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Appendix 3. Undergraduate Education Project Team Members’ Meeting Schedules

Module by: Phuong Nguyen

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

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