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Agenda — April 29, 2021

 

  1. Call to order
  2. Approval of minutes from March 25, 2021
  3. MAT 1272 (Professor Ellner)
    • Proposal: Add new aligned learning outcomes on course outline and minor updates.
  4. MAT1190/1190CO (Professor Benakli)
    • Proposal: It is possible that McGraw Hill will not increase the cost of the MAT1190 ALEKS code for the fall semester. In that case, we can keep the current (McGraw Hill) textbook and we will experiment (for one more semester) with the revised course outline for the open source textbook. If we do not receive a confirmation that the cost will not increase next semester, then I propose that we adopt the open source textbook.
  5. MAT 1372 (Professor Halleck)
  6. MAT 1575  (Professor Poirier)
  7. MAT 1275/1275CO (Professor Carley)
    • Proposal: Experiment with course outlines for MAT1275 and MAT1275CO and corresponding textbooks
  8. MAT 3050 (Professor Poirier)
  9. MAT 2440 (Professor Thiel)
    • Proposal: Approve a common final for this course (details here)
  10. MAT 2680 (Professor Li)
    • Proposal: Add MAT 2680 calculus review sheet to department website under “Academic Resources”
    • Note: the OER maintenance subcommittee (the “OER epsilons”) has approved adding this review sheet to the MAT 2680 course hub.
  11. Students with light developmental needs (Professor Han)
    • Proposal 1: Approve moving forward with Option 1, 2, or 3 in this document
    • Proposal 2: Approve moving forward with USIP summer workshop (details in same document
  12. Announcement: Microsoft Office self-service training modules are available in the Atrium Learning Center
    1. Free for students (780 licenses expire in 2022); faculty may request a license to view curriculum
    2. May create OER version in the future; what should be in the curriculum (Excel in particular)?
    3. Can we include Excel/spreadsheets in MAT 1190 and/or MAT 1272 in the future?
  13. Request: After updated course outlines are approved by the department, please email editable versions to Professors Koca and Masuda to be stored in the archive.
  14. Good and welfare

Curriculum documents for department meeting – April 8, 2021

  1. Aligned learning outcomes on course outlines proposals:
    1. MAT 1190 (Professor Benakli)
    2. MAT 1190CO (Professor Benakli)
    3. MAT1275(Professor Carley)
    4. MAT 1275CO (Professor Carley)
    5. MAT 1375 (Professor Tradler)
    6. MAT 1475 (Professor Africk)
    7. MAT 1575 (Professor Africk)
    8. MAT 2440 (Professor Thiel)
    9. MAT 2540 (Professor Thiel)
    10. MAT 2572 (Professor Carley)
    11. MAT 2680 (Professor Zhou)
  2. MAT 1475 experiment proposal (Professor Bessonov)
  3. MAT 2675 experiment proposal (Professors ElHitti and Zhou)
    • Linear algebra self-study modules as alternative option to MAT 2580 pre/co-requisite
  4. Computer Science program minor curriculum change proposal (Professor Halleck)
  5. Zero-textbook-cost (ZTC) courses—verification (Spring 2021 textbook list):
    1. MAT 1375
    2. MAT 1475
    3. MAT 1575
    4. MAT 1630
    5. MAT 2675
    6. MAT 2680
  6. Last Curriculum Committee meeting: April 29; proposals due April 22

Agenda – March 25, 2021

 

  1. Call to order
  2. Approval of minutes from February 25
  3. Aligned learning outcomes on course outlines proposals:
    1. MAT 1190 (Professor Benakli)
    2. MAT 1190CO (Professor Benakli)
    3. MAT 1275/1275CO (Professor Carley)
    4. MAT 1375 (Professor Tradler)
    5. MAT 1475 (Professor Africk)
    6. MAT 1575 (Professor Africk)
    7. MAT 2440 (Professor Thiel)
    8. MAT 2540 (Professor Thiel)
    9. MAT 2572 (Professor Carley)
    10. MAT 2680 (Professor Zhou)
  4. MAT 1475 experiment proposal (Professor Bessonov)
  5. MAT 2675 experiment proposal (Professors ElHitti and Zhou)
    • Linear algebra self-study modules as alternative option to MAT 2580 pre/co-requisite
  6. Computer Science program minor curriculum change proposal (Professor Halleck)
  7. MAT 1372 R/OER experiment discussion (Professor Halleck)
  8. MAT 1190 (Professor Benakli)
    • Online homework discussion: Aleks
  9. OER epsilons sub committee (OER maintenance subcommittee) update (Professor Poirier)
  10. Good and welfare

