Appendix 3. Undergraduate Education Project Team Members’ Meeting Schedules 1.1 2007/05/20 14:09:27.713 GMT-5 2007/05/20 14:16:53.045 GMT-5 Nguyen Thi Thanh Phuong hungtrv@yahoo.com Nguyen Thi Thanh Phuong hungtrv@yahoo.com Observations on Undergraduate Education in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, and Physics at Select Universities in Vietnam AGENDA FOR SITE VISITS: UNIVERSITY 1 U.S. EXPERTS AND VEF STAFF First Team Visit (May 6 – 19) Second Team Visit (May 21 – 27) 1. Dr. Peter J. GrayDirector of Academic AssessmentFaculty Enhancement CenterUnited States Naval Academy2. Dr. John E. HopcroftProfessorComputer Science DepartmentCornell University3. Dr. Isaac F. SilveraThomas Dudley Cabot Professor of the Natural SciencesLyman Laboratory of PhysicsHarvard University4. Dr. Lynne McNamaraDirector of ProgramsVietnam Education Foundation (VEF)5. Dr. Nguyen Thi Thanh PhuongProject ConsultantVietnam Education Foundation (VEF) 1. Dr. Stephen W. DirectorSenior Vice President and ProvostDrexel University2. Dr. Philip DoughtyAssociate Professor Chair of Instructional Design Development and EvaluationSchool of EducationSyracuse University3. Dr. Lynne McNamaraDirector of ProgramsVietnam Education Foundation (VEF)4. Dr. Nguyen Thi Thanh PhuongProject ConsultantVietnam Education Foundation (VEF)5. Ms. Kari GazdichProgram OfficerVietnam Education Foundation (VEF) Note: All scheduled times are approximate and the meetings may have been longer or shorter. Also, lunch time is not recorded in the table below and was scheduled each day from 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. FIRST VISITING EXPERT TEAM Time Activity U.S. Experts, VEF Staff Involved TUE., MAY 16 8:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. A quick campus tour (library, canteen, book store, student center) First U.S. team 8:15 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Meeting with the University administrators and administrators of Faculties of Information Technology (IT), of Electricity, Electronics and Telecommunications, and Institute of Engineering Physics First U.S. team Assessment Group9:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Dr. Gray, Dr. McNamara 9:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Meeting with the person in charge of accreditation and assessment for the Faculty of IT Dr. Gray, Dr. McNamara Time Activity U.S. Experts, VEF Staff Involved CS Group8:45 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Dr. Hopcroft, Dr. Phuong 8:45 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Group meeting with two IT Faculty administrators Dr. Hopcroft, Dr. Phuong 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Individual meetings with 2 IT faculty members (45 minutes each) Dr. Hopcroft, Dr. Phuong 1:30 p.m. – 3:00p.m. Individual meetings with 2 IT faculty members (45 minutes each) Dr. Hopcroft, Dr. Phuong 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Individual meetings with 3 IT students of different years (30 minutes each) Dr. Hopcroft, Dr. Phuong Physics Group8:45 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Dr. Silvera 8:45 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Group/individual meeting(s) with 4 administrators of the Institute of Engineering Physics Dr. Silvera 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Individual meetings with 2 faculty members (45 minutes/each) Dr. Silvera 1:30 p.m. – 3:00p.m. Individual meetings with 2 faculty members (45 minutes/each) Dr. Silvera 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Individual meetings with 3 students of different years (30 minutes/each) Dr. Silvera WED., MAY 17 CS Group8:15 a.m. – 2:40 p.m. Dr. Hopcroft, Dr. Phuong 8:15 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Individual meeting with 1 doctoral student Dr. Hopcroft, Dr. Phuong 9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Individual meeting with 1 master’s degree student Dr. Hopcroft, Dr. Phuong 10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Individual meeting with 1 doctoral student Dr. Hopcroft, Dr. Phuong 2:00 p.m. – 2:40 p.m. Individual meeting with 2 IT graduate employers Dr. Hopcroft, Dr. Phuong Physics Group8:15 a.m. – 2:50 p.m. Dr. Silvera 8:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Individual meetings with 2 graduate students (60 minutes each) Dr. Silvera 10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Individual meeting with 1 faculty member Dr. Silvera 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Research