Thursday February 14, 2013 Moore 070
Students Jomya Lei (Chair) Demetris Drakos Chris Kolner Omar Mezenner Murtaza Saifee Jeff Sherman Faculty Babak Hassibi Hyuck Choo Michelle Effros Azita Emami Glen George
Address reduced core Identify issues with the current curriculum and propose possible solutions Identify possible improvements to the curriculum
For students entering in Fall 2013, Ma2ab will no longer be required for general core Renamed Ma2 and Ma3 Ph2ab will no longer be required for general core Ph2ab becomes Ph2abc Matches Ph12abc in topics
For the EE major Ma2 and Ma3 will both be required Ph2abc or Ph12abc will be required
Curriculum/Proposed Schedule Heavily loaded sophomore and junior year Many courses 1 st and 2 nd term, but few classes 3 rd term Question of how prepared students are for graduate school applications and/or job or internship searches
EE40 Can switch based on interest or offered courses
Perception of Inflexibility “Must take certain classes in certain years/terms” “There’s no room to do anything else” “I won’t be ready for _____”
Have a “binder” of possible schedules Based on interest Accessible online or from advisers Given as handout
APh9 18 out of 21 respondents were less than neutral (unsatisfied) The course varies heavily depending on the TAs – sometimes the homework is not well-defined The lecture, lab, and homework are all different material Slides posted are different from the ones from class It is taught assuming you are on pass/fail although upperclassmen usually cannot pass/fail it
Would be much more useful if it was taught after or concurrently with EE40 Although a requirement, it is not written into the proposed schedules Some people who decide to become EEs 3rd term are technically late Poor communication 2013/02/13 Dear All, contrary to previous reports (and my apologies for that) there will be a midterm handed out in class tomorrow. It will be 1 hour, open book and will be due on Friday (2/15/13) at 5pm.
Take APh9 after/with EE40 No room to take it elsewhere – especially over 2 terms It is technically a freshman lab Remove APh9b as a requirement – but keep the class Allow APh109 to satisfy the APh9ab requirement APh109 is one 9 unit class that have similar labs to APh9ab, but in a better facility and with more organization It assumes the students have more understanding of the material Rewrite the material – form a group in charge of reorganizing lectures and homework New class that focuses on the lab portion combining APh9ab Can be added as 3 units to EE40 or as a standalone 9 unit class
Allow APh109 to satisfy the APh9ab requirement APh department ok Opportunity to take it concurrently or after EE40 One concern – you don’t make transistors 13 out of 19 students surveyed were ok with this
Repetitiveness of EE44 and EE111 EE44 began 2012 Prof. PPV and Prof. Hajimiri looking at what could be changed now that EE44 is in place Changes underway Increase difficulty of EE111 Require EE44 for EE111
Relevancy of ACM116 Professor changes often Caters to wide variety of students (EE, ACM, Grad, etc) Importance Helps EE160 Current Suggested Improvement See how Ma3 changes
Rigor of EE90 Current assumption is people only know EE45 Project difficulty has significantly decreased Current Suggestion Wait to see the effects of last SFC - EE113 is now sophomore year, there may be more familiarity with circuits
Team Based Classes PCB Making Project Funding
Over half of the responses were yes to having a team-based class Suggestions EE90 New class (similar to ME72)
17 out of 19 responses want to see PCB making taught Possible ways Add to EE90 or EE91 Split EE5x into 3 terms Add a different class
Brought up in previous SFCs Looked at other departments/classes ME72 – industry funding E89 – trial Difficult to find continuous funding
Provide EE guidance Course selection/requirements Guide undecided frosh Option fair Sign Up! Sign up sheet ARC reps