Agenda – February 25, 2021

 

  1. Call to order
  2. Approval of minutes from November 19, 2020
  3. WeBWorK/OER updates approval discussion
  4. MAT 1375 Spring 2021 course outline (Prof. Tradler)
  5. Updates to course timelines
    • If you have updates to courses for Fall 2020/Spring 2021, please send them to Prof. Koca so that he can update the course timeline for our record keeping.
  6. Website check
    • Please check the department website to confirm that updates you have been involved with are reflected there. If any changes need to be made, please inform Prof. Poirier.
  7. Knewton Alta for MAT 0650 and MAT 1375 (Prof. Ellner)
  8. Good and welfare

Agenda – October 29, 2020

  1. Call to order
  2. Diversity, equity, inclusion and curriculum (Vijay Yeeda)
    1. Social Justice Math Guide by Jonathan Osler
  3. Approval of minutes from September 24
  4. MAT 1630 course outline (Prof. Thiel)
  5. MAT 0650 course outline (Prof. Ellner)
  6. MAT 1272 online course outline (Prof. Ellner)
  7. MAT 1372 subcommittee (Prof. Halleck)
    1. Incorporating R
  8. Course timelines
  9. Chair’s update (Prof. Han)
    1. CUNY approves tuition charges for all 6 hours of MAT 1275CO
    2. LAS to include MAT 1630 as a math option.
  10. Good and welfare
  11. Adjournment

Reminder: last day to submit proposals for committee vote this semester is Thursday, November 12

Agenda – September 24, 2020

  1. Call to order
  2. Remote voting procedures and meeting etiquette
  3. Election of secretary
  4. Approval of minutes from February 27
  5. MAT1190 course outline update (Prof. Benakli)
  6. MAT 2540 course outline update (Prof. Thiel)
    1. Edit 9/30: Updated MAT 2540 Course Outline
  7. MAT 4672 course outline update (Prof. Yuce)
  8. Course outlines and catalog descriptions (Prof. Natov)
  9. WeBWorK for MAT 1475/1575 course outlines (Prof. Africk)
  10. MAT 1275 experimental textbook subcommittee update (Prof. Tradler)
  11. Course hubs (Prof. Reitz)
  12. Good and welfare

MAT 1275CO Data for Curriculum Committee meeting March 26

From Professor Parker:

The attached files contain summaries of the 1275-1375 progression over the span from F18 to F19. (I do not have Summer ’19 data.) These summaries attempt to answer two questions that have arisen in meetings over the past week.

Q: Regarding the 1275 retake policy – how have students historically performed when retaking 1275 with an “F” versus with a “W” or “WU”?

A: There are two files that deal with the data regarding students who retook 1275: one summary for students who retook the course after receiving an F; and another summary for those who retook after receiving a W or WU. Each file breaks out separate results for CO vs. NO.

 

Q: Regarding 1375 passing rates – what (if any) difference is there in the performance of students coming from CO vs. NO?

A: There is a third file that summarizes results from 1375 by looking at:

  1. those who were retaking 1375,  
  2. those who (most likely) placed into 1375 (or otherwise had at least a one semester gap),
  3. students who came from 1275 (with separated CO vs. NO)

Students Retaking 1275 After an ‘F’ Grade:

Fall 2018 – to – Spring 2019 Data:

Total Enrolled 1275 F18 : 2120
Selected grades from initial semester: ['F']
CO ONLY
Total restricted enrollment: 1103
Students who received: ['F'] : 256 / 1103
['F'] & did not continue in S19 : 123 / 256
['F'] & continued: 133 / 256
['F'] & continued & withdrew: 22 / 133
['F'] & continued & failed: 48 / 133
['F'] & continued & passed: 63 / 133
the grade distribution for students who received ['F'] in F18 & passed in S19 :
A      1
A-     1
B+     7
B      4
B-     6
C+     4
C     20
D     20
Total Enrolled 1275 F18 : 2120
Selected grades from initial semester: ['F']
NOT CO
Total restricted enrollment: 1008
Students who received: ['F'] : 218 / 1008
['F'] & did not continue in S19 : 108 / 218
['F'] & continued: 110 / 218
['F'] & continued & withdrew: 17 / 110
['F'] & continued & failed: 30 / 110
['F'] & continued & passed: 63 / 110
the grade distribution for students who received ['F'] in F18 & passed in S19 :
A    0
A-   1
B+   6
B    3
B-   8
C+   3
C   19
D   23