colloquium: Current “Hot” Areas of Research in Physics Dr. Silvera 2:00 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. Individual meeting with 1 lab assistant Dr. Silvera Off-Campus Activity 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Off-campus meeting with MOET First U.S. team Wrap-up Session 4:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. Wrap-up session with University administrators; administrators of the Faculty of IT; and an official from the General Department of Testing and Accreditation, MOET. First U.S. team SECOND VISITING EXPERT TEAM Time Activity U.S. Experts, VEF Staff Involved MON., MAY 22 EE Group8:15 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Dr. Director, Dr. Doughty, Dr. McNamara 8:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. Quick campus tour (library, canteen, book store, student center) Second U.S. team 8:15 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Meeting with the University administrators and administrators of Faculties of Electricity, of Electronics and Telecommunications Second U.S. team 8:45 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Individual meeting with the administrator in charge of accreditation and assessment of the University Dr. Director, Dr. Doughty, Dr. McNamara 9:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Individual meeting with the person in charge of accreditation and assessment of the Faculty of Electricity Dr. Director, Dr. Doughty, Dr. McNamara 9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Individual meeting with 1 administrator of the Faculty of Electricity Dr. Director, Dr. Doughty, Dr. McNamara 10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Individual meeting with 2 faculty members (30 minutes each) Dr. Director, Dr. Doughty, Dr. McNamara 1:30 p.m. – 2: 30 p.m. Individual meeting with 2 faculty members (30 minutes each) Dr. Director, Dr. Doughty, Dr. McNamara 2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Group meeting with 2 fourth-year students Dr. Director, Dr. Doughty, Dr. McNamara 3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Individual meeting with 1 second-year student Dr. Director, Dr. Doughty, Dr. McNamara 3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Group meeting with 1 graduate student Dr. Director, Dr. Doughty, Dr. McNamara 4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Group meeting with 2 lab assistants Dr. Director, Dr. Doughty, Dr. McNamara 4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Group meeting with 3 employers of graduates in Electricity Dr. Director, Dr. Doughty, Dr. McNamara TUE., MAY 23 EE Group8:15 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Dr. Director, Dr. Doughty, Dr. McNamara 8:15 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Individual meeting with the person in charge of accreditation and assessment of the Faculty of Electronics and Telecommunications Dr. Director, Dr. Doughty, Dr. McNamara, Dr. Phuong 8:45 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Group meeting with 2 administrators of the Faculty of Electronics and Telecommunications Dr. Director, Dr. Doughty, Dr. Phuong 9:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Individual meetings with 4 faculty members (30 minutes each) Dr. Director, Dr. Doughty, Dr. Phuong 1:30 p.m. – 2: 30 p.m. Individual meetings with 2 undergraduate students of different years (30 minutes each) Dr. Director, Dr. Doughty, Dr. McNamara, Dr. Phuong 2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Group meeting with 2 graduate students Dr. Director, Dr. Doughty, Dr. McNamara, Dr. Phuong 3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Group meeting with 2 employers of graduates in Electronics and Telecommunications Dr. Director, Dr. Doughty, Dr. McNamara, Dr. Phuong 3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Individual meeting with 1 lab assistant Dr. Director, Dr. Doughty, Dr. McNamara, Dr. Phuong Wrap-up Session 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Wrap-up session with University administrators and administrators of Faculties of Electricity and of Electronics and Telecommunications Second U.S. team Undergraduate Education Project Team Members’ Meeting Schedules Observations on Undergraduate Education in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, and Physics at Select Universities in Vietnam AGENDA FOR SITE VISITS: UNIVERSITY 2 U.S. EXPERTS AND VEF STAFF: 1. Dr. Peter J. GrayDirector of Academic AssessmentFaculty Enhancement CenterUnited