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Year Two of Tuning Texas with Lumina Foundation for Education is complete. The Tuning Oversight Council for Engineering and Science (TOCES) have tuned the disciplines of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering and Biology and Chemistry. They also have identified sets of lower-division courses that will enable students to be successful in upper-division courses in these disciplines. It is anticipated that a subcommittee of the 2012 TOCES will be formed and begin work in July on aligning those additional lower-division courses to be included in the Voluntary Statewide Transfer Compacts for Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Biology, and Chemistry. This page will host information on the committee and their work, as well as materials and presentations from the meetings.
Tuning Oversight Council for Engineering and Science - 2011-12
You can use this link to access this page directly on future visits:
http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/TuningTexas/TOCESDeliverables packages:
To view the deliverables packages for disciplines tuned in Year Two, please click here.
April 27, 2012
MOU and Transfer Compact - Engineering
MOU and Transfer Compact - Engineering and Science
Courses Recommended for Tuning
Academic Course Guide Manual - Spring 2012
February 3, 2012 - Virtual Meeting of Chemistry Committee Virtual Meeting of Chemical Engineering Committee
January 27, 2012 - Virtual Meeting of Chemical Engineering
January 20, 2012 - Virtual Meeting of Chemical Engineering
The fourth meeting of the Tuning Oversight Council for Engineering and Science was held on Friday, January 6, 2012, and the Wyndham Garden Hotel in Austin. Materials from the meeting can be accessed here:
Welcome, General Comments, and Timeline:
Dr. Jim Nelson, Chair
Minutes from 9-16-2011 meeting
Presentations:
The Changing Relationship Between Two- and Four-Year Institutions
Dr. Martha Ellis, Associate Vice Chancellor for Community College Partnerships, The University of Texas System
Dr. Ellis made reference in her presentation to two publications which have been added here:
Rising Above the Gathering Storm
Rising Above the Gathering Storm Revisited: Rapidly Approaching Category 5
The Development of Effective Learning Outcomes
Dr. Sharon Blackman, Senior Associate Vice Chancellor, Dallas Community College System and Dr. Jane Dennis, Director, Academic Advising Service, Tarleton State University
Afternoon wrap-up: Dr. Nelson
Survey Results to Date:
Interim virtual meetings:
December 9 - Biology
November 28 - Biomedical Engineering
November 18 - Chemistry
November 18 - Chemical Engineering
October 28 - Chemistry
October 27 - Biomedical Engineering
October 21 - Biology
The third meeting of the TOCES will be held on September 16, 2011 at the Wyndham Garden Hotel in Austin. Meeting materials will be available below as they are finalized.
Minutes from June 24 meeting for Council approval
Welcome, General Comments, and Timeline:
Dr. James Nelson, Chair
Presentation: Methods for Necessary Course-level Assessment
Dr. LouAnn Berman, Assistant Vice President for Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness - The University of Texas at Tyler
State Needs and the Impact of Tuning
Engineering Articulation Fact Book
Evaluation form
Resources from Flash Drives:
Travel Guidelines updated!
Travel Reimbursement document
Going Forward, Next Steps, and Closing Remarks:
Interim virtual meetings:
Biomedical Engineering - August 24
Chemical Engineering - August 12
Biology - August 10
Biology - July 14
Biomedical Engineering - July 20
Materials from previous meetings can be found here:
June 24, 2011
Meeting Logistics and Council Membership
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Leadership Biographies:
THECB staff:
Renold Cornelius - Liaison for Biomedical Engineering
Duane Hiller - Liaison for Chemical Engineering
Suzanne Pickens - Liaison for Biology
Melinda Valdez-Ellis - Liaison for Chemistry
Council Leadership:
James Nelson - Council Chair
Linda Crow - Council Co-Chair
Presentations:
Academic Course Guide Manual - Presented by Dr. James Goeman of the THECB
Final Deliverables from Year I - Civil Engineering - Presented by Dr. Reinold Cornelius of the THECB
Templates for Tuning 2011 - Presented by Dr. Mary Smith of the THECB
Memorandum of Understanding for Engineering - Audio
Closing Remarks and Issues to be Resolved - Dr. James Nelson
Virtual meetings were held by each committee during the interim:
Biomedical Engineering - May 23, March 11
Chemical Engineering - May 13, April 29, March 25
Biology - April 15, March 25
Chemistry - May 19, April 29, March 25
The initial meeting of the TOCES was held on February 25, 2011, at the Wyndham Garden Hotel in Austin. The materials from the meeting can be found below:
February 25, 2011
Meeting Logistics and Council Membership
Membership
By Last Name
Travel
Presentations
Tuning in Texas: A New Approach to Learning Outcomes - Mary Smith and Kevin Lemoine, THECB
Tuning Engineering and Science - James Nelson, UT-Tyler
Tuning Engineering Education for Civil Engineers - Reinold Cornelius, THECB
Tuning Information
Learning Accountability from Bologna: A Higher Education Policy Primer
The Degree Qualifications Profile
Tuning Engineering Programs in the Context of ABET Accreditation
Survey Information
Guidelines for Securing Institutional IRB Approval for Survey Distribution
Cover Memos for Surveys:
Reference Materials
Engineer of 2020 (National Academy)
Body of Knowledge Reference Materials
Texas Administrative Code: Information on Academic Associate Degree and Certificate Programs
Course Alignment Deliverables
Sample Draft Deliverables from Tuning Committee for Civil Engineering
Mechanical Engineering Transfer Compact
THECB Liaisons
Biomedical Engineering - Reinold Cornelius
Chemical Engineering - Duane Hiller
Biology - Suzanne Pickens
Chemistry - Melinda Valdez-Ellis
