# Topic Initial Action/Recommendation Reassessment/ Date Status Date 1 Based on the 2007 feedback, there was some Fall Ken and Tommy surveyed graduate students and Fall Complete. concern that programming may not be needed 2007 concluded that programming should be kept. 2008 Mathcad remains and that we should re-evaluate the computer Need to integrate through curriculum. The the primary tool tools used. undergraduate committee should pursue this aspect. 2 Similar to last year’s feedback, the added VBA Fall Continue the VBA lectures. Complete. lectures increased the VBA capability of 2008 2009 students. The average score on the programming project was 95%. 2a Similar to last year’s feedback, the increase in Fall The average score on the VBA project was 90%. March Complete. VBA lectures increased the VBA capability of 2009 This item does not need to be followed any 2010 students. longer unless the instructor notes a decrease in student capabilities. 3 Fall Continue to emphasize this point and interact March Ongoing (see 3a). Students had difficulty with and T in T 2008 with the 273 instructor regarding ways to 2009 MathCad. resolve this problem. 3a Fall Instruction on temperature units was modified March Ongoing(see 3b). In previous years students had difficulty with T 2009 by teaching primarily K and ºR units. Students 2010 and T units in MathCad. performed much better (>90%) on problems related to temperature units. Continue to monitor student’s progress another year. 3b Student difficulty with and T units in Fall Instruction improved again, with continued March Ongoing (see 3c). T MathCad. 2010 improvement in performance based on 2011 homework (from >90% of students doing it correctly last year to >95% this year). The instructor wants one more year of evaluation to see how the students do in the advanced junior classes. Responsible: Brad. 3c Temperature units in Mathcad. Based on the Fall Responsible: ChEn 263 instructor. March Ongoing (see 3d). instructor’s advice, the students primarily used 2011 2012 absolute temperatures in Mathcad, but did
# Topic Initial Date Action/Recommendation Date Reassessment/ Status 1 Based on the 2007 feedback, there was some 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. Fall 2008 Complete. Mathcad remains the primary tool 2 Similar to last year’s feedback, the added VBA lectures increased the VBA capability of students. The average score on the programming project was 95%. Fall 2008 Continue the VBA lectures. 2009 Complete. 2a Similar to last year’s feedback, the increase in VBA lectures increased the VBA capability of students. Fall 2009 The average score on the VBA project was 90%. This item does not need to be followed any longer unless the instructor notes a decrease in student capabilities. March 2010 Complete. 3 Students had difficulty with T and T in MathCad. Fall 2008 Continue to emphasize this point and interact with the 273 instructor regarding ways to resolve this problem. March 2009 Ongoing (see 3a). 3a In previous years students had difficulty with T and T units in MathCad. Fall 2009 Instruction on temperature units was modified by teaching primarily K and ºR units. Students performed much better (>90%) on problems related to temperature units. Continue to monitor student’s progress another year. March 2010 Ongoing(see 3b). 3b Student difficulty with T and T units in MathCad. Fall 2010 Instruction improved again, with continued improvement in performance based on homework (from >90% of students doing it correctly last year to >95% this year). The instructor wants one more year of evaluation to see how the students do in the advanced junior classes. Responsible: Brad. March 2011 Ongoing (see 3c). 3c Temperature units in Mathcad. Based on the instructor’s advice, the students primarily used absolute temperatures in Mathcad, but did Fall 2011 Responsible: ChEn 263 instructor. March 2012 Ongoing (see 3d).
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