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Name
George Hitt
Form Start Date
Sep 16, 2019
Form Type
Proposal For Change(s) In, Restoration Of, Or Removal Of An Undergraduate Course (A)
Form ID
2494
Form Submitted Date
Oct 28, 2019
Form Steps:
3,4,8,9,10 Submitted on:
Sep 16, 2019
Course prefix and number:
PHYS 211
Course title:
Essentials of Physics I
CIP (IPED):
40.0801
College of:
Gupta College of Science
Department of:
Physics and Engineering Science
Date change is to be effective:
Spring/2020
Semester(s) offered:
F, S, Su
Course action:
Other Course Change
Submitted on:
Oct 14, 2019
Prerequisite(s):
Yes
From Course #:
MATH 160 with a grade of ‘C’ or better, or PHYS 137 with a grade of ‘C’ or better and co-requisite MATH 160
To Course #:
(none)
Co-requisite(s):
Yes
From Course #:
PHYS 211L
To Course #:
PHYS 211L and MATH 160 (MATH 160 as coreq. or prereq.)
Number of Credits:
n/a
Title of Course:
n/a
Course Number:
n/a
Other:
n/a
Submitted on:
Oct 14, 2019
Crosslisting:
n/a
Is this course repeatable for credit?
No
Are there any course equivalencies for this?
No
Is this course part of academic program assessment?
No
Current catalog description:
PHYS 211 - Essentials of Physics I (3 credits). (Prereq: MATH 160 with a grade of ‘C’ or better, or PHYS 137 with a grade of ‘C’ or better and co-requisite MATH 160) (Coreq: PHYS 211L) An introductory course for scientists and engineers. Topics covered include kinematics, dynamics, energy, and rotational mechanics. F, S, Su.
Proposed catalog description, in the present tense, including prefix, number, title, (credits), (prerequisites), (co-requisites), course description, and semesters offered. Catalog description should be exactly as it is to appear in the catalog.:
PHYS 211 - Essentials of Physics I (3 credits). (Coreq: PHYS 211L and MATH 160(MATH 160 as coreq. or prereq.)) An introductory course for scientists and engineers. Topics covered include kinematics, dynamics, energy, and rotational mechanics. F, S, Su.
Submitted on:
Oct 25, 2019
What research has led to this request?
The Engineering Science program's accrediting body, ABET, revised and updated their student learning outcomes and curriculum requirements effective this academic year. As a new program going for initial accreditation in 2020, the revisions necessitated a significant redesign of the Engineering Science program's major requirements, pattern of course offerings, and required and elective courses. A significant program outcome is to prepare graduates for professional licensure. A gap analysis was performed against ABET’s new curricular requirements as well as the latest content of the relevant license exams and the creation of several new courses was warranted, with subsequent accommodating adjustments to existing courses. For this course change, the prerequisites are not strictly required and adjusting them to co-requisites is appropriate given the content of the course. See attachments for details.
What impact will this request have on existing academic programs?
The main positive impact will be to increase ease of access to program courses by engineering science majors. The main negative impact will be that students taking the course will have slightly less experience with basic calculus at the start of the course.
What financial costs are associated with this request?
None.
If NO change in cost is anticipated, how is this possible?
The requirement of changing MATH 160 from prereq. to coreq. will not have a long term impact on the teaching load needed to offer the course every term and in multiple sections, as the programs which require PHYS 211 have not changed. It is possible that there will be a transient increase in enrollments during the first year that the change takes effect, but since the MSCI program students, one of the course's major users, do not typically enroll until their senior year, they will still have priority access due to their class rank. It is not anticipated that any temporary increase in enrollments will hinder students' progress toward graduation.
Additional Information
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