MATHEMATICS
Department-sponsored services
Area of Service
Served
Math Tutoring
4000
Computer Science Tutoring and Math Reviews on the computer
500
Learning to do proofs
25
Department-Sponsored Staff Development Activities
Activity Type
Topic
Date
Total
New MA 010 Initiative Faculty Development Workshop for full-time and
adjuncts
8/18/2010
25
New MA 010 Initiative Workshop for Full-Time Faculty and Adjuncts
8/19/2010
17
New MA 010 Initiative Workshop for Full-Time Faculty and Adjuncts
8/25/2010
20
organized
Individual faculty/staff professional activities
First Name
Last Name
Work Type
Dona
Boccio
Conference
Presentation published as
proceedings
Reference
Dr. Dona Boccio gave a presentation entitled “The Big Read:
Integrating Mathematics and Literature” at the American
Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC) 36th
Annual Conference in Boston, MA on Nov. 14, 2010.
Yusuf
Gurtas
Journal Article,
peer-reviewed
Lantern relations and rational blowdowns, Hisaaki Endo, Yusuf
Gurtas,
Proceedings of American Mathematical Society, Volume: 138, No.
03 (2010)1131-1142.
Yusuf
Gurtas
Conference
Presentation, other
"Mapping Class Groups and Lefschetz Fibrations," 12th Chico
Topology Conference, California State University, Chico, June 5,
2010.
Robert
Holt
Journal Article,
peer-reviewed
Ilka A. Netravali, Robert J. Holt, and Charles Webb, "Perceptual
Denoising of Color Images," International Journal of Imaging
Systems and Technology, Volume 20, pp. 215-222, 2010.
Francis
Jordan
Journal Article,
peer-reviewed
Francis Jordan, Coincidence of the Isbell and fine Isbell
topologies, Topology and its Applications, v. 157 no. 15, 23922401, 2010.
Individual faculty/staff professional activities
First Name
Last Name
Work Type
Reference
Francis Jordan, Coincidence of function space topologies,
Topology and its Applications, v. 157 no. 2, 336-351, 2010.
Karan
Puri
Conference
Presentation, other
"Bounds on the involution length of the Mobius Group" at
Binghamton University in November 2010.
Tian
Ren
Service as a
reviewer/editor/
consultant
Reviewd two chapters in Miller O’Neill & Hyde’s, Introductory
Algebra, 3/e.
Reviewed two chapters in Miller, O’Neill, & Hyde Beginning and
Intermediate Algebra, 3e.
Reviewed two chapters in Miller, O’Neill, & Hyde Beginning
Algebra, 3e
Tian
Ren
Service to department,
College, University,
community, and/or
professional society
Member of the Department Search Committee in Spring 2010
Curricular Changes - Course
Program Change
Course Number
Course Title
Semester
Comments
MA 121
Elementary Trigonometry Elementary
Trigonometry
This course was created to help
transfer students move ahead in
their mathematics sequence
MA 010
Elementary Algebra
Revised syllabus to permit an hour
of problem solving each week.
Some sections also include an
on-line homework component.
New Course
Revised Course
Elementary
Algebra
Curricular Changes - Program
Course Change
Program
Semester
Comments
TIMEQCC
Fall 2010
Department Budget was used to give
students stipends.
Modified
Personnel or organizational structure changes, newly developed projects
Changes
Reorganization of committees responsible for book decisions into Course Coordinator positions.
New Faculty: Venessa Singhroy, Azita Mayeli, Kostos Stroumbakis, Debra Maslanko
New College Assistant: Cynthia Wach
Retirees: Whitney Harris
Equipment changes
Equipment Changes
Purpose
Semester
Evaluation
Computers
Upgrades
Fall 2010
Labs run more smoothly.
Resource changes
Other Resources Purpose
CUNY Video Grant
Semester
Produce a COMPASS review
Fall 2010
programs for mobile and smart
devices.
Resource Evaluation
Still under evaluation.
MSEIP "LEAD" Grant Train faculty and counselors to Spring 2011 On-going
use the Theory of Constraints
Other changes affecting department
CUNY cut scores on the COMPASS have been increased resulting in a realignment of departmental policy and number of
courses and workshops offered.
Departmental procedures for conducting assessment
1. Our syllabi specify learning outcomes for each course. The department participates in reviews of all programs that require
mathematics courses as part of their curriculum.
2.The department has an on-going procedure for assessment. The Assessment Committee is responsible for developing
specific questions for comprehensive finals, along with rubrics to evaluate student outcomes on the questions. The syllabi are
then adjusted to reflect students' learning issues with the course.
3. This year the syllabi for MA 120, MA 440, and the Calculus sequence were revised and approved by the department.
Departmental participation in self-study/program review
Program(s): Reviewed Liberal Arts and Sciences
External Agency: Middle States
Date: 05/10/2011
Conclusions of Self Study: Articulation with CCNY Engineering Program needs work. Continued study for
ways of increasing passing rates in remedial mathematics is needed.
Conclusions of External Reviewers: There are articulation problems with the Linear Algebra course at CCNY. More
work is needed to improve the passing rates in MA 005 and MA 010.
Action Plan: MA 005 will become 80% workshop model which has had excellent results.
MA 010 changes will be instituted and current changes will be evaluated.
Program Review Follow-up
Action Item
Timeline
Accomplishements
Course Objectives and Course Assessment
Course Assessed: MA 440 and MA 120
Educational Objectives: Students will be prepared to continue in the Math Sequence for their curriculum with the goal
of increasing graduation rates.
Curricular Objectives: Students will be prepared to succeed in the next math course in the sequence needed for their
curricula.
Results: On-going
Action Plan: Revise syllabi to allow more depth in topics students struggle with.
Results of certification exams, employer and alumni surveys, student surveys, advisory board
recommendations
Data Source
Results
Action Plan
Other assessment activity
MA 005 and MA 010 are being assessed as part of the CUNY IML grants.
Goals/objectives for year just completed
Goals
Strategic
Plan
Evaluation of achievement
Action Plan
False
To improve student outcomes
in MA 005.
There was a 30% increase in the passing Change 80% of MA 005 courses to
rate in MA 005.
the successful workshop model.
Goals/objectives for coming year
Upcoming Goals
Related Strategic Plan
Objective
Planned Method of Evaluation
Increase the passing rates in MA
010, MA 120, MA 440
Increase graduation rates.
Course outcomes.