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* agree timeline for implementing changes - done
: [http://zenit.senecac.on.ca/wiki/index.php/Programming_Stream_Timeline Proposed Timeline for Implementation]
== Curriculum Meeting October 30 2014 ==
* attendees: Mark Fernandes, Peter McIntyre, Sunny Shi, Mary Lynn Manton, Andrew Smith, Cathy Leung, Olivier St Cyr, Danny Abedris, Marcel Silva, Justin Denny, Joseph Hughes, Fardad Soleimanloo, Elliott Coleshill, Greg Blair, Chris Szalwinski
* Chris presented an overview of the curriculum revision started in Winter 2012, identified the 2011 language standards as the new references for the revision. A map of the changes is shown below. He noted the college policy on experiential learning and the shift to a 2+2 mode of instruction across all three semesters
* Chris presented the mid-semester Fall 2014 grades for all three semesters
* Topics discussed in detail included:
** teaching students debugging skills across all three semesters
*** emphasizing the process rather than the tricks or the tools
*** inserting an additional workshop in each semester dedicated to the debugging process
*** adding small debugging problems to the existing workshops
*** fair consensus on this issue
** learning outcomes
*** Peter summarized plans in summer 2015 to review the learning outcomes for IPC144/BTP100 and OOP244/BTP200 to bring them to the same standard as OOP345/BTP305
** relationship between workshops and assignments
*** shift to more weight on the workshops 15% - 20%
*** faculty is clearly divided on this point
**** Cathy and Marcel wanted shorter, simpler workshops and deeper assignments, Cathy finds the workshops too mathy
**** Chris disagreed. Wants to make the assignments simpler and lighter - synthesis of the material covered in the workshops
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