Spring 2019 – to – Fall 2019 data (summer data has not been processed):

Total Enrolled 1275 S19 : 1628
Selected grades from initial semester: ['F']
CO ONLY
Total restricted enrollment: 1114
Students who received: ['F'] : 278 / 1114
['F'] & did not continue in F19 : 190 / 278
['F'] & continued: 88 / 278
['F'] & continued & withdrew: 16 / 88
['F'] & continued & failed: 23 / 88
['F'] & continued & passed: 49 / 88
the grade distribution for students who received ['F'] in S19 & passed in F19 :
A    1
A-   1
B+   3
B    5
B-   2
C+   5
C   16
D   16
Total Enrolled 1275 S19 : 1628
Selected grades from initial semester: ['F']
NOT CO
Total restricted enrollment: 478
Students who received: ['F'] : 107 / 478
['F'] & did not continue in F19 : 72 / 107
['F'] & continued: 35 / 107
['F'] & continued & withdrew: 7 / 35
['F'] & continued & failed: 13 / 35
['F'] & continued & passed: 15 / 35
the grade distribution for students who received ['F'] in S19 & passed in F19 :
A    0
A-   0
B+   0
B    0
B-   0
C+   3
C    7
D    5

Students Retaking 1275 After a ‘W’ or ‘WU’ Grade:

Total Enrolled 1275 F18 : 2120
Selected grades from initial semester: ['W', 'WU']
CO ONLY
Total restricted enrollment: 1103
Students who received: ['W', 'WU'] : 191 / 1103
['W', 'WU'] & did not continue in S19 : 127 / 191
distribution for those who did not continue:
W     69
WU    58
['W', 'WU'] & continued: 64 / 191
['W', 'WU'] & continued & withdrew: 26 / 64
['W', 'WU'] & continued & failed: 17 / 64
['W', 'WU'] & continued & passed: 21 / 64
the grade distribution for students who received ['W', 'WU'] in F18 & passed in S19 :
A     1
A-    1
B+    3
B     2
B-    1
C+    2
C     3
D     8

Total Enrolled 1275 F18 : 2120
Selected grades from initial semester: ['W', 'WU']
NOT CO
Total restricted enrollment: 1008
Students who received: ['W', 'WU'] : 143 / 1008
['W', 'WU'] & did not continue in S19 : 106 / 143
distribution for those who did not continue:
W     60
WU    46
['W', 'WU'] & continued: 37 / 143
['W', 'WU'] & continued & withdrew: 7 / 37
['W', 'WU'] & continued & failed: 5 / 37
['W', 'WU'] & continued & passed: 25 / 37
the grade distribution for students who received ['W', 'WU'] in F18 & passed in S19 :
A      2
A-     2
B+     0
B      0
B-     2
C+     1
C     12
D      6

SPRING 2019 to FALL 2019 (summer not available)
Total Enrolled 1275 S19 : 1628
Selected grades from initial semester: ['W', 'WU']
CO ONLY
Total restricted enrollment: 1114
Students who received: ['W', 'WU'] : 238 / 1114
['W', 'WU'] & did not continue in F19 : 202 / 238
distribution for those who did not continue:
W     110
WU     92
['W', 'WU'] & continued: 36 / 238
['W', 'WU'] & continued & withdrew: 15 / 36
['W', 'WU'] & continued & failed: 8 / 36
['W', 'WU'] & continued & passed: 12 / 36
the grade distribution for students who received ['W', 'WU'] in S19 & passed in F19 :
A     0
A-    0
B+    0
B     0
B-    3
C+    3
C     5
D     1

