Subject: Agenda, Minutes and Action Items from Computing Sciences Department Retreat

Date Last Updated: August 19, 2003

Offsite Date: August 13, 14, 2003

Location: Belk Library room 206

This is the start of the development of an offsite agenda for the department. We will have danish and coffee at 8:15, mid morning snacks, lunch and a 3 PM snack.

Homework assignments:

  1. Course CIS coordinators update powerpoint presentations. (instructions at top of link)
  2. Course CS coordinators update powerpoint presentations. (instructions at top of link)
  3. All faculty please review powerpoint presentations  for CS or CIS as this will allow us to focus on changes.
  4. Review department 2003-2004 goals.
  5. Review criteria for accrediting computing programs 2003-2004
  6. Review department web page for ideas on how to improve impact for marketing program. A very complete web site is www.cs.usna.edu
  7. Review library information linked under agenda for day 2.
  8. Please download iccp self test and try it. This is a possible CIS assessment for seniors. (1.5 hours for $129.00 each) - I have packets to hand out at retreat from ICCP.
  9. Review budgets for last year (02-02) and next year (03-04)

Agenda for August 13

Characteristics of a good team

    Teamwork is KEY for success of 4 separate programs: CS, CIS, MMA, CAT

8:30-8:45        Welcome, comments and overview of retreat agenda. Coordinator: Dave

Andre: Contact Barbara with new hardware and software info for web. Include Powell lab and Alamance lab hardware specs, Beowulf description, server specifications and Carpenter Lab update.

Barbara: Update web page with updates

Organization:

  1. Need timekeeper enforcer. Michele
  2. Need action item recorder. Joel and Vicki

8:45-9:00        Type of faculty position to request for 2004-2005 upon completion of Beth's limited term
                            appointment. Coordinator: Dave

    Department decision to offer Limited Term Position in Spring.

9:00-9:15        Department non teaching responsibilities assignments for academic year. Coordinator: Dave

CIS curriculum team: Lynn, Megan and Herb. Lynn is committee lead. Goal for ACM accreditable map and curriculum proposal submission and approval no later than February.

CS curriculum team: Joel and Shannon. Joel is committee lead. Goal for ACM accreditable map and curriculum proposal submission and approval no later than February.

Beth and Shannon will develop and add an alumni survey to their Fall alumni newsletter

Dave will add Multimedia Authoring Coordinator to Michele.

Key decision to take a 3 year plan for dual (CS and CIS) assessment. Curriculum approval is key for this year. Faculty to keep 3 year plan in mind for conferences, scholarship and professional development. Dec. 31, 2004 apply. Summer 2005
conduct self study. Fall 2005 accreditation team visit.

 

9:15-10:00      Review and discuss 2003 annual report objectives/goals for 2003-2004. Coordinator: Dave

Need strategic technology ideas for 2004-2007 ASAP

bulletElon Institutional priorities for 2003-2004 http://www.elon.edu/administration/priorities/institutional.asp

10:15-10:30    Review department schedule of events for fall

Dave will update agenda for August 19 to be primarily curriculum teams.

Joel will contact David John for date to discuss graduate school.

Vicki volunteered for Sept 7 athlete meeting and October 25 Open House.

Vicki needs to confirm Gatlinburg date.

10:30-11:00    Marketing the majors

bulletHow do we increase overall enrollment? enrollment trends CS and CIS
bulletHow do we attract more women?
bulletCan we be 50-50?

CIS 211 faculty (Herb, Alex, Beth, Lynn ) will discuss ways to encourage students into 216

Megan will identify and purchase department marketing trinkets for handout at dessert night.

Joel will add picture of robots for department web page.

Dave will contact Dan Anderson to determine web page or newspaper coverage for student projects.

Michele will send reflections to Barbara for website on intenrships from students who recently completed one.

11:00-11:30    Steven House - Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.

11:30-12:00     ACM - How do we strengthen and build attendance? Coordinators: Megan and Vicki.

lunch

1:00-1:10    CIS 220 Computers and  Teaching

1:15-1:40        Course scheduling and instructor assignments

bulletHow should we handle course cancellation?
bulletHow should we rotate courses for next year?
bulletWinter schedule validation
bulletSpring schedule validation
bulletConsider offering CIS330 and CIS340 only once a year. Fall-Spring sequencing.
bulletConsider eliminating one two - 2sh offerings per semester

Department decision to teach CIS 330 in fall and CIS 340 in Spring.

Need each faculty schedule preference filled out and returned. Scheduling starts at end of September.

3 ring binder or electronic files submitted to Department Chair after each semester. The content will include:

bulletSyllabus
bulletTextbook (only one copy needed)
bulletRepresentative samples of student work that reveal the spectrum of educational outcome. The examples
should show a range of grades for assignments, including homeworks, quizzes, examinations, labs and
projects. Examples must be presented to demonstrate compliance with the requirement for student
competence in written and oral communications.
bulletIn course administered survey developed by instructor to get student assessment of learning objectives.
bulletfaculty metrics for course assessment.
bulletfaculty assessment of course with suggested changes.

1:45-3:30        CIS Curriculum review

bullet10 minutes for each course coordinator (focus on key changes)

Megan needs to resubmit course slides after mapping to learning objectives.

3:45-4:30        CIS Curriculum changes for Curriculum committee

bulletone page template for AACSB
bulletone page template example
bulletsyllabus template for AACSB (August 8)

Business school needs one page summary and syllabus for each course for fall.

Business school needs hard copy of final from last spring.

Initial discussion on possible use of ICCP as assessment mechanism. No decision made. We will revisit later in winter or spring semester.

 

Network lab proposal from Lynn

 Agenda Day 2 August 14

0830-1200    AACSB update in Love School of Business

12:00-1:00    lunch

12:55            Department picture - Postphoned until Tuesday at 1:55

1:00-1:30     Library requests. Coordinator: Barbara

bulletlibrary decisions
bulletdigital library utilization
bulletperiodicals
bulletpossible periodicals to add

Continue to pay $3885.00 dollars for ACM digital library

Lynn will cull out CIS collection.

Joel will cull out CS collection.

We are in library for two days so it is a good time for all to review holdings and suggest improvements before semester.

1:30-1:45    Web page suggestions. Coordinator: Barbara

Faculty news: Please send info to Barbara so she can add to web page.

Student news: Please keep current.

1:50-2:45    CS Curriculum review

bullet10 minutes for each  course coordinator (discuss changes and field questions)
bulletNote: CIS team can have break out session to review department web page and submit suggestions to Barbara, to discuss curriculum changes

3:00-3:30    CS Curriculum changes for Curriculum committee

bulletJoel proposed accreditation BA and BS
bulletJoel body of knowledge for accreditation

4:00-4:30    Break out tenure track faculty discussion on tenure scholarship requirements.

Peer review scholarship needs to be defined. No numbers are to be provided. Need to modify attached document over course of this year.

4:00-4:30    Breakout session on Clare Booth Luce proposal for non tenure track members. Link to Clare Booth Luce grants.

No additional comments. Provided data to Larry Vellani.