General Curriculum # Topic Initial Action/Recommendation Reassessment/ Date Status Date 1 Concern that programming may not be needed Fall Ken and Tommy surveyed graduate students and Fall Complete. and that we should re-evaluate the computer 2007 concluded that programming should be kept. 2008 Mathcad and tools used. Need to integrate through curriculum. The Chemcad remain undergraduate committee should pursue this the primary aspect. Responsible faculty: Undergraduate committee. 1a There were still licensing issues in many courses Fall It is recommended that a committee be formed July Licensing issues regarding ChemCad. 2009 to address which simulator package should be 2009 mainly resolved. used in the future. Responsible Faculty: August Platform Undergraduate Committee 2011 evaluation ongoing (see 1b). 1b Consider introducing simulators earlier in Winter The UG Committee is addressing May Complete (see 1c). curriculum and providing simulator options (like 2011 computer program usage, but planning to 2011 Aspen and Unisim). adopt Aspen this year. Responsible Faculty: Undergraduate Committee. 1c Simulator assessment. Winter Multiple simulator options were offered in ChEn May Complete. 2012 451. The results were 17 groups chose 2012 ChemCad, 1 chose Aspen, and 1 chose Unisim. Continue teaching Aspen. 2 Need quantitative assessment listed under Fall The UG committee will revise the form to March Complete. assessment method. (i.e. use scores from 2008 emphasize this Responsible faculty: 2009 assignments, etc rather than listing just general Undergraduate committee. categories such as life-long learning assignment, homework, etc. 3 Some competency information is cutoff on the Fall Need to fix. Responsible faculty: Tommy Completed Fall evaluation form (see ChEn 378, ChEn 374 form). 2008 Knotts. 2009 2009 4 Faculty evaluation sheets (for end of semester Winter Need to avoid ambiguity of using H, E, F, Q, and July Complete assessment) need to be changed to better 2009 P. Responsible Faculty: Randy and Tommy 2009
General Curriculum # Topic Initial Date Action/Recommendation Date Reassessment/ Status 1 Concern that programming may not be needed and that we should re-evaluate the computer tools used. Fall 2007 Ken and Tommy surveyed graduate students and concluded that programming should be kept. Need to integrate through curriculum. The undergraduate committee should pursue this aspect. Responsible faculty: Undergraduate committee. Fall 2008 Complete. Mathcad and Chemcad remain the primary 1a There were still licensing issues in many courses regarding ChemCad. Fall 2009 It is recommended that a committee be formed to address which simulator package should be used in the future. Responsible Faculty: Undergraduate Committee July 2009 August 2011 Licensing issues mainly resolved. Platform evaluation ongoing (see 1b). 1b Consider introducing simulators earlier in curriculum and providing simulator options (like Aspen and Unisim). Winter 2011 The UG Committee is addressing computer program usage, but planning to adopt Aspen this year. Responsible Faculty: Undergraduate Committee. May 2011 Complete (see 1c). 1c Simulator assessment. Winter 2012 Multiple simulator options were offered in ChEn 451. The results were 17 groups chose ChemCad, 1 chose Aspen, and 1 chose Unisim. Continue teaching Aspen. May 2012 Complete. 2 Need quantitative assessment listed under assessment method. (i.e. use scores from assignments, etc rather than listing just general categories such as life-long learning assignment, homework, etc. Fall 2008 The UG committee will revise the form to emphasize this Responsible faculty: Undergraduate committee. March 2009 Complete. 3 Some competency information is cutoff on the evaluation form (see ChEn 378, ChEn 374 form). Fall 2008 Need to fix. Responsible faculty: Tommy Knotts. 2009 Completed Fall 2009 4 Faculty evaluation sheets (for end of semester assessment) need to be changed to better Winter 2009 Need to avoid ambiguity of using H, E, F, Q, and P. Responsible Faculty: Randy and Tommy July 2009 Complete
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