Minnesota
State Colleges
Program Collaboration and Transfer
Department/Discipline Action Work Plan – As Developed by Small
Group at February 6, 2004 meeting
Facilitator instructions: Please complete this form and return an electronic copy to the Office of Program Collaboration and Transfer. (Use additional sheets as necessary)
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Department/Discipline: Physics |
Facilitator Name: Ron Ulseth |
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Transfer issue/problem one: |
Content (syllabi) of Physics courses – including standardization of content, lecture lab; course numbering; credit length/value; course numbering and titles; lower vs. upper division; on-line; transfer outside of MnSCU, particularly to UMN. |
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Strategy One: |
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1. Physics Departments across MnSCU should consider a common naming system for the 2 semester sequences of algebra and calculus based physics. It is recommended that the names be: 1. College Physics 1 and 2, and Physics for Scientists and Engineers 1 and 2 respectively. 2. Additionally, these courses would have a recommended topics starting and ending points as follows: course 1 ends with thermodynamics, course 2 starts with electric fields and ends with optics. |
Present to large group on |
Ron Ulseth |
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Strategy Two: |
Collaboration |
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1. There are funds available for FY 2004 to hold large group meeting of physics faculty. The small group has decided to hold such a meeting on April 23, 2004 on the campus of St. Cloud State University. The list of topics for the meeting include: course naming, on-line physics development, advising students, continual communication, annual physics meetings, building bridges, and a discussion of math requirements for physics. Additional considerations include providing time for interaction between attendees, providing attendees with advance information so they come prepared for discussion. Ron Ulseth will prepare an agenda for the meeting and write a letter to be from the small group members inviting physics faculty participation. |
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Ron Ulseth |
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2. To further promote annual meetings of physics faculty, the small group recommends a proposal to the Center for Teaching and Learning for a Fall 2004 Physics discipline workshop. – Ron Ulseth will write proposal. |
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Ron Ulseth |
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Strategy Three: |
Advising for transfer |
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1. The small group recommends a presentation
on advising for transfer to be made by transfer specialists at
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Ron Ulseth, Linda Lade |
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