PHYC 2B: Introductory Physics
Stage 5
Dack K. Lee
Basic Information
| Number of Outcomes | 3 |
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| Number of Outcomes Assessed | 3 |
| Assessment Frequency | Every year |
| Analysis Frequency | Every year |
| Detail Link | Link |
Course Information
| Number of Course Sections | 3 |
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| Number of Instructors | 2 |
Improvement Details
| Details | A. Summarize a physical situation with a verbal description and a visual drawing. B. Assess a physical situation with a conceptual understanding of the fundamental laws of physics. C. Analyze a physical situation with an appropriate mathematical formulation of the fundamental laws of physics. Placed more emphasis on B. Will continue and evaluate next Fall of 2014. A. and C. were greater than 4.5 out of 5 last Fall of 2013. |
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Assessment Data Discussion and Analysis
| Term | Fall 2013 |
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| How and With Whom | Faculty in the PHYC 2 series. |
| Number Assessed | 34 |
| Data Summary | No assessment were made this Spring of 2014. Follow-up assessment will be made in the Fall of 2014. |
| Planned Improvements | As indicated last semester: It appears that more work needs to be done to address B. The material in PHYC 2B (electricity & magnetism, optics, and modern physics) is very abstract and challenging to present in a conceptual manner. The survey will be given again for the Fall of 2014. It will be interesting to see if there will be any significant improvement or not. Also A. and C. will also be checked. |
| Program Review Link | Yes, the above future improvements require resources that will be requested during the next annual PROGRAM REVIEW cycle. Examples: additional staff, equipment, software, consulting services, etc. |
Future Plans
| Term | Fall 2014 |
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| Activities | Revision of outcomes and assessment methods (measurements), Assessment (measurement) of outcomes, Analysis and discussion of assessment data and next steps |
| Details | The survey of the 3 major learning outcomes was first given in the Fall of 2013. It will be given for the second time in the Fall of 2014. Comparison will be made to determine if there are substantive changes in the responses. |
| Highlights | No answer |