States Naval Academy2. Dr. John E. HopcroftProfessorComputer Science DepartmentCornell University3. Dr. Isaac F. SilveraThomas Dudley Cabot Professor of the Natural SciencesLyman Laboratory of PhysicsHarvard University 4. Dr. Lynne McNamaraDirector of ProgramsVietnam Education Foundation (VEF)5. Dr. Nguyen Thi Thanh PhuongProject ConsultantVietnam Education Foundation (VEF)6. Ms. Kari GazdichProgram OfficerVietnam Education Foundation (VEF) Note: All scheduled times are approximate and the meetings may have been longer or shorter. Also, lunch time is not recorded in the table below and was scheduled each day from 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Time Activity U.S. Experts, VEF Staff Involved MON., MAY 15 7:50 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. A quick campus tour (library, canteen, book store, student center) Whole U.S. team (listed just above) 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Meeting with the University administrators and administrators of Faculty of Physics Whole U.S. team Assessment Group9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Dr. Gray, Dr. McNamara 9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Individual meetings with 2 administrators in charge of accreditation and assessment of the University Dr. Gray, Dr. McNamara Unspecified time Meetings with person(s) in charge of accreditation and assessment of Faculty of Physics Dr. Gray, Dr. McNamara Unspecified time Meetings with others interested in accreditation and assessment Dr. Gray, Dr. McNamara Physics Group9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Dr. Silvera, Dr. Phuong Unspecified time Individual meetings with administrators of Faculty of Physics Dr. Silvera, Dr. Phuong Unspecified time Individual meetings with 4 faculty members (30 minutes each) Dr. Silvera, Dr. Phuong Unspecified time A group meeting with students of different years Dr. Silvera, Dr. Phuong Unspecified time A group meeting with graduates, master’s degree students, doctoral students Dr. Silvera, Dr. Phuong Unspecified time Group or individual meeting(s) with employers of graduates in Physics Dr. Silvera, Dr. Phuong Unspecified time Group or individual meeting with lab assistants Dr. Silvera, Dr. Phuong 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Research colloquium on Current "Hot" Areas of Research in Physics Dr. Silvera Wrap-up Session 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Wrap-up session with University administrators and administrators of Faculty of Physics Whole U.S. team Undergraduate Education Project Team Members’ Meeting Schedules Observations on Undergraduate Education in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, and Physics at Select Universities in Vietnam AGENDA FOR SITE VISITS: UNIVERSITY 3 U.S. EXPERTS AND VEF STAFF First Team Visit (May 6 – 19) Second Team Visit (May 21 – 27) 1. Dr. Peter J. GrayDirector of Academic AssessmentFaculty Enhancement CenterUnited States Naval Academy2. Dr. John E. HopcroftProfessorComputer Science DepartmentCornell University3. Dr. Isaac F. SilveraThomas Dudley Cabot Professor of the Natural SciencesLyman Laboratory of PhysicsHarvard University4. Dr. Lynne McNamaraDirector of ProgramsVietnam Education Foundation (VEF)5. Dr. Nguyen Thi Thanh PhuongProject ConsultantVietnam Education Foundation (VEF) 1. Dr. Stephen W. DirectorSenior Vice President and ProvostDrexel University2. Dr. Philip DoughtyAssociate Professor Chair of Instructional Design Development and EvaluationSchool of EducationSyracuse University3. Dr. Lynne McNamaraDirector of ProgramsVietnam Education Foundation (VEF)4. Dr. Nguyen Thi Thanh PhuongProject ConsultantVietnam Education Foundation (VEF)5. Ms. Kari GazdichProgram OfficerVietnam Education Foundation (VEF) Note: All scheduled times are approximate and the meetings may have been longer or shorter. Also, lunch time is not recorded in the table below and was scheduled each day from 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. FIRST VISITING EXPERT TEAM Time Activity U.S. Experts, VEF Staff Involved WED., MAY 10 7:50 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. A quick campus tour (library, canteen, book store, student center) First U.S. team 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Meeting with the University administrators and administrators of Faculties of Information Technology (IT) and of Electrical & Electronics Engineering (EEE) First U.S. team Assessment Group9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Dr. Gray, Dr. McNamara 