School of Engineering C & C Committee Action Marty Wood

SOE C & C Committee recommends approval of the following motions –Motion 1: “Approve the replacement of BME 221 in the BME minor portion of the Catalog with the BME 220” –Motion 2: “Approve the changes to the MSE major program and add CHEG 3156 (CHEG 256) as a course that can be taken to fulfill the MSE minor” –Motion 3: “Approve new minor in Nanotechnology” offered initially by ECE Dept –Motion 4: “Approve the changes to the ECE major program” –Motion 5: “Approve the change to ME 3260 from a W course only to a non-W course as well”

Expanded C & C Initiative Report Marty Wood

Committee’s Charge How are we delivering the fundamental competencies of “the Engineer of 2010” Review the FIRST year courses for purpose, content, delivery styles, experiential learning, etc. and make recommendations Increase freshmen to sophomore promotion rate.

Physics/Chemistry subcommittee recommendations Require entering students to have both HS Chemistry and Physics not just one or the other Retain the current topics covered in Eng Physics I and II. Increase the laboratory portions of both courses to a minimum of 25% if not 30% of the final grade

CSE 123C subcommittee recommendations Objectives: –To provide a level of computing skills that can be built upon each semester, resulting in graduates who are proficient in the use computers in their discipline. –To change the current culture, so that engineering students further develop these computational skills by solving problems in their technical courses.

CSE 123C subcommittee recommendations Increase the credits for this course to 3-credits by increasing the computer lab time to 2-hours and retaining the two 1-hour lectures. Use an engineering-oriented programming language and environment (MATLAB). Have assignments in the class be programming for math, engineering, and science applications.

CSE 123C subcommittee recommendations Obtain representative word problems from departments and knowledge required for second semester courses (i.e. ENGR 166, MEM 151, ECE 110, & CSE 133) Administer a survey at the end of the course Offer as pilot in Spring 09 Based on pilot, implement fully in Fall 09

ENGR 100, 166, MEM 151, ECE 110 subcommittee recommendations Enhance ENGR 100 by: –Including alumni as presenters describing the disciplines and their experiences –Have students visit departmental laboratory courses as well as departmental demos as in the past –Add two new modules from FYE curricular Stress Management Health and Wellness

ENGR 100, 166, MEM 151, ECE 110 subcommittee recommendations Introduce design element topics to experiential learning projects Have 4-5 simultaneous program workshops for students describing our programs and answering questions (DH or designated rep) Retain several of the current modules: Time Management, Study Skills, Problem Solving, Goal Setting, Ethics, Academic Misconduct, etc.

ENGR 100, 166, MEM 151, ECE 110 subcommittee recommendations Investigate options to have student groups connected/associated with upper division students (similar to the Uconnect Program) Administer an exit survey to assess the effectiveness of the course