Changes

<ul><li>The same '''OPS335 template''' (used for OPS235 curriculum issues and improvements) '''is now being used and addressing these issues'''</li><li>There is a '''healthy participation with many of the OPS335 faculty to note their concern'''s</li><li>Listing of '''alternative online resources and possible labs''' that have been used for past 4 semesters</li><li>'''Tips and suggestions on how to avoid problems''' so that they be incorporated for the up-coming semester</li></ul>

<ul><li>There is approximately '''only one week until the start of the Winter 2016 semester'''</li><li>Course meetings are held on '''Thursday January 7th''' (not much of a <u>window</u> for action or consensus)</li><li>From preliminary review of Weekly Topics, there is a lack of online resources</li><li>Students may '''feel more comfortable with online resources''' as opposed to referring to a text which may not "sync-up" with with lab contents</li><li>''Jason Carman'' (a program graduate and respected OPS235/OPS335 lab monitor and part-time OPS335 instructor) has offered his '''already existing (over 4 semesters) online notes and labs to study, incorporate and/or use'''</li><li>'''Developing improvements to a course while in session is possible, but creates great stress on the professors to have material available on a weekly basis''' (hence '''using existing alternative materials may be a good option in this situation''')</li></li>There is a need to '''perform triage: Identify the immediate issues, and determine what action to take in the immediate short-term, long-term and issues that can be wish-list items''' (for very long-term target dates)</li></ul>