Minnesota State
Colleges
North Hennepin Community College, April 11, 2003
Mathematics Report Summary
Facilitators: Dennis Weeks, Mitchell Rubinstein, Linda Meidl
Transfer issue/problem one:
Expectations for college algebra, trigonometry, and pre-calculus courses
Strategy(s) to address transfer issue/problem one:
(Major Easy)
Minimum definitions of course content with MinnMATYC
(Major Difficult)
Enforce standards of assessment of college readiness (ACR)
Implement DARS
Study adoption of alternative placement tests by ACR committee
(Minor Easy)
Create shared database of final examination questions
Have ACR committee approve institutional proposals for substitute standards
Transfer issue/problem two:
Expectations for non-college algebra track courses
Strategy(s) to address transfer issue/problem two:
(Major Easy)
Explore the role of technical level mathematics
Work with MinnMATYC
(Major Difficult)
Explore appropriate prerequisites for non-college algebra track areas
Explore elementary algebra as a prerequisite
(Minor Easy)
Establish database of course prerequisites
Establish database of final examination questions.
Transfer issue/problem three:
On-line courses
Strategy(s) to address transfer issue/problem three:
(Major Easy)
Require resources and preplanning for courses delivered on-line
Ask MSCF on-line learning taskforce to keep college divisions apprized of on-line developments
Ask IFO counterpart to do the same
Have MSCF and IFO meet on this