Queensborough Community College
DEPARTMENT:
Year-end Report – Teaching Department
Year: 2014- 2015
Mathematics and Computer Science
A. DEPARTMENT SERVICES/ACTIVITIES REPORT IN 2014-15
1.
Department-sponsored services (fall and spring semesters combined)
Area of Service
Mathematics Learning Center
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Number Served
78, 450 students including workshops, MA-010
interventions, and 1 to 1 tutoring
Open Computer Labs
6208 unique students
(est.) 6481 open lab visits
Area of service (for example): a department-run learning laboratory (not laboratories for which students register as part of their courses), the reference desk or reserve area of the
Library, department tutoring program, etc. (Note: Do not report courses or laboratories for which students register.)
2.
Department-sponsored faculty/staff development activities
Type of Activity and Topic
Department Seminars
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Mr Lloyd West (Graduate Center)
Dr Kyoung-Kuk Kim (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
Dr M.S. Ravi (QCC)
Dr. Joel Zablow (QCC)
Dr Biao Wang
Dr Cormac O’Sullivan (BCC)
Dr Robert Bradley (Adelphi)
Dr Yunchun Hu (BCC)
Math Club Activity
8 meetings per semester
Date
Number Attending
10/22
10/29
11/19
11/26
3/11
2/25
4/15
4/22
11
12
19
13
15
14
21
13
-
-
Note: Faculty and staff development activities (grants, presentations, exhibitions, performances, publications, instructional improvement activities, laboratory development,
curriculum development, etc.)
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B. COURSE CHANGES IN 2014-15
New, revised, or
deleted
New
Course
number
MA 905
New
MA 906
Course title
Semester approved
Undergraduate Research in Mathematics
and/or Computer Science I
Undergraduate Research in Mathematics
and/or Computer Science II
Spring 2015
Comments
Spring 2015
C. PROGRAM CHANGES IN 2014-15
Program
Program change*
Effective Date
(Semester and year)
Comments
Not applicable
*Key: (a)=initiated, (b)=closed, (c)=renamed, (d)=modified
D. DEPARTMENT CHANGES IN 2014-15
Type (see menu below)
Personnel
Description of
Change
4 new full time
teaching faculty
1 full time CLT
Facilities
New office space
Personnel
Reason for Change
Previously assigned lines
were filled
Previously assigned lines
were filled
New teaching faculty
Date/Semester
Evaluation of Change*
Fall, 2014
Fall, 2014
Fall, 2014
*Please note that, if change has been too recent to evaluate, you may indicate NA.
Type of change
Personnel or organizational change
Facilities/space
Equipment
Other
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Description
New hires, retirees, resignations, promotions, department name changes, etc.
Renovations or development of office space or new facilities (i.e., computer laboratories)
Acquisition of new or disposition of old equipment
Other changes affecting the department not included above and including interactions with other departments
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Year-end Report – Teaching Department
Year: 2014- 2015
E. DEPARTMENT ASSESSMENT IN 2014-15
1.
Departmental procedures for conducting assessment
The fundamental elements of standard 14 (assessment of student learning) of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education include:
clearly articulated statements of expected student learning outcomes…at all levels (institution, degree/program, course) and for all
programs that aim to foster student learning and development; a documented, organized, and sustained assessment process to evaluate and
improve student learning; evidence that student learning assessment information is shared and discussed with appropriate constituents and
is used to improve teaching and learning.
Describe below the department’s ongoing procedures for assessing student learning and using assessment results to improve
teaching and learning. In your description, please explain how the department fulfills each of the Middle States
fundamental elements above.
Ongoing assessment includes expansion and refining of the learning outcomes for all courses. The learning outcomes are
clearly stated on the syllabi the students receive on the first day of class. The syllabi are also downloadable on the department
website: www.qcc.cuny.edu/MathCS. In general, courses are assessed on a rotating basis with implementation of the
recommended improvements and a reassessment. The coordinator for the course is charged with forming a committee of
instructors who are currently teaching the course. They review the learning outcomes, make recommendations for changes to
the department’s Curriculum Committee who then brings them to the department for a vote. Changes receiving a majority vote
of the department are then reflected in the syllabus for the course. Pedagogical changes such as implementation of technology
across all sections of a course or WI across all sections of a course follow the same procedure as changes in learning outcomes
stated in the previous sentence.
2a.
Departmental participation in self-study/program review during 2014-2015, if applicable
Program(s) reviewed: [GIVE FULL TITLE, i.e., A.A.S. in Digital Art and Design]
External Agency or Reviewers: [GIVE NAME OF AGENCY OR NAME OF REVIEWER(S)]
Date of site visit:
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Major conclusions of self-study Not Applicable
Major conclusions of external reviewers Not Applicable
Resulting action plan Not Applicable
2b.
Program review follow-up (from 2013-14 to 2014-15)
Action item from program review
Timeline for completion
Accomplishments during current year
Not Applicable
Note: If your department was involved in a program review in the previous academic year, the table above must be filled in.
3a.
Course assessment follow-up (from 2013-14 to 2014-15)
Course(s) assessed from
previous year
Action plan from previous year
Evaluation of Results
Follow-up
Not Applicable
3b.
Course assessment: current year
Course(s) assessed
(list individually)
Relevant General
Educational Outcomes
MA 114, MA 128
MA 119,MA121
#2,#3
#2,#3
In progress
In progress
MA 336
#2,#3
MA 441/442/443
#2,#3
Need to improve
teaching at the
conceptual level
Satisfactory
4.
Relevant Curricular
Outcomes
Evaluation of Assessment
Results
Action plan
(Anticipated) improve
specification of learning
objectives
Consideration of textbooks
that better present concepts
Results of certification examinations, employer and alumni surveys, student surveys, advisory board
recommendations (if applicable, please use the table below) Not Applicable
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Year: 2014- 2015
Other assessment activity (if applicable) Not Applicable
F. DEPARTMENT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
1.
Goals/objectives for 2014-2015
(Please indicate [Yes or No] if the objectives were part of the College’s Strategic Plan for 2014-2015.)
Departmental goals/objectives 2014/2015
Support changes in the Criminal Justice
curriculum by providing more sections of
MA 336
Support completion rates for multiple
repeaters/almost passers in MA 010
Strategic Plan
Y/N
Y/ improve
graduation rates
Y/ improve exit
from
remediation
rates
Work on accelerated learning initiatives
Expand offerings/opportunities for
undergraduate research
2.
Evaluation of achievement
Resulting
action plan
Passing rates in MA 336 higher ( 68% with C or
better, inc Ws) than for MA 440 ( 56% with C or
better, inc Ws)
Workshop highly successful – 97% passing rate
Postponed to next academic year
10+ faculty offered independent research
opportunities for students during Spring, 2015
Goals/objectives for 2015-2016
(Explain how these goals/objectives align with the College’s goals and Strategic Plan for 2015-2016)
Departmental goals/objectives 2015-2016
Increase the use of technology
Mission/Strategic Plan
Y
Accelerated exit from remediation for students
almost passing the COMPASS exam
Increase passing rate on CEAFE
Y
Planned method of evaluation
Measure the number of sections/courses that
introduce technology
Passing rates
Y
Comparison with data from previous years
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