Murray at 18:28, 17 April 2006

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	* Inspired independent study		* Inspired independent study
	** Decrease workload to allow more independent study		** Decrease workload to allow more independent study
			* '''Undergraduate advising'''
			** This came up at the end; seems like an important third topic for us to look at

Murray at 17:36, 17 April 2006

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	Discussion:		Discussion:
			* Redefining the core?
			** Core has a bit of a bootcamp mentality. Perhaps we should look at this?
			** Example - Cambridge has much less of a well-define core
			* Benchmarking against other schools
			* Gap between research and teaching; interest of the students is not necessarily aligned with faculty research interests
			** Alignment of students in Divisions with graduates in Divisions
			** Alignment is not necessary, but we should understand it
			** Alignment of faculty advisors with UGs; not uniform across the Divisions
			* Students may not care about what faculty have to teach
			* Workload balance is a good one
			** Some courses teach way too much; some balance not enough
			** CCSC in principle is in charge of this, but really more advisory
			** Some work has been done in synchronizing Math and Physics, for example
			* It might be time to look at core again; we haven't done it for 7 years or so
			* Self study of what the core has in it and whether or not its meeting our goals
			** Are we trying to cram too much in?
			** Online course evaluations might provide some new data and evaluation of the core
			** Look at the data from surveys to understand if the core has set up the students for what they need
			* Problem set centric methodology
			** Students want the lectures to align with the homeworks to align with the exams
			** Faculty who try to give more insight into the field sometimes get criticized when they try to explore related areas
			** May be different answers for different types of courses
			* Has there been a shift of the majors since the course was put in place
			** Look at what the students are graduating in and see if the core is serving them well
			** Applications are probably not a good indicator; students shift after they get here
			** Be careful to study causal effects; the majors might line up with the core because the core is required
			* Inspired independent study
			** Decrease workload to allow more independent study

Murray at 17:06, 17 April 2006

2006-04-17T17:06:08Z

New page

Quick intro (by Richard):
* Overview of WASC process
* Current plan for UG education [[WASC Proposal|proposal]]: teaching quality and undergraduate workload

Discussion:

WASC: CCSC meeting, 17 Apr 06 - Revision history

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