9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Individual meetings with administrators in charge of accreditation and assessment of the University Dr. Gray, Dr. McNamara 9:45 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Meetings with person(s) in charge of accreditation and assessment of Faculty of EEE Dr. Gray, Dr. McNamara 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Meetings with person(s) in charge of accreditation and assessment of Faculty of IT Dr. Gray, Dr. McNamara Time Activity U.S. Experts, VEF Staff Involved CS Group9:00 a.m. –5:00 p.m. Dr. Hopcroft, Dr. Phuong 9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Individual meeting with 1 administrator of Faculty of IT Dr. Hopcroft, Dr. Phuong 9:45 a.m.– 12:00 p.m. Individual meetings with 3 faculty members (45 minutes each) Dr. Hopcroft, Dr. Phuong 2:00 p.m.– 5:00 p.m. Group meetings with students of different years Dr. Hopcroft, Dr. Phuong THU., MAY 11 CS Group9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Dr. Hopcroft, Dr. Phuong 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. A group meeting with graduates, master’s degree students, doctoral students Dr. Hopcroft, Dr. Phuong 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Individual meeting with lab assistants Dr. Hopcroft, Dr. Phuong 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Group meeting with 2 IT graduate employers Dr. Hopcroft, Dr. Phuong Physics Group 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Research colloquium: Current “Hot” Areas of Research in Physics Dr. Silvera Wrap-up Session 3:00 p.m.– 5:00 p.m. Wrap-up session with: University administrators; Administrators of Faculty of IT; Head, Division of Accreditation, General Department of Testing and Accreditation, MOET First U.S. team SECOND VISITING EXPERT TEAM Time Activity U.S. Experts, VEF Staff Involved THU., MAY 25 EE Group7:50 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Dr. Director, Dr. Doughty, Dr. McNamara 7:50 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. A quick campus tour (library, canteen, book store, student center) Second U.S. team 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Meeting with University administrators and administrators of Faculty of EEE Second U.S. team 9:00 a.m. – 9:45 p.m. Individual meetings with administrators in charge of accreditation and assessment of the University Dr. Director, Dr. Doughty, Dr. McNamara, Dr. Phuong 9:45 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Group meeting with two administrators in charge of accreditation and assessment of Faculty of EEE Dr. Director, Dr. Doughty, Dr. McNamara, Dr. Phuong 10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Group meeting with 2 administrators of Faculty of EEE Dr. Director, Dr. Doughty, Dr. McNamara, Ms. Gazdich, Dr. Phuong 11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Group meeting with 3 lab assistants Dr. Director, Dr. Doughty, Dr. McNamara, Ms. Gazdich, Dr. Phuong 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Group meeting with 3 faculty members Dr. Director, Dr. Doughty, Dr. McNamara, Ms. Gazdich, Dr. Phuong 3:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Group meeting with 7 students of different years Dr. Director, Dr. Doughty, Dr. McNamara, Ms. Gazdich, Dr. Phuong 4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Group meeting with 2 graduate students Dr. Director, Dr. Doughty, Dr. McNamara, Ms. Gazdich, Dr. Phuong FRI., MAY 26 EE Group8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Meet with 2 University administrators Dr. Director, Dr. Doughty, Dr. McNamara, Ms. Gazdich, Dr. Phuong Off-Campus Activities 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Visit Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), HCM Dr. Director, Dr. Doughty, Dr. McNamara, Ms. Gazdich, Dr. Phuong 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Two presentations at IER-HCM Conference on Developing Curriculum for Training Programs that use a Credit Transfer System and the Internet: (a) Challenges to the Traditional Credit System; and (b) Engineering Curriculum for 2020 Dr. Director, Dr. Doughty, Dr. McNamara, Dr. Phuong Return to University 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Group meeting with 2 EEE graduate employers Dr. Director, Dr. Doughty, Dr. McNamara, Ms. Gazdich, Dr. Phuong Wrap-up Session 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Wrap-up session with University administrators and administrators of