Curriculum Committee ("CC") Minutes for 11 April 1995

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Attending:  Fujimura, Kerr, Soundararajan, Weide, Yagel, Yeack


* Discussion of making CIS 294I "Problem Solving with C++" into a
  permanent course
  
  It was agreed that the proper role for this course is as a service
  course (mostly for engineering students, but certainly not limited to
  them), with a prerequisite of EG 167 or CIS 201 or equivalent.
  It should be viewed not as a ""data structures" course, but a course
  that improves the skills of students who have limited programming
  background and experience and that introduces them to some important
  ideas and constructs of C++, including classes.
  
  Neelam will review our standard "new course questionnaire" and answer
  the questions so we have all necessary information to proceed toward
  a formal recommendation to the CIS faculty.  Doug will examine
  EG's plans for course changes (about which we have only sketchy
  information now).  Bruce will ask EE and the rest of the main potential
  audience departments in engineering why their students have been
  flocking to 294I's three offerings, and what their desires are in terms
  of particular topics for this course.
  
  Our ambitious objective is to make a recommendation to the faculty by
  May 1.
        
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Next meeting: Tuesday, April 18, 1995, 10:30-11:30 AM, in DL 698.


Respectfully submitted,

	Bruce W. Weide, CC Chair