16 (10:00 a.m.) – Tuesday, May 20 (5:00 p.m.)

May 9 – Aug. 6, 2014

IDSL 898 (1 credit)    
Fall 2014 – 7 credits
IDSL 825 (3 credits)
New Leaders
Face-to-face weekend in Grand Rapids
Friday, Aug. 22 (4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
Saturday, Aug. 23 (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
Aug. 15 – Oct. 8, 2014
IDSL 835 (3 credits)
Strategic Planning
Face-to-face weekend in Grand Rapids
Friday, Oct. 24 (4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
Saturday, Oct. 25 (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)  
Oct. 17 – Dec. 10, 2014
IDSL 898 (1 credit)    
Spring 2015 – 7 credits
IDSL 885 (3 credits)
Creating Culture of Student Learning & Success
Face-to-face weekend in Grand Rapids
Friday, Jan. 16 (4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
Saturday, Jan. 17 (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
Jan. 9 – Mar. 4, 2015
IDSL 840 (3 credits)
Qualitative Research
Face-to-face weekend in Grand Rapids
Friday, Mar. 20 (4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
Saturday, Mar. 21 (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
Mar. 13 – May 6, 2015
IDSL 898 (1 credit)    
Summer 2015 – 6 credits
IDSL 845 (4 credits)
Quantitative Research
Face-to-face week in Grand Rapids
June 5 – June 9
May 15 – July 19, 2015
IDSL 898 (2 credits) Face-to-face week in Grand Rapids
June 5 – June 9
 
Fall 2015 – 7 credits
IDSL 870 (3 credits)
Marketing & Community Engagement
Face-to-face weekend in Grand Rapids
Friday, Aug. 28 (4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
Saturday, Aug. 29 (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
Aug. 21 – Oct. 14, 2015
IDSL 855 (3 credits)
Managing Physical & Financial Resources
Face-to-face weekend in Grand Rapids
Friday, Oct. 23 (4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
Saturday, Oct. 24 (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
Oct. 23 – Dec. 16, 2015
IDSL 898 (1 credit)    
Spring 2016 – 7 credits
IDSL 894 (3 credits)
Practicum
Student develops unique schedule on own. Jan. 8 – Mar. 2, 2016
IDSL 860 (3 credits)
Resource Development
Face-to-face weekend in Chicago (at AACC Convention)
TBD
Mar. 11 – May 4, 2016
IDSL 898 (1 credit)    
Summer 2016 – 6 credits
IDSL 895 (3 credits)
Policy and Governance
Face-to-face week in Big Rapids
Tuesday, July 19 – Friday, July 22
June 6 – July 22, 2016
IDSL 898 (3 credits) Face-to-face week in Big Rapids
Tuesday, July 19 – Friday, July 22
 
Fall 2016 – 7 credits

IDSL 865 (3 credits)
Human Resources

Face-to-face weekend in Grand Rapids
Friday, Aug. 26 (4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
Saturday, Aug. 27 (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
Aug. 19 – Oct. 12, 2016
IDSL 880 (3 credits) Transformative Teaching Face-to-face weekend in Grand Rapids
Friday, Oct. 28 (4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
Saturday, Oct. 29 (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
Oct. 21 - Dec. 14, 2016
IDSL 898 (1 credit)    
Spring 2017 – 7 credits
IDSL 830 (3 credits)
Leading Organizational Transformation & Cultural Change
Face-to-face weekend in Grand Rapids
Friday, Jan. 13 (4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
Saturday, Jan. 14 (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
Jan 6 - Mar 1, 2017
IDSL 898 (4 credits)
CIPs

Face-to-face weekend in Grand Rapids
Comprehensive Interviews and Presentations
Friday, April 7
Saturday, April 8

April 7-8, 2017