Faculty of EEE Second U.S. team Undergraduate Education Project Team Members’ Meeting Schedules Observations on Undergraduate Education in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, and Physics at Select Universities in Vietnam AGENDA FOR SITE VISITS: UNIVERSITY 4 U.S. EXPERTS AND VEF STAFF: 1. Dr. Peter J. GrayDirector of Academic AssessmentFaculty Enhancement CenterUnited States Naval Academy2. Dr. John E. HopcroftProfessorComputer Science DepartmentCornell University 3. Dr. Isaac F. SilveraThomas Dudley Cabot Professor of the Natural SciencesLyman Laboratory of PhysicsHarvard University4. Dr. Lynne McNamaraDirector of ProgramsVietnam Education Foundation (VEF)5. Dr. Nguyen Thi Thanh PhuongProject ConsultantVietnam Education Foundation (VEF) Note: All scheduled times are approximate and the meetings may have been longer or shorter. Also, lunch time is not recorded in the table below and was scheduled each day from 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. or earlier. Time Activity U.S. Experts, VEF Staff Involved MON., MAY 8 7:50 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. A quick campus tour (library, canteen, book store, student center) Whole U.S. team (listed just above) 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Meeting with the University administrators and administrators of Faculties of Physics and of Information Technology Whole U.S. team Assessment Group9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Dr. Gray, Dr. McNamara 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Individual meetings with University administrators Dr. Gray, Dr. McNamara 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Individual meeting with 1 administrator in charge of accreditation and assessment of the University Dr. Gray, Dr. McNamara, Dr. Phuong Unspecified time Meeting with the person in charge of accreditation and assessment of Faculty of Physics Dr. Gray, Dr. McNamara Unspecified time Meeting with the person in charge of accreditation and assessment of Faculty of IT Dr. Gray, Dr. McNamara Unspecified time Meetings with others interested in accreditation and assessment Dr. Gray, Dr. McNamara Off-Campus Activity 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Meeting with Director, Centre for Higher Education Research & Accreditation (CHERA) Dr. Gray, Dr. McNamara Physics Group 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Dr. Silvera 9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Meeting with a faculty member Dr. Silvera, Dr. Phuong 9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Meetings with administrators of the Faculty of Physics Dr. Silvera, Dr. Phuong 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Individual meeting with a faculty member Dr. Silvera 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Individual meeting with a faculty member Dr. Silvera, Dr. Phuong 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Group and individual meetings with students of different years Dr. Silvera, Dr. Phuong Time Activity U.S. Experts, VEF Staff Involved TUE., MAY 9 Physics Group8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Dr. Silvera, Dr. Phuong 8:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. A group meeting with young faculty members Dr. Silvera, Dr. Phuong 2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Meetings with lab assistants Dr. Silvera, Dr. Phuong 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Research colloquium: Current "Hot" Areas of Research in Physics Dr. Silvera, Dr. Phuong CS Group8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Dr. Hopcroft 8:00 a.m. – 8:20 a.m. Individual meeting with 1 administrator of Faculty of IT Dr. Hopcroft 8:20 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Individual meetings with 4 faculty members (40 minutes each) Dr. Hopcroft 1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. A group meeting with 7 graduates, master’s students, and doctoral students Dr. Hopcroft 2:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. A group meeting with 4 students of different years Dr. Hopcroft 3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. A group meeting with 3 lab assistants Dr. Hopcroft 3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. A group meeting with 2 employers of graduates in IT Dr. Hopcroft Wrap-up Session 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Wrap-up session with University administrators and administrators of Faculties of Physics and of IT Whole U.S. team