Agenda

1) Welcome & Attendance
     a) Recognition of New Panel Members
2) Zoom: Please mute yourself when not speaking, use the chat box to ask questions or easily add to the discussion, and drop a note in chat if you have to step away from the meeting for an extended period of time.
3) Course Review & Decision Options:
    a) Anything we need to discuss before looking at the submitted courses?
    b) Course Decision Options: Quick Accepts, Accepted, Conditional Approval, Not Enough Info, & Return

Courses For Panel Review
10 New Courses
0 Resubmitted New Courses
2 Ongoing Review Courses
0 Resubmitted Ongoing Review Courses
12 Total Courses

New Courses
IAICode: PHY915A
Institution: Daley College (Richard J.) (CCC)
Institution Course Number/Name: PHYSICS 237: Engineering Physics III: Heat light and Modern Phy

IAICode: PHY915A
Institution: Harper College
Institution Course Number/Name: PHY 203: General Physics III – Thermal and Quantum Physics

IAICode: PHY911
Institution: Heartland Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: PHYS 171: Mechanics

IAICode: PHY912
Institution: Heartland Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: PHYS 172: Electricity & Magnetism

IAICode: PHY911
Institution: Illinois Valley Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: PHY 2011: Engineering Physics I: Mechanics

IAICode: PHY912
Institution: Illinois Valley Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: PHY 2012: Engr. Physics II - Elec, Mag, Waves & Op

IAICode: PHY915A
Institution: Illinois Valley Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: PHY 2013: Engineering Physics III: Thermal/Quan.

IAICode: PHY911
Institution: Olive-Harvey College (CCC)
Institution Course Number/Name: PHYSICS 235: Engineering Physics I: Mechanics & Wave Motion

IAICode: PHY911
Institution: Olive-Harvey College (CCC)
Institution Course Number/Name: PHYSICS 215: Statistics

IAICode: PHY912
Institution: Olive-Harvey College (CCC)
Institution Course Number/Name: PHYSICS 236: Engineering Physics II: Electricity & Magnetism

Resubmitted New Courses
No Courses
Ongoing Review Courses
IAICode: PHY911
Institution: Highland Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: PHYS143: GENERAL PHYSICS I

IAICode: PHY912
Institution: Highland Community College
Institution Course Number/Name: PHYS144: GENERAL PHYSICS II

Resubmitted Ongoing Review Courses
No Courses

4) Panel Business
    a) Are changes needed for any of the panel’s current descriptors and/or course approval criteria?
    b) Outstanding / ongoing topics from previous panel meeting(s)
~ Continue discussion regarding the rigor and use of lab kits for Physics major courses.
    c) Updates
    d) Other discussion items from panel members
    e) Next meeting(s):
        i) Spring '25 = Friday, May 2nd, 2025, at 10:00 am to 2:00 pm via Zoom web conference 
       ii) Fall '25 = Friday, October 7th, 2025, at 10:00 am to 2:00 pm via Zoom web conference
_____________________________________
Panel Approval Ratio
Panel: [Major] Physics Panel
Semester Spring 2024
_____________________________________
Ongoing Courses = 4
New Courses = 3
Total Courses = 7
_____________________________________
Approved Ratio = 71.43%
Conditional Approved Ratio = 0.00%
Approved & Conditional Ratio = 71.43%
Non-Approved Ratio = 28.57%
Total Ratio = 100.00%
_____________________________________

Special Notes:
· 1 or 2 short breaks may be scheduled or added as needed during a fully virtual panel meeting.
· IAI staff are happy to accommodate the scheduling and facilitation of additional virtual meetings throughout the year if needed to discuss proposed descriptors, etc.