UGC Meetings 2008-09 ==================== ================================================================================ 3/12/09 Thu 10:30-Noon ECS-349 Present: Agenda: - Review the Assessment Report Resolution: - ================================================================================ 2/27/09 Thu 1:00-3:00 ECS-212 Present: Peter, Tim, Vagelis, Norman, Prabu Agenda: - Review the Assessment Report Resolution: - Email to area coordinators & related faculty -- Prabu - Pre-requisites: Ethics CGS3092 Prereq: ENC3211 SeniorProj CIS4911 Prereq: CGS3092 SoftEngg CEN4010 prereq: COM3110 (Commn) - Include Intro to Computing CGS1920 in the area of Communication & Ethics - Update Area coordinator info on the syllabus pages - Senior project: Two or more faculty assess the program outcomes for each student Formalize assessment mechanisms -- Peter - Improve program outcome survey: Through senior project Through Exit interview survey - Improve outcome surveys During the survey period, SCIS main page needs to have a prominent link Include a link in the instructor's syllabus web page - Rewording the outcome J - Tracking graduates: send out a letter Electronic: SCIS facebook, LinkedIn, etc. ================================================================================ 2/19/09 Thu 10:30-noon ECS-349 Present: Peter, Tim, Vagelis, Norman, Prabu Agenda: - Discussion on SDD project and SE courses - Peter - Review the Assessment Report ================================================================================ 2/5/09 Thu 10:30-noon ECS-349 Present: Peter, Tim, Vagelis, Norman, Prabu Agenda: - Review the revised version of cop4005 by Kip - Discussion on SDD project and SE courses - Peter ================================================================================ 1/22/09 Thu 11-noon ECS-212 Present: Peter, Tim, Vagelis, Norman, Prabu, Kip Agenda: - review changes to cop4005 (Windows Programming for IT) Resolution: - Periodic UGC meeting schedule: Thu 10:30am - Spring term UGC issues: * SDD software project vs Capstone project (project redundancy, SEngg II, other SE UG/Grad courses) * Examine SDD track * Consolidate the previous discussions on the frequency of elective course offerings * Review of the Assessment report - Reviewed the proposed changes for cop4005 by Kip and recommended changes to the catalog description, course outcomes, and curriculum category credit hours. ================================================================================ 11/25/08 Tue 10-11:30am ECS-212 Present: Agenda: - review the consistency of the catalog listing of CS UG programs - freuency of elective course offerings Resolution: - ================================================================================ 11/4/08 Tue 10-11:30am ECS-212 Present: Peter, Tim, Vagelis, Norman, Prabu, Masoud Agenda: - cop4226 revised syllabus, course syllabi templates - grading sheet for senior projects Resolution: - send cop4226 syllabus to faculty for approval (Prabu) - Revise grading sheets for senior project (Peter) ================================================================================ 10/21/08 Tue 10-11:30am ECS-349 Present: Peter, Tim, Vagelis, Norman, Prabu Agenda: - Review COP4226 syllabus - Grading sheet rubric for senior projects - Any prequisite changes to CS or IT courses - Re-examine Frequency of course offerings Resolution: - Revised outcomes for COP4226; Tim will finalize the syllabus - Senior project grading: based on course outcomes Peter will draft it: grading sheet - Offering of elective courses pattern: Tim & Norman ================================================================================ 10/8/08 Wed Noon-1:30pm ECS-349 Present: Peter, Tim, Vagelis, Norman, Prabu, Sadjadi Agenda: - Sadjadi's IT Automation course - Review the new syllabi of cop4226 - Frequency of CS course offerings Resolution: - IT Automation: revised catalog description & prerequisite changes, and recommends this course as an IT (System Admin) elective course - COP4226: suggested changes to prereq, core & adv hours - Examined course offering frequency for CS/IT elective courses need to check this again and make recommendations on course offerings - For each CS course, specify core hours and advanced hours in the syllabus. ================================================================================ 9/24/08 Wed 1pm-2pm ECS-349 Present: Peter, Tim, Vagelis, Norman, Prabu Agenda: - Discuss about a new course (IT Automation) proposal - Review how often a new course is taught (by the course proposer) - follow-up on the last meeting's resolution - proposed changes in course outcomes and prerequisites for cop4226 Resolution: - Norman's template for program outcome mappings in course syllabi - done - complete change to the detailed syllabus file of cop4226 -- Tim - An updated sample syllabus template for CS course -- Prabu - New course IT Automation requires changes to prerequisites, prerequisite topics It is not accepted as a CS elective list course - Review of all IT courses and then consider the new course prpoposals ================================================================================ 9/12/08 Fri 11am-1pm ECS-212 Present: Peter, Tim, Vagelis, Norman, Prabu, Masoud Agenda: - ABET accreditation - Norman's presentation Resolution: - CS curriculum adequately meets the ABET criterion - Prepare a template for course outcomes to program outcomes mapping [Prabu] - Write-up for [Norman] Assessment plan for the course How data in the course is used to Assess program Outcomes - Invite all subject area coordinators for a meeting with Norman & Prabu Emphasize the siginificance of updating the syllabi ABET procedure about the process - Examine the overlap between Capstone and SDD project course ================================================================================ 9/2/08 Tue 4:15pm ECS-235 Present: Peter, Tim, Vagelis, Norman, Prabu, Masoud Agenda: - Prioritize UGC tasks for the academic year and timeline - Meeting schedule for the UGC - UGC info access Resolution: - Regular meeting: Fri 11am or immediately after the faculty meeting - ABET accreditation: Curriculum analysis and recommendation by 10/31/08 - Course offering frequency and cycles - Tim by 11/15 - Grading sheet rubric for Senior projects (based on Program outcomes) by Peter before 11/15 - Recommendation for improving the exit survey - Spring 2009 - Review of the Assessment report - Spring 2009 ================================================================================