1) Welcome & Attendance a) Recognition of New Panel Members • New members Anthony Escuadro and Thushari Jayasekera were welcomed to the panel. 2) Course Review & Decision Options: a) Anything we need to discuss before looking at the submitted courses? • Review updates to the panel courses to ensure everyone is onthe same page: https://itransfer.org/courses/majors/physics/phy.php b) Course Decision Options: Quick Accepts, Accepted, Conditional Approval, Not Enough Info, & Return • See Course List and Decision recorded below. 3) Panel Business a) Are changes needed for any of the panel’s current descriptors and/or course approval criteria? • The panel discussed possibly adding something to the course approval criteria regarding how much grade weighting should be attributed to labs in order to pass a combined lecture/lab course, however panel decided against doing so due consideration as panel over-reach and the current lab contact hours & minimum number of labs as listed on the panel’s submission checklist. • The panel also discussed online labs in light of COVID and going forward. This included a discussion about expectations for labs and what may be appropriate for online labs. As a result, the panel made a few revisions to their course approval criteria document indicating that labs should include experimentation using equipment and data collection & analysis. Specifically, the panel added the following to “Descriptions of Labs” section of the criteria document: “It should be clear within descriptions that experimentation and data analysis are thoroughly explored within the lab content. Data collection using interaction with physical equipment is necessary for successful completion of the course for IAI approval. While experimental computational labs can be included in this data collection requirement, computer simulations are not likely to fulfill the requirements of hand-on lab experience.” • In addition, the panel clarified some information on certain lab activities that may not count in contact hours for labs. This can be found in the checklist section of the criteria document under “Laboratory Contact Hours”: “Certain activities within a lab may not be able to be counted in lab contact hours, such as some lab exams.” b) Outstanding / ongoing topics from previous panel meeting(s) c) Updates d) Other discussion items from panel members • The panel’s discussion regarding online labs post COVID and the expectation that they may see more online lab content within course submissions led the members to ask if it might be possible to discuss this with other science panels to create a unified process for the labs in IAI science courses. The ICCB panel manager, Melvin Harrison, indicated that a special meeting will be scheduled to discuss this further with the GECC and Major science panels. e) Next meeting(s): i) Spring ’22 = Friday, March 4th, at 10:00 am at a venue to TBD, Normal, IL and viaZoom web conferencing. ii) Fall ’22 = Friday, October 7th, at 10:00 am at a venue to TBD, Normal, IL and viaZoom web conferencing. Panel Approval Ratio Panel:[Major] Physics Panel Semester Academic 2020 - Fall 2020 - Spring 2021 Ongoing Courses = 8 New Courses = 10 TotalCourses = 18 Approved Ratio = 44.44% ConditionalApproved Ratio = 5.56% Approved & Conditional Ratio = 50.00% Non-Approved Ratio = 50.00% TotalRatio = 100.00% _______________________________________________ Courses For Panel Review 17 New Courses 1 Resubmitted New Courses 6 Ongoing Review Courses 2 Resubmitted Ongoing Review Courses New Courses IAICode: PHY911 Institution: Southern Illinois University Carbondale Institution Course Number/Name: PHYS 205A: University Physics Final Decision: Approved
IAICode: PHY911 Institution: Southern Illinois University Carbondale Institution Course Number/Name: PHYS 255A: University Physics Lab Final Decision: Approved
IAICode: PHY911 Institution: Northern Illinois University Institution Course Number/Name: PHYS 253: Fundamentals of Physics I: Mechanics Final Decision: Not Enough Information
IAICode: PHY911 Institution: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Institution Course Number/Name: PHYS 151 / PHYS 151L: University Physics I / University Physics I Lab Final Decision: Not Enough Information
IAICode: PHY911 Institution: Illinois State University Institution Course Number/Name: PHY 110: Physics for Science & Engineering I Final Decision: Not Enough Information
IAICode: PHY911 Institution: Northeastern Illinois University Institution Course Number/Name: PHYS 206L: University Physics I with Lab Final Decision: Not Enough Information
IAICode: PHY911 Institution: Daley College (Richard J.) (CCC) Institution Course Number/Name: 235 : Physics Final Decision: Not Enough Information
IAICode: PHY912 Institution: Wilbur Wright College (CCC) Institution Course Number/Name: PHYSICS 236: Engineering Physics II: Electricity & Magnetism Final Decision: Not Enough Information
IAICode: PHY912 Institution: Illinois State University Institution Course Number/Name: PHY 911: Physics for Science & Engineering II Final Decision: Not Enough Information
IAICode: PHY912 Institution: Northeastern Illinois University Institution Course Number/Name: PHYS 207L: University Physics II with Lab Final Decision: Not Enough Information
IAICode: PHY912 Institution: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Institution Course Number/Name: PHYS 152 / PHYS 152L: University Physics II / University Physics II Lab Final Decision: Not Enough Information
IAICode: PHY912 Institution: Northern Illinois University Institution Course Number/Name: PHYS 273: Fundamentals of Physics II: Electromagnetism Final Decision: Not Enough Information
IAICode: PHY912 Institution: Southern Illinois University Carbondale Institution Course Number/Name: PHY 255B: University Physics Final Decision: Approved
IAICode: PHY915A Institution: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Institution Course Number/Name: PHYS 201: University Physics III Final Decision: Not Enough Information
IAICode: PHY915A Institution: Sauk Valley Community College Institution Course Number/Name: PHY 213: Engineering Physics III Final Decision: Approved
IAICode: PHY915B Institution: Elgin Community College Institution Course Number/Name: PHY 215: Thermal Physics Final Decision: Approved
IAICode: PHY915C Institution: Elgin Community College Institution Course Number/Name: PHY 216: Quantum Physics Final Decision: Approved
Resubmitted New Courses IAICode: PHY911 Institution: Chicago State University Institution Course Number/Name: PH S 2110: Physics I with Calculus Final Decision: Approved
Ongoing Review Courses IAICode: PHY911 Institution: Oakton Community College Institution Course Number/Name: PHY 221: General Physics I Final Decision: Approved
IAICode: PHY911 Institution: Black Hawk College Institution Course Number/Name: PHYS 201: Mechanics and Thermal Physics Final Decision: Approved
IAICode: PHY911 Institution: Wilbur Wright College (CCC) Institution Course Number/Name: PHYSICS 235: Engineering Physics I: Mechanics & Wave Motion Final Decision: Conditionally Approved
IAICode: PHY912 Institution: Sauk Valley Community College Institution Course Number/Name: PHY 212: Engineering Physics II Final Decision: Approved
IAICode: PHY912 Institution: John Wood Community College Institution Course Number/Name: PHY 228: Principles of Physics II Final Decision: Not Enough Information
IAICode: PHY912 Institution: Black Hawk College Institution Course Number/Name: PHYS 202: Electricity and Magnetism Final Decision: Approved
Resubmitted Ongoing Review Courses IAICode: PHY912 Institution: McHenry County College Institution Course Number/Name: PHY 292: Principles of Physics II Final Decision: Approved
IAICode: PHY912 Institution: Kaskaskia College Institution Course Number/Name: Phys-202: University Physics II Final Decision: Approved |