the instructor of a given section. The UG Committee would like to explore if our department can be assigned sections in which the instruction can be tailored to our needs or if the skilled Engl 316 instructors can be identified and our students steered to their sections. This second part of this proposal seems unlikely to succeed, as often the instructors’ names are not visible/assigned at the time of registration. Responsible: Undergraduate Committee with Department Chair. 9b Technical Writing Course Fall The English 316 structure is not likely to be May Complete. 2015 changed in the near-term. (Based on some 2016 discussion at the Dean’s level, it received little traction.) 10 Potential competency change. Fall Consider removing lab reports” from Ongoing. “in 2015 Competency 4.7, which currently reads will demonstrate an understanding of “Students basic engineering statistics in their laboratory reports.” ChEn 476 # Topic Initial Action/Recommendation Reassessment/ Date Status Date 1 Student self ratings were 2.9 (Fall 05), 2.9 (Fall Fall The ratings increased to 4.12 this year. The March Ongoing (see 1a). 06) and 3.11 (Fall 07) for competency 10.4.3 2005 instructor stated that the instruction has 2009 (“Students will be able to design tray-type continued to improve. columns (e.g., number of trays, tray efficiency, column height, column diameter, product specs) and packed columns (e.g., height of column, packing material, column diameter, flooding velocity).”).
the instructor of a given section. The UG Committee would like to explore if our department can be assigned sections in which the instruction can be tailored to our needs or if the skilled Engl 316 instructors can be identified and our students steered to their sections. This second part of this proposal seems unlikely to succeed, as often the instructors’ names are not visible/assigned at the time of registration. Responsible: Undergraduate Committee with Department Chair. 9b Technical Writing Course Fall 2015 The English 316 structure is not likely to be changed in the near-term. (Based on some discussion at the Dean’s level, it received little traction.) May 2016 Complete. 10 Potential competency change. Fall 2015 Consider removing “in lab reports” from Competency 4.7, which currently reads “Students will demonstrate an understanding of basic engineering statistics in their laboratory reports.” Ongoing. ChEn 476 # Topic Initial Date Action/Recommendation Date Reassessment/ Status 1 Student self ratings were 2.9 (Fall 05), 2.9 (Fall 06) and 3.11 (Fall 07) for competency 10.4.3 (“Students will be able to design tray-type columns (e.g., number of trays, tray efficiency, column height, column diameter, product specs) and packed columns (e.g., height of column, packing material, column diameter, flooding velocity).”). Fall 2005 The ratings increased to 4.12 this year. The instructor stated that the instruction has continued to improve. March 2009 Ongoing (see 1a).