Total Enrolled 1275 S19 : 1628
Selected grades from initial semester: ['W', 'WU']
NOT CO
Total restricted enrollment: 478
Students who received: ['W', 'WU'] : 67 / 478
['W', 'WU'] & did not continue in F19 : 45 / 67
distribution for those who did not continue:
WU    25
W     20
['W', 'WU'] & continued: 22 / 67
['W', 'WU'] & continued & withdrew: 8 / 22
['W', 'WU'] & continued & failed: 7 / 22
['W', 'WU'] & continued & passed: 7 / 22
the grade distribution for students who received ['W', 'WU'] in S19 & passed in F19 :
A     0
A-    1
B+    0
B     2
B-    1
C+    1
C     1
D     1

MAT1375 Performance Split by: 1275 vs 1275CO vs Retake 1375 vs None of the Above

1275 F18 to 1375 S19

Total Enrolled 1375 S19 : 926
Using CO to separate 1275 F18 students.
the grade distribution for students in S19 :
A      69
A-     39
B+     46
B      56
B-     56
C+     52
C     125
D     128
F     218
W      87
WU     36
Name: Grade, dtype: int64
***Students (presumably) placed into 1375 : 141 / 926
***Final Exam 1375 S19 (non-zero) average: 59.46153846153846 n = 104
***Students retaking 1375 : 152 / 926
***Final Exam 1375 F18 (non-zero) average: 36.520270270270274 n = 74
***Final Exam 1375 S19 (non-zero) average: 53.44621848739496 n = 119
D      4
F     89
W     40
WU    15
Name: Grade_1375F18, dtype: int64
A      5
A-     2
B+     2
B      7
B-     9
C+     6
C     26
D     24
F     45
W     13
WU     9
Name: Grade_1375S19, dtype: int64
***Students coming from 1275 : 633 / 926
******Students with CO yes: 310 / 633
******Average 1275 final exam: 68.73387096774194
******Grade distribution in 1375
A     14
A-     9
B+    14
B     25
B-    17
C+    18
C     39
D     52
F     75
W     34
WU    12
Name: Grade_1375S19, dtype: int64
******Students with CO no: 323 / 633
******Average 1275 final exam: 67.88235294117646
******Grade distribution in 1375
A     43
A-    21
B+    25
B     20
B-    19
C+    22
C     39
D     34
F     66
W     22
WU     9
Name: Grade_1375S19, dtype: int64
FINAL EXAM COMPARISON 1375 S19 FOR STUDENTS FROM 1275 F18
yes mean: 56.599221789883266 no mean: 64.6859649122807
MannwhitneyuResult(statistic=28946.5, pvalue=1.240208509158262e-05)

SKIPPING SUMMER: 1275 S19 to 1375 F19 

Total Enrolled 1375 F19 : 914
Using CO to separate 1275 S19 students.
the grade distribution for students in F19 :
A      68
A-     31
B+     49
B      62
B-     39
C+     53
C     115
D     120
F     192
W     128
WU     40
Name: Grade, dtype: int64
***Students in 1375 with no S19 history: 384 / 914
***Final Exam 1375 F19 (non-zero) average: 67.93515037593986 n = 266
***Students retaking 1375 : 162 / 914
***Final Exam 1375 S19 (non-zero) average: 30.340366972477064 n = 109
***Final Exam 1375 F19 (non-zero) average: 55.557522123893804 n = 113
D       3
F     116
W      30
WU     10
Name: Grade_1375S19, dtype: int64
A-     7
B+     5
B      9
B-     5
C+    10
C     16
D     33
F     45
W     18
WU    10
Name: Grade_1375F19, dtype: int64
***Students coming from 1275 : 368 / 914
******Students with CO yes: 236 / 368
******Average 1275 final exam: 61.639830508474574
******Grade distribution in 1375
A     12
A-     5
B+    15
B      8
B-    12
C+    14
C     29
D     26
F     56
W     47
WU     8
Name: Grade_1375F19, dtype: int64
******Students with CO no: 132 / 368
******Average 1275 final exam: 51.25757575757576
******Grade distribution in 1375
A      8
A-     4
B+     9
B     12
B-     4
C+     6
C     17
D     14
F     37
W     12
WU     6
Name: Grade_1375F19, dtype: int64
FINAL EXAM COMPARISON 1375 F19 FOR STUDENTS FROM 1275 S19
yes mean: 58.914556962025316 no mean: 61.217032967032964
MannwhitneyuResult(statistic=6664.5, pvalue=0.16914995805632532)

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